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
Writer Mark Twain dies; Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II born; German flying ace Manfred ‘The Red Baron’ Rictoften killed in action during World War I; The musical ‘Annie’ opens on Broadway.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
Breakfast News
US News
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
Most people in US want masks for travelers: AP-NORC poll
Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
Parents challenge law outlawing treatment of trans kids
Southwest wildfires force evacuations, tighten resources
‘You inhaled it’: Man inhales drill bit during dental visit
Large alligator saunters through Florida neighborhood
Missing wallaby found hiding in bush near zoo exhibit
US Politics
US supreme court rules against air force officer who refused Covid vaccine
Biden’s latest student debt move will bring 3.6 million borrowers closer to loan forgiveness
Michigan lawmaker’s forceful speech rebuts ‘grooming’ attack
Palin on serving in Congress: ‘It would be all about Alaska’
Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open
Report: Oregon has $5.3b invested in fossil fuel companies
Gov. Evers releases Wisconsin’s first clean energy plan
Lawyers for Hillary Clinton ask judge to dismiss Trump lawsuit against her
Biden taps Gary Restaino as new acting ATF director
Florida Senate passes bill to strip Disney’s special self-governing status
Trump-backed House candidate removed from ballot by Tenn. Republicans
Florida rejects 54 math textbooks over ‘prohibited topics’ including critical race theory
Ahead of new forecast, Kansas banks $500M for emergencies
International News
Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
‘Days or hours left’: Russia tightens the noose in Mariupol
Biden set to announce new military assistance for Ukraine
Yellen, Ukraine official walk out of Russia’s G-20 remarks
Israel, Gaza militants trade fire as Mideast tensions mount
Scholar uses trash as treasure to study life in North Korea
Sports
Raise a toast to the D’backs: Beer leads 11-2 win at Nats
Belt connects on B-Day, Rodón grinds as Giants beat Mets 5-2
Royals bullpen backs up Daniel Lynch in 2-0 win over Twins
Tapia homer in 5-run second leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1
Cabrera gets to 2,999 hits in Tigers’ 5-3 loss to Yankees
Embiid hits late 3 in OT, 76ers beat Raptors for 3-0 lead
Celtics rally in 2nd half, beat Nets 114-107 for 2-0 lead
McDavid has goal, 2 assists as Oilers beat Stars 5-2
Breakfast Blogs
Jane Mayer Went Spelunking Again Into the Dark Caverns of Right-Wing Political Money Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Posture of the Michael Sussmann Case emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
War for Ukraine Update 56: The Defenders of Mariupol Are Still Holding, But In Need of Relief! Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Democrats need to fear what Republicans will do if they win digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
“No one fears” Democrats Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
TSA Now Looking To Make It Impossible For People Wrongly Added To Terrorist Watchlist To Travel On The Ground Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Devin Nunes Loses Yet Again In His Quixotic, Censorial SLAPP Cases Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Arbitrator Orders Trump Campaign to Pay Omarosa’s Attorneys $1.3 Million in Fees and Costs Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Supreme Court Considers Whether Police Can Be Sued for Not Issuing Miranda Warnings in Case of Acquitted Man Who Gave a False Confession Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
“They want someone to knock on your door, too. Not to put you in the newspaper, though” Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Why do all these seditionists keep texting me their coup plans? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,075 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Meatheads All The Way Down driftglass, at his blog
I’m So Sorry, But We Need to Talk About Climate Change The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Blogging Beyond Theocracy: Technical addendum Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Ron DeSantis Will Stick It To Disney If It Costs Florida Taxpayers A Billion Dollars. Which It Will. Liz Dye, Wonkette
When John D. Rockefeller Opened Fire On Miners, Set Fire To Women And Kids, In The Ludlow Massacre Erik Loomis, Wonkette
Maryland School Board Idiots Pretty Sure Pride Flags Are Gateway Flags For Harder Flags Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Wall Street Journal Tough Guy Has Some Words For Wimps Who Wore Masks During Brooklyn Subway Attack Stephen Robinson, Wonkette