The Breakfast Club (The True Test)

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

George Washington dies at age 67; Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group reach South Pole; Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign an internationally-brokered peace treaty; Baseball’s Roger Maris dies at age 51.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

Margaret Chase Smith

The Department of Homeland Security Seems to Have a Radicalization Problem Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Follow the Money: Merrick Garland Told You So emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptyweel

War for Ukraine Day 293: Another Quick Update & Patriots! Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

Texts Reveal Four Trump Allies Mixed Requests For Pardons With Big Lie Boosterism Hunter Walker and Emine Yücel, Talking Points Memo

Right wing attacks on Brittney Griner are part of a larger — and unhinged — backlash to LGBTQ rights Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Ronnie D’s gruesome plandigby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

More about the Mark Meadows texts Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Actual Free Speech Matters, Elon Musk’s Understanding Of It Puts Free Speech At Risk Mike Masnick, Techdirt

New York’s Concealed Carry Gun Law Creating ‘Restricted Areas’ Remains Safe for Time Being as Federal Appeals Court Grants Another Stay Elura Nanos, Law & Crime

Remember the diner scene in When Harry Met Sally? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns & Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,255 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns & Money

Little Red State Fundy For Speaker! driftglass, at his blog

THE GOP: GULLING THE RUBES FOR SO LONG THAT NOW THE RUBES ARE IN CHARGE Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Elon Musk Dispatches Howler Monkeys To Drive Former Employee From His Home Liz Dye, Wonkette

Marjorie Taylor Greene KIDDING When She Said She Could Do Better J6 Than J6-ers, LEARN A JOKE! Evan Hurst, Wonkette

NYC May Soon Bar Employers From Firing People For No Reason Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

What’s Your Neighborhood Doing To Fight Climate Change? Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Where The White American Girl Dolls At? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette