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
he U.S. battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, bringing America closer to war with Spain; The Soviet Union’s last troops leave Afghanistan; Astronomer Galileo and suffragist Susan B. Anthony born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke
Breakfast News
US News
Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions
US bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert
Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington
Council candidate accused of trying to kill would-be mayor
Mexico scientist pleads guilty to spying for Russia in Miami
Regulators won’t let Boeing certify new 787 jets for flight
Missouri lawmaker’s narcotics license placed on probation
West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
Man accused of lifting $25K dinosaur claw at Tucson gem show
Climate grant illustrates growth in philanthropy-funded news
Current event: Boat launched by US students lands in Norway
US Politics
Pentagon: Contractor mergers hurt national security, economy
Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading
Accounting firm: Trump financial statements aren’t reliable
NY Rep. Rice won’t seek reelection, 30th House Dem to retire
GOP positions to grab left-leaning Nashville in US House map
US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda
San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school board
Lawmakers approve $10k raises for many New Mexico teachers
South Bend council OKs tax abatements for 2 hydroponic farms
Utah senator drops opposition, internment camp bill advances
International News
S. Korean COVID deaths rise, hope rests on high booster rate
WHO Europe warns of COVID rise in east, like Russia, Ukraine
Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
Zimbabwe to stop paying unvaccinated government workers
With COVID rules eased, Barcelona embraces festival’s return
Official: Canadian police chief resigns amid criticism
Russia shows some troops leaving near Ukraine, seeks talks
Cyberattack hits Ukrainian government sites, major banks
Kremlin critic Navalny faces new trial, this time in prison
Spanish fishing boat sinks off Canada; 4 dead, 17 missing
Six months of Taliban: Afghans safer, poorer, less hopeful
DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networks
UN to finalize science report on how warming hits home hard
Stonehenge through the ages: Exhibit brings builders to life
Sports
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15
Breakfast Blogs
The Durham Report Is Vague Enough to Be Useful Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
“Fill the Silence:” On Obstruction, Listen to DOJ and Merrick Garland emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Mazars to Trump Org: You’re Fired! Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice
Who’s driving the GOP bus? digby, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Too much in our headsTom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
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