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 10:00am (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
Sherman begins ‘March to the Sea’ in American Civil War; Zebulon Pike spots namesake mountaintop; Anti-Vietnam War protesters gather in DC; Joey Buttafuoco gets jail time; Actor Sam Waterston born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The bad guys don’t always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
Breakfast News
Australians endorse gay marriage, ensuring Parliament bill
Resigned PM tells Lebanese to ‘chill,’ says he’s coming home
Iran to probe state-built homes destroyed by deadly quake
When child sex isn’t rape: French to set age of consent
Climate negotiators look to leaders to boost talks
Russia drafts legislation targeting foreign media
Massive Eataly World theme park opening in Italy
US official: 15 percent of agencies used Kaspersky software
Trump expected to significantly reduce 2 Utah monuments
Videos lead defense opening in Bundy standoff trial in Vegas
California wineries assess wildfires’ long-term effects
Delay makes it unlikely San Francisco will sell pot Jan. 1
US showpiece at world’s fair leaves a legacy of unpaid bills
Breakfast Blogs
Apologies to Eric, But There’s a New Dumbest Trump Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Maybe Stephen Miller’s Discussions with George Papadopoulos Are Why Jeff Sessions Can’t Recall Any Email Discussions? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Religious Morals of Roy Moore Echidne, at her blog
What is this corruption you speak of? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Gun-totin’, Bible-autographin’, fire-beathin’ Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Focusing where it counts tristero, Hulabaloo
The Clinton Rules Still Apply Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Zizek Maneuver Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Algorithm That Generates “David Brooks” Columns For The New York Times… driftglass, at his blog
SHOOTINGS IN RED AMERICA … MUST BE THE DEEP STATE’S FAULT! Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Latest DOJ WTFness: Encryption Is Like A Locked House That Won’t Let Its Owners Back Inside Tim Cushing, Techdirt