The Breakfast Club (Being Yourself)

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

‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is first published; Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America; ‘Chicago Seven’ defendants in court; Dale Earnhardt, Senior dies.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

You change the world by being yourself.

Yoko Ono

Breakfast News

US News

Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?

California adopts nation’s first ‘endemic’ virus policy

Washington state to lift indoor mask mandate March 21

National Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages

Feds: Group got millions in pandemic unemployment fraud

Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe

Digital ad tax argued in Maryland federal court case

Nissan to produce all-electric vehicles in Mississippi

Nearly half of US bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

Raccoon falls through ceiling into packed LSU dining hall

US Politics

Senate sends Biden bill averting federal shutdown

Ex-NY Times columnist ineligible to run for Oregon governor

Across the bridge: Alabama Dem carries torch for voting bill

Pelosi opens Biden State of the Union speech to full House

Homeless crisis, fear of crime shaping LA mayor election

McCarthy backs Cheney’s GOP challenger after Trump criticism

Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules

International News

Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as COVID-19 cases surge

Solomon Islands coronavirus outbreak causing growing concern

Zimbabwe grapples with substance abuse problems in pandemic

Japan eases border controls amid criticism as exclusionist

Truckers hold their ground despite threats of crackdown

UN council backs talk, but no Russia pledge against invasion

It’s still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change

Experts see avocado price rise, damage to Mexican producers

Israeli strawberry clocks in as world’s heaviest on record

Sports

Poulin leads Canada women to Olympic gold in 3-2 win over US

Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses

Riiber-less Norway wins gold in Nordic combined team event

Takagi wins 1st individual Olympic gold, Bowe breaks through

No. 17 Florida women hold off Arkansas 76-67

Gulbe scores 20, No. 5 Indiana beats Northwestern 69-58

No. 24 UNC women take down No. 3 Louisville 66-65

Boston, Cooke lead No. 1 South Carolina in romp over Auburn

Late free throws push No. 24 Tar Heels over No. 3 Cardinals

Timberlake, Thompson lead Towson over UNC Wilmington 79-55

Penn State beats Minnesota 67-46 in 2nd meeting in 5 days

Breakfast Blogs

Madison Cawthorn Isn’t the Only One With 14th Amendment Problems Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Durham Says It’s Not His Fault His Former Boss Called for the Death of His Defendant emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Heads they win; tails we lose Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice

Grotesque Immorality aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s HullabalOO

Rocky bottom Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Michael Sussmann Asks Judge to Toss Durham Indictment, Says He ‘Did Not Make Any False Statement to the FBI’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Judge Refuses to Quash Subpoenas and Depositions for Donald Trump and His Children: It Would Be a ‘Blatant Dereliction of Duty’ Not to Investigate Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

DOJ Sues to Strike Down Missouri Gun Law, Argues It Discriminates Against the Federal Government Elura Nanos, Law & Crime

His mind goes sleepwalking while he’s putting the world to right Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Presidential versus baseball salaries Paul Campos, Lawyers, guns and Money

The Information Offensive Continues Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,023 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Always Be Closing driftglass, at his blog

Coming Out of the Pandemic, Some of Us Faster Than Others (and That’s Okay) The Rude Pundit, at his blog

Joe Did What? The Second Time Around Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

REPUBLICAN INTIMIDATION IS A NON-STORY Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Maria Bartiromo Pretty Sure Russia/Ukraine Standoff Just Biden’s Way Of Distracting From Hillary’s Crimes Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Only In New York, Kids! Trump Lawyers Go WILDING. Liz Dye, Wonkette

San Francisco School Board Is YOU’RE FIRED, For Sucking We Guess! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

This Is Why You Never Listen To A Libertarian Robyn Pennacchi, Wonkette

Can’t Believe We Have To Say This But Yeah, Dr. King Got Arrested A Lot Stephen Robinson, Wonkette