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
Allies mark VJ-Day as World War II effectively ends; Woodstock begins; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte born; India gains independence; Blast hits Omagh, N. Ireland; ‘The Wizard of Oz’ premieres in Hollywood.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.
Breakfast News
The Latest: Navajo reservation ready to reopen tourist sites
Not Real News: A look at false claims around Kamala Harris
Study hints, can’t prove, survivor plasma fights COVID-19
Census Bureau adds emails, phone calls to door-knocking
9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines
Texas doctors warn of police use of ‘less lethal’ munitions
Georgia trooper charged with murder in traffic stop shooting
California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes
Members appointed to New Mexico’s new civil rights panel
Mississippi flag could have Choctaw-inspired diamond shape
Asia Today: India’s virus death toll rises, Seoul cases jump
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders
By sea, rail or by air, Brits scramble to get out of France
New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown as virus cluster grows
Palestinians say UAE deal hinders quest for Mideast peace
Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry
Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow
Kenyan all-female wildlife ranger team breaks down barriers
Breakfast Blogs
This Is a Clear Violation of the President*’s Oath of Office Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Bill Barr Deems 13 Months to Charge False Statements, “the Proper Pace” emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Three Things: They Look Like Phones [UPDATE-1] Rayne, emptywheel
Weaponizing the government digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Prodigal Son-ism Done Well tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Not working for the clampdown Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
A Conflict of Interest Raises Questions for State Department’s Top Lawyer Danielle Schulkin, Just Security
Homeland Security Officials Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli Hold Office Through ‘Invalid Order of Succession’: GAO Report Aaron Keller, Law & Crme
Bald Eagle Protects Michiganders’ Privacy, Sends Government Drone to Early Grave Matt Naham, Law & Crime
So Who Actually IS In Charge of DHS? Paul Rosenzweig, Lawfare
Birtherism Too Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
How to vote early without voting by mail Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
More Subversion of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Florida Man Accused of Voter Fraud Requests Mail in Ballot Chris Kaski, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Mr. David Brooks Indulges Three of His Creepiest Fetishes driftglass, at his blog
Literary Corner: Trillion, Billion Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WHY TRUMP’S POSTAL ELECTION THIEVES ARE ALSO TARGETING UNCONTESTED STATES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Joe Biden Politicizes Pandemic, Calls For Mask Mandate EVEN THOUGH Trump Doesn’t Want One!!! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Senate’s Dumbest Republican Also A Sniveling Toady If You’re Into That Sort Of Thing Liz Dye, Wonkette
How Stephen Miller Found Somebody Deplorable Enough To F*ck Him: A Love Story! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
QAnon Candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene Also 9/11 Truther, Seth Rich Truther, School Shootings Truther … Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette