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
Convicted Nazi war criminal Herman Goering commits suicide behind bars; World War I spy Mata Hari executed; Nikita Khrushchev ousted as Soviet Union’s leader; ‘I Love Lucy’ premieres on TV.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
Breakfast News
The Latest: Minnesota reports highest virus toll since June
COVID up at California religious school; leader slams masks
DC Mayor: Rising numbers show ‘COVID fatigue’ relaxation
NFL cancels Pro Bowl in Las Vegas due to COVID-19 pandemic
US regulators approve 1st treatment for Ebola virus
Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes
Early voting starts in Tennessee; long lines at many polls
Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year
Europe Today: Closing schools is latest front in virus fight
France to restore state of health emergency after 3 months
Russia approves 2nd virus vaccine after early trials
UK’s COVID-19 strategy unraveling as regions choose own path
As virus surges anew, Milan hospitals under pressure again
Thai police disperse protesters outside PM’s office
Breakfast Blogs
Sheldon Whitehouse Also Reminded Us the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Stop After Two Amendments Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Frothy Right Proves Trump Buried 7 Details of Russian Outreach by Wailing about Carter Page emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
If you want to know why women hate him digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
A republic for the opulent Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The President and Immigration Law: Restoring Faith in Our Immigration System Through Enforcement Discretion and Reform Tom Jawetz, Just Security
DOJ Admits to Federal Court That Trump Lied to His Supporters on Twitter About Declassifying All Russia Docs Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Must we all be part of the same hypocrisy Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
I’m a loser baby Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 695 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trump Has Faced Less Punishment Than Three Women in Mississippi Arrested for Getting Health Care for Their Kids The Rude Pundit, at his blog
TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS EXPERTS ARE CHARLES KOCH AND DR. MACARENA Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump Unmasking Probe Goes Limp, Like Every Other Attempt To Screw This Election Liz Dye, Wonkette
Yeah, That Pro-Trump Black Voter’s Twitter Account Is Probably Fake Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
YouTube Unsure How To Gracefully Step Out Of QAnon Quagmire Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette