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
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II; LBJ signs the Voting Rights Act; Pope Paul VI dies; Scientist Alexander Fleming born; Funk singer Rick James dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: NJ governor to announce student mask requirement
‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
Doctor: Delta variant spread ‘like a tsunami’ in Mississippi
Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 related deaths for 5th day in row
Hawaii state, county workers face vaccine, testing rules
California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers
CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
Lamont allows local leaders to mandate indoor mask-wearing
‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California town
Florida officials sue over wastewater dumped into Tampa Bay
US automakers pledge huge increase in electric vehicles
3 erupting Alaska volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds
Northwest heat wave targeted vulnerable, tested climate prep
Escape cub burned in wildfire spotted in tree near Tahoe
Biden signs bill awarding medals to Jan. 6 first responders
US Politics
DeSantis feuds with Biden White House as COVID cases rise
McConnell: Democrats ‘won’t get our help’ to lift debt limit
FTC official raps Facebook for booting political ads probe
Noem settles on roomy turboprop for new state airplane
International News
Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Games
Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern
Brazil’s chief justice nixes peace talks with Bolsonaro
Haiti boosting security for judges amid assassination case
Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of US atomic bombing
Sports
Native Hawaiians ‘reclaim’ surfing with Moore’s Olympic gold
‘We did it’: Crouser’s gold a tribute to his fallen grandpa
Spanish teenager Ginés Lopéz wins 1st Olympic climbing gold
Swiss win bronze on beach; US to play Aussies for gold
Gallo’s 1st homer in pinstripes gives Yanks 5-3 win over M’s
Alfaro’s hit lifts Marlins past Mets; Báez Ks 5 times
Bichette homers, Stripling pitches Jays past Indians 3-0
Realmuto, Hoskins help streaking Phils rally past Nats 7-6
Suárez, Votto homer to help Reds beat Pirates 7-4
Giants score 4 in 9th to tie, beat Diamondbacks 5-4 in 10
Still here: Story homers twice, Rockies beat Cubs 6-5
Analysis: NFL kicks off amid nation’s rising COVID-19 rates
Steelers use strong 2nd half to beat Cowboys 16-3
Bye, DC: Nadal bounced by 50th-ranked Harris in Washington
Breakfast Blogs
Tennessee and Arizona Are Leading the Way in Batsh*t Critical Race Theory Policies Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Reason ∞ Why I Hate Republicans, Dixie Fire edition Tom Levinson, Balloon Juice
A Reconciliation explainer digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The sham party Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Science Says Everyone Needs a COVID-19 Booster Shot—and Soon Laurie Garrett, Foreign Policy
Man Who Sued Apple For Failing To Save Him From Porn Now Suing US Attorney General To Strike Down Section 230 Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Australian Court Ridiculously Says That AI Can Be An Inventor, Get Patents Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Sixth Circuit Upholds Tennessee Abortion Waiting Period: State Has ‘Strong Interest in Protecting the Life of the Unborn’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
The open and passive-aggressive styles in soft fascist politics Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Is modern medicine good? Views differ Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
American Sports Imperialism Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Notorious Former Vatican Lothario and Layabout Shares Rustic Opinions About Race. driftglass, at his blog
Bad News From the New York Office Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
OLD-SCHOOL VOTE RIGGING VS. NEW-SCHOOL VOTE RIGGING Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Republicans Loading ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill With So Many Relevant Amendments In Such Good Faith! Doktor Zooom, Wonkette
Mitch McConnell Will Make Senate Great Again By … Bringing Back Kelly Loeffler? That Can’t Be Right. Liz Dye, Wonkette
Ron DeSantis Does Not Appreciate Joe Biden Telling Him To GET THE F*CK OUT OF THE WAY Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Tucker So Mad Everybody Calling His Dirty Fascist Hungarian BFF A Dirty Fascist Evan Hurst, Wonkette
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