The Breakfast Club (Marbles)

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

My Lai Massacre in Vietnam; Terry Anderson abducted; First successful liquid-fuel rocket launch; Jerry Lewis born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

We used to play marbles for keeps. If you lost, you lost. It is the same way with politics, but not everybody knows this.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Breakfast News

US News

Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors

Man suspected of stalking, killing homeless people arrested

Idaho hospital locks down amid far-right call for protest

AP-NORC poll: Many Black Americans doubtful on police reform

Sudden braking in 2 VW SUV models draws regulatory scrutiny

Jury selection to start in Nebraska congressman’s trial

The Big Sneeze: Climate change to make pollen season nastier

Brent Sass wins his 1st Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska

Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed

US Politics

Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed

Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination

Biden urges private companies to help narrow gender pay gap

Special US House election will fill term of Trump ally Nunes

Committee advances ‘divisive concepts’ bill without debate

Georgia lawmakers decide dozens of bills on key deadline day

Georgia GOP senators break ranks to doom school voucher bill

Ex-hedge fund CEO aims to be hometown boy in key Senate race

Idaho Senate kills bill on gender reassignment for minors

International News

Live updates: Ukraine says 4th Russian general killed

Ukraine sees room for compromise, as 20,000 escape Mariupol

3 EU prime ministers visit Kyiv as Russian attacks intensify

Two Fox journalists killed in Ukraine, underscoring dangers

UN says women pay highest price in conflict, now in Ukraine

Seoul: North Korean launch apparently ends in failure

New Zealand to ‘welcome the world back’ as tourism restarts

Sports

Irving scores career-best 60 points, Nets rout Magic 150-108

Winnipeg dominates in 7-3 win, Vegas loses 5th straight

Grzelcyk scores in OT to lift Bruins over Blackhawks 2-1

Red-hot Arizona caps eastern swing with 6-3 win vs. Montreal

Ovechkin now 3rd on NHL goals list, Caps beat Isles in SO

Breakfast Blogs

Trump’s Endorsement Routine Is Just The Apprentice for Republican Primaries Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Wheat Exporter Russia Begs China for Food emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

War for Ukraine Update 21: They’re Holding In Central Ukraine; the South & East Are Still In Serious Trouble Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

Dems need to get off the defensive about education digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Monstrous tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo

How low will Putin go? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Beneficiary Of First Amendment Protections Says Fourth Amendment Shouldn’t Be Respected By Cops, Courts Tim Cushing, Techdirt

‘Preeminent’ Constitutional Legal Scholar Files Embarrassingly Confused Amicus Brief In Favor Of Texas’ Ability To Tell Websites How To Moderate Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Judge Fines Omarosa for ‘Flagrant’ Violation of Federal Ethics Law, Says She Missed Financial Disclosure Deadline by More Than a Year Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

Dozens of Supreme Court Practitioners Call on Chief Justice Roberts to Make Audio Live Streams Permanent Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Laboratories of misogyny Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Korea Analogy Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money

No one talks to the despot Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,043 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Inconvenient Archives of Mr. Matthew Dowd driftglass, at his blog

Everything Is There for Democrats to Wreck Republicans in the Midterms and Beyond The Rude Pundit, at his blog

TELL ME YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW REPUBLICAN VOTERS THINK WITHOUT TELLING ME YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW REPUBLICAN VOTERS THINK No More Mister Nice Blog

The Bill Barr Revisionist History Tour Continues With Your Pal Chuck Todd! Michael Mora, Wonkette

Anyone Can Take Notes On A Criminal F*ckin’ Conspiracy. Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio Filmed One. Liz Dye, Wonkette

One Person In This Post Is A Hero And The Other Is Candace Owens Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Idaho Would Like To Bounty Up Some Abortion Doctors Too Please! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Ohio GOP Says F**k It, Any Fool Can Carry A Concealed Weapon Now Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

A Farewell To COVID? Shypixel, Wonkette