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
Soviet troops liberate concentration camps; Paris peace accords are signed; Astonauts die on Apollo one;Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born;Composer Jerome Kern born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Alabama to get more doses in vaccine delivery
VIRUS TODAY: US vaccine appointments canceled amid shortages
US surging vaccine to states amid complaints of shortages
Who goes first? Vaccine rollout forces stark moral choices
Appeals court weighs constitutionality of terror watchlist
AP sources: Biden to pause oil and gas sales on public lands
Kerry aims to talk US back into a lead role in climate fight
Judge bars Biden from enforcing 100-day deportation ban
Foot of snow blankets parts of Midwest, disrupts travel
Let down your hair: New Army rules for ponytails, nail color
US Politics
Vermont Sen. Leahy taken to hospital for observation
GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial
Democrats prep Biden’s virus aid package with or without GOP
AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule
Biden orders end of federally run private prisons
Yellen says Treasury focus to help nation reeling from virus
International News
EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000
Maduro’s ‘miracle’ treatment for COVID-19 draws skeptics
Russia, US exchange documents to extend nuclear pact
U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
Navalny ally vows to press for his freedom despite crackdown
Sports
Baseball Hall gets no new members; Schilling 16 votes shy
Packers’ Rodgers clarifies postgame remarks about his future
Washington’s King 1st Black female assistant position coach
NCAA, Power Five play defense with Dems controlling Congress
Hinchcliffe back with Andretti for full IndyCar season
FIFA sets late-2021 target to pick 2026 World Cup cities
Breakfast Blogs
All Trump’s Impeachment Defense Has Going For It Is the Essential Cowardice of Republican Senators Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
A DOJ IG Investigation Is Insufficient to Investigate Trump’s Attempt to Get DOJ Help to Steal the Election emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
QAnon lives on digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Dread and anxiety Tom Sullivan, Digby’a Hullabaloo
House Republicans Have A Big Tech Plan… That Is Both Unconstitutional And Ridiculous Mike Masnick, Techdirt
California Appeals Court Says Section 230 Immunizes Twitter From Banned User’s Lawsuit Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Capitol Police Admit They Knew of ‘Strong Potential for Violence’ from ‘Militia Groups and White Supremacist’ Organizations Before Jan. 6 Siege Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
GOP Vote Shows Impeachment Conviction Unlikely, But Senate Trial Could Increase Chances of a Trump Criminal Prosecution Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Arkansas Larnin’ Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Mitch McConnell: I will prevent the Senate from doing anything if you try to stop me from stopping the Senate from doing anything Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Where Do You Think They Learned It? driftglass, at his blog
Literary Corner: Noir Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE NEXT COUP WON’T LOOK LIKE THE LAST ONE Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
What If The Feds Stopped Killing People? Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Top Five Reasons Retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman Can Go F*ck Himself Stephen Robnson, Wonkette
Biden Replaces ‘Voice Of America’ GOP Hacks With All The Journos They Fired Liz Dye, Wonkette
Mitch McConnell Caves To Chuck Schumer, Declares Flawless Victory! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Guy Who Predicted Trump Would Win Isn’t The False Prophet, YOU’RE The False Prophet Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Look! Shiny Normal Thing! Joe Biden Gonna Reopen Obamacare Signups, Because Emergency Doktor Zoom, Wonkette