Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or whenever we get around to it) to talk about current news and our boring lives and to make fun of LaEscapee! If we are ever running late, it’s PhilJD’s fault.
This Day in History
An aborted mission to free American hostages in Iran ends in disaster; Ireland’s ‘Easter Rising’ begins; Armenians face mass deportation during World War I; Singer Barbra Streisand born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.
Breakfast News
US News
Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to Jill Biden
Arizona closes stadium vaccine site in move to indoor venues
COVID vaccine clinic to be held at North Little Rock arena
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
Klamath Falls restaurant fined for 2nd time over COVID rules
US to resume J&J COVID vaccinations despite rare clot risk
Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communities
7 deputies on leave after fatal shooting of Black man
Resilient redwood forest a beacon of hope for California
Wildfire scorches thousands of acres, force evacuations
Washington House passes cap-and-trade bill
US Politics
Summit shows Biden’s big vision on fighting climate change
America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals
Kansas governor vetoes measures to tighten election laws
Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills
Nevada lawmakers halve gun bill amid enforcement concerns
California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024
Feds say California jail violates rights of mentally ill
Montana governor signs bill allowing payment to wolf hunters
International News
Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record
Biden speaks to Erdogan as Armenian genocide question looms
Imprisoned Putin foe Navalny to end his hunger strike
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
Israeli police arrest dozens in night of chaos in Jerusalem
ASEAN leaders to meet Myanmar coup leader amid killings
Sports
Syracuse women’s standout Cardoso also in transfer portal
Alabama Gov. Ivey signs ban on transgender athletes
DeGrom’s 15 strikeouts, 2-hitter lead Mets over Nats 6-0
Stanton homers twice, powering Yankees past Indians 5-3
‘It’s tubular right now’: A’s win 12th in a row, top O’s 3-1
Twins lefty Happ loses no-hit bid vs Pirates in 8th inning
Westbrook’s triple-double lifts Wizards to 7th straight win
Nets back atop East after beating Celtics 109-104
Georgiev has 26 saves as Rangers beat Flyers 4-1
Sabres snap Bruins’ season-best 6-game win streak in 6-4 win
Harrison Burton, 20, set for NASCAR Cup Series debut at Dega
Arsenal fans protest against owner for Super League debacle
Breakfast Blogs
Republicans Have a New Strategy to Keep Gumming Up the Senate Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Former Presiding FISA Judge John Bates’ Curious Treatment of White Person Terrorism emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
LTC (ret) Grossman Has Grossly Misrepresented Himself, His Service, and His Qualifications Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
RIP to a great blogger digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digbys Hullabaloo
“Skilled” is a social construct Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Other George Floyd Story: How Media Freedom Led To Conviction In His Killer’s Trial Michael J. Socolow, Techdirt
Not This Again: Facebook Threatens To Sue Guy Who Registered ‘DontUseInstagram.com’ Mike Masnick, Techdirt
The Trump-Hyped Foxconn Wisconsin Deal Finally Falls Completely Apart Karl Bode, Tecdirt
ACLU Files SCOTUS Petition to Extend Fourth Amendment Privacy Protections for All Travelers at the U.S. Border Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
The Supreme Court Justices Are Set to Hear Two Very Different Free Speech Cases — What You Should Know Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Lin Wood Exits Lawsuit Against Joy Reid After the MSNBC Host’s Attorney Argued He Isn’t Fit to Practice Law Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
America’s dumbest senator doesn’t understand how vaccines work or why anyone would prefer that fewer people die from COVID Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Battle for Environmental Justice Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Not-Me Belly Sneetches driftglass, at his blog
Germany note Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE DESPERATE NEED TO BELIEVE THAT NON-FOX, NON-TRUMP REPUBLICANISM EXISTS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Brett Kavanaugh Finds Some Youths Who Don’t Deserve A Second Chance: All Of Them But Him Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Marjorie Taylor Greene Being Dickhead Lunatic To Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Wait WHAAAAAAAT? Evan Hurst, Wonkette
The Only Thing Worse Than A Disney Adult Is A Racist Disney Adult Robyn Penacchia, Wonkette
GOP Infrastructure Counter-Offer: This Road To Nowhere! Dokotor Zoom, Wonkette
No, Caitlyn Jenner Is Not Going To Be California’s Next Top Governor Rebecca Schoenkopf, Wonkette
Puerto Rico Got Two Hurricanes And This Lousy T-Shirt Liz Dye, Wonkette
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