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
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign the ‘Pact of Steel’; Richard Nixon is the first U.S. president to visit the Soviet Union; Actor Laurence Olivier born; Johnny Carson hosts his last ‘Tonight Show.’
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: COVID-19 variant identified in Louisiana
Kentucky reports 544 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths
State health agency releases some COVID data after lawsuit
Analysis: Vaccinations jumped 33% after Vax-a-Million news
UNLV, UNR, TMCC drop mandatory masks for fully vaccinated
California to drop social distancing requirements in June
Mask guidance conflicts as lawmakers return to State House
DNR expands capacity for outdoor events at state parks
Alaska gains jobs but doesn’t reach pre-pandemic levels
Maine’s jobless rate was 5.3% in April
Justice delayed? In wealthy California town, officer kills 2
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
US to ramp up tracking of domestic extremism on social media
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
Bay Area mayor resigns amid new allegation of sexual assault
Minnesota AG’s office to prosecute case in Wright’s death
USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June
Judge: Dakota Access line can stay open pending Corps review
FBI employee accused of storing classified documents at home
Hacker who sold UPMC employee information pleads guilty
New York bill seeks to limit police use of deadly force
US Politics
Infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7T White House offer
South Korea’s Moon meets Biden, hails ‘America’s return’
New York AG has 2 lawyers working with DA on Trump probe
27 possible voter fraud cases in 3 million Wisconsin ballots
Kansas governor OKs extra funds for courts, higher education
International News
Germany lifts more restrictions, Merkel urges caution
The Latest: Blinken calls Abbas to discuss Israel-Gaza truce
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas
US airlines resuming flights to Israel after cease-fire
‘Like hell:’ As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
Sports
Duke’s King embraces being role model as Black woman AD
Contract extension for UConn’s Auriemma worth $15M
14 MLB teams reach 85% vaccinated, relax COVID protocols
The NBA playoffs: Fans return, no bubble, many contenders
Leafs captain John Tavares leaves hospital; out indefinitely
Host Latvia beats Canada 2-0 in world hockey opener
All for the Gram: Rahal cars briefly idled after photo shoot
IOC VP: Tokyo Olympics go ahead even if state of emergency
The Latest: Koepka, Matsuyama, DeChambeau moving up at PGA
Breakfast Blogs
Israel and Hamas Are Engaged in a Blindfolded Gunfight Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Vicky and Rudy: The Subjects of Delay emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Well That Didn’t Take Long! Israeli Police Conduct a Raid at al Aqsa Mosque – AGAIN – On Prayer Day (AGAIN!) Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
President Biden Restores Strategy To Politics Cheryl Rofer, Balloon Juice
What the hell went on at Barr’s DOJ? Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Death, taxes, and green campaign donations Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
California City Drops Lawsuit Against Journalists; Admits It Failed To Secure Files Supposedly Accessed Illegally Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Frontier Communications Sued Yet Again For Lying About Its Pathetic Broadband Speeds Karl Bode, Techdirt
Judge Orders Psychological Exam for ‘QAnon Shaman’ After His Attorney Referred to Jan. 6 Defendants as ‘Short-Bus People’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Prosecutors that Secured Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction Will Also Prosecute Case Against Ex-Cop Kim Potter in Daunte Wright’s Death Matt Naham, Law & Crime
Rudy Giuliani and Victoria Toensing Are Not ‘Above the Law’ Because of Their ‘Important Clients,’ Feds Say Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Group Claims Marjorie Taylor Greene Violated Federal Election Law in ‘Stop Socialism’ Video Ad Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Democracy is trampled to death by an elephant Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Young Activists We Need Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Joe Did What? Access Journalism Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WEAR YOUR MASK — IT AIN’T ILLEGAL YET Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Conservatives Have Some Theories On The 35 Republicans Who Voted For The 1/6 Commission Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Stupidest Man On Internet Says Fake Joe Biden Fake Drove Fake Truck Fake Fake Fake-ity Fake Fake Evan Hurst, Wonkette
California Democrat: Won’t Somebody Think Of Poor PG&E? No, Wait, She Means Poor PEOPLE. Rebecca Schoenkopf, Wonkette
Donald Trump Still Charging Secret Service Top Dollar At Florida Trash Palace Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Billy Barr Has Found The Wire Tappers, And They Were Him Liz Dye, Wonkette