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
President Andrew Johnson survives a key vote at his Senate trial after his impeachment; First Oscars are presented; Actor Henry Fonda born; Singer Sammy Davis, Jr. and Muppets creator Jim Henson die.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Breakfast News
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
Pandemic claims another retailer: 118-year-old J.C. Penney
Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels
Texas justices block plan to allow mail vote for virus fears
Trump fires State Dept. watchdog critical of admin movesNavajo Nation residents to be under strictest lockdown yet
Burr submits final Russia report before leaving chairmanship
Work from home Congress? House OKs proxy votes
Surf’s up and so are new beach rules to prevent virus spread
Historically black colleges work to help students amid virus
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Once adversaries, Boston lawyers now aid COVID-19 caregivers
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayors, removes them from office
Jordan warns Israel of ‘massive conflict’ over annexation
UK-EU deadlocked in Brexit talks as clock ticks down
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus
Zimbabwe police accused of assaulting young female activists
Hong Kong shop offers ‘tear gas’ flavor ice cream
Uplifting idea: Cranes reunite families in corona crisis
Breakfast Blogs
Heroes Sometimes Carry Clipboards Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Three Days in December 2016: Sanctions, Nukes, Syria, and Russia emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The dumbest thing he said this week digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Baby swab, swab, swab…. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Anticipating Phase Two of the Trumped Up “Obamagate” Ryan Goodman, Just Security
How Has Russia Responded to COVID-19? Patrick Kennelly, Lawfare
Trump’s DOJ Says the President Would Be “Undermined” if His Tax Records Were Revealed Marty Lederman, Slate
Has the Roberts Court Finally Met An Attempt to Undermine Democracy It Doesn’t Like? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The new birtherism Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Ordinary People Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
A SLOGAN FOR BIDEN? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Betsy DeVos Has A Plan To Make Life Easier For Campus Rapists Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
PSA: IT’S STILL F*CKED UP WHEN THE PRESIDENT THREATENS TO JAIL HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS Evan Hurst, Wonkette
White House Forces CDC To Edit Reopening Recs Down To Helpful Haiku, So We’re All Good Now Liz Dye, Wonkette
Armed Thugs Close Michigan Legislature, Hooray For Democracy! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette