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 George W. Bush signs USA Patriot Act; Henry Kissinger says ‘peace is at hand’ in Vietnam; Gunfight at the OK Corral takes place; Actor Bob Hoskins and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.
Breakfast News
Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US
Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’
Power cut to 117,000 customers as California faces fire risk
Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues
Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest
Man with metal detector finds 222-year-old coin near church
The Latest: Mexico health officials acknowledge higher toll
Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak
Virus is pummeling Europe’s eateries — and winter is coming
Italy closes gyms, shuts eateries early to fight COVID-19
Malaysia’s king rejects PM’s proposal to declare emergency
Thousands protest as Belarus leader faces demands deadline
Australia protests Qatar airport’s exams of women passengers
Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions
France says stop boycott calls; Erdogan ups Macron insults
Breakfast Blogs
I’m Not Going to Hold My Breath Waiting for a Bipartisan Commission on Reforming the Courts Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson Produce a 285-Page Confession They’re Unfamiliar with the Public Record emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
They aren’t even pretending to try anymore digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Mockery of a sham: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (***) Dennis Hartley, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Let’s kick this guy’s ass Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Murc’s laying down of the law Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Liberals are largely incapable of even imagining the possibility of a liberal Supreme Court Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 704 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
For the Record: Why the Affordable Care Act Will Survive Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS IN THE SEWER LONG BEFORE TRUMP ENTERED POLITICS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Relax! It’s the Return Of Nice Things! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
HHS Official’s Foolproof Plan To Have Mall Santas Promote Vaccines Somehow Falls Apart Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Interested In Some Uncritically Presented, BS GOP Talking Points?The New York Times Can Help! Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
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