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
Hurricane Camille hits Gulf Coast; President Clinton admits relationship with Monica Lewinsky; Gold found in Canada’s Yukon; Robert Fulton’s steamboat ride; Rudolf Hess dies; Actor Robert DeNiro born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
Breakfast News
Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border
Arrests precede major demonstrations in Portland, Oregon
California leads latest lawsuit over Trump immigration rule
US court declines again to halt Trump family planning rules
New York pursuing Sacklers’ financial records in opioid case
Maine finds homes for several hundred African asylum seekers
Hundreds defy restrictions, join protests in Kashmir
Activist emerges as new leader of Moscow election protests
China flexes muscle near Hong Kong amid more weekend rallies
Lawyer: Iranian supertanker captain no longer wants the job
AP Interview: Puerto Rico governor to stay, fight corruption
Aid group: Italy must let all migrants off rescue ship
Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern Congo
Breakfast Blogs
It’s Going to Take Decades to Wring the Crazy Out of the Fabric of This Country Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Government Accuses Roger Stone of Being a Disorganized Figure Who Committed a Crime emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
On Femininity and Masculinity Echidne, at her blog
Who needs experts? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
A path out of chaos Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Why Trump Can’t Buy Greenland Scott R. Anderson, Lawfare
Facing Reality Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Racist Manipulation of History Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Corbyn’s Plea is NOT About Brexit Dave Brockington, Lawyers, Guns and Money
We’re Not Gonna Do a Damn Thing About Guns The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Trump Is F*cking Gross, Episode #456,286,057 Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Oregon Dem Gov. Kate Brown: RECALL THIS, MOTHERF*CKERS Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
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