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
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier; Britain’s Battle of Hastings takes place; Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize; Former President Theodore Roosevelt shot; Singer Bing Crosby dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.
Breakfast News
The Latest: Colorado sees surge in coronavirus cases
Possible safety issue spurs pause of COVID-19 antibody study
Florida halts meetings, practices amid 19 new COVID cases
Navajo Nation reports 9 new coronavirus cases, but no deaths
New Mexico governor renews restrictions as virus cases rise
10 California counties see restrictions eased, risks remain
Despite virus fears, Texas sends most voters to the polls
Cut cable shuts down Virginia voter portal; lawsuit filed
California GOP considers adding more disputed ballot boxes
Report: Social media influencers push voting misinformation
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
Fall heat wave bringing California more fire danger
NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting or littering, please
Commander’s Palace New Orleans has 1st female executive chef
More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surges
France launches flu vaccine campaign amid COVID-19 crisis
Dutch order bars, restaurants closed over pandemic fears
UK defends new virus restrictions; critics say it’s too late
EU countries adopt common travel guidelines amid pandemic
Germany, France call for UK concessions in EU-UK trade talks
WTO says EU can put tariffs on $4 billion of US goods
UK unemployment ascent accelerates amid winter job fears
Germany decries Turkey’s actions in eastern Mediterranean
Parliament in Kyrgyzstan endorses state of emergency
China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose
UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year
Breakfast Blogs
This Is the Week Mitch McConnell’s Senate Came Into Full View Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Rat-Fucker Rashomon: Four Stories about Roger Stone (Introduction) emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
It Is the Official Policy of the United States That What the Current President Says Is Not The Official Policy of the United States Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
“It’s on a trajectory of getting worse and worse” digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Infrastructure season Tom Sullivan, Wonkette
TURTLE SOUP: Amy McGrath Shreds #MoscowMitch In Last Night’s Senate Debate Susie Madrak, Crooks and Liars
Nonviolent Civic Action May Help Defend the Integrity of the Election Maria J. Stephan, Just Security
‘Legally Unenforceable’: Legal Experts Skewer DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Former Melania Trump Advisor Over Tell-All Book Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Does federal law ban voter intimidation? Views differ Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Is Mike Pence literally possessed by Satan? Teach the controversy! Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 694 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Mitt Romney, Political Hoarder driftglass, at his blog
One step back, two steps forward Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
TRUMP, BUT WITHOUT THE TRUMP PART Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Amy Klobuchar Sets Tone For Amy Coney Barrett Hearings, By Beating Everyone’s Ass Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Poll Porn: The ‘Americans Love Horndogs, Hate Waffles’ Edition Liz Dye, Wonkette
Voter Suppression Fest 2020 Kicks Off In Georgia Stephen Robinson, Wonkette