The Breakfast Club (Wearing Green)

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