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
Elvis Presley born; President Lyndon Johnson declares war on poverty; Ramzi Yousef sentenced to life in prison for first World Trade Center bombing. Physicist Stephen Hawking born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022)
History passes the final judgment.
Breakfast News
US News
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots
Virus testing shortages and delays help fuel surge
Over 10,000 Washingtonians have died from COVID-19
FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 months
In omicron outbreak, US governors lose appetite for mandates
TSA shuts 2 checkpoints at Sky Harbor due to short staff
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
More details emerge about teen in Michigan school shooting
Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off
US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs
Coast Guard announces safety rules after deadly boat fire
Live deer found in car’s hatchback during traffic stop
Repairs complete on famous Key West buoy after fire damage
US Politics
Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule
White House highlights effort to cover winter heating bills
Environmental justice in spotlight as WH official departs
Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
International News
As omicron spreads, Europe scrambles to shore up health care
Former PM tests positive as omicron cases rise in Australia
Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest
Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
US, NATO rule out halt to expansion, reject Russian demands
Anger as Cambodia’s Hun Sen meets Myanmar military leader
Sports
Kunkel scores 25 in No. 22 Xavier’s 87-72 win over Butler
Giannis returns, Bucks blow out Nets 121-109 in Brooklyn
Hardaway leads Mavericks to 130-106 win over Rockets
East-leading Bulls beat Wizards for 9th straight victory
Nikola Jokic scores 33 points, Nuggets beat Kings, 121-111
Buchnevich, Husso lead Blues to 5-1 win over Capitals
2-time US champ, Olympic hopeful Liu out with COVID-19
Breakfast Blogs
Listen to Neil Gorsuch Long Enough and Your Frontal Lobes Will Turn to Guacamole Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
“I Want to Thank My Two Closeted GOP Colleagues” emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Learning Curves are for Assholes (covid edition) John Cole, Balloon Juice
Biden Takes It To Trump digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
How do we get out of here? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
PD Whose Officers Brutalized A Black Soldier For Driving To A Well-Lit Area Sued By Virginia Attorney General Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Court Orders Twitter Reveal Anonymous Tweeter Over Sketchy Copyright Claim, Because That Tweeter Won’t Show Up In Court Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Supreme Court Republicans: the Constitution enacted Mr. Alex Berenson’s Fox News hits Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Let that be your last battlefield Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Oh How They Cackled! Oh How They Roared! driftglass, at his blog
THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Kristi Noem Pretends New Law Restricting Medication Abortion All About ‘Protecting Women’s Health’ Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Joe Biden Not Having Any Of GOP’s Economic Poor-Mouthing Bullsh*t Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
WTF Is Happening With The Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict? Liz Dye, Wonkette
Matt Gaetz And Marjorie Taylor Greene Sick Of Being Booby Trapped And Blood Libeled Evan Huhrst Wonkette
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