The Breakfast Club (Light One Candle)

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

Martin Luther King, Junior accepts Nobel Peace Prize; Women get the right to vote in Wyoming Territory; America’s first domestic passenger jet flight takes off; Soul singer Otis Redding, General Augusto Pinochet die

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

Robert Baden-Powell

Breakfast News

US News

US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16

Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case

Anti-vaccine group targets California’s medical director

Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 deaths for 4th time in 5-day span

California cops arrest 180 in takedown of violent gang

Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board ousts CEO Rodell

Monsanto to plead guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii

Ex-Montana mine official pleads guilty to accident coverups

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday

California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions

California adopts tough standards for trucks, lawn equipment

Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case

From grime to crumbling masonry, US parks get a makeover

Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire

US Politics

Judge: Texas abortion law’s enforcement mechanism not valid

Biden calls on leaders to end ‘backward slide’ of democracy

Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel

NY attorney general seeks Trump’s testimony in civil probe

Recall effort against Seattle socialist appears to fail

Miami schools chief named next superintendent in Los Angeles

International News

Ukraine spa town stands out amid nation’s vaccine hesitancy

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China

Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming

Sports

Ga Tech shuts down No. 3 UConn 57-44 with Bueckers sidelined

Holmes scores 23, No. 10 Indiana routs Fairfield 91-58

Church scores 20 as DePaul women top No. 14 Kentucky 94-85

Harper connects at buzzer, Rutgers shocks No. 1 Purdue 70-68

No. 23 Seton Hall edges No. 7 Texas 64-60 for 2nd top-10 win

COVID-19 concerns prompt Pacers, Raptors to cancel practices

Mitchell, Gobert lead Jazz over 76ers for 6th straight win

Fleury earns 500th win in Chicago’s 2-0 win over Canadiens

Zegras, Rakell SO goals lift Ducks over Blue Jackets 2-1

Breakfast Blogs

Here’s the Next Episode in Our Horror Series, Thirst: The Next Generation Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Bennie Thompson Will Need to Bill FBI for the Affidavits He’s Writing for Them emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Wait ’til Daddy gets home digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

SERE for Trumpists Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

EU, US Start To Realize Letting Elon Musk Dictate Global Space Rules Might Not Be The Brightest Idea Karl Bode, Techdirt

Yet Another Study Shows Mainstream Media Is A Key Vector In Spreading Misinformation Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Roberts Court: The Establishment Clause is unconstitutional Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 974 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

They Really Thought They Could Overturn the 2020 Election The Rude Pundit, at his blog

Slave of the Passions The Rectification of Names

Wonkette Says Give EVERYBODY Electric Vehicle Charging Stations! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Mark Meadows Forwards Some *Real Sane Shit* To House 1/6 Committee Liz Dye, Wonkette

Hero California Cops Unwind From ‘Defund’ Stress With Morale-Boosting Racist Texts Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group Demands Burlington Coat Factory CHRISTMAS HARDER! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

Josh Duggar Maybe Going To Prison For 19 Years And Counting Evan Hurst, Wonkette