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 10:30am (ET) 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
President Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address; Egypt’s Anwar Sadat becomes first Arab leader to visit Israel; Ford halts Edsel production; Bandleader Tommy Dorsey and actress Jodie Foster born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
Aleppo’s children’s hospital bombed as it treats chlorine gas victims Shelling of market in Yemeni city kills more than 20 civilians, MSF says Far-right group attacks refugee camp on Greek island of Chios Turkish bill to clear men of child sex assault if they marry their victims Obama puts Arctic Ocean off limits for drilling in last-ditch barrier to Trump California drought: 36m trees dead since May, raising toll to more than 102m
Breakfast Blogs
If Hulk Hogan Got a Cabinet Position, Would You Really Be Surprised? Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
Navigator MKC and Ford Focus’>BREAKING: President-Elect Trump Can’t Tell Difference between Lincoln Navigator MKC and Ford Focus emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III Was Much More Adorable… driftglass, at his blog
Welcome to the kleptocracy digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
The Trump Theory Of Racism: Go Big Or Go Home Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump’s Picks For AG & CIA Happy To Undermine Civil Liberties, Increase Surveillance Mike Masnick, Techdirt
More Thoughts On Trump’s Technology And Innovation Policies — It All Goes Back To Freedom Of Speech Cathy Gellis, Techdirt