The Breakfast Club (Eggs Came First)

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.

Nuremberg tribunal convicts top Nazi leaders of war crimes; Berlin Airlift ends; James Meredith registers at Ole Miss; Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ premieres; Actor James Dean killed in a car crash.

I haven’t checked, but I highly suspect that chickens evolved from an egg-laying ancestor, which would mean that there were, in fact, eggs before there were chickens. Genius.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sectarian fighters mass for battle to capture east Aleppo

Saudi Arabia agrees compromise on inquiry into Yemen abuses

Snowden disclosures helped reduce use of Patriot Act provision to acquire emails

Nevada rules funding for school voucher program is unconstitutional

Don’t say cheese: French court upholds ban on passport photo smiling

Where Does Chris Christie Go from Here? Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics

“Super Careless, Fragile Ego, Extra Braggadocious” Gaius Publius, Hullabaloo

Buncha white guys sittin’ around talkin’ about wimminn gettin’ fat digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

The Truest Thing So Far driftgalss, at his blog

Bringing Up Bill Clinton’s Sex Life Could Br A Multi-Level Mistake For Trump (updated) Steve M., No More Mster Nice Blog

FBI, DOJ And Their Forensic Scientists State They’ll Continue Using Discredited Junk Science To Put People Behind Bars Tim Cushing, Techdirt