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
Cult leader Jim Jones and hundreds of followers die in mass murder-suicide in South America; Massachusetts high court rules gay couples can marry; Disney’s ‘Steamboat Willie’ premieres in New York.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There isn’t a single human being who hasn’t plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.
Breakfast News
The Latest: New Orleans cancels Mardi Gras parades for virus
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus
States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
Toilet paper limits, empty shelves are back as virus surges
Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines
Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan
Energized religious left vows to keep up pressure with Biden
Wayne County Deadlocks On Election Results Certification
Michigan court rejects appeal over counting ballots
GOP seeks to postpone Maricopa County election certification
Second Georgia county finds previously uncounted votes
Virginia delays statewide certification of election results
Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition
‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossils donated to North Carolina museum
NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan
UK’s Johnson allegedly brands powers for Scotland a disaster
Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reinstated to UK party
Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh after cease-fire
Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan
Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as 2nd blow in 2 weeks
Breakfast Blogs
It’s Time for Democrats to Tell Trump Supporters the Truth Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
“Looking Forward” Will Be Harder for President Biden than It Was for President Obama emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Georgia on our minds…Digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Revenge of the clueless Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
How to Restore Ethics to the U.S. Department of State Donald K. Sherman, Just Security
Republican Georgia Secretary of State Says Trump Lost Election Because He Lied About Mail-in Voting Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns One of Trump Campaign’s Only Legal Victories Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Rudy Giuliani’s ‘Disgraceful’ Courtroom Rant About Voter Fraud Didn’t Resemble Trump Lawsuit Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
The President’s Daily Brief and Presidents-Elect: A Primer David Priess, Lawfare
Lock Him Up Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Endgame Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Holding Trump and the Right Accountable for Their Actions That Led to the Spread of Covid The Rude Pundit, at his blog
The Party of People Who Don’t Have Much Money Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
ON COVID, WHAT HARM MIGHT TRUMP DO IF HE EVER ACCEPTS THE ELECTION RESULTS? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Judge Tells Acting Chad To Go Hang Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Lindsey Graham Crimetime Afternoon Update: THERE WERE WITNESSES. Evan Hurst, Wonkette
LIVEBLOG: Rudy Giuliani Brings The Crazy To A Federal Court In Pennsylvania Liz Dye, Wonkette
Joe Biden And Washington Post Agree: Time For Scott Atlas To STFU, GTFO Doktor Zoom, Wonkette