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
Galveston hurricane kills thousands; President Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon; Nazis begin Leningrad siege during World War II; Comedian Sid Caesar born; Original ‘Star Trek’ premieres on TV.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
Breakfast News
Irma’s destruction: island by island
UK releases £32m in Hurricane Irma aid after complaints over initial response
Hurricane Irma kills 5 as it sweeps through island of Saint Martin
Emmanuel Macron calls for solidarity as he vows to lead EU rebuild
Tories turn up pressure on Theresa May over EU withdrawal bill
Exposed: ‘racial bias’ in British criminal justice system
Banksy Walled Off Hotel in Palestine to sell new works by elusive artist
Travel ban: federal court rejects narrow view of who can enter US
Credit firm Equifax says 143m Americans’ social security numbers exposed in hack
Equifax executives dumped $1.8M in stocks before news of their hack went public: report
Police and EMTs sue Arkema over chemical plant fire after Harvey
Georgia governor orders evacuation of Savannah, coast ahead of Irma
Hurricane Irma kills three in Puerto Rico, government says
Hurricane Irma kills four in U.S. Virgin islands: government
Many U.S. Navy ships in Pacific lack certification: watchdog
‘Zombie’ coyotes reportedly seen in Chicago suburbs, and residents warned to keep away
Breakfast Blogs
A Few Words About Self-Government Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
EO 12333 Sharing Will Likely Expose Security Researchers Even More Via Back Door Searches emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Trump troll of the week digby aka Heather Digby Paarton, Hullabaloo
Stormy weather Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
A Man in Paul Ryan’s Position Can’t Afford to be Made to Look Ridiculous Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Evacuation Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Peggy Noonan: The Joker You Drink, The Seriouser You Get driftglass, at his blog
NO, TRUMP ISN’T A DEMOCRAT NOW Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Police Chief Says He’ll Decide Who Is Or Isn’t A Real Journalist Tim Cushing, Techdirt