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
A key moment in the Watergate scandal; Adolf Hitler visits Paris after France falls to Nazi Germany; The typewriter gets a patent; Polio vaccine pioneer Dr. Jonas Salk and TV producer Aaron Spelling die.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.
Breakfast News
US News
States grapple with closing youth detention centers
Texas grand jury issues no indictments in Black inmate death
Student loan payments to restart; here’s how to get help
Battery material company to add 290 jobs in Tennessee
West Virginia workforce department hit by April data breach
Kentucky offers sweepstakes to encourage summer reading
US Politics
Biden faces growing pressure from the left over voting bill
Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers
Senate Republicans to consider local redistricting delay
Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk
International News
The Latest: Italy welcomes tourists from US, Canada, Japan
Colombia reaches 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 as cases surge
New Zealand on edge after virus-infected Australian visits
Hong Kong’s embattled Apple Daily says it will close
Russia fires warning shots to deter UK warship in Black Sea
Iran: ‘Sabotage attack’ on civilian nuclear center thwarted
UK won’t extend deadline for EU citizens to apply to stay
Sports
Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, tests
EU says UEFA has no ‘excuse’ for blocking rainbow protest
Check, mate: Miffed Max stares down Girardi, Nats top Phils
Snell pitches 5 scoreless innings, Padres beat Dodgers 3-2
Franco HR, double in debut, but Rays lose to Red Sox in 11th
Vogelbach somehow hobbles home, Brewers top Diamondbacks 5-0
DeSclafani wins again, Flores HR as Giants top Angels 5-0
Cole’s strikeouts, spin rate down, Royals rally past Yanks
Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers
Pistons win lottery, receive No. 1 pick in 2021 NBA draft
East finalists Bucks, Hawks seeking to end long droughts
AP source: Middleton, Holiday, Love commit to Tokyo Games
Price makes 26 saves, Habs top Vegas 4-1, one win from Final
Breakfast Blogs
They Weren’t Opposing the Bill. They Were Opposing Debating the Bill. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Thomas Webster’s Opening Electronic Communication: A Glimpse at How FBI Sees This Terror Attack, Not a Debunking of Christopher Wray emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Kyrsten the dim digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Hate democracy, hate America Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Please Welcome The Los Angeles Police Department (Brought To You In Part By A Generous Grant From Ring) Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Ohio Republicans Are Using State Budget Battle To Kill Community Broadband Karl Bode, Techdirt
Disproving The Nonsense About The FBI & Jan. 6th Would Be Easier If The FBI Didn’t Have A History Of Entrapping People In Made Up Plots Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Judge Throws Out Murder Conviction After Progressive Reform DA Sides With Defense Over Exclusion of Black Jurors Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s Lawsuit Over Firing From FBI Headed to Mediation Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
Underestimating the intelligence of the American public finally stops paying off Scott Lemieux, Lawyers,Guns and Money
When it was possible to actually tax rich people: A Journey Through the Past Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 868 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
IF AMERICA HAS ANOTHER COVID SURGE, RIGHT-WINGERS WILL BLAME THE VACCINES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Nice Time: Joe Biden Is Good At Picking Judges! Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Kyrsten Sinema Loves Her Filibuster Better Than You Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Manhattan DA Fishes Trumpworld Fixer Matthew Calamari Out Of Tank, Cranks Up Heat Liz Dye, Wonkette
MyPillow Guy Reschedules Trump’s Triumphant Return For ‘Fall’ Evan Hurst, Wonkette Evan Hurst, Wonkette
If Catholic Church Wants To Use Communion To Influence Policy, Maybe Tax Exemption Is Not For Them Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Tons Of Retail Workers Quitting For Better Pay, Probably Biden’s Fault Doktor Zoom, Wonkette