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
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.
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