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
First major battle in America’s Civil War fought at Bull Run in Virginia; Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ concludes; Peace deal ends Indochina War; Author Ernest Hemingway and actor-comedian Robin Williams born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
Breakfast News
Wrangling over virus relief persists despite high stakes
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Oregon
The Latest: Kansas governor orders masks in K-12 schools
Whole Foods sued by workers for barring BLM face coverings
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable e-cigarettes
National Zoo to reopen part time with mask requirement
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
EU nations close in on $2.1T budget, virus aid deal
Zimbabwe police detain prominent journalist, protest leader
UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong
Cuba opens foreign currency-only shops, ends tax on dollar
Italian coast guard works to free sperm whale from fish net
Breakfast Blogs
Donald Trump Is the Culmination of an Irresistible Conservative Chaos Theory Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Earlier This Year, Billy Barr Minimized Threats of Violence against Judges emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Cautionary Tale digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The New Jane Crow: Women’s Mass Incarceration Michele Goodwin, Just Security
Lawsuit Accuses Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Other Network Talent of Sexual Harassment Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
DHS Authorizes Domestic Surveillance to Protect Statues and Monuments Steve Vladeck and Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare
Require Ethnic Studies Lawyers, Guns and Money
From the Annals of the High and Holy Church of Both Sides Do It driftglass, at his blog
Literary Corner: A Very Exciting Two Weeks Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
The Battle Of Portland Heads To Court Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Biden And Pelosi Kindly Inform Trump His Ass Will Be Leaving White House January 20, One Way Or Another! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Masks Are Just The Latest Front In The Right’s Forever War On The Service Industry Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Real Teacher, Real President Have Real Plan For Getting Kids Back To School Safely Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump Resumes Coronavirus Briefings For Ratings Gold, Oops, We Mean Public Health Liz Dye, Wonkette