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
Pilgrims land in Plymouth Massachuesttes; Pan Am flight 747 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland; Apollo 8 lifts off on first manned mission to the Moon; Actress Jane Fonda is born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.
Breakfast News
Berlin Christmas market attacker still on the loose, say police
Moscow and Ankara present united front after Russian ambassador’s murder
Mexico fireworks market explosion leaves at least 27 dead
Pilot and airline to blame for Colombia plane crash, Bolivian investigation finds
Volcano near Naples showing signs of reawakening
VW agrees further $1bn settlement deal regarding emissions
Barack Obama bans oil and gas drilling in most of Arctic and Atlantic oceans
FBI search warrant for Clinton emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop made public Murder rate expected to rise in largest US cities – but spike is unevenly felt
Trump protesters plan to open ‘movement house’ in Washington DC
Breakfast Blogs
Trump’s Sons Might Be the Ones to Sink Him Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Now the Spooks Are Leaking Criticism of Obama’s Sole Use of the “Red Phone” emptyhwheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Paul Krugman Is Angry At The Loss Of Democratic Rules. Echidne Concurs. Echidne, at her blog
The congress should investigate James Comey digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Who’s going to kick the right wing’s ass? Spocko, Hullabaloo
Act Neutrally driftglass, at his blog
The Pro-Putin New World Order Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Court Says Abandoned Phone Locked With A Passcode Still Has Expectation Of Privacy Tim Cushing, Techdirt