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
Truman announces Japan’s surrender in World War II; Blackout hits Northeast U.S., Canada; FDR signs Social Security; British troops arrive in N. Ireland; A strike in Cold War Poland; Steve Martin born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The message is not so much that the worms will inherit the Earth, but that all things play a role in nature, even the lowly worm.
Breakfast News
Texas hospitalizations below 7,000 for first time in weeks
Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes
US seizes virtual currency alleged to fund militant groups
Trump’s EPA dumps methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields
Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional
Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields
Crews try to tame California wildfire as heat wave arrives
NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
Michigan plans dedicated road lanes for autonomous vehicles
The Latest: Mexico passes 500,000 confirmed virus cases
Virus exposes economic, racial divide in French health care
Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight
North Korea lifts virus lockdown at border town
Thousands in Belarus form ‘lines of solidarity’ in protest
Bolivia’s political crisis threatens hospitals and patients
UAE and Israel to establish full diplomatic ties
Breakfast Blogs
The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Stupid Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Not the Right Kind of Monster, Says the Racist [UPDATE-2] Rayne, emptywheel
He’s saying it right out loud digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Meanwhile, in Mark Meadows’ old district Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
I Resigned from U.S. Government After My Own Leaders Began to Act Like the Autocrats I Analyzed Kyle Murphy, Just Security
Supreme Court Rejects RNC Attempt to Block Rhode Island’s Mail-In Voting Accommodations Matt Naham, Just Security
Watchdog Group Sues Trump Admin to Find Out How USPS Plans to Handle Mail-In Ballots Jerry Lambe, Just Security
Trump Gets a New Medical Adviser as Seen on TV Chris Koski, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Oh you’re no fun any more Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trump’s war on social security Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
ON VOTE-BY-MAIL, TRUMP SAID THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD, AND IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Helpful Missouri Gov Will Do Duly Elected Black Female Prosecutor’s Job For Her, What A Helper! Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
This Sh*t Is Not In The Bag Evan Hurst, Wonkette
GOP Makes Voting Great Again By Murdering Ballot Drop Boxes Liz Dye, Wonkette
Uber CEO Goes Full Bond Villain Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Social Distancing And Masks Are Actual Satanic Rituals, Says Wisconsin Mom Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Trump On Fox: Of Course I’m F*cking With The Post Office To Prevent Voting. Do I Look Stupid? Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
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