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
President Richard Nixon announces his breakthrough trip to China; Fashion designer Gianni Versace slain; Aerospace giant Boeing founded; Dutch painter Rembrandt born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Breakfast News
80 Killed in Truck Attack on Bastille Day Crowd in Nice, France
Salvadoran Court Overturns Wartime Amnesty, Paving Way for Prosecutions
Footage of California police killing unarmed teen prompts claim of ‘trigger-happy’ officers
Police arrest black people at higher rate in city where Philando Castile was shot
‘Open carry’ gun law gives Cleveland a headache for Republican convention
US cannot force Microsoft to hand over emails stored abroad, court rules
Zika epidemic has peaked and may run its course within 18 months, say experts
Breakfast Blogs
This Isn’t Funny Anymore. American Democracy Is at Stake. Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Open Carry Rules For RNC: Black & White Versions
Spocko, Hullabaloo
Larry and David digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
6th Circle of Hell Thought-Leader Calls Out 9th Circle of Hell Thought-Leaders driftglass, at his blog
Trump, Clinton And The Hope Gap Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Technology and Protest Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Billionaires in Brazil: Understanding How Extreme Wealth and Political Power Overlap Everywhere Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Pam Geller Sues The US Gov’t Because Facebook Blocked Her Page; Says CDA 230 Violates First Amendment Mike Masnick, TechdirtThe Breakfast Club. That