MICHELLE MOORE will be streaming video of the St. Louis Tea Party anniversary rally. Starting right about now.

YAY! BaconFest 2010.

ANN ALTHOUSE: When the whale killed Dawn Brancheau… was it an instance of domestic violence? Nice Andre Tanneberger reference, too. . . .

OUR FINE GOVERNING CLASS: “The common thread here is a twisted sense of entitlement; all of these folks in high office encountered circumstances where the rules and laws that the rest of us have to follow proved inconvenient, too inconvenient to interrupt the important work of these important men.”

ALEX TABARROK: Insiders, Outsiders and Unemployment. “I am more worried, however, about the long term consequences of creating a dual labor market in which insiders with government or government-connected jobs are highly paid and secure while outsiders face high unemployment rates, low wages and part-time work without a career path. . . . Moreover, once an economy is in the insider-outsider equilibrium it’s very difficult to get out because insiders fear that they will lose their privileges with a deregulated labor market and outsiders focus their political energy not on deregulating the labor market but on becoming insiders.”

HOW TO Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio. Not sure this is the “ultimate,” but it’s useful advice.

PROTESTING BUDGET CUTS IN BERKELEY: Don Surber is unimpressed.

REASON: America, These Are Your Leaders: Maxine Waters Edition. Waters / Bernanke video at the link.

TWITPIC: Tsunami warning produces gas lines in Kurtistown on the big island. It’s a good idea to keep your tank at least half-full so you can avoid these . . .

More twitter updates from Catherine Toth. And more links here, or just scroll down. More from Xeni Jardin, too.

UPDATE: Thanks to reader Joe Johnson, here’s a Kona beach webcam. Also, more on Twitter at #hitsunami.

MORE: TSUNAMI HITS POLYNESIA: “A weak tsunami has hit the Gambier islands in French Polynesia but there’s been no major damage because traffic was suspended in the region in a tsunami alert following the quake in Chile. Huge waves struck the Gambier archipelago at 6:30am on Saturday (3.30am AEDT Sunday), the high commissioner’s office in Papeete said. Sirens wailed in French Polynesia and PA systems woke up residents on Saturday to alert them about the impending waves.” Warning is important.

HIGHER EDUCATION UPDATE: Former Maryland Dean Asked to Return $60k Paid for Summer Research; AG to Decide Propriety of $350k Paid for Untaken Sabbatical.

UPDATE: Are the complaints sexist?

IN THE MAIL: From Jonathan Phillips, Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades.

BANG! BANG! You’re safe!

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT: Cybersecurity bill to give president new emergency powers.

RAND SIMBERG ON suborbital spaceflight safety.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ETHICS PROBE! A video salute to Charlie Rangel.

HMM: Bernanke to Congress: You Are Going to Have to Cross That Fiscal Valley Yourself. “Ben Bernanke tells Congress the Federal Reserve won’t just make dollars to help the U.S. government pay off its debt.” Brian Doherty doesn’t think he really means it. I hope Brian is wrong.

THE TAMPA TEA PARTY is having its one year anniversary celebration today.

IN INMAN MAJORS’ NOVEL, THE MILLIONAIRES, a political consultant explains that there are really only two kinds of political campaigns: “A Bright New Day,” and “Back to Basics.” My guess is that 2008 shot the “Bright New Day” wad for a while, which means that a “balding, blunt, unprepossessing” Mitch Daniels may have a shot . . . .

HMM: Man who broke the Bank of England, George Soros, ‘at centre of hedge funds plot to cash in on fall of the euro’. Bah. Soros may be trying to cash in, but I’m the one who killed the Euro. Nice little currency you got there. Be a shame if I were to buy some. . .

PJTV: Is There a Doctor in the House: Four Congressional Doctors Talk Meaningful Healthcare Reform.

ANDY MCCARTHY on the Administration’s plans for “economic transformation.” “This is about power, and there is more to power than winning elections, especially if you’ve calculated that your opposition does not have the gumption to dismantle your ballooning welfare state.”

THE MOST ETHICAL CONGRESS EVER! Rangel Won’t Step Aside After Ethics Slap.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Toyota And The Price Of Modernity.

APPLE SHAREHOLDERS LAMBASTE AL GORE AT SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING. Hey, they won’t dare criticize him once he’s got that honorary doctorate from UT.

SO IS THIS HOPE, OR CHANGE? Fannie Taps Treasury for $15.3 Billion More After a 10th Consecutive Quarterly Loss.