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
A divided U.S. Supreme Court halts the presidential recount in Florida, effectively making Republican George W. Bush the winner.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We have to ensure that everybody’s voice is heard equally, or nobody’s will be.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: US gives go-ahead for Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving
Cuomo reinstates NYC indoor dining ban to limit virus spread
Demoralized health workers struggle as virus numbers surge
Portland police head asks activists to quit barricaded house
Second young elephant dies from virus at New York zoo
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
US Politics
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
AP source: Cuomo among contenders for attorney general pick
Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto
Vets groups demand Wilkie’s dismissal after scathing audit
Utah senator blocks national museums for Latinos, women
International News
Argentina’s lower house approves bill legalizing abortion
Pandemic threatens India’s children with child labor rising
Mexico approves emergency use of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
‘Such is life’: In virus wards, death is a foe but a fact
EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks
Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck
Brexit sends ripples of uncertainty down France’s coast
ICC prosecutor ready to open investigation into Ukraine
Protesters hurl eggs as South Korea releases child rapist
Sports
Utah State players opt out of Colorado State game in protest
Playing amid pandemic tests basketball teams’ adaptability
Column: Big Ten makes right call on Buckeyes in title game
Territorial rout: Arizona State blows out rival Arizona 70-7
Former Army star Gary Steele invited, can’t attend big game
NBC’s Kornacki brings expertise to NFL playoff picture
Breakfast Blogs
You Don’t Need to Seat the 126 Republicans Who Signed Onto the Covenant of Sedition Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Republicans Push to Punish Eric Swalwell because He Didn’t Sell Out the Country Like They Did emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
No, the system is not working digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Whistling past the graveyard Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Supreme Court Says Muslim Men Can Sue The FBI For Placing Them On The No-Fly List For Refusing To Become Informants Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The Kraken Goes to SCOTUS and Argues: Voting Is a ‘Sacrament,’ So Certification of Georgia Election Should Be Overturned Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Kidding on the square Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Today in the World’s Worst Deliberative Body Eric Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Delenda Est Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Trumpy Doctrine Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
REPUBLICANS HAVE PROBABLY RUN OUT OF OPTIONS, BUT THEY’LL NEVER STOP WHININGREPUBLICANS HAVE PROBABLY RUN OUT OF OPTIONS, BUT THEY’LL NEVER STOP WHINING Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Bill Barr’s Got 40 Days Of Fascism Left In Him After All! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Jerry Falwell Jr Unsuits. No, Come Back! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Eric Swalwell: He Bang With Chinese Spy? Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Charlottesville Police Chief Declares War On Unitarians Over Racial Profiling Complaint Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
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