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 …
April 2020 archive
Apr 13 2020
These Lifeboats are so popular.
Oh yeah, that John Oliver piece. Judith Kudlow’s Still Lifes (in this case it’s lifes not lives because we are talking about multiple paintings each of which is a Still Life) are all about Clothes. It could be Cats I suppose. Or Dogs Playing Poker or Black Velvet Elvis.
Apr 13 2020
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
Apr 13 2020
The Destruction of Wealth
Let’s say you went out to the Market and bought a Million Dollars worth of Stock at the very Peak Price. What happened? Well, you gave someone some Money and in turn you received some Claim on the future Profits of a Company. Now let’s say that almost instantly the Company goes out of Business. …
Apr 13 2020
The Breakfast Club (Unwell)
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 …
Apr 12 2020
Daily Nightly
Weekend Update: President Trump Gives Coronavirus Update – SNL MasterClass Quarantine Edition – SNL Zoom Call – SNL Twitch Stream – SNL Quarantine QT – SNL Visualizations with Aidy Bryant – SNL
Apr 12 2020
Revolutionary Cred
I spent well over 15,000 hours conservatively, $546 thousand at my customary rate (very reasonable) not counting the money I spent or the $10 grand my thieving traitorous Vice President stole from me while she was cheating on my brother, achieving my ambition of becoming Capo di Tutti. Ahem. Hey, I won, and the rejoicing …
Apr 12 2020
No Sports?
Badminton! From 2019. Women’s Singles Finals Men’s Singles Finals Women’s Doubles Finals Men’s Doubles Finals Mixed Doubles Finals I actually like playing this because as hard as you hit it the birdie flies slow so there’s plenty of time to think.
Apr 12 2020
Cartnoon
Readers, assuming I have any, may wonder why I’m not posting pieces from Stephen or Seth or Trevor or Sam. Or Saturday Night Live. Well, they make me sad. Not that they’re not funny sometimes but then I always feel guilty after. I don’t watch News much anymore either, it’s too painful. I do like …
Apr 12 2020
The Breakfast Club (4 More Potatoes!)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! AP’s Today in History for April 12 President Franklin Roosevelt dies; The American Civil War begins with the attack on Ft. Sumter; Yuri Gagarin is the first man to fly in space; Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off on its first mission; Late night TV host David Letterman born. Breakfast Tune …
Apr 12 2020
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition
Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings …