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
The Titanic sinks off the coast of Newfoundland; President Abraham Lincoln dies; Jackie Robinson becomes first African American player in Major League Baseball; US launches air raid against Libya; Cambodian Communist revolutionary Pol Pot dies; Punk rocker Joey Ramone dies at age 49.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopen
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
J&J vaccine to remain in limbo while officials seek evidence
More COVID state shutdowns unlikely, despite CDC suggestion
Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk
Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum
Stinging report raises new questions about Capitol security
Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued
Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist
Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border
To retain workers, Walmart moves more of them full time
California Gold Rush town to remove noose from city logo
Tiger sharks eat whale carcass that drifted ashore in Hawaii
Endangered tiger cubs make first public appearances at zoo
After months on lam, slaughterhouse escapee beefalo caught
US Politics
Biden begins to undo Trump-era ban on abortion referrals
Senate breaks filibuster on Asian-American hate crime bill
House panel poised to advance bill on slavery reparations
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
Harris planning first trip abroad to Mexico, Guatemala
International News
Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge
Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end ‘forever war’
Iran’s supreme leader: Vienna offers ‘not worth looking at’
Haiti prime minister resigns amid violence, political strife
Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions
Queen returns to royal duties after death of Prince Philip
Sports
AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
Red Sox beat Twins 7-1 for twinbill sweep, 9th straight win
5 Astros land on injured list because of COVID-19 protocols
Pandemic making NFL draft’s small school gems harder to find
NFL’s revised offseason program includes mandatory minicamp
IndyCar opens season with stacked rookie class chasing Dixon
Breakfast Blogs
Republicans Aren’t Interested in the Civil Rights Division Doing Anything About Civil Rights Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Christopher Quaglin: Illuminating the Gaps in the January 6 Panopticon emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Autopsy Report digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s hullabaloo
When Fascism comes to America Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
I Guess They’re Not All On The Same Side: Cops Brutalize Soldier For [Checks Notes] Leading Them To A Well-Lit Area Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Deconstructing Justice Thomas’ Pro-Censorship Statement Eric Goldman, Techdirt
Sens. Cruz, Hawley & Lee Show How To Take A Good Bill Idea And Make It Blatantly Unconstitutional Mike Masnick. Techdirt
Derek Chauvin Defense Witness Is Being Sued in Another State for Allegedly Covering Up Black Teen’s Death in Police Custody Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Attorneys for Wisconsin Governor Say ‘Kraken’ Attorneys’ Motion to Avoid Sanctions Is ‘Nonsensical’ and ‘Itself Sanctionable by This Court’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
There must always be a Republican hate object Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Preserving the Great Dismal Swamp Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Complacency in Defense of Freedom is no Virtue Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Bernie Madoff Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
For the Record: Biden’s Corporate Tax Yastreblyanky, The Rectification of Names
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE RIGHT-WING FREAKOUT IF THE CAPITOL POLICE HAD DONE THEIR JOB? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
No, $12k Is Not Enough To Make Me Move Back to West Virginia Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Including How Much They’d Like To Hurt Trans Kids Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Ohio Will Prosecute Your Doctor For Your Abortion, And Sixth Circuit Says THAT’S GREAT! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Today In Labor History: Lead Smelter Protects Lady Workers By Requiring They Be Sterilized Erik Loomis, Wonkette
Judge Rules Buffalo PD Shouldn’t Have Fired Actual Good Cop Cariol Horne Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Gov. Pete Ricketts Will NOT Suffer The Little Children To Come To Nebraska Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
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