The Breakfast Club (Look Within)

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 Beatles appear on TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan’; Sen. Joseph McCarthy launches his anti-communist crusade; World War II’s Battle of Guadalcanal ends; Soviet leader Yuri Andropov dies; author Alice Walker born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?

Bob Marley

Breakfast News

US News

New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections

Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless fans fuel worries

Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent gets COVID-19

Some court workers, not on priority list, still get vaccine

Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

Delta Air Lines to leave middle seats empty through April

Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons’ charity

Sheriff: Hacker tried to taint Florida city’s water with lye

Sources: Biden officials snub Salvadoran leader in DC trip

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

South Dakota judge rejects amendment legalizing marijuana

Election turmoil splits West Virginia city’s evangelicals

New warden at Epstein jail served as prison executioner

Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen

US Politics

Trump’s trial starting: ‘Grievous crime’ or just ‘theater’?

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

Analysis: Child poverty a hidden focus of virus relief plan

Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer says

Senate confirms former Obama chief of staff to oversee VA

International News

UN: ‘Concerning news’ vaccines may not work against variants

S Africa seeks new vaccine plan after halting AstraZeneca

Russian statistics soar for virus-linked deaths in 2020

Brazil’s wealthy cause a stir trying to score quick vaccines

Italy teachers balk at AstraZeneca vaccine plans

Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants

Myanmar junta imposes curfew, meeting bans as protests swell

EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute

28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco

UN chief: Polluters must join ‘net zero’ club for climate

Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies

Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site

Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan

Sports

Bueckers leads No. 2 UConn over No. 1 South Carolina in OT

Bucs hope to keep core together to chase another Super Bowl

Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown

Chiefs head into offseason with core intact, plenty of holes

AP source: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surge

A win is a win: ’20 Australian champ Kenin gets by in 2 sets

Breakfast Blogs

The Reckonings Are Necessary Even If They Don’t Happen in Primetime Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

In His Impeachment Defense, Trump Cites Mike Pence Admitting Trump Made an Unconstitutional Demand emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Trump’s the one who told them to save the date. digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Incitement primed with lies Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Not Everything Is Russia: Oldsmar, Florida’s Water Treatment Facility Edition Adam L. Silveran, Balloon Juice

The Biden Administration Should Drop the Assange Case Jameel Jaffer, Just Security

UN Human Rights Council: A Near-Term Approach for U.S. Re-Entry David Kaye. Just Security

EXCLUSIVE: New Video of Roger Stone with Proud Boys Leaders Who May Have Planned for Capitol Attack Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix, Just Security

Appeals Court Tells Lying Cop No ‘Reasonable’ Officer Would Think It’s OK To Tear Gas Journalists For Performing Journalism Tim Cushing, Techdirt

25 Years Later: A Celebration Of The Declaration Of The Independence Of Cyberspace Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Biden Admin DOJ Drops Trump-Era Opposition to California’s Strongest-in-Nation Net Neutrality Law Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Top 9 Absurdities, Distortions, and Fails in Trump’s Impeachment Trial Brief Elura Nanos, Law & Crime

Fox News Moves to Dismiss Smartmatic’s $2.7B Lawsuit: Our Network ‘Did Exactly What the First Amendment Protects’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

House Impeachment Managers Reply to Trump’s Impeachment Memo: Calling That ‘Implausible Would Be an Act of Charity’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime

Biden Admin DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Melania Trump’s Ex-Friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff Mtt Naham, Law & CrimeHouse Impeachment Managers File Five-Page Memo Rejecting Trump Legal Team’s Arguments Ahead of Impeachment Trial Rohini Kurup, Lawfare

That was a right pretty speech, sir. But I ask you, what is a contract? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Weak persuader Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Avoiding an Expensive and Counter-Productive “Great-Power Competition” Trap Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money

White Women and Racism Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

“Have You Already Unwrapped the Priceless Gift of Virginity and Given It Away?” driftglass, at his blog

First Amendment Follies Yatreblyansky, The Retification of Names

SO WHO’LL BEAT LIZ CHENEY IN HER 2022 PRIMARY? WILL IT BE DON JUNIOR? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Biden To GOP: Vote Against $1,400 Checks For Your Own Constituents. I Dare You. Liz Dye, Wonkette

https://www.wonkette.com/richard-shelby-announces-retirement-replacement-will-be-smarter-than-tommy-tuberville Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Arkansas Lege Wants To Force Pregnant People To Call A Hotline Before They Can Get An Abortion Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette