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
Robert E. Lee born; Indira Gandhi elected prime minister of India;President Bill Clinton admits making false statements under oath;Singer Janis Joplin born; Dolly Parton is born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I’m tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn’t work. Of course it doesn’t work. We are supposed to work it.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Biden won’t end pandemic travel restrictions
California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight
Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
US Politics
Biden aims for unifying speech at daunting moment for US
Trouble at home may change Biden’s hand in Iran nuke talks
Police command structure crumbled fast during Capitol riot
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
International News
Venezuela’s Maduro sends oxygen to Brazil amid virus spike
EU insists virus shots will remain voluntary
Japan urges South Korea to drop wartime compensation demands
Guatemala troops, police break up caravan of weary migrants
Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days; allies plan protests
Freezing temps bring Europe traffic chaos, smog, avalanche
Spaniards killed women, kids over slaying of conquistadores
Woman ruled dead in 2017 fights to be declared alive
Trump baby protest blimp enters Museum of London collection
Sports
Duke falls out of AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Baylor remain 1-2
St. John’s upsets No. 23 UConn 74-70 as teams renew rivalry
Louisville is No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25 for 1st time
Vanderbilt ends women’s basketball season
Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for ‘serious’ NCAA issues
Wizards see a 5th consecutive game postponed by virus issues
Breakfast Blogs
We Honor Dr. King By Acknowledging the Actual Messenger, and What His Message Actually Was Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
But His Emails! Kushner’s Unique Exposure under the Presidential Records Act emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
You get what you give digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The enemy within Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Dominion Voting Systems Slaps MyPillow’s Mike Lindell with Demand Letter Over Election Fraud Conspiracy Theory Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Dominion’s Lawyers Blame Rudy Giuliani for ‘Inciting the Sacking’ of the U.S. Capitol Matt Naham, Law & Crime
Rudy Giuliani Says He’s a ‘Witness’ and, Therefore, Can’t Defend Trump from Impeachment. Lawyers Say He’s More Like a ‘Subject.’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Fairness and balance Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Intellectual license Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 767 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Great Gig in the Sky driftglass, at his blog
For the Record: The Arc of Impeachment is Long Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Martin Luther King Would Fuck the Insurrectionists’ Shit Up (2021 Edition) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
THEY PROBABLY CAN’T MEMORY-HOLE TRUMP, BUT THEY PROBABLY WON’T NEED TO Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Why Did It Take So Long For America To Fully Honor Dr. King? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Nothing Grifty About Trump’s Coming Pardon-Palooza, No He’d Never! Liz Dye, Wonkette
QAnon People Still Trusting The Plan, Two Days From Biden Inauguration Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
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