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
Iconic photo captured in Iwo Jima; Persian Gulf War begins in Kuwait; Scottish scientists clone first mammal; Stan Laurel dies; Carlos Santana wins 8 Grammy awards.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We must reject not only the stereotypes that others have of us but also those that we have of ourselves. Shirley Chisholm
Breakfast News
Criminal charges possible in North Carolina’s US House fight
Judge grants citizenship to twin son of gay couple
State lawmaker calls for Georgia speaker Ralston to resign
Accrediting board rejects appeal from North Carolina school
Proposed project seeks to recognize Boston’s slavery ties
Rivers rise in soggy South as days of rain flood roads
Storm dumps record-breaking snow in Arizona on way to Texas
Venezuela opposition leader Guaido appears at aid concert
From Syria, IS slips into Iraq to fight another day
Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote, a week late
As prices soar, Turkey’s Erdogan woos voters with vegetables
Sudan declares state of emergency, disbands Cabinet
Filipino rebel commanders become officials under peace deal
Powerful 7.5-magnitude quake hits southern Ecuador
Breakfast Blogs
Either We’re a Free and Self-Governing People, Or We’re Not Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Yesterday Noel Francisco Raised the Stakes on the Mystery Appellant emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Mini-Posts, 2/22/18. On Election Fraud, Loss of Biodiversity, the Opioid Epidemic And The Abuse Of Minors Echidne, at her blog
“It’s going to be total war. And as I say to my friends, I do two things – I vote and I buy guns” digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hullabaloo
Do-over! Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo
Military Construction Funds and Local Politics that Will Shape GOP’s Stance on Trump’s Emergency Declaration Luke Hartig, Just Security
Congress Should Limit the Emergency Powers of All Presidents Josh Blackman, Lawfare
Outstanding Achievement In the Field Of Grifting Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Professional racist Mark Steyn also real bad at math Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Bulwark: Where Even The Logo Screams “Lifeboat” driftglass, at his blog
Give Me Little Sign Yastrerblyansky, The Rectification of Names
The Everyday Delusions of the Trump Supporter (White Terrorist Edition) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
POOR POWERLESS RICH PEOPLE (AND REPUBLICANS) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog