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
The Civil War’s Second Battle of Bull Run ends; Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first black Supreme Court justice; First black astronaut blasts off; Ty Cobb’s baseball debut; David Letterman moves to CBS.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.
Breakfast News
US News
Ida vexes Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients
Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana with winds, storm surge
‘As long as it takes’: FEMA, other agencies respond to Ida
COVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
Navajo Nation reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths
Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits
Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume
Texas man who worked against COVID measures dies from virus
Ida: Economists foresee only modest damage to US economy
Fin whale that died in Delaware had underlying conditions
Spotted: Cow at a McDonald’s drive-through in Wisconsin
US Politics
US intelligence still divided on origins of coronavirus
White House: US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans
International News
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
Museum chief is only candidate for Estonia’s presidency
US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport
Tropical Storm Nora hugs Mexico’s coast; 1 dead, 7 missing
Hundreds of Gazans protest blockade along Israeli frontier
German chancellor candidates face off in 1st election debate
Sports
Boo who? Báez, Mets flip thumbs down on fans; team prez mad
Indians get obstruction call in 8th, rally past Red Sox 7-5
Anderson, Braves shut out Giants for 9-0 victory
Senzatela earns 1st win since June, Rockies beat Dodgers 5-0
García slam for Rangers in 13-2 win to avoid sweep by Astros
Streak stopper: Tellez 3-run HR leads Brewers past Twins 6-2
Luis Robert homers twice as White Sox pound Cubs 13-1
Tsutsugo hits game-ending homer, Pirates beat Cardinals 4-3
Galvis, Suarez lead Phillies over Arizona for 3rd win in row
2 Jays homers enough for Berríos in 2-1 win over Tigers
Lake Superior: Michigan beats Ohio for Little League title
2 Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo to compete in Paralympics
Britain defeats US 54-49 for gold in wheelchair rugby
Lawrence has 2 TDs in Jags’ 34-14 win over Cowboys
Jones pushing Newton for Pats QB, New England beats Giants
Russia beats Germany 3-2 to advance to 5th-place game
OL Reign set NWSL attendance record in 2-1 win over Portland
Max Verstappen declared winner of farcical Belgian GP as rain plays havoc
Ky Derby champ Medina Spirit wins in comeback for Baffert
Breakfast Blogs
The Texas Legislature Needs to Take a Nap Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
How the FBI Missed Alleged January 6 Leader Joe Biggs emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Mirriam Seddiq, Dulles Justice and New Effort For Afghan Evacuees bmaz, emptywheel
No, fuck *you*Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Moneny
The farcical grift that is contemporary college football Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 909 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
David Brooks Hasn’t Learned a God Damn Thing driftglass, at his blog
Swag Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
IT’S OKAY IF YOU’RE A REPUBLICAN: REAGAN AND LEBANON Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog