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
George Washington dies at age 67; Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group reach South Pole; Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign an internationally-brokered peace treaty; Baseball’s Roger Maris dies at age 51.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.
Aleppo residents await evacuation after ceasefire deal offers hope of survival Medics in Aleppo fear being killed or tortured for saving lives French parliament votes to extend state of emergency until after 2017 elections US to halt planned arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen airstrikes Thousands protest against rightwing government in Poland Virginia voter ID law upheld by federal court after Democratic challenge ohn Kasich vetoes Ohio ‘heartbeat bill’ in favor of 20-week abortion ban Hawaii’s new homeless regulations could cut shelter places by a third Wave taller than a six-storey building sets ‘remarkable’ world record Why don’t humans have a penis bone? Scientists may now know
Breakfast Blogs
So Now We Know the Secret Sauce in Trump’s Cabinet Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The NYT’s Legitimate Email Detail emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
President Obama takes the gloves off digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Oh, Well, No One’s Perfect, Amirite, Media John Cole, Balloon Juice
The Defense of Liberty Can’t Do Without Identity Politics Jacob T. Levy, Niskanen Center
The Coming Modest Shift to the Right From the Second of America’s Two Similarly Neoliberal Parties Scott Lemiuex, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Most Dangerous People In America driftglass, at his blog
Ohio Legislature Passes Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill That Removes Lots Of Bad Incentives Tim Cushing, Techdirt