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
The Federalist Papers published in New York City; President Theodore Roosevelt is born; Egypian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin win Nobel Peace Prize; Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
Breakfast News
US News
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Enforcement of indoor vaccine mandates proves uneven in US
More workers sue US nuclear lab over vaccine mandate
Navajo Nation reports 32 more COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Louisiana governor ends mask mandate, except at some schools
Virus cut access to courts but opened door to virtual future
Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
‘Atmospheric river’ drenches drought-stricken California
Majority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll
Nor’easter has New England bracing for floods, power outages
Civil rights pioneer seeks expungement of ’55 arrest record
Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass
Felony count over 43 cents’ worth of Mountain Dew is dropped
Alligator crawls out of drain at Alabama apartment complex
US Politics
Half its original size, Biden’s big plan in race to finish
White House eyes new climate change strategies in Biden bill
Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids’ use
Senate confirms Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake to ambassador posts
Biden campaigns in Virginia amid high-stakes governor’s race
Wildlife agencies to cancel Trump endangered species rules
Anti-telescope protesters oppose US attorney pick for Hawaii
Moore: North Carolina budget action could happen next week
International News
Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID doses
Russia, Ukraine see record daily deaths, low vaccinations
New Zealand expands vaccine mandate to 40% of all workers
Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
Sudan strongman is seen as an insider with powerful allies
Morrison: Australia will beat 2030 goal for lower emissions
UN chief: ‘Leadership gap’ undermines global climate efforts
Queen Elizabeth II won’t attend climate conference in person
Dismissed: Germany’s Merkel becomes caretaker chancellor
Japan’s Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status
Gag order in Myanmar keeps Suu Kyi’s testimony restricted
American-Iranian man detained in Iran undergoes surgery
Sports
Saints capitalize on Seahawks’ mistakes for 13-10 win
Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
PM: Unvaccinated players can travel for Australian Open
Breakfast Blogs
This Memo From Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist Is Incredibly Damning Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
What Lies Beneath the Turf Rayne, emptywheel
Where Did All That Cash Come From? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
This stops with us Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
If Courts Won’t Protect People’s Phones At The Border, Congress Needs To Act Now Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Team Biden Finally Gets Around To Staffing U.S. Telecom Regulators Karl Bode, Techdirt
Florida AG’s Staff Called Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Lawsuit to Overturn Other States’ Election Results ‘Batsh*t Insane’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
The outright anti-vaxx Ron DeSantis Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 943 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
But I Didn’t Know Until This Day That It Was… Republicans All Along driftglass, at his blog
Note to Anxious Progressive Democrats in Congress: Take the Deal (And Then Fuck Up the Party) The Rude Pundit, The Rude Pundit, at his blog
DECONSTRUCT MATT LEWIS’S LATEST COLUMN AND SPOT THE REPUBLICAN CON Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Newsmax Bullying Fox For Being Lib Who Loves Climate Change Evan Hursrt, Wonkette
TN State Senator Indicted For Hilarious Campaign Finance Hijinks Liz Dye, Wonkette
What If Ohio Threw A Senate Debate And All The Incredibly The Worst People Came? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Oh Sh*t, Dallas Teacher Did A Critical Race Theory To The Texas Wingnuts! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette