The Breakfast Club (Feelin Groovy)

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

Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie marry.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last

Paul Simon

Breakfast News

Civil rights group sues in US court over immigration detention

US lawmakers reintroduce bill to end restrictions on Cuba travel

Fliers urge black Chicagoans to ‘help Jeff Sessions’ by reporting undocumented neighbors for cash bounties

US bill would ban American tourist travel to North Korea

Manila deploys commandoes, helicopters to retake city from Islamists

Russian activist fined for sharing John Oliver clip

Greek ex-prime minister hurt as letter bomb explodes in car

Troops pull out of Brazil capital; president under pressure

Pigeon transporting backpack of drugs gets caught

Ancient sea monster the size of a bus discovered

Breakfast Blogs

Yet Another Crucial Financial Story Flying Under the Radar These Days Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics

Even (Especially?) the FBI Is Susceptible to Fake News emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Don’t Forget: Trump Is Brazenly Lying about NATO Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo

When you want the fake news to be the truth digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

From weird and alarming to dangerous Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

A: Both Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Today In Cognitive Dissonance: The Washington Post driftglass, at his blog

THE GOP: VENGEFUL ALPHA WANNABES AND SORE WINNERS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

DOJ Officials Express An Interest In Prosecuting Leakers And Whistleblowers Tm Cushing, Techdirt

Some Of The Best Net Neutrality Reporting Is… Coming From Sites Owned By Verizon? Mike Masnick, Techdirt