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 Bill Clinton impeached; General George Washington opens camp at Valley Forge; Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol” is first published; Apollo 17 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean; ‘The Music Man’ opens on Broadway.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Breakfast News
US News
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
Michigan lawmakers, governor agree to $465M in virus aid
California town says no to tough virus rules, then yes
Pastors, Chicago mayor talk about Black woman’s botched raid
Illegal winery busted at Alabama town’s sewage plant
US Politics
Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon
Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid
Pro-Trump shakeups continue at VOA’s parent agency
Senate investigators fault FAA over Boeing jet, safety
Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’
International News
India’s virus cases cross 10 million as new infections dip
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
Portugal’s armed forces help nursing homes battle the virus
China to begin COVID-19 inoculations for front-line workers
Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey
Sports
Oregon holds off USC late, grabs Pac-12 title with 31-24 win
BYU beats No. 18 San Diego St despite Mitchell’s 35 points
Ball State contains Patterson, tops Buffalo 38-28 to win MAC
Irving leads rout of Celtics in return to Boston Garden
NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season
Breakfast Blogs
This Would Be a Neat Epitaph for the Entire Trump Era Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Poor Donald Trump Got Dumped emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The accountability playbook digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
How to Force Govs to Pass Mask Mandates Spocko, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Personal responsibility for thee but…. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hhullabaloo
Lemonade Beats Deutsche Telekom In French Court Over Use Of The Color Magenta Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
Federal Judge Rejects Georgia GOP’s Attempt to Prevent Newly Registered Voters from Participating in Senate Runoff Elections Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Trump Lawyers Have Now Turned to RBG Dissent in Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election in Wisconsin Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
The SolarWinds Breach Is a Failure of U.S. Cyber Strategy Robert Morgus, Lawfare
Why the Flynn Pardon Matters Bejamin Wittes, Lawfare
The Political Immodesty of the Roberts Court Scott Lemeiux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
What a White Religious Supremacist State Looks Like Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Red pills make you larger, and blue pills think you’re small Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WILL TRUMP JUST CASH IN AND THEN PASS THE TORCH? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Harvard Law Grad Kayleigh McEnany, Would You Like To Spout Some Absolute Horse Sh*t About ‘Law’? Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Oh Nothing, Just Russia Literally Declaring War On America While Trump Beats Off To OANN Evan Hurst Wonkette
Georgia Gippers Take Break From Kicking The Sh*t Out Of Each Other To Get Beat Up By Judges Liz Dye, Wonkette
Thank God At Least The Vaccine Rollout’s Going Smoothly … Oh F*ck Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Well This Is Just A Swell Time For Trump To Cut Healthcare Funds To California Over Abortion Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette