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
John Brown raids Harper’s Ferry; France’s Marie Antoinette beheaded; John Paul II chosen as pope; Chile’s ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet detained; ‘Baby Jessica’ rescued; Novelist James Michener dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?
Breakfast News
The Latest: NCarolina virus numbers head in wrong direction
Tourists return to Hawaii amid ever-changing pandemic rules
FDA extends pregnancy warning for common pain relievers
Scramble to get people counted as 2020 census winds down
Power cut to thousands in California to prevent wildfires
Oakland, Portland sue over use of federal agents at protests
Judge continues halt of California’s ban on gator products
Forecasters: Drought more likely than blizzards this winter
Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace
London faces new restrictions as city sees higher virus risk
EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit
Large Belgian university moves online again because of virus
European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month
Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels
Kyrgyzstan’s president says he’s quitting to avoid bloodshed
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
EU targets Putin ally accused of US poll interference
German water utility pulls plug on Tesla over unpaid bills
Breakfast Blogs
Scott Walker’s Legacy Lives On in the Wisconsin Courts Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Rat-Fucker Rashomon: Accessing Hollywood Cover-Ups of the Russian Attribution emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The indictment of William Barr digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Nothing left but moldy oldies Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Good Governance Papers No. 3: Investigating a President Andrew Weissmann, Just Security
Caroline Giuliani Begs America to Bring Her Father’s ‘Bond-Villain’ Injustice Spree to an End Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Assistant U.S. Attorney Leaves DOJ After 36 Years Due to ‘Lap Dog’ Bill Barr’s ‘Slavish Obedience to Donald Trump’s Will’ Matt Naham, Law & Crime
Lawyers Hit FCC Chairman for Joining Trump Admin Assault on Section 230: ‘The Law Is Pretty F***ing Clear, Ajit’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Abolish ICE Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The most worthless Democratic senator Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Peacocks for Trump Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
But there’s an animal that winter won’t affect at all. He sits by fireplaces waiting for the winter’s fall. Shakezula, Lawyers, Guns and Money
“All Done” With Chris Hayes driftglass, at his blog
Horse Race Junk: Wave Multipliers Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
CONTROL OF THE JUDICIARY BY PLUTOCRAT SOCIOPATHS IS NOT GOOD IN A PANDEMIC Steve M., No More Mister Nice glog
Obama Does Pod Save America, Doesn’t Even Admit He Did Obamagate, Which Is The Biggest Crime Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Weep, Weep (Don’t Weep) For The Poor (Not Poor) White Supremacists (Definitely White Supremacists)! Sarah Taber, Wonkette
White House Gung-Ho On Herd Mentality For COVID-19 Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Trump’s Econ Team Warned Billionaires About Coronavirus Economy While Telling You Everything Was GRRRRREAT! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Quaint Sexting Scandal Turns To Flaming Wreckage As QAnon News Anchor Self-Destructs Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette