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
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
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.
Breakfast News
Guard troops search for more dead in aftermath of wildfire
Fatal California fires spur search for solutions
US attorney says more staff, resources on Chicago violence
Senate OKs Coast Guard bill with ballast water compromise
Bangladesh ready to return Rohingya, who say they’ll refuse
Migrant caravan groups arrive by hundreds at US border
May wins Cabinet backing for Brexit deal but pitfalls remain
Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up
Marie Antoinette pearl reaps record $36 million, with fees
Breakfast Blogs
When Will the Supreme Court Get Fed Up With Crooked Republican Gerrymanders? Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
What OLC Says Happened with Matt Whitaker’s Appointment emptywheel aka Marcy WHeeler, emptywheel
First Steps Towards Change Ed Walker, emptywheel
A dumb, unbalanced mob boss in the White House digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Re-enfranchising NC voters Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Remember When The Women’s March Was an Indulgent, Frivolous Waste of Time? driftglass, at his blog
Government Seeks Expedited Consideration in Transgender Service Member Ban Litigation Sarah Grant, Lawfare
“Wait…Are You Saying We Should Stop Investing With Elizabeth Holmes?” Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Donald Trump’s Soul Is Troubled The Rude Pundit, at his blog