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
Martin Luther leads start of Protestant Reformation; President Lyndon B. Johnson halts U.S. bombing of North Vietnam; India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assassinated; Magician Harry Houdini dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It’s said that All Hallows’ Eve is one of the nights when the veil between the worlds is thin – and whether you believe in such things or not, those roaming spirits probably believe in you, or at least acknowledge your existence, considering that it used to be their own. Even the air feels different on Halloween, autumn-crisp and bright.
Breakfast News
The Latest: Disney World to lay off 11,000 amid pandemic
State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus
US agency sets rules for cruise ships to start sailing again
For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead
Report: US turning away asylum-seekers at border is flawed
Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray
Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin
Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs
Over 3 million cases of coronavirus reported in Mideast
Parisians flee, sidewalks empty as France enters lockdown
Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 19
Rain-fueled landslide in El Salvador kills 9; 35 missing
UK court rejects libel suit from Russian over Steele dossier
Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community
Breakfast Blogs
Just in Case You Were Concerned This Election Wasn’t Crazy Enough, There’s This Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Lindsey Graham Responds to News of Potential Ongoing Crime by Promising to Ignore It emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
What Would John Dewey Say About Court Packing? Ed Walker, emptywheel
Invisible dead digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Lies and the lying liars who fabricate them Tom Sullivan, Digbys Hullabaloo
An Opportunity for Biden to Set the Terms Against Trump’s Plan to Steal the Election Sydney Blumenthal, Just Security
Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush-Appointed Circuit Judges Rule Against Mask Requirements at Texas Polling Locations Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Project Veritas Sues New York Times for Calling Group ‘Deceptive’ Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Bans on Guns at the Polls Are Plainly Constitutional Sara Chimene-Weiss and Helen White, Lawfare
Republican attempts to steal the election are a major crisis even if they fail Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Purge the Courts Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 709 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Birthday Fundraiser: Final Day — One Year Ago Today I Was Given The Bestest Birthday Gift Ever By The Gods of Farce driftglass, at his blog
Turkey Trot Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Guest Post: An NYC Teacher With a Chronic Illness Knows Everything That’s at Stake in This Election The Rude Pundit, at his blog
AFTER THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY, TRUMP WILL CONTINUE TO BE RIDICULOUS AND APPALLING Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Can’t Follow Bannon, Giuliani’s Bizarre, Made-Up JOE BIDEN CORRUPTION China Plot? Here, Try Some Crack! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Rudy Giuliani Gonna Put @Jack IN JAIL For Censoring His Bullsh*t Russian Hunter Biden Propaganda! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Junior: COVID Deaths Are ‘Almost Nothing’, So That’s On-Brand Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
House Oversight Committee All Up In HHS’s $300 Million ‘Love Me, Love My Ronas’ PSA Campaign Doktor Zoom, Wonkette