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
The Stamp Act takes effect; The U.S. explodes first hydrogen bomb; Sistine Chapel paintings are first shown to the public; Algerian nationalists begin rebellion against French rule; NFL’s Walter Payton dies
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy – your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself.
Breakfast News
US News
Mayor: 9 in 10 NYC workers vaccinated as deadline nears
Plan to replace Minneapolis PD worries many Black residents
Deere workers would get immediate 10% raises under new offer
Virginia Beach confronts inescapable costs of rising seas
Police warn woman not to wear Halloween costume as protest
US Politics
Supreme Court takes up Texas law banning most abortions
Supreme Court to hear case on New York’s gun permit law
Dems see progress in adding drug cost curbs to budget bill
McAuliffe, Youngkin campaigning at frenetic pace in Virginia
Virginia GOP sees Youngkin as chance to reverse party course
Tussling Dems tumble toward deal on Biden’s economic plans
Paid leave’s demise tough on backers in Manchin’s home state
International News
Australians reunite as border reopens after 20-month ban
Moroccans protest vaccine pass required for work, travel
Mexico celebrates Day of the Dead after pandemic closures
Biden winds up G-20 summit with dings at Russia, China
G-20 make mild pledges on climate neutrality, coal financing
‘Last, best hope:’ Leaders launch crucial UN climate summit
New framework bolsters Biden’s hand as climate summit begins
Japan’s Kishida wins mandate, though economic agenda unclear
Former US ambassador Bill Richardson heads to Myanmar
New Zealand strait crossed for first time by electric plane
Sports
Correa, Astros rally past Braves 9-5, cut WS deficit to 3-2
Bengals flop badly, blow 11-point lead in 34-31 loss to Jets
With Dak down, Cooper Rush passes Cowboys past Vikings 20-16
Saints overcome Winston injury, top Buccaneers 36-27
Phillips pick-six propels Patriots past Chargers 27-24
Washington can’t overcome mistakes in 17-10 loss to Broncos
Jaguars take steps back in 31-7 thumping by Seahawks
Eagles run for 4 TDs in 44-6 victory over winless Lions
Big Ben, Steelers survive kicking scare, bury Browns 15-10
Defense shines, Panthers snap skid by beating Falcons 19-13
Garoppolo leads way as 49ers beat Bears 33-22 to stop slide
Bills wake up in second half to beat Dolphins 26-11
Rams get 5 sacks to shut down Mills, Texans in 38-22 win
Titans use late turnovers to pull off 34-31 OT win at Indy
Jazz hand short-handed Bucks third straight loss, 107-95
Carmelo Anthony scores 23, leads Lakers past Rockets 95-85
Harden ties Bird with 59 triple-doubles as Nets rout Detroit
Ball, Oubre lead Hornets past Trail Blazers, 125-113
Pesce’s late power-play goal keeps Hurricanes undefeated
Fox, Shesterkin lift Rangers past Kraken, 3-1
arolina keeps up winning streak, gives Coyotes another loss
Voracek shootout goal lifts Blue Jackets over Devils, 4-3
Iafallo caps Kings’ rally to beat Sabres 3-2
AP Top 25: Michigan St up to 5; Wake in top 10 for 1st time
Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race
Breakfast Blogs
It’s the Worst Possible Time to Try Out a Public-Private Military, And Yet Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Steve Bannon Was Made to Testify, Truthfully, Once emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
3 Things: Memory, Memory, the 6th of January Rayne, emptywheel
They Ain’t Dead Yet digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
267 Democrats Tom Sullivan, Digby’s hullabaloo
El dia de los muertos Paul Campos, Lawyers,Guns and Money
Birthday Fundraiser Day Three: An Embarrassment of Riches driftglass, at his blog
THE FIRST STEP IS ADMITTING YOU HAVE A PROBLEM Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog