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
Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act; Anthrax tainted letters sent to NBC and the New York Post.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Child among latest COVID-19 deaths in Louisiana
COVID-19 deaths in WVa this month double that from August
US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for seniors, high-risk
Biden faces limits of $1.9T COVID aid as some states resist
1st case of COVID in American Samoa arrives on Hawaii flight
With hands tied, Montana officials issue public health plea
Judge: Gov. Lee’s mask opt-out can endanger disabled kids
Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
Weather slows wildfire near California’s giant sequoia trees
Illegal marijuana farms take West’s water in ‘blatant theft’
NTSB to investigate Tesla crash in Florida that left 2 dead
NY millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder
US Politics
Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
Milley: Calls to China were ‘perfectly’ within scope of job
North Carolina judges strike down state’s voter ID law
Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time
California Republican turnout not high enough to boot Newsom
House to try suspending cap on borrowing authority next week
California enacts 2 laws to slice through local zoning rules
International News
While urging vaccination, WHO declines jab data on its staff
UN using honor system to check vaccinations for big meeting
Empty desk array at UN spotlights lost learning in pandemic
England simplifies COVID-19 travel rules bashed as confusing
France recalls ambassadors to US, Australia over sub deal
Official says US will deport ‘massive’ number of Haitians
US envoy: Qatar plane takes more Americans from Afghanistan
Woman sues for right to freeze her eggs in Beijing
Biden, world leaders push climate action, vow methane cuts
France’s Macron unveils model of new, green high-speed train
Chinese astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
Idled Thai taxis go green with mini-gardens on car roofs
Sports
Liberty keep alive playoff hopes with 91-80 win over Mystics
Fábio scores twice, New York Red Bulls beat Inter Miami 4-0
Pelé in ‘semi-intensive’ care, daughter says he’s doing well
Breakfast Blogs
Idaho Botched Its Pandemic Response. Now It’s Begging Neighbors Like Washington State for Help. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The recall illustrated their problem digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
But how does $3.5 trillion taste? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
California Legislators Continue To Anger Cops By Introducing Legislation Demanding More Transparency And Accountability Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Angry Anti-Masker Sues Joe Biden, Facebook, And Twitter Because His Social Media Was Taken Down For Disinfo Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Data Again Shows That U.S. Broadband Is Painfully Mediocre Karl Bode, Techdirt
North Carolina Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against State’s Voter ID Law Because of ‘Discriminatory Purpose’ Against Black Residents Colin Kalmbacher, law & Crime
Federal Judge Advances Muslim Women’s Lawsuit: Former NYPD Policy Forcing Hijab Removal Was Unconstitutional Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Venal “moderate” House Dems torpedoing Biden’s agenda Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
This Day in Labor History: September 17, 2011 ERik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Stuart Stevens and the Caves of Lascaux driftglass, at his blog
Strudel Poodle Yastreblyanksy, The Rectification of Names
YOU CLAIM YOU’RE AGAINST INFECTION, YET NOW YOU SAY YOU SUPPORT TREATING INFECTION! Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Special Counsel John Durham Blows His Measly Load Trying To Make Serverghazi Happen Again Liz Dye, Wonkette
Free Grocery Store In Middle School Gunna Make Sure EVERYBODY Eats Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Break Up Wells Fargo, And She’s Not Wrong! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Ohio Republicans Decide Democracy Is For Libs, Go Ahead And Eliminate It Evan Hurst, Wonkette