Irina Shayk Uncovered for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 (VIDEO)

Following-up from Sunday, "Irina Shayk Topless in Tahiti (VIDEO)."

At Sports Illustrated:

Jackie Johnson's Partly Cloudy Forecast

There'll be some scattered clouds this week, but the temperatures will be lovely.

And here's the lovely Ms. Jackie, for CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Gorsuch Sworn In

Following-up, "Neil Gorsuch Will Have Immediate Impact."

This is so big, it's not even fathomable.

And if Trump appoints two justices, it'll literally be an epochal victory for conservatism. Let's see if Kennedy steps down this summer, of which I heard rumbles.

In any case, at NYT:

Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the 113th justice of the Supreme Court https://t.co/wTgfrLLZvx pic.twitter.com/9PDgzlKlwN

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 10, 2017

Heather Mac Donald Shut Down by 'Black Lives Matter' Thugs at Claremont McKenna (VIDEO)

I saw this at Heat Street earlier, "Seething Mob Shuts Down Speech by Pro-Cop Writer Heather Mac Donald as Event Turns Violent":

Black Lives Matter activists had planned the protest ahead of time, posting on Facebook that they intended to shut down the “anti-black” “fascist” Mac Donald. Their event called Mac Donald’s work “fascist ideologies and blatant anti-Blackness and white supremacy,” and claimed that “together, we can hold CMC accountable and prevent Mac Donald from spewing her racist, anti-Black, capitalist, imperialist, fascist agenda.”

And on Fox & Friends this morning.



BONUS: Here's her book, The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe.

Lightning Deals Today

At Amazon, Gold Box and Lightning Deals.

More, Save on Invicta Watches.

Also, especially, Tower Paddle Boards Adventurer Inflatable 9'10" SUP Package.

BONUS: Bernard DeVoto, The Course of Empire.

James Wilson, The Earth Shall Weep

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, James Wilson, The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America.

Shop Outdoor Recreation

At Amazon, Outdoor Gear and Apparel for Every Occasion.

More, Shop Best Selling Products.

Also, Sports and Outdoors (Gift Guide).

And, Save on Books.

BONUS: Ganesh Sitaraman, The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic.

Neil Gorsuch Will Have Immediate Impact

At LAT:

.@TerriGreenUSA Thank goodness: #Gorsuch's impact on divided Supreme Court will begin immediately: https://t.co/qRifPCQRDI

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 10, 2017

Syria Strikes Send Critical Message to North Korea, China, and Russia

From Judith Miller and Charles Duelfer, at Fox News, "Syria airstrikes: The critical message Trump sent to North Korea, China and Russia."

President Trump Calls Commanding Officers of Navy Ships

At ABC News:

Photos show president calling commanding officers of Navy ships that launched missiles on Syria to thank them, crew. https://t.co/wdpUBeXBSA pic.twitter.com/9HLKNKpuE1

— ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2017

California's Crisis of the Interior

Following-up from yesterday, "Jerry Brown Wins $52 Billion Gasoline Tax in California (VIDEO)."

From Joel Kotkin, at the O.C. Register, a great piece, "The Other California: A Flyover State Within a State":

California may never secede, or divide into different states, but it has effectively split into entities that could not be more different. On one side is the much-celebrated, post-industrial, coastal California, beneficiary of both the Tech Boom 2.0 and a relentlessly inflating property market. The other California, located in the state’s interior, is still tied to basic industries like homebuilding, manufacturing, energy and agriculture. It is populated largely by working- and middle-class people who, overall, earn roughly half that of those on the coast.

Over the past decade or two, interior California has lost virtually all influence, as Silicon Valley and Bay Area progressives have come to dominate both state politics and state policy. “We don’t have seats at the table,” laments Richard Chapman, president and CEO of the Kern Economic Development Corporation. “We are a flyover state within a state.”

Virtually all the polices now embraced by Sacramento — from water and energy regulations to the embrace of sanctuary status and a $15-an-hour minimum wage — come right out of San Francisco central casting. Little consideration is given to the needs of the interior, and little respect is given to their economies.

San Francisco, for example, recently decided to not pump oil from land owned by the city in Kern County, although one wonders what the new rich in that region use to fill the tanks of their BMWs. California’s “enlightened” green policies help boost energy prices 50 percent above those of neighboring states, which makes a bigger difference in the less temperate interior, where many face longer commutes than workers in more compact coastal areas...

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Frank Pommersheim, Braid of Feathers

At Amazon, Frank Pommersheim, Braid of Feathers: American Indian Law and Contemporary Tribal Life.

John G. Bourke, An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre

At Amazon, John G. Bourke, An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre.

Brian W. Dippie, The Vanishing American

At Amazon, Brian W. Dippie, The Vanishing American: White Attitudes and U.S. Indian Policy.

Ralph K. Andrist, The Long Death

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Ralph K. Andrist, The Long Death: The Last Days of the Plains Indians.

Angels Mount Totally Improbable Come-From-Behind Victory Over Mariners

Dang!

I shouldn't be so skeptical of the Angels. They're on fire so far this season, and the Mariners just dropped a game that they in no way should have dropped.

I tweeted after Albert Pujols put one of the board with a solo shot early in the 9th inning:

.@PujolsFive's journey on the #RoadTo600 continues with #️⃣5️⃣9️⃣2️⃣! pic.twitter.com/8hMqAiDMGf

— Angels (@Angels) April 9, 2017

Nice, but not going to be enough for the win. #Shoemaker #Angels #Mariners #MLB https://t.co/dlLYMzBPBp

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) April 9, 2017

And then the Angels made the comeback. To call it improbable is putting it mildly:

Well, that was surprising. #Angels https://t.co/tVmeiixntz

— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) April 9, 2017

Angels score 7 in the 9th to win! Entering today, teams had lost 346 straight games when trailing by 6+ runs entering the 9th. pic.twitter.com/SrlMA4mP5A

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 9, 2017

Teams leading by 6+ runs entering 9th were 2,529-1 since 2011. The only loss was the Royals defeating the White Sox on May 28 last season. https://t.co/N87POMcA84

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 9, 2017

Shop Today's Deals

At Amazon, Today's Deals.

See especially, Rosetta Stone Level 1-5 Sets.

BONUS: Edmund Wilson, To the Finland Station: A Study in the Acting and Writing of History.

Rule 5 Sunday

No time for a huge roundup today. Just linking Pirate's Cove and 90 Miles from Tyranny.

See, "Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup," and "If All You See……is a rising ocean encroaching on the land, you might just be a Warmist."

Plus, "Hot Pick of the Late Night," and "Morning Mistress."

BONUS: From last week, at the Other McCain, "Rule 5 Monday: Baseball Babes."

#MustFollow @vipgirls4free @saby292 @elisomed5 @vill_ha_dig @TMBbyCiccio @talktomeanytm @goodenough03 pic.twitter.com/ksa33ZjSbB

— ✨Lourdes Dean® 41K✨ (@LourdesDean88) March 22, 2017

Irina Shayk Topless in Tahiti (VIDEO)

This is a flashback to 2016, but as nice as ever:

Sailboat Crew Jumps Ship Milliseconds Before Boat Hits Redondo Beach Pier (VIDEO)

They're lucking they weren't smashed on the pylons.

Via CNN on Twitter:

These crew members managed to jump ship just seconds before their sailboat crashed into a California pier https://t.co/LUVVGVySgZ pic.twitter.com/v9MCgwziGi

— CNN (@CNN) April 9, 2017