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
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies; Philosopher Karl Marx born; IRA member Bobby Sands during a prison hunger strike; Carnegie Hall opens in New York.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.
Breakfast News
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Called to order: Supreme Court holds 1st arguments by phone
Pittsburgh appeals judge’s rejection of firearm restrictions
Treasury says April-June borrowing will be a record $2.99T
Carnival Cruise Line says it’s canceling Alaska sailings
US women’s team players have options after setback in court
‘Murder Hornets,’ with sting that can kill, land in US
St. Jude music therapists organize backyard jams for kids
European virus tracing apps highlight battle for privacy
World leaders pledge billions for virus vaccine research
Virus fear turns deportees into pariahs at home in Guatemala
In fight over Brazil leader’s virus test, crisis looms
Italy eases virus lockdown, and gets first reckoning of toll
With testing, Iceland claims major success against COVID-19
Freedom! In France, a nursing home takes on COVID and wins
Brussels going greener amid coronavirus crisis
Amid Moscow lockdown, some dogs find new homes and friends
Breakfast Blogs
The Democratic Party Must Not Abandon Doug Jones in Alabama Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Four Ways Trump Can Ensure Mike Flynn Avoids Accountability for His Lies emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Premature emancipation digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Chiseler tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Lining up to be a hot lunch Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
COVID-19 and the Fight for an Equitable California Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Math and the plutocracy Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Alarms and Excursions Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
I’M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT INTENTIONAL MASS MURDER FALLS UNDER THE HEADING OF HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (updated) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
White House Refuses To Let Fauci Testify To House, But OKs Senate Appearance Because … REASONS Liz Dye, Wonkette
Dr. Deborah Birx Wins Susan Collins Award For Most Seriously Troubled During A Global Crisis Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
What Lies Is Fox News Telling Your Nana About COVID-19 Deaths Today? Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Federalist Writer, Minor Sorbo Have Thoughts On Abortion, Masks, And COVID-19 Robn Pennacchia, Wonkette
CDC Estimates Minus-1000 Drop From 2,000 To 3,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths By June Doktor Zoom, Wonkette