The Breakfast Club (American Politics)

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

Bomb attack on Madrid’s commuter trains; Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic found dead; Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union; General Douglas MacArthur leaves Philippines in WWII.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.

Edna Ferber

Breakfast News

US News

Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus

Hawaii’s rains, floods cited as examples of climate change

Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill

University offers students $75 to avoid spring break travel

Music? Yes. Dancing? No, as New Orleans eases virus rules

Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press

Man sues Hertz over receipt that cleared him of murder

Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools

Families of Boeing crash victims renew push for FAA changes

Florida lawmakers debate political bias on college campuses

Facebook moves to dismiss federal, state antitrust suits

US Politics

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

Biden boosts US vaccine stockpile as world waits

Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public

Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises

Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general

US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden

US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

California governor lays groundwork to fight expected recall

Police groups endorse Biden’s pick for civil rights chief

Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit

International News

The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care

Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market

Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’

UN calls for reversal of Myanmar coup and condemns violence

Taiwan bursts with creative pineapple dishes after China ban

Sports

Groups vow to stop Maine bill to ban trans youth from sports

Shirts or skins? Teams need only 5 to be eligible for NCAAs

Bubble watch heats up as tourneys start in power conferences

MLB’s Rangers in line to be first team back to full capacity

NFL sets salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from 2020

ESPN, NHL announce comprehensive 7-year agreement

Thomas Bach re-elected as president of International Olympic Committee until 2025

Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics

Breakfast Blogs

The COVID Relief Bill Signals the End of 30 Years of Democratic Policy Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Arrest First, Learn about Right Wing Terrorism Later emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

On Merrick Garland’s Confirmation bmaz, emptywheel

Your money or your life digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

What’s the deal? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Utah Legislature Wraps Up Session By Passing Two Unconstitutional Internet Bills Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Kentucky Senators Pass Bill That Would Make It A Crime To Say Mean Things To Cops Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Minnesota Supreme Court Just Denied Derek Chauvin’s Petition to Resolve Whether He’ll Face Another Charge — Here’s What It Means Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

Youngest Trump Supporter Charged in Attack on Capitol Granted Release from Jail After Testing Positive for COVID-19 Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Chuck Schumer no longer interested in playing 3-card monte with Susan Collins Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Venality, stupidity, plutocracy Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Affordable Housing Problems Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

We Join The Weekly David Brooks/Maggie Haberman Phone Sex Appointment… driftglass, at his blog

Rectification Central Adds a Voice: Welcome Redhand Redhand, The Rectification of Names

One Year On in CoronAmerica (Part 1: Keeping It Together) The Rude Pundit, at his blog

GOP Can’t Figure Out How To Make Joe Biden Black, A Woman Or Both Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Amazon Screwing Public Libraries Now? Is There Anything Those A-Holes Can’t Do? Liz Dye, Wonkette

Tom Cotton Is A Flaming Garbage Racist, Thank You For Coming To Our TED Talk Evan Hurst, Wonkette

House Dems Coming For Your Guns Again, If You Have Any Left After Obama Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Drink These RBG Wines And Support A Good Cause Kathryn Rubino, Above the Law