SAMANTHA POWER’S RECORD IS NOT SO IMPRESSIVE THAT I CARE WHAT SHE THINKS NOW, EVEN WHEN SHE’S BEING COHERENT. ‘WHO lied (for China), people DIED!’ Samantha Power’s attempt to thread-shame Trump for halting WHO funding fails BIGLY.

Related: 5 Keys to Unlocking Why the World Health Organization Bows to China on COVID-19.

And the simple question that Power can’t answer:

GOOD QUESTION: If Things Are So Bad Why Did The Stock Market Just Have Its Best Week in 46 Years?

HMM: Probiotics with ‘killed’ bacteria may help ease irritable bowel syndrome.

XFL SUSPENDS ALL OPERATIONS, LAYS OFF EMPLOYEES: “While a handful of executives remain employed, the league currently has no plans to return in 2021…The XFL is owned by WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, who was making his second foray into professional football. His rowdy 2001 version of the XFL also folded after one year.”

DISPATCHES FROM THE MANCHURIAN MEDIA: Chinese Newspeak Network: CNN Frets Over ‘Sinophobic’ Comments About Chinese Coronavirus.

YES. NEXT QUESTION? Does the Cadillac Cimarron Deserve Its Reputation?

GOOGLE PLAN TO WIPE OUT MOSQUITOES SEEMS TO BE WORKING.

TIME TO RECONSIDER THE ANGLOSPHERE? ‘Thank you India’: Trump showers praise on Modi for hydroxychloroquine.

CRACKS: Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown. People have been sending me reports of riots in Guangzhou, but I haven’t seen any confirmation. Wouldn’t surprise me though.

ROGER SIMON: Recognize Taiwan to Punish China for the Novel Coronavirus.

GROOMING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: Woman discovers forgotten natural hair color.

I’M SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE I KNOW HAVEN’T QUIT WHEN THEY COULD MAKE MORE ON UNEMPLOYMENT: Paid to quit? Backlash builds against unemployment benefits on ‘steroids.’

ANALYSIS: TRUE. Chinese Control of Supply Chain Is National Security Threat.

‘SOMEONE CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!’ FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s thread lays absolute waste to ChiComs’ claim that China enjoys ‘freedom & transparency:’

Savage, and entirely well-deserved. Read the whole thing.

SO FAR IT’S NOT AS BAD AS FEARED, BUT IT’S NOT GOOD: Coronavirus is now the leading cause of death in America.

KRUISER: MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Has the Coldest Hot Takes in All of Liberal Hackdom.

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DRAG A COMMUNIST? IT’S ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO DRAG A COMMUNIST. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr’s thread lays absolute waste to ChiComs’ claim that China enjoys ‘freedom & transparency.’

THANKS, BUT YOU’VE ALREADY DONE QUITE ENOUGH DAMAGE: Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley Will Do Everything Necessary To Combat Coronavirus (Unless It Involves Deregulation). After the debacles of the CDC and FDA, there’s bipartisan agreement on the need for more central planning.

REPORT: Pence Bars Coronavirus Task Force Members From Appearing on CNN.

SPONTANEOUS ORDER: Cheering Section. At 7 p.m., people pause and applaud hospital and health-care workers.

GOOD: Trump Admin Moves to Revoke China’s Authority to Provide Telecom Service in U.S.

NEW YORKER COLUMNIST HOPES TRUMP GETS CORONAVIRUS:

THE CHINA THAT WORKS AND HELPS, AS OPPOSED TO THE ONE THAT DOESN’T: Taiwan Is Exporting Its Coronavirus Successes to the World.

DO BILL DE BLASIO AND ANDREW CUOMO HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS? NY could’ve reduced coronavirus deaths by 80% if it acted sooner, ex-CDC director says.