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
A pivotal battle in the American Revolution; President James Garfield dies; Bruno Hauptmann arrested in the Lindbergh baby case; Unabomber’s manifesto published; ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ premieres.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
Breakfast News
Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards
Oregon sees push for strictest gun storage law in US
Democrats block Pentagon bill amid border wall battle
Report: Cleanup of abandoned oil, gas wells could cost US
Judge partially blocks law aimed at oil pipeline protests
California adds wage, benefit protections for gig workers
Cuomo signs bill extending statute of limitations for rape
University of California chief Janet Napolitano to step down
Feds propose major habitat protections for killer whales
Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation
Bermuda lashed by heavy winds from Cat 3 Hurricane Humberto
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting
Saudis couldn’t stop oil attack, even with top US defenses
Oil price drops for 2nd day despite heightened Gulf tensions
Israeli vote leaves Netanyahu’s political future in doubt
Johnson faces Brexit flak from EU lawmakers and top UK court
Israel’s Arabs poised to gain new voice after tight election
UK govt insists suspension of Parliament was not illegal
Germany extends ban on Saudi arms sales
Breakfast Blogs
The President* Doesn’t Know Anything About Anything, But He Can Feel Things Slipping
Biden’s Opposition to Medicare for All: It’s All About the Billionaires, Baby bmaz, emptywheel
Today’s Political Thoughts: On Electability, The Use of Synecdoches in Politics And Harmless Fun Echidne, at her blog
More power grab digby aka Heather, Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Writing with your non-dominant hand Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Handling of Whistleblower Complaint Makes It Impossible for IG To Do His Job Irvin McCullough, Just Security
On Judicial Impeachment Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Your young women will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 547 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Jeff Zucker Is Every Bit The Monster That Roger Ailes Was driftglass, at his blog
A Thought Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Little Bitch Corey Lewandowski Testifies Before the House Bitchily The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Acting DNI Maguire Is Sh*t Scared Of SOMETHING Five Dollar Feminist, Wonkette
Kyrsten Sinema Under Attack From Arizona Democrats Who Don’t Realize They’re In Arizona Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Ben Shapiro Is Wrong And Stupid About Pronouns, By A Doktor Of Rhetoric Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
STEPS FORWARD, STEPS BACK Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog