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
‘Saturday Night Massacre’ takes place during Watergate scandal; Gen. Douglas MacArthur returns to Philippines; Jacqueline Kennedy weds Aristotle Onassis; Three Lynyrd Skynyrd members die in plane crash.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The American dream belongs to all of us.
Breakfast News
As virus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots
California won’t allow virus vaccines without state approval
Deadline looms, but COVID relief deal may be far off
High court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
Some states allow ballots if voters die before Election Day
High court to review two cases involving Trump border policy
Supreme Court to hear case over border wall funding
Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing
Florida agency: Flying squirrels illegally shipped to Asia
California police recover lizards stolen from reptile store
‘Crazy’ beekeepers determined to make it in tough times
John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him
The Latest: Ireland sets new virus restrictions for 6 weeks
Vaccine storage issues could leave 3B people without access
Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America
Wales locks down as COVID-19 cases spike; Manchester resists
EU to link national COVID-19 tracing apps together
As virus surges, Iran breaks one-day record for deaths again
UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain
Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests
Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left
Breakfast Blogs
We Deserve Justice in Our Time. This Is Not a Job for History Professors. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Rat-Fucker Rashomon: Trolling for Russia emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Dr. Fauci Has No More Fucks Left To Give bmaz, emptywheel
Death Cult suicide pact digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
America Is Deeply Sick tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
“We can beat this guy” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Good Governance Paper No. 5: Prepublication Review — How to Fix a Broken System Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway, Just Scurity
Ted Cruz Supported an 8-Justice Supreme Court if Clinton Won in 2016. Now He’s Preemptively Striking Against Court Packing. Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Appeals Court Tosses Texas Voter Protections: Right to Vote Is Not Guaranteed by Due Process Clause of Constitution Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Betty Cracker Asks, We Answer! Hunter Biden’s Phone Being Hacked Is the Most Likely Pathway For the Information Giuliani Is Peddling Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Municipal Liability in Police Misconduct Lawsuits Brett Raffish, Lawfare
How Donald Trump and Scott Walker looted Wisconsin taxpayers to pay off Foxconn in exchange for nothing Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Reality is unfair to right wingers (The Never Ending Story) Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 700 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
John Cornyn is Now Our Ally So Everybody Needs To Shut Up About Him driftglass, at his blog
Swiss Miss Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
IS THE MEDIA GETTING READY TO WRITE A TRUMP COMEBACK STORY AFTER THE FINAL DEBATE? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Rudy And The Colludy Crew Freshen Up Their Biden Smear With Q-Themed Pedophilia Allegations Liz Dye, Wonkette
Joe Biden Made Actual Profit Selling House, And Eric Trump Is STUMPED Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump Claims Lifelong Catholic Joe Biden Will Steal Christmas Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
TFW Even Fox News Won’t Swallow Your Senile Russian Disinfo Bullsh*t Evan Hurst, Wonkette