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
The U.S. battleship Maine explodes in Havana harbor, bringing America closer to war with Spain; The Soviet Union’s last troops leave Afghanistan; Astronomer Galileo and suffragist Susan B. Anthony born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
Breakfast News
US News
Average new US virus cases below 100K for 1st time in months
Virus may never go away but could change into mild annoyance
‘Obamacare’ sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid
On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws
No longer an outlier: New York ends commercial surrogacy ban
Doctors who say no to opioid use face threats from patients
Advocates promote social equity in Virginia marijuana bills
Lawmakers pursue limiting public access to mug shots
Northwest storm leaves at least 200,000 without power
Wintry weather blanketing US making rare dip to Gulf Coast
US Politics
Biden to speak at virtual meeting of world’s major economies
Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
Impeachment isn’t the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
Biden order reestablishes faith-focused White House office
International News
The Latest: Australia receives over 142,000 vaccine doses
New Zealand city enters 3-day lockdown after virus found
Italy won’t open its ski slopes due to virus fears
Brazil Carnival goes online with street parties banned
Philippine reopening of theaters, arcades stalls amid debate
Czechs re-declare state of emergency to keep restrictions
Ultra-Orthodox Londoners roll up sleeves to fight COVID
UK hits target: Gives at least 1 vaccine shot to 15 million
Myanmar rattled by army movements, apparent internet cutoff
Separatists grow majority in Catalonia despite Socialist win
Pro-Navalny ‘flashlight’ protests light up Russian cities
Heavy clashes rage in central Yemen; dozens killed
Protesters say French anti-radicalism law is anti-Muslim
United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe
Sports
Good dogs! 20 years of covering Westminster Kennel Club show
Elite programs stuck on the NCAA Tournament bubble
New bloods Gonzaga, Villanova still thriving amid pandemic
Back from layoff, No. 3 Michigan tops No. 21 Wisconsin 67-59
Lillard, Blazers top Mavs 121-118 as Doncic heats up again
Booker, Suns roll to 6th straight win, beating Magic 109-90
Daughter of Bills, Sabres owners into all-US QF in Australia
Spring training ’21: New year, but COVID-19 protocols remain
The Latest: Hamlin wins Stage 2 at Daytona 500, seeks 3-peat
Daniel Berger has the final say and wins at Pebble Beach
Breakfast Blogs
Ultimately, Donald Trump Beat the System. Again. Charlse P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Mike Lee Provides Key Evidence Implicating Trump in the Existing Criminal Conspiracy emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
“The rioters were so vicious, so relentless…” digby aka Heather DIgby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Media Just Love Them Prodigal Sons tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Pop a cold open Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
New York Attorney General Asks Bankruptcy Judge to Dismiss NRA’s ‘Bad Faith’ Petition Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
ICE Deep State Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The best defense is a good offense Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
And the grift goes on Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Your Bulwark Quote of the Day: The Old Porn Is The Best Porn driftglass, at his blog
If It’s Really the End of Trump Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
NO, IT WON’T DO Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog