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
Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated; Taliban regime flees Afghan capital; President Bill Clinton to pay Paula Jones; Alabama’s top judge removed amid Ten Commandments flap; ‘Lion King’ opens on Broadway.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
That’s the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn’t care what economic bracket you’re in.
Breakfast News
Navajo leader: Tribe won’t back energy company’s new mines
US attorney general says feds will focus on high-crime areas
Reed takes office as Montgomery’s first black mayor
Lawsuit aims to kill stalled $2B methanol refinery project
Oklahomans launch new petition to reduce prison population
Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
Court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops
Border wall opponents in court trying to stop construction
Record cold follows early snowstorm over much of eastern US
Former President Carter out of surgery, no complications
Teen climate activist is leaving US, setting sail for Spain
Tensions rise as Bolivia opposition leader claims presidency
As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options
Australian wildfires injure firefighters and destroy homes
Polish opposition celebrates taking control of Senate
Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
France hosts world leaders to address global challenges
Angered at EU, Turkey threatens to release IS prisoners
Tourists, Venetians slosh through flooded lagoon city
Grin and bear it: Berlin panda gets CT scan for kidney exam
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
Breakfast Blogs
I Can’t Believe So Many Republicans Are Backing an Administration* Full of Republicans Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Trump Team’s Extortion Demands To Ukraine Started Before The April 21 Call To Zelensky Jim White, emptywheel
Was the Biden stuff just an add-on? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Getting Over It batocchio, Hullabaloo
Trump plus nothing Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
The US Mission Tied to Syrian Oil Fields May Prove the Worst of All Strategic Options Joshua Geltzer, Just Security
The Story the Impeachment Depositions Tell Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare
How Overattention to Elections Undermines Long-Term Organizing Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Because They’re Wreckable Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Problem with Paranoia Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
A NEW SCHEME FOR REMOVING TRUMP FROM OFFICE IS ALMOST AS IMPLAUSIBLE AS THE 25TH AMENDMENT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
It’s Impeachment-Eve-Thirty, Motherf*ckers! Let’s Remember What Trump’s Ukraine Scandal Is Really All About. Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Roger Stone Charms Jury By Staying Off Witness Stand Five Dollar Feminist, Wonkette
Fed Society Founder Steve Calabresi Was A Dick But He Was Smart. The Daily Caller Ruined That Too Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Democratic Establishment Wondering Just How Stuck They Are With Joe Biden Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Oh Gee! Why Ever Would Arizona Payday Lenders Want To Ban Minimum Wage Increases? Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Donald Trump Libelslandering The DACA Kids, So That’s A Surprise Doktor Zoom, Wonkette