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
Writer Mark Twain dies; Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II born; German flying ace Manfred ‘The Red Baron’ Rictoften killed in action during World War I; The musical ‘Annie’ opens on Broadway.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There is no such thing as justice – in or out of court.
Breakfast News
5 things to know today – that aren’t about the virus
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Supreme Court: Criminal juries must be unanimous to convict
Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms
States work to keep meat plants open despite virus outbreaks
Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hot spot as cases surge
Feds to track, share information on nursing home outbreaks
Florida among slowest states to process unemployment claims
Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill
New data lead to new testing, results for NFL helmets
Stepping up: Mets PA announcer offers kind voice amid virus
Rampage leaves 18 dead in Canada’s worst mass shooting
Virus crisis ravages Brazilian Amazon city’s health system
WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead
Israeli coalition deal keeps Netanyahu in power
Breakfast Blogs
This Is Not a System. This Is Organized Piracy. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Trump Blames Mueller for Woes Mike Flynn Brought on Himself emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Only the best … digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Let’s Track The COVIDIOT Protesters Spocko, Digby’a Hullabaloo
Relieve Trump of command Tm Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Healthcare Workers with Chronic Illness on Coronavirus Frontlines: The Need for Accommodations Pater Poullos, MD, Just Security
Petri dishes of democracy Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
States engage in desperate measures to evade Jared Kushner stealing their essential medical supplies Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Talking Venture Brothers, “Operation P.R.O.M” with Elana @ Graphic Policy Steven Attewell, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Return of the “Independent” Granfalloon driftglass, at his blog
Harrumph Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THERE’S STILL NO POLITICAL LEADER IN AMERICA WHO REGULARLY DENOUNCES THE REPUBLICAN RIGHT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump, Pence Sending FBI To Raid Hospital Deals For Sweet, Sweet N95 Masks Liz Dye, Wonkette
Kamala Harris Asks Bill Barr To Make Cops Just A Tiny Less Racist During COVID-19 Crisis Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Greg Abbott Wants To Reopen Texas, But Keep The Abortion Clinics Closed Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Got ‘Small Business’ Loans To Pay Executives, Managers. Well Done! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Jim Jordan Can’t Get Corona-Drunk At The Golden Corral Buffet, And HE. IS. MAD. Evan Hurst, Wonkette