The Breakfast Club (With A Little Help From Friends)

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 10:30am (ET) 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.

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This Day in History

Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner die.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

I can trust my friends These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.
Cher

Breakfast News

MSF worker killed by gunmen in Central African Republic

Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline clears hurdle despite fears for seaway

Canadian firefighters make progress against fire in oil sands region

Oklahoma legislators pass near-total abortion ban that criminalizes providers

Oklahoma bungled drugs used in executions: grand jury report

San Francisco police chief resigns in wake of fatal shootings and scandals

Elderly Florida man kills ailing wife because medication wasn’t affordable

Breakfast Blogs

R.I.P., GOP: How Trump Is Killing the Republican Party Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Politics

The Verizon Strike Continues Eric Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

So the U.S. Virgin Islands Are Suing Exxon Mobil Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics

John Yoo Is Delighted With Trump’s Supreme Court Picks Steve M., Crooks and Liars

Time to Press Donald on Whether He Raped His Wife? Josh Marshal, TPM Editor’s Blog

No, MSM, Donald Trump Is NOT Bringing New Voters To The GOP driftglass, Crooks and Liars

Senators Wyden And Paul Introduce SMH Bill To Stop Massive Expansion Of Gov’t Computer Hacking Mike Masnick, Techdirt