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
Terror bombings strike London’s transit system; Oliver North testifies at Iran-Contra hearings; Sandra Day O’Connor nominated for U.S. Supreme Court; Author Robert Heinlein and musician Ringo Starr born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
Robert A. Heinlein
Breakfast News
Tony Blair unrepentant as Chilcot gives crushing Iraq war verdict
US diplomat in charge of Iraq occupation backs key Chilcot inquiry findings Obama delays US troop withdrawal from ‘precarious’ Afghanistan
Kim Jong-un placed on sanctions blacklist for the first time by US
Anti-immigration party in Germany hits crisis over MP’s antisemitism
Attorneys debate use of warrantless surveillance in Portland bomb appeal
San Diego police hunt for potential serial killer who stabbed and burned homeless
Breakfast Blogs
“Only Facts Matter:” Jim Comey Is Not the Master Bureaucrat of Integrity His PR Sells Him Has emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
There’s a Reason Someone Is Supposed to Keep an Eye on Massive Mergers Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The GOP scandalmongers line up in front of the cameras digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Ailes Gets Sued, Trump Rides To The Rescue Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Senate Funding Bill For State Dept. Asks It To Figure Out Ways To Stop Bad People From Using Tor Mike Masnick, Techdirt
That Hole in Your Spaghetti Spoon Is There For a Really, Really Good Reason Catriona Harvey-Jenner, Esquire Food & Drink