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
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles; The Six-Day War erupts in the Mideast; Birth of the Marshall Plan; First reported AIDS cases in the U.S.; Former President Ronald Reagan dies
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
Breakfast News
US News
Heart reaction probed as possible rare vaccine link in teens
Hawaii sets vaccine thresholds for lifting travel quarantine
California governor won’t lift virus state of emergency
US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up
Experts look into possible cyberattack at Florida hospitals
Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure dispute
NRA drops countersuit, will fight New York AG in state court
Far-right troll charged in Capitol riots avoids house arrest
Arizona authorities make huge fentanyl haul in traffic stop
Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech
FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%
N Carolina student denied diploma for wearing Mexican flag
Walmart to again close its US stores on Thanksgiving Day
US Politics
Biden rebuffs GOP infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess
US intel report on UFOs: No evidence of aliens, but …
Putin chafes at US, criticizes response to Capitol attack
FBI subpoenas info on readers of news story on slain agents
Latvian woman charged in US with role in cybercrime group
Democrat says Trump counsel recounted ‘troubling events’
Panel: OR lawmaker accused of harassment must get training
International News
Ex-UK education czar decries “half-hearted″ schools effort
Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem
Accident at Mexico coal mine leaves 7 miners trapped
NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy
ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar junta leader to press for dialogue
US calls on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Chamorro
Sports
20 of 30 MLB teams reach 85% vaccinations, relax protocols
Rivalry renewed: Red Sox stop slide in Bronx, beat Yanks 5-2
Greinke 1st CG since ’17, Correa 2 HRs, Astros rout Jays
Rookie Hayes homers to lead Pirates to 9-2 win over Marlins
Peralta nearly throws birthday no-no, Brewers beat D’backs
Luis Castillo pitches Reds to 6-4 victory over Cardinals
Royals score 9 in 1st, rout Twins 14-5 for 5th straight win
McLain’s walk-off lifts ASU over Fairfield in regional, 7-6
Wells has 9 RBIs, Louisiana Tech beats Rider 18-2
Chick’s homer sparks Husker rally in win over Northeastern
No. 4 regional seed USF upsets Gators; slam saves Tennessee
Clippers beat Mavs 104-97, force Game 7 in another road win
Collier hits late free throws, Dream beat Lynx 86-84
Brazil wins World Cup qualifier amid crisis off the pitch
Biles in control once again at US Gymnastics Championships
Breakfast Blogs
J.D. Vance Is Selling Trumpism Without the Crazy—Well, Some of the Crazy Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Barbara Jones’ Special Mastery of Releasing Donald Trump’s Lawyers’ Crime-Fraud Excepted Communications emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Summer of the filibuster digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
24.6 points a harbinger? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Following DC Circuit Ruling In Public Records Case, New Request Demands Senate Intel Committee Reveal Full CIA Torture Report Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Newly-Released Body Cam Footage Shows Louisiana State Troopers Beating A Man To Death Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Officer Assaulted on Jan. 6 Urges Judge to Keep Alleged Attacker in Jail: ‘No More Women Should Have to Fear Injury at His Hands’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crimen
Rudy Giuliani Agrees to Have the Same Special Master That Michael Cohen Did for Attorney-Client Privilege Review Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Skewered for ‘Craptastic’ Lawsuit Against Dominion and Smartmatic That Alleges ‘Ghosts in the Machines’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Nihilistic Bipartisanship Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
How to end your corporate law career with just one filing Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
NOONAN: EVERYONE IS TO BLAME FOR THE RISE IN RIGHT-WING CONSPIRATORIALISM EXCEPT RIGHT-WINGERS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump Wants A Coup. And He Thinks Two Loser Former GOP Senators Are Comin’ With Him! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Yes, You Still Have Postmaster General Louis DeJoy To Kick Around, And Sadly Might For A While! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Joe Biden’s ‘Offer’ To Chop Infrastructure Plan In Half Not As Crazy As It Sounds Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Pope Can’t Get Hired At Facebook, And Ben Domenech Is Real Mad! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette