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 Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York; Benito Mussolini takes control of the Italian government; The Cuban Missile Crisis ends; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and actress Julia Roberts are born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth.
Breakfast News
US News
Honolulu relaxes COVID rules, allows venues at max capacity
Report: At least 59,000 meat workers caught COVID, 269 died
Exacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy
Navajo Nation reports 119 more COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19
Judge won’t stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers
Relief funds recommended to recruit health care workers
North Dakota House, Senate disagree on coronavirus spending
Stacey Abrams group donates $1.34M to wipe out medical debts
FEMA extends deadline to apply for Ida assistance
Feds offer loans to those harmed by California oil spill
Lawyer: Union Carbide cleanup must go through federal court
Starbucks raising US workers’ pay as union effort looms
UAW member hit, killed by car near John Deere picket line
Painting of Yale namesake and enslaved child back on display
‘Animalism’: Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions
Not a trick: No White House treats for Halloween this year
US Politics
Biden urges bill over ‘finish line’ as Dems eye new surtax
Ex-NYT columnist Kristof announces run for Oregon governor
United States issues its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker
Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism
US limits immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas
International News
WHO: Europe had most COVID-19 cases, deaths over last week
Slovenia eyes possible lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge
New Zealand eases quarantine but won’t welcome tourists yet
White House skeptical Iran ready to restart nuclear talks
US-China tensions evident as Biden heads to twin summits
Gen. Milley calls Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning’
Gulf Arab states, squeezed by climate change, still tout oil
Italy hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
Net zero goals aren’t the solution, says India before COP26
Sudan arrests 3 coup critics as pressure mounts on military
EU court tells Poland to pay $1.2M a day in judicial dispute
France threatens to block British fishing boats from ports
Greenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
La Palma island braces for more quakes as volcano roars on
Fears of rising baguette prices pose crunch for the French
Sports
World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series
Adebayo has 24, Heat pull away to beat Nets 106-93
Montrezl Harrell helps Wizards beat Celtics, 116-107
Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder rally from 26 down to top Lakers
Bridges, Hayward lead Hornets past Magic 120-111
Russell, Towns lead T’Wolves to rare win at Milwaukee
VanVleet scores 26, Raptors beat Pacers for 1st home win
Bobrovsky makes 29 saves as Panthers stay undefeated
Maple Leafs snap losing streak in 3-2 OT win over Blackhawks
Breakfast Blogs
Don’t Primary Joe Manchin. Elect Enough Democratic Senators That No One Has to Care About Him. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Julian Assange Question: True Claims about Prison Conditions or Lies in Service of Martyrdom? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Supreme Court & Texas SB 8 – Act Two: Briefs Due at 5 pm Today WaterGirl, Balloon Juice
Person who wants to control what’s taught in school admits she doesn’t know how teaching works… Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice
Trump’s crime against humanity digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Throwback, please Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabloo
Judge Says Devin Nunes’ Family Has To Tell The Judge Who Is Funding Their Lawsuit Against Esquire & Ryan Lizza Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Private Tech Companies Are Making Law Enforcement’s Opacity Problem Even Worse tim cushing, Techdirt
Glorified gym teacher who won $31.5 million lottery apparently plans to burn ticket in ultimate meathead protest Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 944 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Matthew Dowd Is a Fundamentally Ridiculous Person: The Past Is the Scariest Halloween Monster of All. driftglass, at his blog
RIP Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WE LIKE OUR VOTERS PARANOID, BUT NOT THAT PARANOIDSteve M., No More Mister Nice BLog
Joe Manchin Said Good Thing About Taxing Billionaires, So The New York Times Decided He Didn’t Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
The GOP Will Never Stop Trying To Make Andy McCabe LOCK HER UPS Happen Liz Dye, Wonkette
We Bet Democracy Would Work Better If Election Officials Didn’t Fear Being Murdered Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Tom Cotton So Mad At Merrick Garland, Boy Howdy, Oh Boy, Boy Howdy, Oh Boy! Evan Hurst, Wonkette