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
Julius Caesar born; Walter Mondale taps Geraldine Ferraro as the first woman to run on a major party ticket for the White House; Boris Yeltsin quits the Soviet Communist Party; Comedian Bill Cosby born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817}
Breakfast News
Clashes shake west Mosul after victory over IS declared
Despite Arab anger, Qatar to continue support for Gaza
Weakened UK leader Theresa May vows to win ‘battle of ideas’
Don’t hold us responsible for solving N. Korea, China says
China controls information about ailing Nobel Prize laureate US judge halts Iraqis’ deportation until court review
Michigan imposes prison term for female genital mutilation
Firefighters battle a dozen wildfires in California as thousands flee their homes
As the Arctic gets warmer, our winters get colder
Breakfast Blogs
What This White House Really Needs Is Mercenaries Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Don Jr Provides Proof Obama Didn’t “Tapp” Trump emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, empywheel
UnAmerican Republicans digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Won’t get ruled again Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
The Republicans Have No Problem With Trump’s Collusion With Russia Because They Hope He’ll Sign Horrible Legislation Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
When Talking About Slavery, Words Really Matter Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
I’m David Brooks. Nice to meat you. vacuumslayer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Matthew Dowd is a Fundamentally Ridiculous Person: Capgras Syndrome Edition driftglass, at his blog
STEVE BANNON KNOWS WHAT THE WHITE WORKING CLASS WANTS DONE IN AFGHANISTAN Steve M., No More Mister Nice blog
Facebook Back In Court Challenging More Law Enforcement Gag Orders Tim Cushing, Techdirt