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 Civil War’s Battle of Fort Donelson; the Georgia crematory case; John Demjanjuk goes on trial; America’s first 911 call; and the NHL scraps the rest of its season.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
Breakfast News
US News
COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
New enrollment window opens for health insurance shoppers
3 sailors have COVID on US ship that saw outbreak last year
Michael Jordan gives $10M for North Carolina health clinics
Minnesota House pulls $35M security fund for officer trials
Late ice cramps anglers’ appetite, research of crucial fish
Tennessee man leaves $5 million to pet border collie
US Politics
Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot
Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarization
Impeachment isn’t the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration
As redistricting looms, Democrats jockey to counter GOP edge
Biden faces questions about commitment to minimum wage hike
At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he’s got game
International News
WHO authorizes AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine for emergency use
UK opens quarantine hotels, pushes on with vaccine drive
Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries act
Okonjo-Iweala is 1st woman, African to lead world trade body
Scores protest in India against arrest of climate activist
Spanish rapper rejects imprisonment, draws focus to gag law
Myanmar security forces intensify crackdown on protesters
American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq
Food delivery companies in France pledge to cut waste
Germany ekes some fun out of a quiet Carnival
Sports
UConn in line for top seed in NCAA women’s
tournament
No. 16 Florida St routs No. 7 Virginia 81-60 in ACC showdown
Duke’s Johnson is forgoing season, declaring for NBA draft
NBA says strict protocols will be in place for All-Stars
Spurs game at Detroit called off over virus-related concerns
Lakers’ Anthony Davis to rest injured Achilles; no rupture
Osaka advances to Australian Open semis by beating Hsieh
Predators-Stars postponed at city request, extreme weather
Breakfast Blogs
Nikki Haley Made the Devil’s Bargain Like Everybody Else at Camp Runamuck Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Good news digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
What the economy doctor ordered Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Lawsuit Targeting Texas Attorney General Alleges a Conspiracy of Fraud and Harassment, a ‘Wild Conspiracy Theory,’ and Paying People to Keep a Lid on His ‘Mistress’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Gov. Cuomo Blames Nursing Home Death Data Scandal on ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Matt Naham, Law & Crime
“What’s the difference between a cactus and a caucus? On a cactus, all the pricks are on the outside:” Celebrating Presidents Day with Mo Udall’s ‘Too Funny to Be President’ Elizabeth Nelson, Lawyers, Guns and Money
How vaccine distribution failed in Washington State Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
An “Era of Great-Power Competition” is Not a Thing; “GPC” is an Empty Signifier Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 788 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Lincoln Project and the Death of a Mauve Bat: UPDATE driftglass, at his blog
For the Record: Weak Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THREE NEW POLLS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT REPUBLICANS HAVE LEARNED NOTHING FROM JANUARY 6 Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Conservatives Obsessing Over God’s Junk Because OMG SHUT UP YOU FREAKS Liz Dye, Wonkette
Lindsey Graham Will Impeach Kamala Harris For … Reasons! Racist Reasons! Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Tennessee GOP Lawmakers Want To Let Rapists Sue Victims To Make Them Stay Pregnant Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
im Jordan And Alan Dershowitz Have Thoughts On Trump’s Acquittal. They Are Idiot Thoughts. Michael Mora, Wonkette