MY SWEET GRANDDAUGHTER NEEDS BLOOD: Beckett Tapscott was born in China with Thalassemia, a genetic condition that requires her to have regular blood transfusions. Without those transfusions, she will die. She was adopted nearly three years ago.

ABC-8 in Richmond has a great segment on Beckett (yes, says the proud father, that’s my son, Marcus, daughter-in-law Morgan, first grandson Tyler, second grandson Brooks, and Chocolate Lab granddog Gundy in supporting roles).

But six-year-old Beckett is just one of millions of Americans who will need blood in coming days. And the American Red Cross currently faces a disastrous nationwide shortage, thanks in great part because of the coronavirus quarantining. But you can still give blood without fear of exposure, no matter where you live. If you aren’t sure where to go to donate, you can find it here on the Red Cross web site. This literally is a life-and-death cause for all of us.

SINCE WE’RE DISPUTING WHAT TO CALL IT: The Epoch Times editors explain why they are calling it the “CCP virus.” And they are challenging the mainstream media to follow suit, as a matter of accuracy and clarity for readers. Probably don’t want to hold your breath too long waiting for that to happen.

UH, CHECK YOUR ARCHIVE, DAVID FRUM: John Cardillo did.

SHOULD WE BE PRAYING THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS? Well, there is good evidence of the efficacy of prayer regardless of one’s view on the ultimate question, which ought to be a good thing for everybody concerned. Also, looks like Capitol Hill aides want to do their praying from home. Or at least their working.

SHOULD CONGRESS VOTE REMOTELY INSTEAD OF IN FORMAL SESSIONS TOGETHER? There’s been talk throughout the digital age of allowing senators and representatives to vote remotely, but the coronavirus crisis is prompting renewed interest in the idea.

“Not so fast,” warns Government Affairs Institute Senior Fellow Joshua Huder, who then lays out what I find to be a convincing case for not going in that direction. For one thing, he writes, “If we want more individual member influence, putting distance between members and the process does the opposite. It gives leaders even more opportunity to legislate in secret, manipulate the process, and otherwise keep rank and file in the dark.”

My concern would be the likelihood any digital remote voting would risk hacking by China, which has already hacked the Office of Personnel Management, much of the Department of Defense, and perhaps just Sunday the Department of Health and Human Services.

CULTURE SHOCK DESPITE NATIONAL QUARANTINING: Faith-based movie ‘I Still Believe’ topped the charts Friday on its opening day and ended the weekend second. Also debuting over the weekend was “Onward” from Disney. Country music’s Shania Twain and Gary “Lt. Dan” Sinise star in supporting roles for “I Still Believe.”

GUESS WHICH GOP SENATOR KILLED A FISA EXTENSION, THEN SAID … Read this first and note who said: “I will let us go dark.” Then read this.

TRUMP TO DECLARE NATIONAL EMERGENCY. HOW ABOUT FOCUSING ON SAVING LIVES? The President makes his announcement in 90 minutes, but Issues & Insights says it’s time to end the hysteria and focus on saving lives.

RARE DISPLAY OF INTELLECTUAL HONESTY FROM A STAR: You may know actor John Rhys-Davies from his roles in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy or his appearances in the “Indiana Jones” adventures. My favorite is his portrayal of Rodriguez, a Portuguese navigator trapped in Japan in the TV miniseries “Shogun.” What he is not is a Christian, but he gives credit where its historically due regarding the roots of Western civil liberties. So refreshing to hear this from a guy who has made it big in Hollywood.

THAT FISA REAUTHORIZATION MAY NOT BE A DONE DEAL JUST YET: Like they used to say about the fat lady singing.

CDC UNABLE TO DO MOST EFFECTIVE LOCATION CONTACT TRACING: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has the unhappy news that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is unable to do the most effective form of contact tracing regarding coronavirus or any other disease for that matter.

SUNSHINE WEEK STARTS SUNDAY AND JONI ERNST HAS A SUGGESTION: How about disclosing to taxpayers the actual costs of “studies” like the one that found live turtles are hardly faster on a treadmill than dead ones!

THERE MAY BE A HOUSE VOTE ON THIS TODAY: Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) describes the modernization measures to be considered.

CHINA’S FORCED ORGAN DONATIONS WORSE THAN THOUGHT: A new data-driven study for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation finds strong evidence that Beijing continues to make Falun Gong followers and Muslim Uyghurs the main victims of this barbaric practice:

“In examining the extraordinary growth of organ transplantation and rapid availability of organs in China, the report asks one overarching question: What is the most plausible explanation for the source of the organs? The report examines the evidence of blood-testing and medical examinations of Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs in custody, and finds that extrajudicial organ sourcing from these populations is the most plausible and parsimonious explanation.”

‘ENVELOPE EXPANDED!’: Say what you will about Elon Musk and Tesla, his SpaceX endeavor just achieved its 50th successful launch rocket retrieval landing. The Epoch Times quotes Musk as saying this one took place despite strong cross winds in the retrieval landing area.

TOM FITTON ON WHY FISA REFORM WITHOUT PROSECUTIONS WON’T WORK: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton lays it out in stark terms – “reforming” the FISA Court without putting people from government in jail who violated the Constitution while deceiving the court between 2012 and 2017 will fail.

I CAN MAKE YOUR BIG TOE ITCH BY STIMULATING THE RIGHT SPOT ON YOUR BRAIN: But I can’t stimulate your brain to make you think about the rough elegance of Madison’s solution for the problem of factions in a republic. Trust me, this is a big deal in politics and everything else because Mind Matters.

MORE EVIDENCE CHRISTIANITY ISN’T DECLINING IN U.S. AFTER ALL: Lots of dying mainline denominational churches are not necessarily evidence of a more general decline of Christianity among Americans, according to this interesting analysis in the Wall Street Journal. They’re being replaced with more vital congregations based on new models of church growth. Reminds me of how free markets reward innovation and punish obsolescence.

BUT IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN: That’s what liberals so often say in defense of their favorite policies, so why don’t they support the traditional family? After all, the data shows unmarried, cohabiting couples with kids encourage greater social, economic and political inequality.

SUPPORT FOR HILL AIDE PAY RAISES GROWS: Interesting coalition urges congressional appropriators to give Hill staff more pay. There are 20,000 or so mostly young men and women working for senators, representatives and committees, and their labors can be grueling.

If that thought gives you a headache, think about this: Would you rather your tax dollars go to an unaccountable bureaucrat who couldn’t care less what you think, or the Hill aide whose boss has to face voters every two or six years?

KEEP AN EYE ON THIS GUY: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) is only in his second term in the House but he’s not bashful about challenging the Washington Establishment’s addiction to waste, fraud and corruption. He’s also a motorhead!

MAYBE SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING IN LA-LA LAND FOR A CHANGE: Actor Ben Affleck says his new movie, “The Way Back,” is very much biographical. From my own experience before being blessed with sobriety in 1991, I can attest to the accuracy of Affleck’s portrayal of the agony of alcohol addiction. First it was Kanye West, then Justin Bieber and now Affleck “coming out.” Let’s hope it endures.

HOW COULD BLOOMBERG, STEYER HAVE MADE BILLIONS? Judging by the incompetence of their now-defunct presidential campaigns and their records of throwing millions at advocacy groups of doubtful smarts, Issues & Insights wonders how on earth these two guys made billions in the hyper-competitive businesses in which they succeeded.

MEDICARE-FOR-ALL A GODSEND FOR HEALTHCARE FRAUDSTERS: Democrats are all about Medicare for All  to expand the 55-year-old federal health care program to cover all Americans. But judging by the program’s equally long record of waste, fraud and corruption, might we expect the biggest supporters of Medicare expansion to be those who expect to rip it off on a grand scale?

STANDING ATHWART THE DIGITAL AGE SHOUTING ‘STOP’? You know what Glenn said about “The Social Media Upheaval” poisoning journalism, politics, etc. And you know what Dr. Robert Epstein told Congress about Big Tech’s ability to sway votes without detection. Now Selwyn Duke explains in American Thinker “Big Tech’s Civilization-Busting Bias.”