The Breakfast Club (No Advantage)

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

Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany; The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution; Bloody end to the Beslan hostage crisis in Russia; Viking 2 lands on Mars; NFL coach Vince Lombardi dies.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.

Mark Twain

Breakfast News

CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

The Latest: Tyson Foods to open medical clinics at US plants

Work starts to stop sewage flows into California from Mexico

Facebook moves to target misinformation before election

US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years

Jobless claims fall to 881,000 but layoffs remain elevated

Report: Mexico leads in health worker deaths from COVID-19

Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000

Slammed by virus, France unveils huge economic rescue plan

Afghans return to games, parks, weddings despite virus fears

Thailand reports 1st local coronavirus case in 100 days

Turkey: Russia to hold live-fire exercises in Mediterranean

Livestock ship carrying 42 crew sinks off Japan’s coast

Pressure grows for Germany to rethink pipeline with Russia

UK public tribunal to probe Uighur ‘genocide’ claims

Hurricane Nana hits Belize, drives across Guatemala

Breakfast Blogs

The CDC Will Take Years to Get Its Credibility Back Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

It’s Not the Four Year Old Counterintelligence Investigation intro Trump We Need to Be Most Worried About — It’s the Ones Bill Barr May Have Killed emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Three Things: Breathing, Thinking, Mating and COVID-19 Rayne, emptywheel

Why Read Old Books? Ed Walker, emptywheel

Only the best digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

“As Jim Crow as you can get” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

DOD Inspector General’s Report Whitewashes Potential Violations of the Posse Comitatus Act Joseph Nunn, Just Security

Does Cy Vance Already Have the Trump Organization Tax Returns? Martin J. Sheil, Just Security

Trump-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Trump Admin Rule Targeting Children of LGBTQ Couples Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

ABA Fact Check: Federal Forces Have Very Narrow Authority to Police Elections American Bar Association, Law & Crime

Congress Has Broad Power to Structure the Military—and It Should Use It Zachary Price, Lawfare

How white supremacy works in American culture and media Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Problem of America is the Problem of Whiteness Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

There are problems in these times Scott Lemieux. Lawyers, Guns and Money

What Did That Dumb Orange Motherfucker Say Now? (Laura Ingraham Interview Edition) The Rude Pundit, at his blog

Eviction Notice Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

IF TRUMP IS RETURNED TO OFFICE, IS SECESSION THE ONLY SOLUTION? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Acting Chad Blocks Memo On Russian Efforts To Flog ‘Biden Dementia’ Storyline. NO COLLUSION! Liz Dye, Wonkette

Is Another One Of Trump’s ‘All The Best People’ About To Be Indicted?. Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Seattle Police Don’t Care What Matters For Y’all. Only Goal’s To Keep That Money Flowing. Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Trump Admin Releases ‘Still More Census F*ckery,’ Worst Anthology Ever Doktor Zoom, Wonkette