COME AND SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE LEFTISM: SNL host John Mulvaney says senators should stab Trump just like they did Julius Caesar.

Flashback: From “Kill Bush” to #AssassinateTrump: The return of assassination fascination.

CLOGGED HOSPITALS AND CRUSHED EMERGENCY ROOMS: Forget about mortality rate, this is why you should be worried about coronavirus. “The main risk of the coronavirus outbreak isn’t that you’re going to get sick and die, it’s that so many people are going to get sick so quickly that our healthcare services and infrastructure are going to be completely overwhelmed.”

#JOURNALISM:

WHO? Beto O’Rourke to endorse Biden: report.

DON SURBER: A corona virus recession won’t stop Trump. As noted below, I agree.

LESLIE EASTMAN: Wuhan Virus Watch: Los Angeles public health officials worry about coronavirus hitting homeless camps.

I WASN’T EXPECTING AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: SpaceX Starship prototype explodes in test again. “It wasn’t clear if the company knew it would explode, but such testing is designed to find the structural limits of rocket components.”

BLUE ON BLUE: Marianne Williamson rips Buttigieg, Klobuchar for endorsing Biden.

ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Watch What Happens When Black Lives Matters Protesters Bang on L.A. DA’s Front Door at 5:30 a.m.—and a Gun Answers.

PUNCH BACK TWICE AS HARD: Covington Catholic student suing 5 more news outlets, including NYT, CBS, ABC.

IN 2020, HE’S NOT CRAZY ENOUGH FOR THEM: Breaking: Chris Matthews resigns from MSNBC.

UPDATE: It’s really because he dissed Bernie. The rest is just window dressing.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Chris Matthews, MSNBC’s Least Woke Host, Retires Amidst #MeToo Allegations. “The sudden resignation shows the punitive power of a #MeToo movement that has often failed to draw important distinctions between genuinely disturbing behavior and mere boorishness. Moreover, the other two recent criticisms of Matthews—his handling of Warren, and a comment about Sanders—were incredibly overblown.”

At this point, #MeToo is just a tool for purging inconvenient straight males from the media world. If you’re, say, Don Lemon you get a pass.

MORE: What’s the real reason for Chris Matthews’s MSNBC exit? If MSNBC didn’t care about Matthews’s alleged transgressions in 2017, why would they care now? “The truth is that Matthews’s real transgression was challenging the leftward lurch of the Democratic party. Matthews apologized last Monday after outrage over his comparison of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s win in the Nevada primary to the Nazis invading France in World War Two. His comparison was certainly ill-chosen, but it would’ve played just fine if he weren’t talking about the Democratic frontrunner — MSNBC hosts across the board have compared Donald Trump to Hitler with no major backlash. Matthews only got into real trouble when he challenged Sen. Elizabeth Warren for reflexively believing a woman who claimed former mayor Michael Bloomberg told her to kill her baby upon discovering she was pregnant.”

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19: Washington state health officials confirm 18 positive cases, 6 deaths.

Washington state health officials anticipate more cases from nursing home.

Health officials warn COVID-19 outbreak will only escalate.

COVID-19 spreading fast outside China, airports to increase screenings.

‘Totally Unacceptable.’ San Antonio Mayor Blasts CDC After Releasing Patient Who Eventually Tested Positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19: 43 ‘domestic’ cases of virus in U.S., 4 new deaths reported.

Nursing homes ‘on high alert’ after coronavirus deaths in Washington.

Coronavirus live updates: WHO says world in ‘uncharted territory.’

The coronavirus could pass between people who are up to 6 feet apart, the CDC warns.

Mainland China Reports 125 New Coronavirus Cases, Down From Day Earlier.

Japan to be affected by coronavirus.

What Does Coronavirus Mean For Retail Supply Chains?

U.S. manufacturing sector stalls as coronavirus hits supply chains.

Coronavirus Fears Are Causing Tech Giants To Cancel Conferences, Curb Travel, And Take Hits To Supply Chains.

Plus: Claudi Rosett: Is China Aiming to Blame America for the Coronavirus?

A MOMENT OF CLARITY FOR EMILY FLAKE: “My ability to provide wry commentary about my own cervix is an asset useful only in a pre-collapsed society…. Once the shit hits the fan, I’ll need somewhere to run… Maybe these bad feelings are signals that it’s time to rethink my approach to other people, and maybe even to life itself, to become more open, more generous, more in tune with nature and less concerned with being a good tube of toothpaste and then making fun of myself for it….”

Plus, from the comments: “I would personally rather be with the people who work at any oil refinery in this country rather than, say, the entire faculty of Harvard University in the event of societal collapse. The refinery people will have the lights and heat on, water to drink, and food on the table while the Harvard people are forming a committee to debate personal pronoun usage.”

AT AMAZON, stock up on Pet Food and Supplies.

Plus, deals in Safety and Security.

NICE: California homeowner uses motion-activated sprinkler with ‘impressive amount of pressure’ to thwart thieves.

PRIORITIES: A Virus Spreads, Stocks Fall, and Democrats See an Opening to Hit Trump.

The problem with this approach is that when the markets fall because of coronavirus, it’s hard to blame Trump’s economic stewardship. I suspect voters will figure that out.

“PUT A CHECK MARK ON THE PBS NEWSHOUR FOR POLITICIZING THE CORONAVIRUS.” On PBS, David Brooks Sees ‘A Lot of Upside for the Democrats’ on Coronavirus.

JUST THINK OF THE MEDIA AS DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPERATIVES WITH BYLINES AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE: Playboy Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her.

Earlier: “So yes, I recognize that I had power, but also it just wasn’t like that at the time … I was a f**king person that was a few years older than her, and we got wrapped up in this movement of trying to do something, and I happened to be the face of it. But to me, she was just as responsible for it, you know?”

THIS HARDLY JIBES WITH THE DEMOCRAT MEME THAT TRUMP IS BUNGLING THE RESPONSE: Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1%.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Acetaminophen Underused in Acute Sports Injuries, Expert Says — Can be augmented with an anti-inflammatory drug.

STAY TUNED: Netanyahu’s party on course to win Israel’s election: exit polls.

MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: The Road to ’68? Wargaming Super Tuesday.

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DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: How modern education has destroyed the next generation’s soul —students are taught self-esteem and sexual promiscuity more effectively than science and civics.

COMBING THROUGH THE WRECKAGE: Why did Amy Klobuchar drop out?