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
U.S. cruise missiles hit Afghanistan and Sudan after American embassies bombed in Africa; The Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia; NASA’s Voyager 2 launched; Singers Issac Hayes and Robert Plant born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
Breakfast News
Iowa governor’s push to reopen schools descends into chaos
Arizona close to meeting virus metrics for school reopenings
Pelosi says postmaster has no plans to restore mail cuts
Portland protesters set fire to county government building
California wildfires chase people from homes into smoky air
NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes
California takes step to protect leatherback sea turtles
South Dakota city mourns urban cornstalk’s brief life
The Latest: South Korea has 3rd day of 200-plus new cases
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
Mexican students take college entrance exam amid pandemic
Mexico targets junk food as obesity takes toll amid pandemic
Belarus leader warns of tough new steps against protesters
Global leaders condemn Mali coup amid worry about extremists
Genevieve approaches Mexico’s Baja as Category 1 hurricane
Breakfast Blogs
A Lot of People Want Lindsey Graham Retired. Jaime Harrison Thinks He’s the Man to Do It. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
SSCI Confirms that Mueller Considered CFAA Charges for Don Jr. emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, empetywheel
More collusion, more obstruction digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Whose party is it anyway? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Real Takeaway From the Senate Select Committee On Intelligence’s Bipartisan Report On Russia’s Active Measures Campaign and Interference In the 2016 Election: They All Knew Before They Voted To Acquit!!!!! Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
In New Lawsuit, Voting Rights Groups Say Postmaster General’s Statement ‘Does Nothing’ to Fix the USPS Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
The Senate Russia Report and the Imperative of Legal Reform Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith, Lawfare
COVID and cultural memory Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Behind the furrowed brow Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Guest Writer: A Back-to-School Letter from Your Boss The Rude Pundit, at his blog
THE HUBRIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT SAVE US Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Pompeo Tells House Dems To Get F*cked, Rolls Over For Senate R’s Biden Smear Liz Dye, Wonkette
NO COLLUSION! NO COLLUSION! You Know, Except For ALL THIS F*CKING COLLUSION! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
ICE Feeds Muslim Detainees Some Jesus-Fried Pork Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Laura Loomer Wins Florida GOP Primary On Crackpot Bigot Platform Stephen Robinson, Wonkette