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
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room.
Breakfast News
US News
FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
Alaska outlines plans to help hospitals amid COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
Michigan passes 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases
Navajo Nation reports 52 more COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
Many migrants staying in US even as expulsion flights rise
Judge considers request to block Arizona abortion law
Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed
New push on to expand nuclear radiation compensation in US
US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
Indiana mom says school cut autistic son’s hair without OK
US Politics
Biden presses fellow Dems: Resolve party split on $3.5T plan
Senators: Bipartisan police overhaul talks end with no deal
As Texas draws its maps, Latinos push for political power
Lawmakers OK $55B budget bills; $7.5B in virus relief left
South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld
California 1st to set quota limits for retailers like Amazon
Bush to headline fundraiser for Cheney after Trump backs foe
International News
Travel in Canada is a prize for the vaccinated and vigilant
Ukraine’s leader takes UN to task as ‘retired superhero’
Indonesia leader lays out priorities for G-20 presidency
US-French spat seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call
Afghan Taliban’s new UN envoy urges quick recognition
UK climate activists face prison for blocking highways
Breakfast Blogs
The Republican ‘Split’ on Accepting Refugees Is Between ‘No Afghans’ and ‘Very Few Afghans’ Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
John Durham Is the Jim Jordan of Ken Starrs emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Hermies Give Journalists a Bad Feeling in their Feeling Place Four Seasons Total Landscaping mistermix, Balloon Juice
Excellent Link: Epik Failure Anne Laurie, Balloon Juice
The adults in the room digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
At long last no decency Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Unsealed Documents In Nunes’ Family Farm’s Lawsuit Against Ryan Lizza Raise More Questions About The Lawsuit Than They Answer Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Susan Collins is “pro-choice” how, exactly? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Fatphobia as standard right wing racism; or, there may be some gambling in Casablanca Paul Campos, Lawyers,Guns and Money
A Study in Bad Survey Design Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Stasi State and Education Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Have You Noticed That Adam Kinzinger 2021 Sounds a Whole Lot Like Glenn Greenwald 2010? driftglass, st his blog
Democrats Should Be Having a Five-Alarm Freak Out Over Voting Rights The Rude Pundit, at his blog
REPUBLICAN RECKLESSNESS IS PERFECTLY RATIONAL Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
GOP Morons Indicted For Secretly Funneling Russian $$$ To Trump/RNC, Because It’s Still 2016 Evan Hurst, Wonkette
‘F*cking Loser’ Files LOLsuit Against Mary Trump And NYT For Tortious Journalism And Mean True Words Liz Dye, Wonkeette
GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Black Lives Matter Agree On Vaccine Mandates. This Means Both Are Wrong. Stephen Robinson, Wonkettte
Pennsylvania Kids Do Real Life ‘Footloose,’ Only With Books On Race And US History, No Kevin Bacon Doktor Zoom, Wonkette