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
Nazi Germany’s troops enter Paris during World War II; TWA Flight 847 hijacked; Stars and Stripes adopted as official U.S. flag; Leftist guerrilla Che Guevara and real estate mogul Donald Trump born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Muhammad Ali
Breakfast News
World stands in solidarity with Orlando’s LGBT community as a city weeps
Killings of LGBT and HIV-affected people rose 20% in 2015, report finds
Biggest US coal company funded dozens of groups questioning climate change
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere forecast to shatter milestone
Super-Sized El Niño Is Over, La Niña Is Up Next
Elderly abuse: Nursing home residents are just as guilty as the staff
Breakfast Blogs
Should Assault Weapons Be in Civilian Hands? Ask an Army General. Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
AQ to CIA: You Are the Empire, and We Are Luke and Han emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
We’re number one digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
The Grift and the High-Pressure Sale Joshua Marshall, Talking Points Memo
Verizon Strike Postmortems Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and money
House Attacks Net Neutrality, Cable Box Reform With Sneaky Budget Rider Karl Bode, Techdirt