The Breakfast Club (Skeptical)

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

Wright brothers conduct the first successful manned, powered flight of the airplane. U.S. test-fires the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile; Simon Bolivar dies in Colombia; television’s Tiny Tim marries his fiancee, Miss Vicky

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.

Arthur C. Clarke

Breakfast News

US News

CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J’s

COVID-19 fears dash hopes for the holiday season — again

Pressure builds against doctors peddling false virus claims

Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine

US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement

Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit

Volunteers raise oyster gardens to help restore reefs

US requires higher safety standards for more pipelines

Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping

New legal battle over predator killing in Nevada wilderness

Rebuilding tornado-ravaged Kentucky town could take years

Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, crowned Miss America

Colorado dog that was missing for 2 weeks rescued from ledge

Zebras on the run for months in Maryland have been captured

‘Large, pink & elusive:’ S. Carolina police seek ruinous pig

US Politics

Biden back in South Carolina to address HBCU, honor Clyburn

AG taps brakes on effort to seize Cuomo book profits

DA’s last big decision: Whether to charge Trump

Manchin’s child tax credit stance draws criticism back home

Power of one: Manchin is singularly halting Biden’s agenda

Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration

International News

Soaring infections rattle Europe, fuel dread about holidays

Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart

Japan PM, Pfizer CEO hold call to discuss vaccine supply

Jittery Ukrainian villagers ‘fear that a big war will start’

Hong Kong public gears up to vote amid new election laws

At least 3 dead as strong typhoon pummels Philippines

UK raises interest rates as central banks focus on inflation

Australia, Britain sign free trade agreement

Sports

Delaire, Ingram help Stanford beat Dartmouth 89-78 in OT

Kelce’s OT touchdown gives Chiefs 34-28 win over Chargers

Balanced Suns cruise past Wizards, tie Warriors for NBA lead

Durant carries Nets past 76ers for another short-handed win

Playing in empty arena, Canadiens top Flyers 3-2 in shootout

Forsberg, Preds beat Avs 5-2 as both teams battle COVID

Boeser scores twice to lead surging Canucks past Sharks 5-2

Oilers end 6-game skid with 5-2 win over Blue Jackets

Breakfast Blogs

Wisconsin’s 2020 Election ‘Examination’ Farce Has Cracked the State’s Political Brain In Half Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The Pied Piper of Insurrection, and Other Challenges in Charging the January 6 Organizer-Inciters emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Fox continues to kill people digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Trump Can Go To Hell. Why Not Jail? Spocko, Digby’s Hullabaloo

American Toast tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo

They only double down Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Canada Strikes Again: Allows Lawsuit Against Twitter To Proceed Over Speech Of Twitter Users Mike Masnick, Techdirt

U.S. Prepares To Spend $42 Billion On A Broadband Problem It Can’t Accurately Measure Karl Bode, Techdirt

‘The Court Can Infer That Fox Intended to Avoid the Truth’: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Dominion Lawsuit Against Fox News Over 2020 Election Coverage Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

Legal Group Files Bar Complaint Against John Eastman for ‘Carefully Orchestrated’ Effort to ‘Overturn the Results’ of the 2020 Election Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

If you think it doesn’t matter which president appoints federal judges, why did you retire strategically? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

What are the humanities good for? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

For the Record: Families of Color Playground Night Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

SINEMA’S FAT-CAT DONORS DON’T WANT VOTING RIGHTS BILLS TO PASS, EITHER Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

It’s The Judges Stupid Liz Dye, Wonkette

Federalist Nails Adam Schiff For High Crimes Against Jim Jordan And Alexander Hamilton Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Hero Dem Rep. Ruben Gallego Calls Jim Jordan Traitor, Dares Russia To F*ck Around And Find Out. Typical Week! Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Chris Cillizza Very Disappointed In Kamala Harris For Not Agreeing With Him That She’s Terrible Stephen Robinson, Wonkette