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
Pope John Paul II shot; English colonists arrive at what becomes Jamestown; Winston Churchill gives his first speech as British prime minister; The U.S. declares war on Mexico; Singer Stevie Wonder born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say ‘no.’ But saying ‘yes’ begins things. Saying ‘yes’ is how things grow.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Louisiana kids can start vaccinations Thursday
US advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for kids 12 and up
Ohio’s million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations
Most Las Vegas Strip resorts open at 100% with regulatory OK
Audit: Portland skipped safeguards to get virus grants out
Lawmakers want kids to have option for extra year in school
California governor proposes public school ‘transformation’
New York approves vaccinations of kids aged 12 to 15
Suit challenges restaurant aid priority to women, minorities
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems
Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd’s death
Judge asked to OK evidence of Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles
Official: Repairs to interstate bridge could take months
Two planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
Tesla to stop accepting Bitcoin for car payments
COVID-19 pet boom has veterinarians backlogged, burned out
Florida takes step toward the catching of goliath grouper
US Politics
Biden team moves swiftly to tackle pipeline political peril
Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses
GOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post
Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn’s testimony
Hearing on Jan. 6 violence exposes stark partisan divisions
International News
Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode
Red Cross warns that coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia
Virus stifles Muslims’ Eid al-Fitr celebrations for 2nd year
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
Gaza teeters on the brink as fighting with Israel escalates
The 3 biggest US airlines are suspending flights to Israel
UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen
Poland wants to buy Marie Curie’s vacation house in France
Sports
LEADING OFF: Padres, Yanks carry on thru COVID outbreaks
Young rallies Hawks to playoff berth, 120-116 over Wizards
Harden returns, comes off Nets’ bench against Spurs
3s for all: NBA sets season record for 3-pointers per game
Brady-Prescott kicks off NFL season plus a return to London
Kahun scored 27 seconds into OT, Oilers beat Canadiens 4-3
Bradley, Altidore score, Toronto beats Crew 2-0 for 1st win
Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness
Breakfast Blogs
What the Hell, Texas? A Tiger on the Loose? Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Fertile Ground: Lack of Broadband and Disinformation Proliferation Rayne, emptywheel
Total Recall flop digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
A little restoration is in order Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
New York Police Union Tells NYPD End Of Qualified Immunity Will Force Officers To… Act Lawfully Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Canada Still Won’t Commit To Supporting A Pandemic Patent Waiver Leigh Beadon, Techdirt
Bad Section 230 Bills Come From Both Sides Of The Aisle: Schakowsky/Castor Bill Would Be A Disaster For The Open Internet Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Study Finds US Broadband Gaps Three Times Worse Than The FCC Claims Karl Bode, Techdirt
Biden Announces ‘Groundbreaking’ Third Batch of Nominees for Federal Judgeships — Here’s What We Know Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Vote suppression at the margins can easily swing competitive elections Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The function of criticism at the present time Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 845 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
If Speaking Obvious, Ugly Truths About The GOP is Worth a Dozen Headlines a Day… driftglass, at his blog
Elle ne regrette rien Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
STOP DITHERING AND JUST DO IT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Gavin Newsom Coming To Pay Your Rent Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Will Trump White House Counsel McGahn Finally Testify? Will We Get A Third Trump Impeachment? Liz Dye, Wonkette
Fox News So Sad ‘Battered’ Biden Making Them (Try To) Hit Him Again Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Anti-Maskers So Scared Of Vaxxed People, They Just Might Have To Wear A Mask! Evan Hurst, em>Wonkette
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