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
Union forces win the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War; George Washington takes charge of the Continental Army; Algeria gains independence; Actor Tom Cruise born; Singer Jim Morrison dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin.
Breakfast News
Kentucky cuts vision, dental care for up to 460,000 people
Panel: 1 Richmond Confederate statue should go, others stay
Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils at restaurants, bars
Judge to decide on order blocking Puerto Rican evictions
Wind spreads California fire as other states battle blazes
Man who destroyed Ten Commandments display ordered released
Los Angeles kicks off long-delayed licensing for pot growers
Margarita-loving bear takes a dip in a California hot tub
European Union moves against Poland for its new court law
EU warns Trump: auto tariffs could lead to $300B retaliation
Mexico’s victor pledges to ‘reach understanding’ with Trump
Compromise reached in German government migration standoff
Doubts on North Korean denuclearization shadow Pompeo visit
Captain pleads innocent as Malta seeks to seize rescue boat
Astronomers report 1st image of baby planet being formed
Breakfast Blogs
Thank You, New York Times, for This New Definition of ‘Family Values’ Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
For Family and Country: The Questions Michael Cohen Won’t (Yet) Answer emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Purple Family Values Echidne, at her blog
Willing human sacrifices for the Trump cult digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
One More Pseudo-Intellectual Conservative tristero, HUllabaloo
“A few credits short” Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Kennedy’s Replacement: Presidential Self-Interest and the Functions of the Confirmation Process Bob Bauer, Hullabaloo
How Anti-Muslim Animus Undermines Years of U.S. Law Enforcement Efforts to Build Relations Salam Al-Marayati, Lawfare
Weaponizing the First Amendment Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
AMLO Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
It’s a Cookbook: Time Once Again for the Annual Rebranding of the Worst Idea in American Politics driftglass, at his blog
DEVIN NUNES THINKS LeBRON JAMES DOESN’T KNOW CALIFORNIANS PAY TAXES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Judge Says Parents Can Continue With Lawsuit Against Police Officer Who Helped Kill Their Son Tim Cushing, Techdirt
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