The Breakfast Club (Lie, Lie, Lie)

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.

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This Day in History

Israel and the Palestinians sign a major accord; President George W. Bush takes responsibility for the federal response to Hurricane Katrina; Attica prison uprising ends; Rapper Tupac Shakur dies.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

We give you the facts. I told you information is power – knowledge is power. We can’t be in an ideological battle to redeem the soul of this country if we don’t have the facts.

Tavis Smiley

Breakfast News

Storm’s uncertain track sows fear; 10 million in crosshairs

US ‘likely’ has taken over as the world’s top oil producer

Booker releases new confidential records about Kavanaugh

Louisiana abortion clinic wants regulatory rewrite nullified

Planned Parenthood picks Chinese-born doctor as new leader

Tropical storm fades but still douses Hawaii with rain

NYC to add nonbinary ‘X’ designation to birth certificates

Unique Gullah communities have ridden out many hurricanes

US warns Moscow over looming attack in Syrian city of Idlib

Putin: Suspects in Britain poisoning are innocent civilians

Strongest typhoon this year closes in on north Philippines

Japan opposition leader says its PM is too close to Trump

Da Silva’s candidate vows to be his own man in Brazil

Western leaders line up to visit Macedonia before referendum

Jewish collector’s descendant gets Nazi-looted Renoir back

Breakfast Blogs

I’m Definitely Not Saying It’s Aliens Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The $30 Million Leverage Mueller Has to Force Paul Manafort’s Cooperation emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Sexual abuse is now officially a conservative movement value digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

Unnatural disaster Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

Civilian Control of the Military During an Age of Trump and “Administrative Coups” Mark Nevitt, Just Security

Responses to the Demagogue: “Unsung Heroes” and the Impeachment Process Bob Bauer, Lawfare

The Kavanaugh’s Tale Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Working Poor and the Working Homeless Simon Balto, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 326 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The ELIZA Trap driftglass, at his blog

FEMA Frantically Prepares Apology For Screwing Up Hurricane Florence Response

For the Record: It’s Complicated Yatreblyansky, Rectification of Names

What Did That Dumb Orange Motherfucker Say Now? (Hurricane and 9/11 Edition) The Rude Pundit, at his blog

Mitch McConnell Officially Losing His Shit, Because The Senate Is IN PLAY, AYUP. Evan Hurst, Wonkette

WHY DOES THE GOP WANT TO MAKE ITS OPPONENTS APPEAR COOL?No More Mister Nice Blog