The Breakfast Club (Berlin)

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

Germans dance on top of Berlin Wall as communism crumbles in Eastern Europe; Nazis target Jews during ‘Kristallnacht’; A massive blackout hits the Northeast; Poet Dylan Thomas and Actor Art Carney die.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

Kin Hubbard

Breakfast News

US officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses

House impeachment inquiry becomes teachable moment across US

Facebook is deleting the name of the potential whistleblower

Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs

$800 million in disaster aid to farmers hit by hurricanes

‘Fish fence’ being tested in Kentucky to stop Asian carp

Hundreds rally with activist Greta Thunberg in N Carolina

Mural of activist Greta Thunberg going up in San Francisco

Mercury putting on rare show Monday, parading across the sun

7 Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers detained or face arrest

2 dead, dozens injured as Australia wildfires raze homes

India’s court set to deliver verdict on temple dispute

US mulling sanctions against Serbia over Russia arms deals

Da Silva’s release brings new energy to Brazil’s opposition

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

UK election boosts hopes of pro-independence Scottish party

Haitians seek medical help from US Navy ship amid protests

Breakfast Blogs

Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan Just Debuted the Trump Circus Defense Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Three Questions Not Asked of Steve Bannon emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Why Did Gucciardo Pay Giuliani Partners For His “Loan” To Fraud Guarantee? Jim White, emptywheel

Women’s Health News (2): The Invisible Females Echidne, at her blog

A Message to PBS: Televise the Trump Impeachment Hearings for All to See Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, Common Dreams

Grassley and Johnson have their own conspiracy channel digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo

The bad, the good and the outlier Tom Sullivan, Hullaballoo

Public Document Clearinghouse: Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Julia Brooks and William Dawley, Just Security

Feelings, nothing more than feelings Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Bloomberg’s Only Constituency Applauds Bloomberg Candidacy Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

A Small Glimmer of Hope Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Sweet Charity. With an Unexpected Kallstrom Appearance Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

CRIME BOSS’S LOYAL HENCHMEN PLOT TO THROW CRIME BOSS’S OTHER LOYAL HENCHMEN UNDER THE BUS OUT OF LOYALTY TO CRIME BOSS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Lt. Col. Alex Vindman’s Testimony Just Reminded Us Of Something That PISSES US THE F*CK OFF Evan Hurst, Wonkette

OK Boomergate: The Roger Stone Story Five Dollar Feminist, Wonkette

Wisconsin Republicans Kill Special Session On Guns Faster Than Most Mass Shootings Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Another Rich Asshole From New York Runs For President Stephen Robinson, Wonkette