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 bombs English town of Coventry during World War II; ‘Moby-Dick’ published; Nellie Bly begins globe-trotting trek; Leonard Bernstein makes conducting debut; Composer Aaron Copland born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
2,000 people cut off in town of Kaikoura after earthquake strikes New Zealand Iraqi troops recapture Nimrud, site of ancient Assyrian city, from Isis Colombia’s government and Farc rebels agree new peace deal GSK tops list of drug firms improving global access to medicine
Breakfast Blogs
The Republican Healthcare Plan: Gut Medicare and Blame Obama Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
ICE is going to needs some reinforcements digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
All the Both Siderism That’s Fit to Print driftglass, at his blog
In the Electoral College White Votes Matter More Lara Merling and Dean Baker, Beat the Press