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 10:30am (ET) 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
Britain’s Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer; Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini born; President Dwight Eisenhower signs an act creating NASA; Artist Vincent Van Gogh dies
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we’re lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it’s worse than fear – it’s active disengagement.
Angela Merkel defends Germany’s refugee policy after attacks Turkish generals resign as government prepares to overhaul armed forces FBI investigating hack of House Democrats’ fundraising committee Chelsea Manning faces charges, solitary confinement after suicide attempt Soberanes wildfire burning near Carmel, Big Sur has destroyed 34+ homes Norway considers giving mountain to Finland as 100th birthday present US navy to name ship after gay rights icon Harvey Milk Stephen Colbert can’t be Comedy Central Stephen Colbert, lawyers say
Breakfast Blogs
On Responsible Sourcing for DNC Hack Stories emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
And Now for Some Hot Takes About How Awful the DNC Was Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Trump is Uniquely Dangerous? Hardly tristero, Hullabaloo
The real work ahead Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
The Mercy Rule driftglass, at his blog