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
The United States enters World War One; First modern Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; Harry Houdini is born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Montana governor tests positive for COVID-19
CDC inquiry sought on HIV outbreak in WVa’s largest county
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
Norwegian Cruises asks CDC to allow trips from US in July
Police chief: Kneeling on Floyd’s neck violated policy
Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
New Utah law requires dads to pay prenatal child support
Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax
High court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle
Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers
No indication officer in Capitol attack was stabbed, shot
FDA OKs first new ADHD drug in over a decade for children
One of country’s largest sugar maples removed for safety
US Politics
Biden boosted by Senate rules as GOP bucks infrastructure
Faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
Gaetz says he won’t resign over ‘false’ sex allegations
No egg roll again, but Easter Bunny still visits White House
International News
European countries scramble to tamp down latest virus surge
A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy
Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia’s leader
Putin calls Argentine leader with COVID despite Sputnik shot
Israel’s Netanyahu in court as parties weigh in on his fate
Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano
Sports
Stanford wins championship for all those teams that didn’t
Rangers fill stands with fans, who accept ‘calculated risk’
Scherzer, COVID-depleted Nats finally set to play vs. Braves
Jordan Spieth a winner again heading to Augusta National
Breakfast Blogs
In Florida, Infrastructure Is About Defusing Environmental Time Bombs Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
How Did the Proud Boys Have Better Lines of Communication about National Guard Reinforcements than the National Guard Did? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
A con man from the very beginning digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
A World of Secret…Hungers! tristero, Digby’s’ Hullabaloo
It’s “created equal” they can’t stand Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Devin Nunes Loses Yet Another One Of His SLAPP Suits Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Justice Thomas Goes Weird Again; Suggests Twitter Can’t Moderate & Section 230 Violates 1st Amendment Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Appeals Court Extends Qualified Immunity To Cops Who Knew They Were Violating A Photographer’s Rights Tim Cushing, Techdirt
DOJ Relies on Gorsuch’s ‘Bostock’ Opinion in Telling Federal Agencies Title IX Anti-Discrimination Protections Apply to Gay and Transgender Students Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Culture wankers Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
America needs you Harry Truman Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Repeal Work Requirements in Social Programs Erik Loomis. Lawyers, Guns and Money
Republicans Don’t Deserve Democrats’ Bipartisanship The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
“CORPORATE COMMUNISM”: ANOTHER RIGHT-WING EXPRESSION MEANING “HOW DARE YOU CONSIDER THE FEELINGS OF ANYONE OTHER THAN US!” Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog