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) (or whenever we get around to it) 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
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte dies; Philosopher Karl Marx born; IRA member Bobby Sands during a prison hunger strike; Carnegie Hall opens in New York.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.
Karl Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883)
Breakfast News
Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats
Iowa governor signs strictest abortion regulation in US
Illinois bill would use medical marijuana to fight opioids
Illinois coroner to poor: Pay $1000 or county keeps remains
Dozens of wild horses found dead amid Southwest drought
Missouri dog rescued after being stuck in pipe for days
Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes
As he begins a new term, Putin pushes lofty goals for Russia
In Nicaragua, deadly protest crackdown spurs Ortega critics
Peacemakers mark end of violent Basque separatist group ETA
Right on time: North Korea adjusts time zone to match South
EU chief: Don’t judge Karl Marx for his followers’ crimes
Diamond city of Antwerp now has a sparkling diamond museum
Spectacular 6-story-deep sinkhole opens on New Zealand farm
Breakfast Blogs
Scott Walker Has a Message for Wisconsin Voters: Here’s Some Cash Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Quest: Trump Learns of the Investigation (Part Four) emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Friday Night Soother: Prairie Dog pups digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
“Out of whack.” Totally tristero, Hullabaloo
Were you lying then or are you lying now? Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
What the Law of Military Obedience Can (and Can’t) Do–What Happens if a President’s Orders are Unlawful? Christopher Fonzone, Just Security
The Cohen Reimbursements and ‘Retainers’: Tall Tales and Other Possibilities Bob Bauer, Lawfare
Targeting Roe Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Pain We Still Need to Feel, Jamelle Bouie, Slate
David Brooks: Liberal Droogies Want To Take My Stuff! drfitglass, at his blog
What’s that? There’s a glitzy building around the corner emblazoned with the Trump name? There goes the neighborhood! The New York Crank, No More Mister Blog
FOIA Heroes At The FBI Protect Superman’s Privacy; Refuse To Hand Over Secret Identity To Requester Tim Cushing, Techdirt