The Breakfast Club (Sober)

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.

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This Day in History

George Washington dies at age 67; Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his group reach South Pole; Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia sign an internationally-brokered peace treaty; Baseball’s Roger Maris dies at age 51.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

Ernest Hemingway

Breakfast News

Court tosses permit for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail

Court: Trump can’t let companies deny birth control coverage

Court: Florida police can use ‘stand your ground’ law

US judge: Suit over Trump travel ban waivers will go ahead

Southwestern US states get Jan. 31 deadline for drought deal

Tainted romaine lettuce traced to at least 1 California farm

Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018

Washington governor proposes major steps for orca recovery

Scuba-diving Santa brings holiday cheer to fish, museumgoers

Trump, new Mexican president discuss migration but not wall

Canada caught between 2 powers, feeling alone in the world

EU leaders wary of May’s plea for help selling Brexit deal

Out of many nations, a single message: Europe is united

Yemen’s warring sides agree on truce in key port city

Fire ruins 80 percent of Congo capital’s voting machines

Breakfast Blogs

‘We’ Did Not Miss the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism. You Did. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

On Emmet Sullivan’s Order for Mike Flynn’s 302s: Be Careful What You Ask For emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Rudy on the make and it’s all just a-ok digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

He’s got a bad feeling about this Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

Did Trump Organization Executives Cook the Books?–Tax Crimes Explained under Federal and State Law Martin J. Sheil, Just Security

The Death of Article II Treaties? Curtis Bradley, Oona Hathaway, and Jack Goldsmith, Lawfare

What If Trump Thinks He Needs to Win to Stay Out of Jail? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Donald Trump is as popular as ever among Republicans, and has a good shot at being re-elected Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Ella Baker’s Radical Democratic Vision Simon Balto, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Our Lonely War On Pronouns Continues… driftglass, at his blog

HERE COME THE CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD EMOTION TRUTHERS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Join the Patreon Party (and Here’s How Much I’ve Hated on Orrin Hatch) The Rude Pundit, at his blog