The Breakfast Club (Non-science)

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.

Charges dropped against Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case; Garry Kasparov loses a chess match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer; Songwriter Irving Berlin born; Reggae star Bob Marley dies.

I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.

Richard P. Feynman

Syrian Kurds take largest dam, town from IS

Turkey leader calls on US to reverse decision to arm Kurds

US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict

Iran election’s theatrics, frank discourse push boundaries

Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites

Bill to end adult prosecution of teens in NC gaining favor

US cuts congressional bill deportation delays for immigrants

For Tuskegee Syphilis Study descendants, stigma hasn’t faded

Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment

Are There Any Republican Heroes Left? Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics

James Clapper: Unmasking And/Or Jeff Sessions? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

So Why Isn’t Anything A Big Deal Anymore? Echidne, at her blog

All the makings of a banana republic digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

“Every move they make keeps signalling ‘cover-up.’” Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

Legislators Have to be Evaluated in Relative, Not Absolute, Terms Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

I Have a Trick To Show You driftglass, at his blog

THE ONLY NUMBERS THAT MATTER IN THAT NEW TRUMP POLL Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

This Makes No Sense: US To Ban Laptops On All Flights From Europe Mike Masnick, Techdirt