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
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in as president and vows to lead America out of the Great Depression; President Ronald Reagan takes responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair; The AAA is founded.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.
Breakfast News
US News
As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile
Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas
Los Angeles County to drop indoor mask order Friday
Holcomb ends Indiana’s virus health after bill signing
Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement
Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
Judge questions charges as jury gets Amtrak engineer’s case
Fuel in water deepens Native Hawaiians’ distrust of military
EPA says cleanup of toxin-fouled Housatonic River can begin
UN report paints dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future
Climatologists: Drought to worsen in Oregon, Idaho this year
Section of iconic oceanside Newport Cliff Walk collapses
Popular hard seltzers to be scarcer in Utah under new law
Peace Corps plans to start sending volunteers overseas again
US Politics
High court sides with government in Gitmo state secrets case
House Dems demand prison rape audit at Calif. federal lockup
Florida Republicans near 15-week abortion ban
Biden ends forced arbitration for sexual assault, harassment
Newsom proposes mental health courts for homeless people
Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits
Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US: ‘Ban it’
Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill
Water proposals trickle through Utah Statehouse in last days
Sen. Ben Ray Luján: ‘Absolute honor to be back’ after stroke
Takeaways as Jan. 6 panel eyes Trump ‘criminal conspiracy’
Kimberly Guilfoyle subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee
International News
Live updates: Johnson to seek UN Security Council meeting
Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances
US hits Putin allies, press secretary with new sanctions
Disabled orphans fleeing Kyiv received by Poles, Hungarians
Sports
Oregon women beat UCLA 63-60 in Pac-12 quarterfinals
Georgia Tech holds off Wake Forest, 45-40, faces Notre Dame
Davis scores 26 as Alabama beats No. 24 Georgia women at SEC
Davis scores 26 as Alabama beats No. 24 Georgia women at SEC
Colorado tops No. 14 Arizona in Pac-12 women’s quarterfinals
Branham leads No. 23 Ohio State past Michigan State 80-69
Oregon’s NCAA hopes take a hit in 78-67 loss to Washington
No. 2 Arizona pulls away late for 81-69 win over Stanford
No. 24 Iowa beats Michigan 82-71 for 5th straight victory
East-leading Heat spoil Durant’s return, edging Nets 113-107
Kings beat Spurs, 115-112, keep Popovich shy of NBA mark
Doncic scores 41 points, Mavs beat Warriors again, 122-113
Tatum nets 37, leads Celtics past Morant, Grizzlies 120-107
Cunningham has 22 points as Pistons hold off Raptors 108-106
Canucks score twice early in third, rally past Islanders 4-3
Smith hits jackpot in Vegas with hat trick, Bruins win 5-2
Schmaltz helps Coyotes edge NHL-leading Avalanche 2-1
DeBrincat scores in OT as Blackhawks beat Keith, Oilers 4-3
Breakfast Blogs
It’s Time for the Bari Weiss Cancel Culture Special Ops to Deploy to Tennessee
“Thanks to your bullshit we’re now under siege” emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Three Things: Part 3 — Putin’s Particular Peculiarities Rayne, emptywheel
The War for Ukraine Update 9: Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is Under Attack Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Conspiracy to Defraud the United States digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Two Analyses tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Strap in Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Unfortunate, But Not Surprising: Court Blocks Maryland’s Library eBook Law Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Anti-Vax Doctor Hires Anti-Vax Lawyer To Threaten A Dallas Publication With A ‘Deafamation’ Lawsuit Tim Cushing, Techdirt
New York Attorney General Agrees to Delay Donald Trump and His Adult Children’s Depositions Until After Appellate Battle Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
Outlining Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump, Jan. 6 Committee Releases Emails About ‘Coup Memo’ Lawyer’s ‘Bulls**t’ Adam Klasfeld and Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/alito-pens-opinion-giving-kentucky-ag-another-chance-to-revive-abortion-ban-sotomayor-only-justice-to-dissent/ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
“We should not let shame obscure our vision.” Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Credentialism gone wild Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
How Democratic Presidencies Succeed Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Putin’s U.S. Stooges Must Be Called Out The Rude Pundit, Lawyers, Guns and Money
POLITICO PUTS THE BIPARTISANSHIP BAR A MILLIMETER FROM THE GROUND FOR THE GOP Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Biden’s Gonna Fund The Police So Much They’ll Be Too Busy Counting Their Money To Kill Black People Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump Lawyer Asked Pence Aide For ‘One More Minor Violation’ Of NO COUPS Law Liz Dye, Wonkette
THAT’S RIGHT YOU TAKE THOSE F*CKIN YACHTS Evan Hurst, Wonkette
DC Trucker Rally Protest Included Hundreds Of Invisible Ninja Trucks That Nobody Saw Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
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