The Breakfast Club (Smell Like Dirt)

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

American and British forces invade Iraq; U.S. soldiers charged in Abu Ghraib scandal; France’s Napoleon regains power; ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’; Sarin attack hits Tokyo subway; John Lennon marries Yoko Ono.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Margaret Atwood

Breakfast News

US News

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

US schools prepare summer of learning to help kids catch up

Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings

Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

Sources: Feds have no evidence yet for GA hate crime charge

Judge won’t move trial in Floyd’s death; 13th juror picked

State: Water may be unsafe at Texas site for migrant teens

Russian man pleads guilty in Nevada to plot to extort Tesla

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Reed accused of sexual misconduct

Subpoenas target Baltimore’s top prosecutor, city councilman

US charges Swiss ‘hacktivist’ for data theft and leaks

2 Royal Caribbean lines to resume Caribbean cruises in June

California panel votes to end off-roading at Oceano Dunes

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

US Politics

‘Speak out:’ Biden, Harris decry racism during Atlanta visit

Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

‘An all-hands moment’: GOP rallies behind voting limits

NY prosecutors interview Cohen an 8th time in Trump inquiry

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak

5 White House staffers lose jobs over drugs, marijuana use

4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol

Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies

International News

AstraZeneca vaccinations resume in Europe after clot scare

Greece to reopen ancient sites despite COVID-19 surge

US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden

Brazil security law being turned on president’s critics

2 journalists detained as Myanmar junta clamps down on press

Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup

Romania, Greece aim for speedy bilateral travel arrangement

Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

Greek police recover ancient statue of ‘exceptional artwork’

Sports

NCAA apologizes to women’s teams for weight room inequities

Oral Roberts shocks Ohio State, first big upset of NCAAs

Boeheim pours in 30, No. 11 seed Orange rout Aztecs 78-62

North Texas comes up big with 78-69 upset over Purdue

Wisconsin routs UNC, Williams falls to 29-1 in NCAA openers

McBride, West Virginia beat Morehead State 84-67 in NCAAs

Depleted Villanova recovers form, beats Winthrop in NCAAs

Short-handed Florida outlasts Virginia Tech in NCAA opener

Pistons hand Rockets franchise-worst 19th straight loss

Breakfast Blogs

A Federal Judge Went Full Hannity. Never Go Full Hannity. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The State of the Five Now-Intersecting January 6 Militia Conspiracies emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Contra A Faux Hillbilly – Fauxbilly? – the Liberal Arts Education Was Created To Train What We Now Call Military Officers Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

“Jim Crow in new clothes” digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Yes, but you lose by 10,000 Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210319/10344346455/house-republicans-want-to-flip-section-230-head-bring-back-distributor-liability.shtml Mike Masnick, Techdirt

AT&T Whines That California Net Neutrality Rules Are Forcing It To Behave Karl Bode, Techdirt

Prosecutors Unseal Conspiracy Indictment Against Four Proud Boys Who Were Ready for ‘F***ing War’ on Jan. 6 Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/journalist-cant-sue-rod-rosenstein-for-illegally-spying-on-her-family-during-obama-admin-because-of-qualified-immunity/?utm_source=mostpopular Colin Kalmbecher, Law & Crime

Reagan-Appointed Circuit Judge Issues Scathing Dissent Calling NYT and WaPo ‘Democratic Party Broadsheets,’ Praising Fox News Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

Pfizer slays the Eeyores again Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Consumerism and identity Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

How COVID Ripped Off the Neoliberal Band-Aid Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Social Justice Noncombatant Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

ALL THEY WANT IS EVERYTHING Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Hey, America, How About We Feed All The Kids In School? We Should Do That! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Some In North Carolina Think Sending 6-Year-Olds To Court For Picking Tulips Might Be Bad Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

Senile Hologram Doesn’t Even Know He’s President! Or Something! Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Gentleman Ted Cruz Graciously Allows HHS, CIA To Fill Top Jobs, With Biden Nominees Even! Liz Dye, Wonkette