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
Washington’s army routs the British in the Battle of New Jersey; Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces; Jack Ruby dies; Author J.R.R. Tolkien is born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
Breakfast News
Syrian rebels freeze peace talks after Assad abuses ceasefire
Israeli police question Benjamin Netanyahu in corruption inquiry
Finland trials basic income for unemployed
U.S. Customs and Border outage causing backups at airports
Tornadoes hit Mississippi as storms pound southern coastal states
U.S. judge rules South Carolina church gunman can act as own lawyer
Breakfast Blogs
The Dragnet Donald Trump Will Wield Is Not Just the Section 215 One emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Projection so yuge digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
How We Fight With Hope Spocko, Crooks and Liars
Matthew Dowd Remains a Fundamentally Ridiculous Person driftglass, at his blog
Trump Might Not Get His Full Cabinet Right Away — And So What? Steve M., No More Mister NIce Blog
Donald Trump’s Ability to Capture the Republican Nomination is an Eternal Mystery Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money