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
Race rioting hits Detroit; Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies; Britain’s Prince Andrew marries ‘Fergie’; Vanessa Williams gives up Miss America crown; Golfer Tiger Woods wins career grand slam.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Peace is a day-to-day problem, the product of a multitude of events and judgments. Peace is not an ‘is,’ it is a ‘becoming.’
Breakfast News
US News
Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections
With virus surging, LA County implores people to get shots
Juneau imposing COVID-19 restrictions amid rising cases
Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews
Philadelphia files suit over national opioid settlement
Rare pink water bird lands in Michigan, delighting public
Crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest returns to the Florida Keys
US Politics
Pelosi says ‘deadly serious’ Jan. 6 probe to go without GOP
House votes to evacuate more Afghan allies as US war ends
California makes change to pay unemployment benefits faster
DOJ won’t investigate how Pennsylvania handled nursing homes
GOP’s vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh
Rutledge calls for putting tax elimination on ’22 ballot
Garland vows crackdown on gun trafficking as violence surges
Democrats back Biden US lands pick assailed by Republicans
International News
The Latest: SKorea to extend distancing rules in Seoul area
China rebuffs WHO’s terms for further COVID-19 origins study
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
Room for 10,000: Inside China’s largest detention center
Violence, protests overshadow Mass for slain Haitian leader
Haiti leader’s slaying exposes role of ex-Colombian soldiers
Ecuador president decrees emergency in prisons after clashes
Sports
Kim earns 5th straight win on birthday, Cards beat Cubs 3-2
Braves beat Phillies 7-2, climb back into NL East race
Haase, Tigers win 7th straight, finish sweep of Rangers
NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks
The Latest: Olympic map changed after Ukraine protests
IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media
Olympic cycling road races are studies in contrast
EXPLAINER: Why Japan ‘rising sun’ flag provokes Olympic ire
US to play World Cup qualifier vs Jamaica in Austin, Texas
Breakfast Blogs
This Local Dispute in Kentucky Has One of the Saddest Subtexts You Can Imagine Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The “Big Boss” Directing Tom Barrack’s Actions emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Three Things: Mary Had a Little Lambda [UPDATE-1] Rayne, emptywheel
Senator Whitehouse Is Surprised By Something He Should Not Be Surprised About: That the Secondary Kavanaugh Background Investigation Was Rigged Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Eyeing Federal Infrastructure Windfall, Private Equity Courts Public Utilities Lee Harris, The American Prospect
Village 2.0 Rising digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
COVID-19 Shows What Innovation Looks Like Without Patents (Spoiler: It Works) Charles Duan, Techdirt
With Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the Bench, Mississippi Boldly Asks the Supreme Court to Scrap Roe v. Wade Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
In First for Staten Island, Grant Williams Has Murder Conviction Overturned 23 Years Later Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Federal Judge Rules Against West Virginia’s ‘Save Women’s Sports Bill’: Transgender Girl Must Be Allowed to Try Out for Girls’ Team Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Kultist Krypto Kurrency Shakezula, Lawyers, Guns and Money
I am beginning to suspect that the FBI’s investigation of Brett Kavanaugh was not comprehensive or impartial Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Liberal international order, yet again Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Another Thing We’ll Do to Avoid the Problem Robert Farley, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Why All Americans Need to Know Mexican History Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Bipartisanship? Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Let’s Check In With The Guy Who Says Trump Aced His Dementia Test Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Federalist Writer Shares Incredible Trauma Of Learning ‘Critical Race Theory’ In School Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Oklahoma GOP Sen. James Lankford Launches Half-Baked Boycott Of Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
It Was A Good Damn Day For Decency, Humanity, And Our Trans Children In Red States Liz Dye, Wonkette
30 Years Ago, Biden BLM Nominee Reported Spiked Trees, So GOP Sure She’s A Terrorist Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
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