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
I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.
Breakfast News
Syrian Kurds take largest dam, town from IS
Turkey leader calls on US to reverse decision to arm Kurds
US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict
Iran election’s theatrics, frank discourse push boundaries
Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites
Bill to end adult prosecution of teens in NC gaining favor
US cuts congressional bill deportation delays for immigrants
For Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants, stigma hasn’t faded
Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment
Breakfast Blogs
Are There Any Republican Heroes Left? Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
James Clapper: Unmasking And/Or Jeff Sessions? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
So Why Isn’t Anything A Big Deal Anymore? Echidne, at her blog
All the makings of a banana republic digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
“Every move they make keeps signalling ‘cover-up.’” Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Legislators Have to be Evaluated in Relative, Not Absolute, Terms Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
I Have a Trick To Show You driftglass, at his blog
THE ONLY NUMBERS THAT MATTER IN THAT NEW TRUMP POLL Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
This Makes No Sense: US To Ban Laptops On All Flights From Europe Mike Masnick, Techdirt
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