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
Nazi police arrest Anne Frank and family; Britain declares war on Germany in World War I; Three civil rights workers found slain in Mississippi; The Bordens axed to death; Jazz great Louis Armstrong born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
Breakfast News
US News
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3
COVID-19 cases in Oregon surge, hospital beds filling fast
NYC, big employers taking hard line against vaccine holdouts
Pushback challenges vaccination requirements at US colleges
DeSantis won’t move on masks as Florida COVID wards swell
Huge California fire grows as heat spikes again across state
PG&E says equipment may be tied to fire, touts improvements
Officer dead, suspect killed in violence outside Pentagon
Judge blocks Texas troopers from stopping migrant transports
Drought prompts California to limit some water diversions
Melting ice imperils 98% of Emperor penguin colonies by 2100
Bear cub rescued from Sierra wildfire escapes Tahoe center
US Politics
Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules
Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women
NY report details CNN’s Chris Cuomo’s role advising brother
Carey, backed by Trump, wins primary for House seat in Ohio
Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St. Louis lawyer couple
Harris to focus on security, economic ties on SE Asia trip
Bipartisan bill leaves out key climate, clean energy steps
Lawmakers debate repealing Saddam-era war measures on Iraq
US will review oil and gas leasing program in Alaska refuge
International News
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
Turkey’s Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
British navy group: ‘Potential hijack’ of ship off UAE coast
anks but no tanks! German fined for WWII weapons arsenal
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
Thai protest leader renews calls for reform of monarchy
Sports
Olympics Latest: Belarusian sprinter boards plane to Vienna
Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam
McLaughlin outsprints teammate Muhammad for hurdles record
You again! Thompson-Herah speeds to 2nd Olympic sprint sweep
Brazil’s Cunha wins women’s Olympic marathon swimming
Dearing, who brought swimming diversity debate, loses race
Mensah-Stock 1st first Black U.S. woman wrestler to win gold
Serbia rallies to reach semifinals by ousting China 77-70
Brazil to play Spain in men’s Olympic soccer gold-medal game
UConn women hoops players making mark at Olympics
Goodbye to greats: Scola, Gasols reach the end at Olympics
Sumo scare? Riders say horses might be spooked by statue
Ryu wins 1st Toronto start in Canada as Jays top Indians 7-2
Miguel Cabrera’s 498th homer helps Tigers top Red Sox 4-2
Gil throws 6 scoreless in MLB debut, Yankees rout Orioles
Kikuchi goes 6 effective innings, Mariners beat Rays 4-2
Harper’s home run helps Phillies to 5-4 win over Nationals
Cease blanks Royals for 6 innings, White Sox win 7-1
Polanco 3-run blast stuns Reds in 7-5 Twins win
Braves hammer Lester in Cardinals debut for 6-1 victory
Vikings owner on league-low vax rate: ‘We’re very concerned’
Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four
Breakfast Blogs
Andrew Cuomo Finds Himself Friendless Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Big Money Behind the Big Lie Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Brady Knowlton’s Lawyer Suggests There Were No Victims on January 6 emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
This Is Your D*ck on COVID-19: Reaching Stubbornly Unvaxxed Men Rayne, emptywheel
President Of France Sues Citizen Over Billboard Comparing Macron To Hitler Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Social Network GETTR, Which Promised To Support ‘Free Speech’ Now Full Of Islamic State Jihadi Propaganda Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Freedom has nothing to do with it Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Anniversaries Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Bobos in Trumpland Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Moeny
Not Good Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
MORE CAPITOL POLICE SUICIDES — AND YOU CAN GUESS HOW THE RIGHT-WING CRAZIES ARE REACTING Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards To The Unvaccinated: ‘Do You Give A Damn?’ Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Anti-Choice Extremist Tries To Hijack Harriet Tubman For His Own Nonsense Robyn Pennecchia, Wonkette
August 3 In Labor History: Jolly Grandpa Ronald Reagan Crushes Air Traffic Controllers Union Like Ants Erik Loomis, Wonkette
Trump Fights To Keep Tax Returns From Congress To ‘Protect Future Presidents.’ LOLOLOL Liz Dye, Wonkette
Vaxxed America Knows Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, And It Is Yucky Unvaxxed Stinky People Evan Hurst. Wonkette
Half Point To Lindsey Graham Saying Breakthrough Infection Shows Vaxx Is Awesome, None To This Other Choad Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
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