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 first American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam; The Russian Revolution begins; U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry makes his second landing in Japan; Baseball hall-of-famer Joe DiMaggio dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Michigan makes homeless people vaccine-eligible
Mass testing, mask wearing help Detroit slow virus’ pace
Bloody Sunday memorial honors late civil rights giants
Cuomo defiant as top New York lawmakers call on him to quit
Authorities to seek charges after violent Boulder party
Floyd’s cause of death, ex-cop’s force will be keys at trial
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
US Politics
Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order
With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes
Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack
From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos
Board to begin search for permanent Capitol Police chief
GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits
Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes
International News
North Macedonia gets first batch of Russia vaccine Sputnik V
With many vaccinated, Israel reopens economy before election
3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise
UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing
German lawmaker to resign after his firm profited from masks
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
US and South Korea agree on new cost-sharing deal for troops
Escalating violence raises pressure for Myanmar sanctions
Report: Blinken offers plan to bolster Afghan peace process
Russian rights NGO disbands under ‘foreign agent’ pressure
Spain starts culling of 900 cattle after 2 months at sea
Etna keeps up its spectacular explosions; ash rains on towns
Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops
Sports
Michigan State beats No. 2 Michigan 70-64, boosts NCAA hopes
Garza gets 21 points, No. 5 Iowa tops No. 25 Wisconsin 77-73
Mark’s long 3-pointer at buzzer lifts Houston to 67-64 win
Loyola Chicago gets MVC crown over Drake, 7th NCAA berth
No. 7 Gamecocks win SEC Tourney 67-62 over No. 16 Georgia
No. 3 NC State beats No. 5 Louisville 58-56 for ACC title
Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150
Curry sinks final shot, tops Conley for second 3-point title
DeChambeau outlasts Westwood with big drives, big putts
Ernst wins Drive On Championship for 3rd LPGA Tour title
Kyle Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension
Breakfast Blogs
There Is No Vaccine for the Gulf Stream Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
FBI and DHS Aren’t Using the Free Expertise on Right Wing Terrorism While Looking to Pay for It eemptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Tweets from the congressional mob digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Roe strategy Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Trump’s War on the GOP Begins With a Series of Legal Threats Aimed at Party Committees Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Cuomo Once Said Ex-AG Should Resign over Abuse Claims. Now He Says Resigning over Allegations is ‘Antidemocratic.’ alberto Luperon, Law & Crime
Georgia’s nakedly racist vote suppression Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The point of getting vaccinated is that you can go back to living a pre-COVID life Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Minimum Wage and Red States Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
David Brooks: Branded! driftglass, at his blog
Up Next: Reconciliation II Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Grappling with Andrew Cuomo’s Scandals The Rude Pundit, at his blog
HERE’S A CONSPIRACY THEORY FOR YOU Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog