The Breakfast Club (Out of Focus)

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

America enters World War Two; Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death in New York.

Breakfast Tunes

John Lennon (October 9 1940 – December 8 1980)

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

Mark Twain

Breakfast News

US News

VIRUS TODAY: Nearly 200,000 cases a day; a pick to lead HHS

As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff

Becerra’s big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time

US schools go back and forth on in-person learning

US fully restores protections for young immigrants

New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses

Army to fire, suspend Fort Hood troops over violence at base

Rashida Jones replaces Phil Griffin as MSNBC president

Supreme court hears arguments in landmark cases over art stolen by Nazis during Holocaust

National Zoo extends panda deal with China through 2023

US Politics

AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

Biden’s health team offers glimpse of his COVID-19 strategy

Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses

Trump adviser broke law with Biden criticism, watchdog says

Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won

Supreme Court rejects appeal to limit transgender students

Sports

Surprise! Washington ends Pittsburgh’s perfect season 23-17

Jets fire Gregg Williams after call on defense costs 1st win

No. 8 Hoosiers maintain focus as profile of team, coach grow

Gonzaga, Baylor remain atop AP Top 25 after game scrapped

Stanford new No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll while South Carolina falls to fifth after loss

Sergio Pérez wins Sakhir F1 GP after pit error robs George Russell

Hamilton ‘devastated’ after Covid-19 positive puts rest of his season in doubt

International News

The Latest: UN makes Dec. 27 ‘Epidemic Preparedness’ day

UN health agency’s advice for the holidays: Don’t hug

UK readies for ‘V-Day,’ its 1st shots in war on coronavirus

Amid pandemic, Davos event to be held in Singapore next year

UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

Legislative election leaves Venezuela in political standoff

Romania’s center-right prime minister resigns after election

Egypt’s El-Sissi, France’s Macron at odds over human rights

Erdogan calls for energy talks as EU considers Med sanctions

Dry autumn in Germany forces Rhine shippers to cut loads

Tough budget talks risk delaying EU’s new emissions target

Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples

Yes, it’s another monolith. And this time it’s in Britain

Breakfast Blogs

The Most Essential Necessity for Human Life Is Just Another Commodity Now Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The Intercept’s Silence about Edward Snowden’s Inclusion in Julian Assange’s Charges emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

They love their Dear Leaders. Until they don’t digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

How much for a hit off that bota? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

GOP Files Conspiracy Theory-Laden Lawsuit Against Pa. Officials and Biden Electors in Bid to Decertify 2020 Results Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Outgoing Trump White House Sues Incoming Biden White House to Disenfranchise Wisconsin’s Most Diverse Counties Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

Here’s How Lawyers Destroyed Sidney Powell’s ‘Wildly Unqualified’ Election Malfeasance ‘Experts’ in Georgia Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

Florida State Police Raid Home Of COVID Whistleblower, Point Guns At Her & Her Family, Seize All Her Computer Equipment Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Massachusetts Poised To Become The Next State To (Temporarily) Ban Facial Recognition Tech Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Trump’s lawsuits continue to fail as lawsuits, succeed in their intended purpose Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Loyalty oaths and re-education sessions Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Dems and Rural Voters Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

“The Galactic Federation” Has Been In Contact With Israel & the US For Years: Retired Israeli General Decides To Light His Reputation On Fire adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

Literary Corner: Sarcasm Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

HACKS AND QUACKS WILL KEEP AMERICA RIDDLED WITH COVID YEARS AFTER THE REST OF THE WORLD BEATS IT Steve M., No More mister NIce Blog

Trumpland Election Suits Slam Into Wall Of THAT’S NOT HOW LAW GOES, A-HOLES! Liz Dye, Wonkette

Kelly Loeffler Has Vision For Georgia, Which Is … LOOK! BLACK MAN! RUN! Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Welp, We Got Another Megachurch Guy Claiming COVID Vaccine Is Mark Of The Beast Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette