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
Thomas Edison perfects workable electric light; Anthrax scare claims first of two U.S. postal workers in Washington, DC; Britain wins Battle of Trafalgar; Actress and author Carrie Fisher born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.
Breakfast News
US News
Unvaccinated Minnesotans 30x more likely to die from COVID
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
Booster shots could soon be recommended for people as young as 40, source says
White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11
Bay Area county fines burger chain over vaccine verification
Maryland congressman says he prescribes ivermectin for COVID
Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise
Arbitrator: Official wrongly fired in Flint water scandal
Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children
Workers fed up with nights, weekends seek flexible schedules
Cargo backlog creates traffic headaches on sea and land
Charges unlikely for riders who saw Philadelphia train rape
Fries with that exam? College profs asked to help with food
Grand Teton joins Yellowstone in breaking tourism records
US Politics
Senate GOP again blocks Democrats’ election bill
‘The stakes are enormous’: Bannon case tests Congress’ power
Ambassador pick emphasizes US strengths in countering China
Democrats warn against family leave cuts from spending bill
Abolitionist or Republican? Stark choice in Seattle race
International News
WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week
Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise
UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions
Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals
Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change
U.S. congressmen complain about Mexico energy changes
Volcano in southern Japan erupts with massive smoke column
Sports
Astros’ Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS lead
LaVine scores 34 points, Bulls beat Pistons 94-88 in opener
Ball scores 31 to rally Hornets past Pacers 123-122
Cam Atkinson scores 2 goals, Flyers beat Bruins 6-3
Breakfast Blogs
This EPA Move on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is a Huge Step and Not Nearly Enough Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
COVID Cops are Doing Their Communities a Favor by Quitting digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Rod of Iron-y Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Delta Proudly Announces Its Participation In The DHS’s Expanded Biometric Collection Program Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Farcically like a martyr Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Nature Thought Of It First Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Little Triggers Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 937 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The End of Economics Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
KILLING THE DEMOCRATS SOFTLY Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Anti-Vax, Unmasked Cops Throwing Whiny-Ass Temper Tantrums ERREWHERE Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Steve Bannon About To Get That Contempt Citation He’s Always Wanted! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Hey What Is Up With The ‘Build Back Better’ Sausage? Well, Who F*cking Knows! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Adam Schiff Is Running Out Of Patience Evan Hurst, Wonkette