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
Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne born; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie marry.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Listen, you ignorant hillbillies, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s dead. They’re dead, they’re dead, they’re dead. The South’s not risin’ again. The slaves have been emancipated.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Hawaii drops mask mandate for people outdoors
Navajo Nation reports 6 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death
Michigan Senate: No COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minors
COVID vaccinations offered aboard Washington ferries
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot works in kids as young as 12
In NYC’s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, the damage remains
US got ex-Ukrainian officials’ data in Giuliani probe
La. governor criticizes police in deadly arrest of Black man
California and US agree to allow big offshore wind farms
Woman charged with assaulting Southwest flight attendant
Ankle monitor leads police to suspect in hit-and-run crash
Climber in critical condition after fall on Denali mountain
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee to tackle holiday safety
US Politics
New grand jury seated for next stage of Trump investigation
Senators try to salvage legislation on Jan. 6 commission
GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
Face to face: June summit for Biden, Putin as tensions rise
New head of largest state worker union won’t back Newsom
Top California rail official out in another project shakeup
Law lifts SAT, ACT requirement at public Colorado colleges
It’s not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads
Arizona budget that slashes taxes advancing amid opposition
GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments
International News
UN official: Conflicts make controlling COVID more difficult
Withdrawal of pandemic welfare fuels poverty in Brazil
Dictator or ‘Dad’? Belarus leader suppresses all dissent
Mexico: Builders bulldozing outskirts of Teotihuacan ruins
1.1 million evacuated before cyclone hits India’s east coast
US cuts Mexico’s aviation safety rating, curbing new flights
UN council meets in person for first time since December
Religious artifacts returned to Thailand after decades
Sports
Joe West breaks umpiring record with 5,376th game
Mets get successful return from deGrom, beat Rockies 3-1
Matz excels in NY return, Kluber hurt, Jays top Yanks 6-2
Pederson’s 2 homers, Arrieta lead Cubs over Pirates 4-3
Sandoval has 3 hits in return to Boston, Braves win 3-1
Suarez homers in leadoff debut, Reds down Nationals 2-1
Rays’ 11-game streak halted by Royals, 2-1
Velasquez sharp, Hoskins homers, Phillies blank Marlins 2-0
Musgrove sharp, Padres steal 6 bases in 7-1 win over Brewers
Civale dominates Tigers again in 4-1 Cleveland victory
Scott’s walk-off walk helps WVU rally, beat Kansas 8-7
Brooklyn routs Boston 130-108 for 2-0 lead in playoff series
New York Liberty off to fast start, win 5 of first 6 games
Hayes, Williams lead Dream to 90-83 win over Sky
Canadiens beat Toronto 4-0 for 3-1 lead in playoff series
Ole Miss reaches NCAA women’s final against Oklahoma State
Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
Breakfast Blogs
I Can Understand Why the Cyber Ninjas’ IT Guys Ran for the Hills Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Frankenstein’s OLC: DOJ Says DOJ Can’t Do What DOJ Did in the Barr Memo emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Qongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Puts Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy In His Place Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
A living wage? What a concept digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
When the Stakes Are This High, “Better Late Than Never” Really Isn’t tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Next stop Belarus Tom Sullivan, Digby Hullabaloo
Police In India Raid Twitter Offices After Twitter Labeled A Tweet By A Government Official As ‘Manipulated Media’ Mike MasnicK, Techdirt
Biden Cuts $35 Billion From New Broadband Plan To Appease The GOP Karl Bode, Techdirt
Another Journalist Informed Trump DOJ Otained Their Phone And Email Records Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Manhattan DA Convened Grand Jury Over Whether to Indict Former President Trump, Others: Report Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
ACLU Sues Arkansas Over Law Banning Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youths Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
After democracy dies Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Democratic elections as iterated prisoners dilemmas Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Knock on Every Door driftglass, at his blog
Not Quite a Smoking Gun Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THERE’S A LOT OF MISCHIEF IN THAT FLORIDA SOCIAL MEDIA BILL Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
One Million Moms Scared Kids Are Gonna Buy Sex Dolls For Father’s Day On Etsy Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Guy Who Thinks GOP Sucks So Bad Must Not Have Met It Working For Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, Bush Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Biden DOJ Keeping Trump DOJ’s Secrets? Awesome. Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Newsom, Biden, Push Weird ‘Disaster Preparedness’ Agendas Instead Of Just Hoping For Best Doktor Zoom, Wonkette