The Breakfast Club (These Dreams)

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

Charles Lindbergh completes his trans-Atlantic flight; Clara Barton founds American Red Cross; Musical ‘Gypsy’ opens on Broadway.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night.

Bill Watterson

Breakfast News

US News

The Latest: 2 Nevada lawmakers punished for incompliance

Big gaps in vaccine rates across the US worry health experts

Pennsylvania firing vendor that mishandled virus data

Hawaii unemployed will need to look for work to get benefits

Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer

Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related

Feds seize 68 big cats from ‘Tiger King Park’ in Oklahoma

Monkey business: Researchers find origins of Florida colony

US Politics

CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records

White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage

US ends use of 2 immigration jails accused of mistreatment

Whitmer, GOP leaders cut deal on budget talks, work rules

Democrats seek contrast with GOP’s Youngkin in 3rd debate

Connecticut House approves sports betting deal with tribes

Tax changes would boost IRS monitoring of cryptocurrency use

US proposes 15% minimum tax on global corporate profits

Arizona election chief: GOP-audited machines must be dropped

International News

Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war

Palestinian minister: Cease-fire in Gaza is `not enough’

Sports

Alcantara tosses 2-hit ball, leads Marlins past Phillies 6-0

Twins beat Angels 6-3 on Sanó’s slam, split doubleheader

Beal, Westbrook lead Wiz past Pacers 142-115 for East 8 seed

Loyd, Bird combine for 44 points, Storm rally by Lynx 90-78

Tanev scores late, Penguins beat Islanders 5-4 in Game 3

Lomberg scores in OT to lift Panthers past Lightning, 6-5

Tokyo organizers say Olympics are ‘safe’ — public disagrees

Breakfast Blogs

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Is Mighty Close to Owing Margaret Atwood Some Royalties Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Victoria Toensing’s Singular Multiple Devices emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Track This Post: U.S. Postmaster DeJoy Must Be Fired and Hajjar Hired Rayne, emptywheel

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210512/20593546786/Violent, Bigoted Cop Accused Of Beating Another Cop Is Upset His Text Messages Expose Him As A Violent Bigot Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Parler Was Allowed Back In The Apple App Store Because It Will Block ‘Hate Speech,’ But Only When Viewed Through Apple Devices Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Arkansas Has the Second Lowest Voter Turnout in the United States. Rights Groups Just Sued Over Bills That Further Restrict the Ballot. Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

Government Seizes Dozens of Big Cats and a Jaguar from Tiger King’s Jeff Lowe and Lauren Lowe Matt Naham, Law & Crime

Federal Judge Rules That ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ Require Betsy DeVos to Testify in Student Loan Forgiveness Lawsuit Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime

Campus Cancel Culture is out of control Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The politics of vaccination Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

David Jolly and the Triumphant Return of 2016 driftglass, at his blog

Retired Emperor Has Complaints Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

IF DEMOCRATS WANT TO BEAT THE MIDTERM ODDS LIKE THE GOP IN 2002, THEY SHOULD ACT LIKE THE GOP IN 2002 Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

https://www.wonkette.com/after-100-years-the-survivors-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre-can-still-hear-the-screams Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Caught Between Rock Named Tish James And Hard Place Named Cy Vance Liz Dye, Wonkette

Look At These F*cking Texas White Men Banning All Your Abortions Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Tennessee Governor Just Straight Up Declaring War On Trans People Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

It Can’t Be Cancel-Culture Because Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Black And A Lady Doktor Zoom, Wonkette