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
Three civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi; John Hinckley, Jr. found not guilty by reason of insanity for shooting President Ronald Reagan and three others; Britain’s Prince William born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I would rather be without a state than without a voice.
Breakfast News
US rebukes Saudi Arabia over Qatar embargo in reversal after Trump comments
US shoots down second Iran-made armed drone over Syria in 12 days
Chelsea Manning leaks had no strategic impact on US war efforts, Pentagon finds
Scorching summer temperatures bring worst heat to south-west US in years
Exxon, BP and Shell back carbon tax proposal to curb emissions
Australia suspends air missions over Syria amid US-Russia tensions
French defence minister resigns over inquiry into misuse of funds
Brazil federal police accuse president of getting bribes
Portugal tries to contain fatal fires, debunks plane crash
Iran’s top leader opposes Iraqi Kurdish independence vote
French far-right bars founder Jean-Marie Le Pen on birthday
Breakfast Blogs
David Brooks Didn’t Do the Reading. Look What Happened. Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Outdated XP Testimony on WannaCry to Congress emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
More Information on Those White Working Class Voters Who Went For Trump Echidne, at her blog
Banana Republic special digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
The Media Is Massively Failing on the AHCA Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
David Brooks Breaks The Beltway Iron Rule Of David Brooks: Updated drifglass, at his blog
PHONY GOP MODERATES GET THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT MORE THAN REAL DEMOCRATIC MODERATES Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Coal CEO Threatens John Oliver With A SLAPP Suit Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Oversight Report Shows NSA Failed To Secure Its Systems Following The Snowden Leaks Tim Cushing, Techdirt