03/10/2020 05:17 CDT

DEMOCRATS TRY TO DOWNPLAY JOE BIDEN’S OBVIOUS MENTAL SLIPPAGE; TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE TAX CUTS FOR ECONOMIC VICTIMS; STARBUCKS PAYS FOR VIRTUE SIGNALING

TODAY’S TOP TEN

DON’T BELIEVE WHAT YOUR EYES TELL YOU ABOUT BIDEN, DEMS SAY

DEMOCRATS AND MEDIA ALLIES TRY TO PRETEND Joe Biden’s mental fitness wasn’t an issue they first raised. Glenn Greenwald.

AFTER CALLING JOE BIDEN AN OLD RACIST, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker endorse him for president. The Federalist.

JAMES BIDEN SCANDAL ADDS TO CLOUD OF CORRUPTION surrounding Joe Biden. America Rising.

TRUMP TO ANNOUNCE PAYROLL TAX CUT FOR WORKERS affected by coronavirus. Daily Caller.

CPAC FACES CRITICISM FOR REFUSING TO RELEASE NAME of “patient zero.” William Davis.

BERNIE SANDERS TELLS FOX TOWN HALL HE WOULDN’T close the border to stop spread of virus. Chrissy Clark.

IN PENNSYLVANIA, NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY prepares for battle. Salena Zito.

“WHITEBOARD GIRL” HARASSED FOR EXPRESSING conservative views at University of Chicago. The Federalist.

STARBUCKS’ VIRTUE-SIGNALING COST it 7.3 percent decline in store visits, study finds. Power Line.

JUST 1 PERCENT OF HISPANIC DEMOCRATS IN FLORIDA prefer the term “Latinx.” Free Beacon.

STEVE JOBS’ WIDOW — WORTH $27.5 BILLION — says it’s wrong for individuals to accumulate great amounts of wealth. TheBlaze.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• AOC one of many hypocritical Democrats on school choice. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
• Don’t look for moderates in a liberal mob. Trevor Thomas.
• Quarantines and shutdowns have human costs. Steven Malanga.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Devin Nunes discusses the Steele Dossier. Last Refuge.
• Donald Trump Jr. challenges Hunter Biden to debate “grifting.” Real Clear Politics.
• Greg Gutfield on Democrats and the coronavirus. Fox News.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• How the Volkswagen bus became a symbol of the counterculture. Smithsonian Magazine.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@josedeynes) The President has a duty to protect the American people from two equally dangerous threats: 1)the coronavirus and 2)the mass hysteria that MSM wants to create with the sole purpose of politically hurting the President. Tweet.
• (@BrendanCarrFCC) “Disinformation” is the new disinformation. We’re seeing an intentional and coordinated effort by established gatekeepers to equate political speech they don’t like with the entirely separate categories of doctored deep fakes, illegal content, and deceptive cheap fakes. Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• JUANITA BROADDRIK RIPS NEW HILLARY CLINTON documentary on Hulu. Daily Caller.

DRUDGE LEAD AT TIME OF EMAIL 

• ITALY QUARANTINES ENTIRE COUNTRY; STOCKS FALL MOST SINCE '08; BANKS HIT HARD; TRUMP FEELS HEAT; STRUGGLES TO CALM NATION Drudge.