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 steps toward building the Berlin Wall during the Cold War; Cuba’s Fidel Castro born; Spain’s Cortez captures what’s now Mexico City; Director Alfred Hitchcock born; Baseball’s Mickey Mantle dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Breakfast News
Companies test antibody drugs to treat, prevent COVID-19
Texas surpasses 9,000 virus deaths as testing remains low
For Americans waiting on virus aid, no new relief in sight
Federal judge refuses to block campus sexual assault rules
Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds second round for primaries
Census officials face subpoenas if they refuse interviews
Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump
The Latest: UN chief says pandemic threatens new conflict
Thousands in Belarus decry president’s reelection as rigged
As Hong Kongers seek to emigrate, some simply can’t leave
FM says Germany ready to help Lebanon but reforms necessary
Political novices drawn to anti-Netanyahu protests in Israel
Breakfast Blogs
The President Is Now Lauding QAnon Believers as Future Republican Stars Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
A Newfound Obsession with Paul Manafort’s iCloud Account emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Harpers Letter on Justice And Open Debate And What Followed. Act II. The Online Cancel Culture. Echidne, at her blog
The man in the middle digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digbys Hullabaloo
Screeching at you from the Devil’s Den Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Supreme Court’s Trump v. Mazars Ruling Gave Attorney-Client Privilege a Boost in Congress Andy Wright, Just Security
The Senate is institutionalized white supremacy Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Why Harris Matters Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Kamala Harris Will Hurt Trump and Pence and That’s What We Need The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Lincoln Lincoln I’ve Been Thinkin Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
DONALD TRUMP, THE WORLD’S MOST INSECURE EGOMANIAC, IS AMAZED THAT JOE BIDEN ISN’T EXACTLY LIKE HIM Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump Idiots Demand Kamala Harris Release Her Long-Form Black Certificate Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Florida Gov DeSantis Declares Flawless Victory Over COVID-19, Reality Liz Dye, Wonkette
WTF Is Happening In Belarus? Well, It’s VERY TRUMPY. Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Postal Service Just Removing Sorting Machines Before Election, No Big Deal Doktor Zoom, Wonkette