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
William Jennings Bryan gives his ‘Cross of Gold’ speech; Britain’s Princess Elizabeth engaged; Boxer Mike Tyson punished for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear; Actor Tom Hanks born; Actor Rod Steiger dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Washington isn’t a city, it’s an abstraction.
Breakfast News
‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs
Little Rock passes Arkansas’ first hate crime law
AP Exclusive: ‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
Atlanta mayor defies governor, require masks in city
Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday
Court: Some employers can refuse to offer free birth control
Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students
Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames Trump
Lawyer: TSA makes changes after whistleblower’s complaint
United Airlines warns 36,000 workers they could be laid off
Facebook civil rights audit: ‘Serious setbacks’ mar progress
Facebook takes down accounts tied to Roger Stone
‘Heartbreaking day’ — Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs
Ivy League suspends fall sports due to coronavirus pandemic
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence
Family re-imagines Bob Marley classic for COVID-19 relief
Criticism of US pullout from WHO from allies, China alike
The Latest: Australia state bars entry from locked down area
Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests
Facebook removes false accounts linked to Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Singapore governing party set to extend power in elections
Mali leader promises court changes in bid to quell protests
Breakfast Blogs
These Veterans Were Given the President*’s Magic Elixir Whether They Needed It or Not Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Deja vu all over again digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Problem with “The Letter” tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Wouldn’t it be loverly? Tom Sullivan, Digbys’ Hullabaloo
Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban Ryan Goodman, Just Security
Photo of ‘Fake’ $20 Bill Released as Ex-Cop Tries to Get Charges in George Floyd’s Death Dismissed Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Blocking International Students is an Attack on America’s Future Nicholas Weaver, Lawfare
Somebody loan me a dime Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
For the Record: Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
SO WHAT ABOUT BARRON? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
GOP Strategy Of Clinging To Trump For Dear Life Paying Off. For Democrats. Liz Dye, Wonkette
Trump Pretty Sure Schools Not Doing Enough To Spread COVID-19 Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
WH Trade Idiot Peter Navarro’s Got Some Hydroxychloroquine In The Trunk Of His Car For You Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump Knows Who Is The Real Russian Bounties And It Is The Leaker Of The Russian Bounties, Which Are Fake Evan Hurst, Wonkette