The Breakfast Club (Refuge)

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

President Bill Clinton’s grand jury testimony in the Monica Lewinsky scandal aired on TV; Authors H.G. Wells and Stephen King born; ‘Monday Night Football’ premieres; Actor-comedian Bill Murray born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.

Leonard Cohen

Breakfast News

Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘apparently deliberate’ Syria aid convoy attack

Brazil’s ex-president Lula to stand trial for corruption in bribery scandal

Brexit could trigger crisis in care for older and disabled people

Wage gap between white and black Americans is worse today than in 1979

Team of hackers take remote control of Tesla Model S from 12 miles away

Burger King and KFC called out for lagging behind on antibiotic-free meat

Breakfast Blogs

I Went to D.C. to Watch Elizabeth Warren Stand Up for Our Country Today Charles Pierce, Esquire Poltics

f you have the biggest pole you need the biggest flag digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

Keeping it (un)real Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

Acela Man Sees “Death of a Salesman” For The First Time: Finds It Very Moving driftglass, at his blog

Why No Trumpite Will Be Fazed By The Latest Trump Foundation Scandal Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Leaked Oversight Report Shows Illegal Surveillance, Massive Constitutional Violations By Germany’s Intelligence Service Tim Cushing, Techdirt

HP Launched Delayed DRM Time Bomb To Disable Competing Printer Cartridges Karl Bode, Techdirt

Will The Washington Post Give Back Its Pulitzer And Stand Trial With Snowden? Mike Masnick, Techdirt