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
Inventor Thomas Edison dies; Three scientists share Nobel prize for DNA work; Anthrax scare hits CBS in New York; Two U.S. athletes suspended for Mexico City Olympics protest; Rock star Chuck Berry born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The essential ingredient of politics is timing.
Breakfast Blogs
To Keep the Water in the Rivers, Biden’s Plan is All-American: Capitalism Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
On Steve Bannon’s Epically Bad Faith emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
War for Ukraine Day 236: Belarusian Military Training & Russia Pounds Ukraine Again Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
An ancient menace stirs… Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice
It’s the democracy, stupid digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
On the “epidemic of election denialism” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Perfecting the “art of polarization”: How these ’90s conservatives created today’s radicalized right Amanda Marcotte , Salon
Federal Judge Says FBI Misled Magistrate When Seeking Safe Deposit Warrants, OKs Searches Anyway Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Multiple New Studies Again Suggest The Internet Is Not Creating An ‘Infodemic’; Cable News, On The Other Hand… Mike Masnick, Techdirt
SCOTUS Refuses to Reconsider ‘Insular Cases’ Which Advocated U.S. Colonialism over ‘Uncivilized’ and ‘Alien Races’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Steve Bannon Seeks Light Sentence and Asks Judge to Hold Off on Punishment as He Appeals Contempt of Congress Conviction Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
Feds Say Steve Bannon Deserves ‘Most Severe’ Sentence the Guidelines Allow: There’s No ‘Greater Contempt’ Than This Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Putting the Supreme Court in its place Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Human Rights Violations Cup Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns & Money
Every Little Breeze Seems to Whisper, “I Fucking Told You So” driftglass, at his blog
WOULD THE NEW YORK TIMES POLLING UNIT RATHER BE PRO-GOP THAN ACCURATE? Steve M., No More mister Nice Blog
Cops Unable To Tell Difference Between ‘Getting More Money’ And Being ‘Defunded’ Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Kari Lake And Katie Hobbs Had Another Non-Debate Debate On The Sunday Shows This Week! Mike Mora, Wonkette
Trump Warns American Jews To Love Him ‘Before It’s Too Late’ Liz Dye, Wonkette
Secretary Mayor Pete Is Biggest Star Who Makes All The Republicans Cry Stephen Robinson, Wonkette