The Breakfast Club (Christmas Waltz)

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

U.S. President Bill Clinton is impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; ‘The Music Man’ opens on Broadway.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.

Ford Frick

Breakfast Blogs

We Are Never More Free with Our Speech than When Arguing About Free Speech Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

After the Deluge: What’s Next on Mastodon for Journalism? [UPDATE-2] Rayne, emptywheel

War for Ukraine Day 298: A Shorter Update to Finish Off the Week Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

A eulogy for a beautiful boy digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

No, not Ryan Reynolds Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Why your cat is obsessed with destroying your Christmas tree — and how to make them stop Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon

An asshole with an broadly attractive vision is one thing, an asshole for the sake of being an asshole is another Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns & Money

The chaos of tipping culture in America Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns & Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,258 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns & Money

Why Did Adam Kinzinger Cut and Run? driftglas, at his blog

Literary Corner: A New Voice Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA FINDS A NEW SCARY BLACK MAN Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog