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
President Ronald Reagan is wounded in an assassination attempt; The U.S. reaches a deal with Russia to buy Alaska Territory; Actor James Cagney dies; Musician Eric Clapton born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It’s my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it.
Breakfast News
Up to 200K US deaths foreseen as more cities stricken
Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease
Relief package billions can’t buy hospitals out of shortages
Storms, tornadoes damage homes, businesses in Midwest, South
Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads
Hundreds at Louisiana church flout COVID-19 gatherings ban
Nevada distilleries turning hooch into hand sanitizer
US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
Germany’s Merkel shines in virus crisis even as power wanes
Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions
Iran defends virus response as Syria reports first death
Breakfast Blogs
Rural Roulette: The Three-Day Church Event emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Straddling the COVID-19 Barbed Wire Fence in Kansas Peterr, emptywheel
New Orleans Is Drowning. Again. Jim White, emptywheel
He’s not saying we won’t get our hair mussed… digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Golden Age of Grifting tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Masque of the Orange Death batocchio, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Shining city of zombies Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Why Does Russia Use Disinformation? Kasey Stricklin, Lawfare
Learning from Animal Quarantines Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trump Lavishes Resources on his Adopted Home State While Starving Others Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The woman who knew too much Paul Campos, Lawyers, Gun and Money
Weavy Grievy Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE RIGHT FIGHTS THE REAL ENEMY: NOT THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT GRETCHEN WHITMER Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Texas GOPer Super Jazzed About All The Abortions COVID-19 Will Prevent Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Nice Things Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Slumlord Jared Kushner Will Keep His NYC Buildings Fully Stocked With Mold, Roaches During Pandemic Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
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