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
Rutherford B. Hayes declared U.S. President after disputed election, Mikhail Gorbachev born, “King Kong” and “The Sound of Music” premiere in NYC.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
Breakfast News
US News
VIRUS TODAY: States ease restrictions despite warnings
Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposed
Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation
States easing virus restrictions despite experts’ warnings
Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America
Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
Twitter cracks down on COVID vaccine misinformation
Biden says workers in Alabama have a right to vote on union
USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine
Texas power company seeks bankruptcy protection after storm
Calls for Cuomo’s resignation mount as 3rd accuser emerges
AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise
Heavy rains lead to rescues, road closures in Appalachia
Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
US Politics
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
Senate confirms Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades
Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access
Romney knocked unconscious in fall, but ‘doing better’
Supreme Court skeptical about patent judge appointments
International News
The Latest: Brazil health officials urge lockdowns, curfews
WHO: ‘Premature,’ ‘unrealistic’ COVID-19 will end soon
Slovakia signs deal to acquire 2 million doses of Sputnik V
Countries urge drug companies to share vaccine know-how
Swiss bask in reopened shops as COVID-19 cases drop
Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest Myanmar coup
Biden tries to reset relationship with Mexican president
New US envoy urges ramped up pressure on Myanmar military
In Peru, sterilization case against Fujimori goes to court
EU urges parties in ex-Soviet Georgia to ease tensions
German Social Democrats unveil program for September vote
Czechs send 30,000 police, soldiers to enforce travel limits
US announces $125 million defense aid package for Ukraine
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Sports
Next Big Ten Showdown: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 4 Illinois
Raptors-Pistons postponed, tentatively set for Wednesday
Mets to honor Seaver with 41 patch on jerseys this season
In-game video returning to baseball for 2021
Chiefs expect Mahomes by summer; Fisher, Schwartz by fall
Cardinals agree to terms with free agent edge rusher JJ Watt
Breakfast Blogs
This Is the Other Shoe Dropping From When John Roberts Gutted the Voting Rights Act Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Expected Plateau in New January 6 Defendants became a Stream of New Assault Suspects emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Just get a shot, any shotdigby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Fixing what wasn’t brokenTom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Oregon Court: A Stop So Pretexual Cops Forgot About The Pretext Is A Rights Violation Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Utah’s Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Terrible, Censorial ‘Free Speech’ Bill Is A Disaster In The Making Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Ex-French President’s Conviction Shows ‘First-World Countries’ Can, Do, and Should Punish Their Former Leaders for Wrongdoing Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Left-Liberal Alliance Introduces House and Senate Bills to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Texas Sues Over Energy Retailer Griddy’s ‘Astronomical’ and ‘Outrageous’ Price Hikes Following Recent Outages Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
SCOTUS Will Decide Two New Cases, Including One That Could Send Billions of Dollars to Puerto Rico — Here’s What You Should Know Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
What a difference a decade makes Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Why hasn’t Stephen Breyer retired yet? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 798 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
No Conservative Left Behind: The Return of Strongarm Williams driftglass, at his blog
Joe Did What? Labor Edition Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
STOP SAYING “FAR RIGHT” WHEN YOU MEAN “MAINSTREAM REPUBLICAN” Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
It’s Hard To Be Friends With Republicans While They’re Suffocating You With A Pillow Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
What Do We Want? Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax! When Do We Want It? Now Would Be Terrific! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
SD Gov. Kristi Noem Lied Her ‘Face The Nation’ Off Michael Mora, Wonkette
GOP Pauses ‘No Civil War’ Truce To Receive GOP Hit List From General Trump Liz Dye, Wonkette