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
Women’s rights activists meet at Seneca Falls; The ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy on gays in the U.S. military; Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit; Baseball’s Pete Rose gets jail time; Moscow Olympics begins.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning you’re not old. Rosalyn S. Yalow
Breakfast News
Switzerland puzzles over citizenship test after lifelong resident fails
258-year-old cannonball unearthed in Quebec City may still be explosive
Polish government brings forward plans to assert control over judges
Japan’s doctors propose raising ‘outdated’ retirement age to 75
US sanctions 18 Iranian entities day after certifying nuclear deal compliance
California lawmakers extend program to cut emissions in bipartisan vote
First double hand transplant involving a child declared a success
Winter storms fuel Western wildfires, forcing evacuations
Oregon highway fuel spill worsens, contaminates groundwater
Herd of scared buffalo make break for it, roam through town
Dog pulls baby deer from water to save it from drowning
Breakfast Blogs
Hey Mitch, Was It Worth It? Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Three Things: Shocker, Badger, Vapor Rayne, emptywheel
Gobsmacking bombshell of the day (so far) digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
A Much Better Summer Project tristero, Hullabaloo
The “Of Course We Colluded, So What?” Stage Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Standardized Tests are a Horrible Way to Evaluate Teachers Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Dear Steve Gilliard driftglass, at his blog
THEY’VE GOT TO PROTECT TRUMP’S PHONY-BALONEY JOB! Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Appeals Court Agrees Government Can Tell NSL Recipients To STFU Indefinitely Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Senator Wyden To FCC Chair Pai: Hey, Stop Lying About What I Said To Undermine Net Neutrality Mike Masnick, Techdirt