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
Timothy McVeigh convicted in the Oklahoma City bombing; Coronation day for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II; Pope John Paul II visits Poland; Baseball’s Lou Gehrig dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
You’ve got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.
Breakfast News
US News
Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks
Trial to determine if GEO must pay detainees minimum wage
Chauvin makes appearance on federal charges in Floyd’s death
Justices reject Johnson & Johnson appeal of $2B talc verdict
FBI agent charged in off-duty shooting of man on subway
Pot users welcome: Amazon won’t test jobseekers for cannabis
Firefighter kills colleague, wounds another at fire station
Report tells of sexual assault, racism at military institute
New Mercy Hospital owner vows full service until 2029
US extends deadline letting Chevron stay in Venezuela
Teen shoves bear that swatted family dog in California yard
US Politics
Biden decries ‘horrific’ Tulsa massacre in emotional speech
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
US formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
Texas GOP to revive voting bill, Democrats plot next move
Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission
Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
Biden calls out 2 Democratic lawmakers for blocking agenda
Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins US House race in New Mexico
GOP candidate for governor Lee makes pitch to Republicans
Michigan finalizes bias training rule for all health workers
Judge permanently blocks marketing of bottled-water brand
California task force launches study of slave reparations
Benson seeks $25M to address backlog at SOS branch offices
California governor, lawmakers disagree on revenue estimates
International News
The Latest: Mexico ups official COVID death toll to 227,840
Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
China says trade envoy talks with US treasury secretary
Sports
Giants to honor Pride Month with logo on caps and uniforms
Guerrero powers Jays’ return to Buffalo; beat Marlins 5-1
Orioles end 14-game skid, Mullins keys 7-4 win over Twins
Herrera, McCutchen each hit 2 of Phils’ 7 HRs, bop Reds 17-3
Nets head to second round, beat Celtics 123-109 in Game 5
Jonquel Jones scores 23, Sun snap Aces’ 3-game win streak
Wings snap 4-game losing streak, beat Sparks 79-69
Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead By AARON BEARD37 minutes ago
Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka’s concerns
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
Essential Quality is 2-1 morning line favorite for Belmont
Breakfast Blogs
In the Fight to Save American Democracy, Joe Manchin Is Neville Chamberlain Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
OpSec Confusion on the Oath Keeper Conspiracy emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Hair on fire digby aka heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
When Did Democracy Begin To Die? tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
It can happen here. Again. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Judge Dumps Iowa Prosecutors’ Attempt To Jail An Activist For Sharing A Law Enforcement Document With Journalists Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Justice Gorsuch Calls Out Ninth Circuit for Being an ‘Outlier’ in 9-0 Immigration Decision Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Supreme Court Endorses Sovereignty of Indian Tribes to Detain Non-Indian Drivers Who Threaten the ‘Health or Welfare of the Tribe’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
In an Apparent First for the U.S. Capitol Siege Docket, Prosecutors Move to Dismiss Case Against New Yorker Accused of Breaching Building Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Court Appoints Attorney to Represent ‘Financially Unable’ Derek Chauvin in Federal Civil Rights Case Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
‘Kraken’ Attorney Files $1 Billion Lawsuit Against MLB for Moving All-Star Game, Claims League Is ‘State Actor’ That Deprived Georgians of Civil Rights Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
John Roberts’ war on voting rights continues Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Your BLM Sign Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Hello, I wish to register a complaint Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Matthew Dowd and Third Way Vaporware* driftglass, at his blog
DEMOCRATS: SURE, IT’S OUR MOST POTENT LINE OF ATTACK, BUT LET’S NOT USE IT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
The Tulsa Race Massacre Was A Hundred Years Ago And Just Yesterday Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Gohmert Blames Deep State For Making Him Attend QAnon Loonapalooza Liz Dye, Wonkette
” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Angie Died A Week Ago Rebecca Schoenkopf, Wonkette
Trump So Excited To Literally Actually Become President Again, In August Evan Hurst, Wonkette