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 golden spike completes America’s first transcontinental railroad; Nazis burn books in Germany; Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland; Nelson Mandela takes office in S. Africa; U2’s frontman Bono born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.
Breakfast News
US News
Los Angeles to offer appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations
Asian American health workers fight virus and racist attacks
Some states plan big spending with Biden’s aid, others wait
As more Illinoisans are vaccinated, more deaths are reported
Big venues set to expand capacity as state eases limits
After court nixes eviction ban, race is on for federal help
Tearful reunions mark second Mother’s Day under pandemic
Montana nonprofit to build slaughterhouse for food bank beef
Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang
Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting
Micronesians feel hatred in Hawaii, decry police shooting
California woman charged in alleged $6M Medicare fraud scam
Genetic testing offers hope for solving ’05 Hartford killing
Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy’s killing
San Diego sheriff’s employee awarded $60K in settlement
US Politics
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
House GOP leader says he backs ousting Cheney from No. 3 job
Analysis: Few issues settled at Louisiana session midpoint
International News
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
Street parties celebrate end of Spain’s state of emergency
More Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli parade
Protests erupt in Iraqi city after killing of activist
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
Man shot to death at Vancouver’s airport in gang incident
Serbia gives award to 2019 Nobel Literature winner Handke
Sports
DeGrom to get MRI for side issue after Mets win 5th straight
Freeman, Swanson, Ynoa power Braves past Phillies
Arenado, Wainwright lead Cardinals over Rockies 2-0
Adames, Brosseau hit HRs as Rays beat A’s 4-3, avoid sweep
Towns, Russell each score 27 points, T-Wolves throttle Magic
Doncic ejected in Mavericks’ 124-97 victory over Cavaliers
Pelicans beat Hornets 112-110 to keep play-in hopes alive
Butler strong down stretch, Heat hold off Celtics 130-124
Knicks beat Clippers 106-100 behind Rose and Bullock By BETH HARRISyesterday
Blackhawks beat Stars 4-2 in fans’ return to United Center
Lewis Hamilton rallies to edge out Max Verstappen to win Spanish Grand Prix
Martin Truex Jr. dominates at Darlington for 3rd win of year
Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert
Preakness Post Position Draw Moved to May 11
Zverev beats Berrettini to win his 2nd Madrid Open title
S wins Walker Cup, beating GB&I 14-12 at Seminole
Rory McIlroy wins at Quail Hollow to end victory drought
Breakfast Blogs
Merrick Garland Has Trained the Justice Department’s Sights on the Cyber Ninjas Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
DOJ’s Failures to Follow Media Guidelines on the WaPo Seizure emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
“He wanted it for his election” digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The persistence of misinformation Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Why did it take so long for public health authorities to concede that COVID-19 is primarily spread through aerosols? Scott Lemeiux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Children of men Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
How a Story From a Middle Tennessee College Is Really About Our American Apocalypse (Part 1) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Maybe she’s just smarter than Kevin Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names