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
Inventor Thomas Edison dies; Three scientists share Nobel prize for DNA work; Anthrax scare hits CBS in New York; Two U.S. athletes suspended for Mexico City Olympics protest; Rock star Chuck Berry born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
Breakfast News
US News
Judge limits unpaid leave for unvaccinated workers at US lab
Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid
Fire crews make big gains against Southern California blaze
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
Coast Guard: 1,200-foot ship dragged California oil pipeline
Puerto Rico ponders race amid surprising census results
New skyscraper lab will test elevators high above Atlanta
More than 90 snakes found under Northern California home
Removing the %&*@ from Maine’s vanity plates will take time
US Politics
Top Democrats woo Black voters in Virginia governor’s race
Harris to discuss drought, climate change at Lake Mead
Risky business: Some Capitol riot defendants forgo lawyers
Bill Clinton back home after hospitalization from infection
International News
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries
Volunteers in the sky watch over migrant rescues by sea
Sports
Another walk-off: Braves beat Dodgers 5-4, lead NLCS 2-0
Grand game: Boston’s 2 slams lead 9-5 ALCS win over Astros
Rodgers throws 2 TDs, runs for 1 as Packers beat Bears 24-14
Stafford throws 4 TDs, D forces 4 TOs, Rams rout Giants
Mahomes, Chiefs bounce back to beat Washington 31-13
Jags end 20-game skid with 53-yard FG to beat Dolphins 23-20
Cousins throws TD pass in OT; Vikes beat Panthers 34-28
Murray throws 4 TD passes, unbeaten Cardinals batter Browns
Prescott TD pass lifts Cowboys to 35-29 OT win over Pats
Raiders begin post-Jon Gruden era with 34-24 win at Denver
Watt forces fumble in overtime, Steelers edge Seahawks 23-20
Joe Burrow throws 3 TDs as Bengals rout winless Lions 34-11
Indianapolis gets in sync with 31-3 victory over Houston
Ravens shut down Herbert, Chargers in 34-6 victory
Chicago wins first WNBA title with 80-74 win over Phoenix
Chris Tierney scores twice, Senators beat Stars 3-2
AP Top 25: Cincinnati up to No. 2; Purdue snaps poll drought
Prescott TD pass lifts Cowboys to 35-29 OT win over Pats
Hail, Mary! High school’s halftime show is a drag pageant
Breakfast Blogs
Well If It Isn’t the Power of the Strike Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
“Civil War Started:” Zach Rehl’s Blow-by-Blow of the Riot emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Blue Line is Thinning digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
A question of values Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Three National Security Threats Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Reactionary Populism Retains its Transnational Edge Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Mediocre Democrats Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 934 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Three Headlines Outside Springfield, Illinois: October 16, 2021 drfitglass, at his blog
DEMOCRATS DON’T COUNT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog