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
Civil war erupts in Rwanda; NY audience previews long-distance television; Auto pioneer Henry Ford dies in Dearborn, Mich.;Singer Billie Holiday, known as “Lady Day” is born in Philadelphia.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult. But the guy that gave me the best title – and I use it to this day – was Johnny Carson. He called me Mr. Warmth.
Breakfast News
Mother of four to be deported to Mexico in sign of Trump policy shift
Farms could slash pesticide use without losses, research reveals
Court backs California fees for polluters who exceed limits
Government seeks to unmask Trump dissident on Twitter, lawsuit reveals
Booming online sales mean more dog bites for mail carriers
Sign of the times? Solar panels power Kentucky Coal Museum
Butter days ahead? Another sign of margarine’s slide
Boats left high and dry by drought back on Great Salt Lake
Wild turkey dodges rush hour traffic while crossing highway
Breakfast Blogs
Stop Pretending Neil Gorsuch Will Be Your Friend Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The October Non-Surprise emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Oh Really, O’Reilly? On Fox, Women and The Demand For Foxy Women Echidne, at her blog
Don’t ever take sides against the family … digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Why cops shoot Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Will Trump Winning be a Net Positive? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Bloody Bill Kristol Is Hungry Again driftglass, at his blog
IMAGINING A POST-BANNON TRUMP Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
State Appeals Court Says There’s An Expectation Of Privacy In Vehicle Data Recorders Tim Cushing, Techdirt