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
President Richard Nixon announces his breakthrough trip to China; Fashion designer Gianni Versace slain; Aerospace giant Boeing founded; Dutch painter Rembrandt born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
History is a vast early warning system.
Breakfast News
First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing
Florida virus deaths surge, vaccine research moves forward
Care home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus
Texas votes as new virus cases again surge past 10,000
Mississippi Capitol outbreak: At least 41 with coronavirus
AP sources: About 10 MLB umpires opt out over virus concerns
North Carolina capitol city gets first Black councilwoman
Ole Miss moves Confederate statue from prominent campus spot
Tennessee gov to do ‘whatever it takes’ in abortion fight
Iowa auditor questions legality of Test Iowa reporting chain
Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
Philadelphia protesters sue city over tear gas, use of force
Minneapolis cops required to report de-escalation efforts
City votes to raze site where first Alaska flag was sewn
Foie gras back on the menu in California after court ruling
South Africa surpasses the UK in confirmed coronavirus cases
Indian leader’s virus fund won’t disclose donors, payments
France says ‘merci’ to virus heroes on poignant Bastille Day
UK, France move to extend rules on face coverings in public
Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases
Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China
Catalan leader demands investigation into Spain spying claim
Retirees in Greece win court battle for bailout refund
Over 1 million marooned in Bangladesh as floods worsen
UK backtracks on giving Huawei role in high-speed network
Breakfast Blogs
The Food-Processing Industry Is the Typhoid Mary of This Pandemic Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Roger Stone’s Flip Story Evolves for the Cameras emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Uh oh. The Trumpies are taking charge of the data digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
America the failed Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Preparing the Public for a Contested Election Deborah Pearlstein, Just Security
Legal Experts Warn Trump Admin May Be Planning New Rule Restricting Foreign Student Visas Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Hillary Clinton on Roger Stone Commutation: Trump Fears We’ll ‘Finally See’ How ‘Illegitimate’ His Election Was Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
It’s not fair Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Literary Corner: I Got Rhythm Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Lindsey Graham Madder At Robert Mueller Than A Three-Legged Dog Tryin’ To Bury A Turd On An Icy Pond! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Dealsy McGoodBrain’s Super Smrt Bargain With Roger Stone Ali Davis, Wonkette
Abortion Pill Now Available Without Doctor’s Visit! Georgia’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Blocked! Hooray! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonnkette
America Ignores Crazy Uncle Threatening To Take Over Cities Because ‘Meh, He Says A Lot Of Sh*t’ Liz Dye, Wonkette
Ivanka Trump: Let The Jobless Eat Cake Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Gavin Newsom: Better Part Of Valor Is SHUTTING CALIFORNIA THE F*CK BACK DOWN Doktor Zoom, Wonkette