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
Elvis Presley, the King of Rock n’ Roll, dies at Graceland; Baseball’s Babe Ruth dies in New York; Uganda’s Idi Amin dies in Saudi Arabia; ‘Sports Illustrated’ hits newsstands; Singer Madonna born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Texas court blocks 2 counties’ mask mandates
US mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big tech
Federal court set to rule on eviction moratorium this week
USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25 percent
Oystermen overcome pollution, pandemic to thrive in LI Sound
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
Fred strengthens slightly as it heads to US coast
Man stabbed, reporter attacked at protest at LA City Hall
Firefighter: 1 dead, 3 injured when tree falls in NC forest
US Politics
Pelosi takes step to quell moderates’ budget rebellion
North Carolina is child bride destination; bill could end it
Analysis: Mississippi senators split on infrastructure bill
International News
The Latest: Australian state sees 478 new virus infections
Amid shortages, Africans scramble to be fully immunized
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
Sports
Muncy hits 2 HRs, Scherzer sharp as Dodgers rout Mets 14-4
Odor, Cortes help Yankees beat White Sox 5-3
Tatis brilliant in 2 HR return, Padres beat Diamondbacks 8-2
Blue Jays use 4 homers to avoid sweep, top Mariners 8-3
Detmers pitches Halos past Astros 3-1 for 1st big league win
La Stella, Wood keep Giants rolling, top Rockies 5-2
Chisholm homers as Marlins beat reeling Cubs 4-1
Polanco’s sac fly in ninth lifts Twins over Rays 5-4
Copper, Quigley help Sky outlast Storm 87-85 in overtime
Fowles, Collier lead Lynx to 88-78 win over Liberty
Diggins-Smith scores 19 points, Mercury beats Dream 92-81
Breakfast Blogs
This Is What a Country Going Mad Sounds Like Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
What If the US Had Fought the Saudis Instead of the Taliban? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
A Few Receipts Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
LAPD Proud Boys digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
No amount of guns and money Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The laughably unjustified hubris of the foreign policy/military blob Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 899 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Our Enemies Were The Friends We Made Along The Way driftglass, at his blog
Afghanistan Note Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA REALLY, REALLY WANTS TO PRE-SELECT BOTH PARTY NOMINEES FOR 2024 Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog