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
Bomb attack on Madrid’s commuter trains; Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic found dead; Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union; General Douglas MacArthur leaves Philippines in WWII.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.
Breakfast News
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest
SEC asks DC workers to telecommute after employee is treated
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
USSF says hostile crowds give men different jobs than women
Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever
Breakfast Blogs
This Could Be the Treasure of Sierra Madre for People Who Chased the Russia Story for 3 Years Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
King Josh in Jail, Part One: The Informant emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
A helpful FAQ on Covid 19 Quinn Norton, emptywheel
Trump’s non-existent economic plan digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Unbearable Idiocy of the Billionaire Class tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Joe Biden: Never closing Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Why is Congress Conducting Business as Usual in the Face of Coronavirus? Margaret Taylor and Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare
Bernie Sanders and the failure of the youth vote strategy Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Putting a Marginally Literate Racist Reality Show Host in the White House Seemed Like a Great Idea, What Went Wrong? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
“Dis shale, is stale.” Shakezula, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trump Vs. the Coronavirus: Which One Is the Worse Disease? The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Literary Corner: Masque of the Orange Death Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE PRESIDENT CONTRACTED THE CORONAVIRUS? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Don Jr. Wants To Talk About Who Grifting? LOL, Okay Deej! Liz Dye, Wonkette
BYU Prof Hit With Death Threats For Not Being Monster About Gay Students Existing Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Joe Biden Will Never Be NRA President Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Acting DNI Idiot Ric Grenell Scared Of Congress, Not Gonna Go There, NUH UH! Evan Hurst, Wonkette