The Breakfast Club (Caravan)

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.

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This Day in History

Nazis and Soviets sign a non-aggression pact on eve of World War II; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Defrocked priest John Geoghan killed; Movie star Rudolph Valentino and Broadway’s Oscar Hammerstein die.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.

Ruth St. Denis

Breakfast News

Flooding In Louisiana Raises Questions About Timing, Urgency Of Warnings

Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons Again

Federal Transgender Bathroom Access Guidelines Blocked by Judge

The Philippines’ new president is waging a drug war that has killed nearly 1,800 people

Conservative Leader Nicolas Sarkozy Announces Bid To Retake French Presidency

Hundreds of Americans on rafts accidentally float into Canada

Breakfast Blogs

Charlie Pierce is back from a week long vacation and off on a roll. He started the day with this post.

Curt Schilling Wants to Challenge Elizabeth Warren, But That’s None of My Benghazi

Meet the scandalmongers: Judicial Watch digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

Who’s the Trump Immigration Pivot For? Spocko, Hullabaloo

Petulant Lunatic Provides Local Blogger With Free Content drifglass, at his blog

Anti-Trump Right Wing Talker: You Don’t Suppose Some Of This Trump Stuff Is My Fault, Do You? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

The NYPD’s Third ‘Forfeiture’ Option: Call Seized Items ‘Evidence;’ Never Give Them Back Tim Cushing, Techdirt