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
Samuel Morse opens America’s first telegraph line; Four men sentenced for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; Britain’s Queen Victoria born; The Brooklyn Bridge opens; Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Bob Dylan May 24, 1941. Happy 80th Birthday
This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway.
Breakfast News
US News
COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus
Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults
The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault
Louisville pins hopes on Justice Dept. review of policing
Floyd killing prompts some states to limit or ban chokeholds
Retired cop put in chokehold takes police case to high court
Black man’s death fuels debate over police shooting at cars
NYC mayor says antisemitic attackers ‘will be prosecuted’
Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
Average US price of gas jumps 8 cents per gallon to $3.10
2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at New Jersey house party
Viral video drew hundreds to California party; 150 arrested
Fishermen fear encroachment from offshore wind projects
Last cat out of the Tiger King Park bag as seizure completed
Colby College livestreams its in-person commencement
US Politics
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern
National Guard mission to provide security ending at Capitol
Illinois’ political muscle withers with shrinking population
La. House agrees to ban handheld cellphone use while driving
US general: As US scales back in Mideast, China may step in
Tennessee moves to the forefront with anti-transgender laws
International News
India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K
UK officials: Vaccines effective against Indian variant
The poor, the rich: In a sick India, all are on their own
Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14
Congo volcano eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15
Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted
With tall Trump tale, Macron plays to France’s young voters
No court decision on Suez Canal’s claim over massive vessel
Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site
Iran official says nuke inspector deal expired; talks go on
Sports
Wheeler fans 12, Phils beat Red Sox 6-2 to end 4-game skid
Rays rally with 5 walks in 9th, top Jays for 10th win in row
Riley has another 2-HR game as Braves overwhelm Pirates 7-1
Nationals send Orioles to 6th straight defeat, 6-5
Santana’s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Royals over Tigers 3-2
Harris scores 37, leads 76ers past Wizards 125-118 in Game 1
Series now even, Islanders aim to keep Crosby, Pens in check
Moore scores twice, US beats Canada 5-1 in world hockey
Dixon knocks two budding young stars from Indy 500 pole
Power saves Penske from Indy 500 qualifying embarrassment
Ready or not, skateboarding takes its show to the Olympics
Breakfast Blogs
The Truth About January 6 Will Be Preserved in the Trials, Not the Congress Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
You Cannot Discuss Disinformation and the Steele Dossier without Discussing Oleg Deripaska emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Shocking Blue Streets of Monaco bmaz, emptywheel
Just a Quick Note About Why Rudy Giuliani Offered What He Claims Are Hunter Biden’s Hard Drives To the FBI Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Lies and consequences digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Accountability for one cop is not justice Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Elite Dems who don’t know when to quit could be the death of American democracy Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Real Cancel Culture on Campus Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Three-Dimensional Chess Is Good Enough For Me Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
NO, A THIRD OF CALIFORNIA RESTAURANTS DID NOT CLOSE PERMANENTLY “DUE TO LOCKDOWNS” Steve M., No more Mister Nice Blog
Low-Information Republicans Ban School Mask Mandates, Because What Is ‘Unvaccinated’ Anyway? Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Michael Flynn Claims Dems Invented COVID Pandemic To Steal The Election From Trump Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Why Ted Cruz Doesn’t Care If You Hate Him Stephen Robinson, Wonkette