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
US launches 2003 attack on Baghdad; Televangelist Jim Bakker quits ministry due to scandal; Nevada legalizes casino gambling; Bob Dylan’s debut album is released
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Washington state expands vaccination eligibility
Biden says US to hit 100 million vaccine goal Friday
Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
Appeal court reinstates conviction of Flynn business partner
With striking of Black juror, Floyd activists see racism
The Latest: Georgia sheriff’s spokesman replaced on case
Asian American churches plan acts beyond prayer for healing
New mom, Army vet among 8 killed in Georgia spa shootings
Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack
Chip shortage forces Ford to build trucks without computers
NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try
Facebook grows in Oregon with data center, fiber-optic cable
FedEx’s profit nearly triples as online shopping grows
Prosecutor demoted for DoorDash moonlighting during work
Storms send TV anchors scrambling off set in N Carolina
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
US Politics
House OKs Dems’ immigration bills for Dreamers, farm workers
House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Swalwell from intel panel
Agents found no evidence of backdated ballots, report says
Burns confirmed as CIA director as US faces diverse threats
Pentagon looks to root out extremists targeting US troops
Biden meets with UN Security Council members to talk climate
Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge
Buttigieg: Biden plan will usher in a new transportation era
International News
Biden plans to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada
EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning
UK faces vaccine shortfall, could delay shots for under 50s
US-Russia ties nosedive after Biden-Putin tit-for-tat
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
China to open 1st trial of Canadians held on spy charges
NKorea cuts diplomat ties with Malaysia over US extradition
Armenia to hold early parliamentary election in June
Sports
Weighty issue: Inequity raised in women’s, men’s tourneys
Drake tops Wichita State for first NCAA win in 50 years
Texas Southern beats Mount St. Mary’s 60-52 in NCAA opener
NCAA basketball players use biggest stage to deliver message
Pitino rises from ashes of scandal for rebirth at Iona
NFL reviewing sex assault claims against Texans QB Watson
Matt Jones ties course record with 61 in Honda Classic
Breakfast Blogs
Nebraska’s Governor Is Going Full Reefer Madness Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
How to Arrest Someone (Almost) Entirely Off Social Media emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence Has Released Its 2020 Election Assessment & the Executive Summary of Its 2021 Domestic Violent Extremism Assessment Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Major Assets digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Suppression’s majestic equality Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Most Radical Republicans Aren’t in Congress. They’re in the Statehouses. Matt Cohen, Mother Jones
Appeals Court Decision Shows The Cleveland PD Cares More About Being Lied To Than About Officers Killing Children Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Pluses and Minuses of Pelosi’s Draft Jan. 6 Commission Proposal Andy Wright and Ryan Goodman, Just Security
Army Refuses to Restore Medals and Honors for Accused Murderer Pardoned by Trump Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Judge Refuses to Toss Criminal Case Against Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in Flint Water Crisis Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Capitol Siege Arrest: Retired U.S. Special Forces Soldier Charged with Assaulting Police Using Flagpole Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
‘Oyez, Oyez’: Senate Judiciary Leaders Push Bill to Let the Public Both See and Hear Supreme Court on TV Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Vaccination already having a major impact Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Reverse passing Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 813 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
J.D. Vance: A Farce in the Crowd driftglass, at his blog
The Real Culture War Is Over Vaccines The Rude Pundit, at his blog
THE FUTILE BUT NEVER-ENDING SEARCH FOR GOOD REPUBLICANS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Are COVID Relief Checks Making Us MUUUURDERERS? Fox Business: F*ck It, Nothing Matters, Why Not Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
TN Republicans Want To Cancel Historical Commission For Canceling First KKK Grand Wizard Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Texas Rep. Pretty Sure Hearing On Anti-Asian Violence PERFECT Place To Call For Lynchings Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Waaait A Minute, You Mean The ‘Pennsylvania Post Office Frauded All The Ballots’ Was A LIE???? Liz Dye, Wonkette
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