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
Christopher Columbus sets sail; Europe slides further into World War I; A Cold War case heats up Capitol Hill; Air traffic controllers in the U.S. go on strike; NBA founded; Singer Tony Bennett born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
No matter what age you are, there’s a lot of room for learning.
Breakfast News
US News
US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge
Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered
With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance
US employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
Navajo Nation: 9 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for 2nd day
COVID hits 23 in California schools, days after reopening
Union: NLRB officer recommends new vote for Amazon workers
Record wildfire burns amid drought on Hawaii’s Big Island
Power shutoffs should be last resort, regulators warn
New theory: Earth’s longer days kick-started oxygen growth
Families urge using new DNA tech to ID Pearl Harbor unknowns
US Politics
White House calls on states to prevent evictions
Police officers become candidates as policing debate rages
$1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in
Court declines to hear church’s attack on COVID restrictions
County refuses Arizona Senate’s subpoena in election audit
International News
Rome governor pledges vaccinations go on despite hacking
In heat emergency, southern Europe scrambles for resources
Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to ‘lively’ twin girls
Sports
Olympics Latest: China gets 1-2 finish in springboard semis
Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
Israel’s Olympic gold victory raises Jewish identity debate
Allman’s Joy: Discus thrower waits out rain for gold medal
Third-timer, Old-timer: Ross still strong on Olympic beach
Canada upsets US with 1-0 win in women’s soccer
Doncic, Slovenia move into Olympic basketball semifinals
Warholm crushes world record in fast, fast Olympic hurdles
Rangers steal home in 4-1 win over Angels for 3 in a row
O’s slug 4 HRs, top Yanks 7-1 in game slowed by loose cat
Brinson’s 1st-inning grand slam helps Marlins beat Mets 6-3
Fraley drives in 2, Flexen solid as Mariners beat Rays 8-2
Realmuto, Segura help Phillies rally to 7-5 win vs Nats
Breakfast Blogs
This Pandemic Has Turned Our Historical Reaction to Epidemic Disease on Its Head Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Three Tea Leaves in Judge Tim Kelly’s Matthew Greene Detention Decision emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
More election shenanigans on deck digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Moral imperatives Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
New York Congresswoman Thinks It’s Too Hard To Be A Good Cop, Offers Up Bill That Would Codify Qualified Immunity Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Trio of GOP-Appointed Judges Unanimously Approve Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate: ‘There Can’t Be a Constitutional Problem With Vaccination’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Federal Court Rules FDA Must Reveal How Many Hens Egg Producers Are Keeping in Hen Houses Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Dark money and the attack on American democracy Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
White paranoia, white rage, and Fox News Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 890 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
If You Had Told Me In 2017… driftglass, at his blog
SocioLOLogy Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THEY HAVE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, TOO Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Democracy Probably F*cked, Thanks to Supreme Leader Joe Manchin Michael Mora, Wonkette
Why Is Matt Yglesias? Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
It’s Monday, So It Must Actually Be Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Week! Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
ISIS On GETTR? Who Could Have Predicted This Shocking Turn Of Events? Liz Dye, Wonkette