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
Union forces win the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War; George Washington takes charge of the Continental Army; Algeria gains independence; Actor Tom Cruise born; Singer Jim Morrison dies
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Breakfast News
Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
How California went from success story to virus hot spot
California governor: Wear masks, avoid July 4th gatherings
Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus
Black worker files discrimination complaint against Facebook
Supreme Court agrees to hear Nazi art case
NASCAR and IndyCar collide for racing extravaganza at Indy
AP Source: NFL to play Black anthem before national anthem
Asia Today: India’s virus cases surpass 600,000, curve rises
Long-shut factory helps COVID-struck Afghans breathe free
Russia denies supplying weapons to Afghanistan’s Taliban
European police crack encrypted phones, arrest hundreds
Sudan’s bid to ban genital mutilation sparks hope, caution
China, pro-Beijing activists condemn ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
Russian opposition denounces vote extending Putin’s rule
British judge denies Maduro Venezuela’s gold in London bank
Finnish Air Force Command drops swastika logo as insignia
Breakfast Blogs
Republicans Have a Whole Lot of Crazy to Wring Out of Their Party, and Nobody Seems Up to the Job Charles P.Pierce, Esquire Politics
https://www.emptywheel.net/2020/07/02/the-fourth-ahead-and-the-forgotten/ Rayne, emptywheel
He knew. He didn’t care. digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Responsibility? It’s personal. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Dog Whistles Are So Passé: The President and His Campaign Have Gone To the Bullhorns To Message To His Base Adam L Silverman, Balloon Juice
Border Wall Built by Trump’s Hand-Picked Contractor Is ‘in Danger of Falling into the Rio Grande’
Conservative Majority of SCOTUS Grants Stay, Allows Alabama Voting Restrictions to Stay in Place During Pandemic Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
What’s New in the Unredacted Mueller Report? Quinta Jurecic, Lawfare
Casualties of war Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
When Your Union is Fascist Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Biden and Trump: Who’s the Demented One? A Comparison The Rude Pundit, at his blog
TUCKER CARLSON AND SCOTT ADAMS AGREE: IF DEMOCRATS WIN, REPUBLICANS WILL BE KILLED IN THEIR BEDS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump Keeps Claiming Russian Bounties ‘Unverified.’ We Do Not Think It Means What He Thinks It Means. Liz Dye, Wonkette
Maybe Trump Just Loves Putin More Than He Loves American Troops Evan Hurst, Wonkette
GOP Senators Don’t Want All Those Imaginary People In DC Voting Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Trump Just Gonna Give COVID-19 The Silent Treatment Until It Behaves Itself Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Remember That Charlie Sheen ‘Winning’ Thing All Those Years Ago? Oh Nothing, Just June Jobs Numbers Doktor Zoom, Wonkette