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
President Richard Nixon says ‘I am not a crook’; Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England; Suez Canal opens; Congress holds first DC session; Sculptor Auguste Rodin dies; Film director Martin Scorsese born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.
Breakfast News
US News
Pfizer asks US officials to OK promising COVID-19 pill
Boosters for all adults in US closer with panel meeting set
Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
GOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate
Fugitive COVID loan scammers sentenced to federal prison
Idaho lawmakers advance vaccine worker comp legislation
Effort seeks to decriminalize sex work in Oregon
Coming off climate talks, US to hold huge crude sale in Gulf
Infrastructure bill unleashes funding to address risky dams
Roadrunner, going faster, ends up in Maine after hitchhike
Buck takes shelter inside church on hunting season’s 1st day
US Politics
Idaho lawmakers advance vaccine worker comp legislation
Yellen extends to Dec. 15 date for potential debt default
Biden touts infrastructure bill at snowy, rusty bridge in NH
Reviving Biden’s big bill, Democrats look to regain momentum
Jan. 6 panel eyes Meadows contempt vote but ‘won’t rush’
Trump adviser appointed to panel on US elections
Michelle Wu sworn in as Boston’s first woman elected mayor
Leahy retirement sets off scramble in Vermont for successor
House to vote on censuring Gosar over video
Biden choice for Justice antitrust post wins Senate approval
Judge: Vegas man’s vote fraud claim ‘cheap political stunt’
International News
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
Greece’s tavernas, coffee shops close for pandemic protest
South Korea pushes booster shots as COVID-19 spread worsens
Slovakia to restrict the unvaccinated to tame COVID surge
Poland uses water cannons against migrants at Belarus border
Netanyahu appears in court as ex-aide prepares to take stand
Turkey: Man in custody sought for Haitian president’s death
China, US to ease restrictions on each other’s media workers
‘We don’t deserve this’: Inflation hits Turkish people hard
Envoy: US ready to confront attempts to tear Bosnia apart
Key Libyan commander announces candidacy for president
Northwest Storm: ‘Devastating’ flood damage, 1 dead in BC
Greek leader, in London, seeks return of ancient sculptures
Indonesia baby elephant dies after losing half of her trunk
Sports
No. 22 West Virginia women open season with 86-33 win
Engstler leads No. 10 Louisville in 82-25 rout of Bellarmine
No. 3 Maryland rolls over Mount St. Mary’s 98-57
Notre Dame has 3 with double-doubles, beats High Point 70-61
Sasser, Edwards lead No. 15 Houston past Virginia 67-47
Odukale, Hugley help Pitt hold off UNC Wilmington 59-51
Ellis, sloppy No. 14 Alabama get past South Alabama 73-68
Harris, Bates lead No. 11 Memphis over St. Louis 90-74
No. 5 Villanova holds off hot-shooting Howard 100-81
No. 6 Purdue dominates middle to take down Wright St 96-52
Nembhard, Hawkins lead Creighton past Nebraska 77-69
Cook tops milestone, Georgia beats South Carolina St. 76-60
No. 25 USC tops FGCU in ‘Dunk City’ reunion game, 78-61
Curry scores 37, Durant season-low 19 as Warriors rout Nets
Tokarski’s 45 saves help Sabres hold off Penguins 2-1
Campbell logs third shutout in Leafs’ 3-0 win over Predators
Rangers edge Canadiens 3-2 for fourth-straight win
Meier has goal and assist, Sharks top Wild 4-1
Atkinson keeps OT short in Flyers’ 2-1 win over Flames
Atkinson’s OT goal lifts Flyers over Flames 2-1
Argentina draws with Brazil, qualifies for 2022 World Cup
37th America’s Cup has a protocol but no venue yet
Breakfast Blogs
This Moment in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Stopped Me Cold Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
John Durham’s Cut-and-Paste Failures — and Other Indices of Unreliability emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The CRT Question digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
If Democrats’ tree falls in the forest…. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Supreme Court Takes A Pass On A Chance To Firmly Establish A Right To Record Police Officers Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Top Lawyer for House Democrats During Trump’s Ukraine Impeachment Is Running for Attorney General of the Empire State Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Free Speech Group Asks Appeals Court to Reject ‘Florida’s Version of the First Amendment’ and Keep Gov. DeSantis’s Social Media Law Blocked Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Trump Claims Releasing Documents to Jan. 6 Committee ‘Would Have Enormous Consequences, Forever Changing the Dynamics Between Political Branches’ Jerry lambe, Law & Crime
A totally new paradigm Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The politics of Dobbs Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 953 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Stupid Shit Andrew Sullivan Says driftglass, at his blog
CHUCK TODD LIVES IN A RAREFIED WORLD Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Tucker Feeling Threatened By Black Woman Who Is Vice President Again, We Guess Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Wyoming GOP Votes To Oust Liz Cheney For Crimes Against Trump Liz Dye, Wonkette
Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill! Everyone Thank The Last Guy For Some Reason We Guess! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Six Colorado High School Students Take Bullets For Gun Freedom Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
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