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
St. Patrick dies; President George W. Bush gives Saddam Hussein 48 hour ultimatum; Franklin D. Roosevelt gets married; Baseball players including Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa testify to congress about steroid use
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
May you have the hindsight to know where you’ve been, the foresight to know where you are going, and the insight to know when you have gone too far.
Irish Proverb
Breakfast News
US News
Faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together
Documents show Oklahomans urged Stitt to impose lockdowns
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
Biden: Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms claims
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election
Texas company behind huge electricity bills seeks bankruptcy
Officials: A dam in Oregon could fail in a large earthquake
8 immigrants killed when pickup crashes in Texas border city
Rescuers save 2 from pickup dangling over deep Idaho gorge
Jesuits in US pledge $100M for racial reconciliation
Advocates, some AGs wary of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
Black woman becomes face of Missouri following NAACP warning
Parts of Wyoming, Colorado, still snarled by record blizzard
As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates
Look out, Labs: French bulldogs now 2nd most popular US dog
US Politics
US: Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden
In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses
McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
Japan, US criticize China in top Biden officials’ first trip
White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska
Once tortured in Iranian jail, ex-Marine fights spy claims
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
Army under fire from Congress over Fort Hood response
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies
International News
The Latest: Philippines imposes airport entry restrictions
Australia gives COVID-19 shots to virus-hit Papua New Guinea
Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly
EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk
Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
Deadly violence resumes in Myanmar after peaceful protests
Dutch parties make last push for votes in general election
Mexico’s ex-oil boss quits; Fuel oil burn to increase
Sports
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WIN THE 36TH AMERICA’S CUP
What to watch the first week of the NCAA Tournament
Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
6 officials out of NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positive
How arenas work to keep fans safe attending indoor sports
Sister Jean thrilled to join Loyola Chicago for NCAA
Lindor, Mets talk about new deal; Rosario struggles in CF
Tiger Woods returns to Florida to recover from car crash
Bill Lester returning to a more welcoming, diverse NASCAR
Breakfast Blogs
This Is a Return to Trump Impeachment 1.0 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Biden Doctrine Cheryl Rofer, Balloon Juice
You go girl digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Fakes and the faking fakers…. Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
R.I.P. Yaphet Kotto Dennis Hartley, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Google’s Efforts To Be Better About Your Privacy, Now Attacked As An Antitrust Violation Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Man Sues Hertz For Not Turning Over A Receipt That Would Have Cleared Him Of Murder Charges Until After He Spent Five Years In Jail Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Breyer, Kavanaugh, Kennedy and RBG: Everyone Is Talking About the Supreme Court Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Colorado Supreme Court Ends Epic Political Battle, Calls Democrats’ Use of Computers to Speed-Read Bills a ‘Cacophony’ That Doesn’t Pass Legal Muster Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Federal Appellate Court Sanctions Democratic Election Attorney for Filing a ‘Redundant and Misleading’ Motion Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Speaking of people who should retire Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Blame Campos Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Right Behind You. I Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-TRUMP WORLD, AND REPUBLICANS ARE STILL AWFUL Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Mitch McConnell Says GOP Gonna Be REAL DICKS If Dems Kill Filibuster, FOR FIRST TIME EVER Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Kevin McCarthy Lying About Terrorists At The Southern Border? UNPOSSIBLE! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Probably Not A Great Idea To Have (Alleged) Nazis Guarding The US Capitol From Nazis3 Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Shiny WONDERFUL Thing! Deb Haaland Is Boss Of Interior, You! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette