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
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of Cold War espionage; Lt. William Calley, Jr. convicted in the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre; U.S. troops leave South Vietnam; Attorney Johnnie Cochran dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it’s important.
Breakfast News
Border Patrol orders quick releases of families
US charges Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination
New York sues billionaire family behind maker of OxyContin
House investigating voter irregularities in Kansas, Texas
Flooding prompts criticism of way Missouri River dams run
US sues California, says water policy violates state law
Flooding forces evacuations on South Dakota reservation
Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for US police
UK leader May rolling the dice again on Brexit deal
Venezuelan gov’t bars Guaido from public office for 15 years
Theresa May is latest Conservative leader swamped by Europe By PAN PYLAStoday
In trade wars of 200 years ago, the pirates were Americans
Trade panel: Boeing got unfair US tax break, hurting Airbus
Action demanded after 1,100 dead dolphins wash up in France
3 Saudi women’s rights activists temporarily released
Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
Breakfast Blogs
Separation of Church and State Is a Good Plan for Government, But Lousy for Entertainment Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Grand Rapids Gerald Ford Tribute Reporters Should Visit emptywheel aka Mary Wheeler, emptywheel
The financial crimes investigations begin digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
DeVos and Trump Know Their Constituents Well tristero, Hullabaloo
How dare you report the facts! Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
The plot against America Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
It’s the Cover-Up Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 445 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Complete History of the Treatment of the Liberal Blogosphere by the Mainstream Media in 20 Seconds driftglass, at his blog
THE GOP USED TO BE BETTER AT MANUFACTURING CONSENT THAN THIS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog