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
Nazi Germany invades Poland, start of World War II; Beslan hostage crisis begins in Russia; Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky for world chess crown; Boxer Rocky Marciano and singer Gloria Estefan born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
You’ve got to believe. Never be afraid to dream.
Breakfast News
Iran is adhering to nuclear deal limits, UN says, despite Trump claim
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/31/france-reveals-measures-to-overhaul-working-life
Musharraf declared fugitive as Bhutto murder trial ends in Pakistan
Armageddon: scientists calculate how stars can nudge comets to strike Earth
US orders Russia to close consulate and annexes in diplomatic reprisal
More fires expected after blast at Arkema’s flooded Texas plant
Florida Supreme Court sides with governor in squabble over death cases
Texas law banning second-trimester abortion procedure delayed by federal judge
Firefighters make progress on California wildfire despite heat
Controversial Wisconsin sheriff who backed Trump resigns
Breakfast Blogs
Put Them in Prison Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
On the New (and Not-So New) Claims about Guccifer 2.0 emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
When Religious Patriarchs Speak On Sexuality And Gender. The Case of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Echidne, at her blog
The beast unchained digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Flipping off the president Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
FDR’s Austerity Rhetoric and the Experimentation of the New Deal Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Driverless Cars and Sprawl Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
TOWN INVESTIGATED BY OBAMA JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BRINGS “WALKING WHILE BLACK” CHARGES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
FDA, Homeland Security Issue First Ever Recall, Warnings About Flimsy Pacemaker Security Karl bode, Techdirt