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
U.S. Marines begin landing on Iwo Jima; President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives the U.S. Military the authority to relocate and detain Japanese-Americans
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Nevada has 1st confirmed case of SAfrica variant
Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
Experts warn against COVID-19 variants as states reopen
Divides in parent opinion complicate school reopening push
California conference in ‘immunity bubble’ spreads COVID-19
The Latest: Most of a Mississippi city is without water
Massive storms, outages force tough decisions amid pandemic
Some electricity restored in Texas, but water woes grow
Widespread power outages, icy conditions hobble food supply
Groups file court challenge of Maryland’s internet ad tax
Yellen warns against paring Biden’s $1.9T relief package
Texas prices for lodging, necessities skyrocket amid storm
NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life
1st clone of US endangered species, a ferret, announced
US Politics
Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal
exas crisis has governor facing big backer: energy industry
GOP’s Thune says Trump allies engaging in ‘cancel culture’
Pelosi says bipartisan panel should investigate Capitol riot
US reverts to targeted immigration enforcement under Biden
Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans’ path to power
International News
Biden withdraws Trump’s restoration of UN sanctions on Iran
Spain arrests 80 in 3 nights of riots over rapper’s jailing
Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families
Myanmar protests focus on junta’s economic support
China defends use of Twitter, Facebook in virus campaign
Canada lawmakers to vote on accusing China of genocide
France to boost cyberdefense after hospital malware attacks
UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK
Sports
NBA All-Star captains: It’s LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant
Easy does it: MLB pitchers prepare for usual 162-game grind
Yanks’ Cole: Players concerned about lack of competitiveness
Astros’ Baker gets COVID-19 vaccine after initial reticence
AP source: Eagles send Carson Wentz to Colts for draft picks
Great start and a better finish gives Burns lead at Riviera
Breakfast Blogs
Only in Massachusetts Would Crafty Oldsters Spontaneously Develop a Rent-a-Meemaw System Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Pizzagate to QAnon to Stolen election to ??? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Nerd alert Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Civil Society Orgs’ Letter to Schumer: Disqualify Trump via 14th Amendment Ryan Goodman, Just Security
Appeals Court Says Handing Out A Free Sample Of Drugs Isn’t A ‘Conspiracy’ Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The Bizarre Reaction To Facebook’s Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Chattanooga Built Its Own Broadband Network. Now It’s The Top Ranked ‘Work From Home’ City In The US Karl Bode, Techdirt
Manhattan District Attorney Escalates Investigation into Trump by Enlisting Heavy-Hitting Former Federal Prosecutor Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ Shrouds Life-and-Death Cases in Secrecy, Scholars Warn House Judiciary Committee Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Here’s What We Learned from Lin Wood’s 1,677-Page ‘Confidential’ Georgia State Bar Disciplinary Grievance Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Situational Ethics Drove the Military’s Decision to Delay Female Officer Promotions Alexander Vindman, Lawfare
Does anybody remember laughter? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
A most Republican blackout Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns amd Money
Moralism and COVID Vaccinations Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Thousand Injuries of the New York Times I Had Borne as I Best Could… driftglass, at his blog
Joe Did What? Work as Punishment Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE PARTY OF REAGAN WAS THE PARTY OF TRUMP, AND LIMBAUGH WAS THE THROUGH LINE Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
The Windmill Industry Should Sue The F*ck Out Of Fox News, Every Texas Official Rebecca Schoenkopf, Wonkette
Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré Called Josh Hawley A ‘Little Piece Of Sh*t,’ And Josh ‘N’ Tucker Are MAAAAAAAD Evan Hurst, Wonkette
You Know What Sure Is Bipartisan? COVID Relief! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Oh No Not An Ambitious Biden Immigration Plan, What Will The Good-Faith Welcoming GOP Say? Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Ex-Gov Rick ‘Goodhair’ Perry: Texans Will Happily Freeze To Keep The Feds Out Of Their Power Grid Liz Dye, Wonkette
Rush Limbaugh, Funny How? What Was It You Liked About Him, Conservatives? Please, Be Specific. Stepehn Robinson, Wonkette