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
Charles Lindbergh completes his trans-Atlantic flight; Clara Barton founds American Red Cross; Musical ‘Gypsy’ opens on Broadway.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: 2 Nevada lawmakers punished for incompliance
Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts
Pennsylvania firing vendor that mishandled virus data
Hawaii unemployed will need to look for work to get benefits
Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer
Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related
Feds seize 68 big cats from ‘Tiger King Park’ in Oklahoma
Monkey business: Researchers find origins of Florida colony
US Politics
CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records
White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage
US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment
Whitmer, GOP leaders cut deal on budget talks, work rules
Democrats seek contrast with GOP’s Youngkin in 3rd debate
Connecticut House approves sports betting deal with tribes
Tax changes would boost IRS monitoring of cryptocurrency use
US proposes 15% minimum tax on global corporate profits
Arizona election chief: GOP-audited machines must be dropped
International News
Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war
Palestinian minister: Cease-fire in Gaza is `not enough’
Sports
Alcantara tosses 2-hit ball, leads Marlins past Phillies 6-0
Twins beat Angels 6-3 on Sanó’s slam, split doubleheader
Beal, Westbrook lead Wiz past Pacers 142-115 for East 8 seed
Loyd, Bird combine for 44 points, Storm rally by Lynx 90-78
Tanev scores late, Penguins beat Islanders 5-4 in Game 3
Lomberg scores in OT to lift Panthers past Lightning, 6-5
Tokyo organizers say Olympics are ‘safe’ — public disagrees
Breakfast Blogs
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Is Mighty Close to Owing Margaret Atwood Some Royalties Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Victoria Toensing’s Singular Multiple Devices emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Track This Post: U.S. Postmaster DeJoy Must Be Fired and Hajjar Hired Rayne, emptywheel
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210512/20593546786/Violent, Bigoted Cop Accused Of Beating Another Cop Is Upset His Text Messages Expose Him As A Violent Bigot Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Parler Was Allowed Back In The Apple App Store Because It Will Block ‘Hate Speech,’ But Only When Viewed Through Apple Devices Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Arkansas Has the Second Lowest Voter Turnout in the United States. Rights Groups Just Sued Over Bills That Further Restrict the Ballot. Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Government Seizes Dozens of Big Cats and a Jaguar from Tiger King’s Jeff Lowe and Lauren Lowe Matt Naham, Law & Crime
Federal Judge Rules That ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Require Betsy DeVos to Testify in Student Loan Forgiveness Lawsuit Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Campus Cancel Culture is out of control Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The politics of vaccination Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
David Jolly and the Triumphant Return of 2016 driftglass, at his blog
Retired Emperor Has Complaints Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
IF DEMOCRATS WANT TO BEAT THE MIDTERM ODDS LIKE THE GOP IN 2002, THEY SHOULD ACT LIKE THE GOP IN 2002 Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
https://www.wonkette.com/after-100-years-the-survivors-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre-can-still-hear-the-screams Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Caught Between Rock Named Tish James And Hard Place Named Cy Vance Liz Dye, Wonkette
Look At These F*cking Texas White Men Banning All Your Abortions Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Tennessee Governor Just Straight Up Declaring War On Trans People Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
It Can’t Be Cancel-Culture Because Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Black And A Lady Doktor Zoom, Wonkette