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.
This Day in History
Charges dropped against Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case; Garry Kasparov loses a chess match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer; Songwriter Irving Berlin born; Reggae star Bob Marley dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That’s a pretty good rule.
Daniel Ellsberg
Breakfast News
German court rejects Erdogan bid for injunction against media CEO
Brazil’s Rousseff makes final survival bid as Senate poised to oust her
François Hollande pushes through labour bill with special decree
New Jersey judge orders naming of Bridgegate scandal co-conspirators
North Carolina transgender battle could expand civil rights law
Missouri lawmakers pass bill to restrict viewing of police camera footage
‘Marijuana superstore’ wins legal battle over medical pot shops in California
Another Bundy standoff possible as groups call for US to seize livestock
Breakfast Blogs
The Biggest Problem with Presidential Campaigns, from JFK to Trump Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The US Person Back Door Search Number DOJ Could Publish Immediately emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
British Hacker Wins Court Battle Over Encryption Keys Ryan Gallagher, The Intercept
Clinton Commits: No TPP, Fundamentally Rethink Trade Policies Dave Johnson, Crooks and Liars
The Well-Thumbed History and Plainsong Lore… driftglass at his blog
Tight Clinton – Trump Polls! Start Freaking Out Now! (Or Maybe Not.) (updated) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Judge Says Copyright Case Against Star Trek Fan Film Can ‘Live Long’ And Possibly ‘Prosper’ Mike Masnick, Techdirt
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