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
izzie Borden found innocent of a grisly double murder; Britain’s Queen Victoria begins rule; Race-related rioting hits Detroit; Muhammad Ali convicted in Vietnam War-era draft case; ‘Jaws’ premieres.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?
Breakfast News
Colorado passes sweeping police reform bill
Amid protests for racial justice, Juneteenth gets new renown
More U.S. workers getting Juneteenth off as awareness grows
Trump crowd grows, clashes with protesters ahead of rally
5 Phils test positive for virus, 3 teams shut spring camps
AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
Navy upholds firing of carrier captain in virus outbreak
Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home
Administration drops secrecy posture on small business aid
Following athletes, NCAA takes aim at Confederate flag
Judge to OK $58B plan to end PG&E bankruptcy after wildfires
Trump administration backs Idaho transgender sports ban
Air Force makes history: 1st woman as top enlisted leader
AP changes writing style to capitalize ″b″ in Black
Britain lowers virus alert, Germany sees spike in cases
Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past
Canada’s loss of UN Security Council seat a blow to Trudeau
Germany, France, UK press Iran to provide atomic site access
Russia fines opposition radio station for fake news
Barber offers hope in Peruvian barrios devastated by virus
Breakfast Blogs
As We Mark Juneteenth 2020, the Confederates’ Free Ride Has Finally Ended Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
John Bolton Versus Navy Versus Egan emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Where is Bill Barr on the Boogaloo Bois?Digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Unfulfilled Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Bolton Book Confirms Most Serious Allegations in Trump Impeachment on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo Ryan Goodman, Just Security
‘Really Pathetic’: First Amendment Expert Torches DOJ Efforts to Stop John Bolton Book Colin Lalmbacher, Law & Crime
American Gnostic Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
A Case Study in the “New McCarthyism” Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
North American Pro Sports Are Almost Certainly Not Happening in 2020 Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Moderately Woke Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
DEAR MEDIA: STOP PUBLISHING LIGHTLY EDITED VERSIONS OF BRAD PARSCALE’S PRESS RELEASES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
John Roberts Would Love To Call Strike For You, Trump, But You Have To Throw Ball Inside The Stadium Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Tennessee Senate Locked The Doors And Banned Abortion Last Night Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Reporters Went Looking For Racist Cops Online. You’ll Definitely Guess What They Found! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Trump’s Reelection Strategy? Vote Suppression And Murdering Downballot Republicans. Liz Dye, Wonkette
KY Cop Suffers Career Setback After Killing Breonna Taylor In Her Own Home Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump’s Bellyaching Over New Fox News Poll HATH BEGUNNETH! Evan Hurst, Wonkette