The Breakfast Club (You Being You)

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

Uncle Sam cartoon debuts; Law prohibiting teaching evolution goes into effect; Deadly rampage at Scottish elementary school; Brigadoon opens on Broadway.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

You don’t have to live up to anyone else’s standards, you don’t have to look like anyone else, you don’t have to compare yourself to anyone else. You being you is enough, and you putting your positivity and good vibes out into the world, once you get to that point absolutely everything will fall into place.

Lizzie Velasquez

Breakfast News

US News

The Latest: US health officials warn of false positives

VIRUS TODAY: Deaths drop, but health experts urge vigilance

EXPLAINER: How will US make more shots available by May 1?

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Governors applaud Biden’s vaccine timeline, but need supply

IRS says new round of COVID relief payments on the way

Governor says Arizona can meet Biden’s vaccine deadline

Walz announces major rollback of COVID-19 restrictions

Hunt for vaccine slots often leads through scheduling maze

Nonprofits hail anti-poverty aspects of COVID relief measure

Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end

Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial

Probe faults mayor, officials for keeping Prude death secret

South Dakota AG pleads not guilty in fatal crash trial

Despite hacks, US not seeking widened domestic surveillance

Immigrant living in church for years wins temporary reprieve

Storm coats Southern California mountains in snow

Hawaii town blocked by landslide launches makeshift ferry

Philly to dim lights to make it safer for birds in flight

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

US Politics

Biden played ‘sheriff’ on ’09 aid, now salesman on COVID law

‘Obamacare’ boost easy for some, but others face paperwork

Stay or go? Fence, Guard pose Capitol security questions

Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South

More than 1,000 Guard troops now leaving DC; others stay on

US offers temporary legal residency to people from Myanmar

Auto industry urges emissions deal weaker than Obama’s

NYC prosecutor leading Trump probe won’t seek reelection

International News

Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

Global rise in childhood mental health issues amid pandemic

US resumes aid to Yemen’s rebel north as famine threatens

Bolivia’s ex-interim leader says authorities seek her arrest

UN increases Central African Republic force by nearly 3,700

Gunmen abduct 39 students from school in northwest Nigeria

Sports

AP study: Nearly 90% of esports scholarships going to men

Positive COVID-19 tests derail Kansas, Virginia tourney runs

Howard tossed, No. 4 Michigan tops Terps, Big Ten semis next

Alabama blows out Mississippi State 85-48 in SEC quarters

No. 6 Baylor women beat TCU 92-55 to reach Big 12 semifinals

Texas women edge Iowa State in overtime 84-82

Warren’s 31 lifts Stony Brook women to 1st NCAA Tournament

Preston scores 27 as Ohio stuns top seed Toledo in MAC semis

Texas Southern beats Jackson St. 84-81 in OT in SWAC tourney

2 MLB players test positive for COVID-19 in past week

Nick Markakis retires after 15 years with Braves, Orioles

Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

Breakfast Blogs

Certain People Are Going to Wish They’d Let Merrick Garland Onto the Supreme Court After All Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

An Inventory of the January 6 Investigation on Merrick Garland’s First Day emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

No, Trump Doesn’t Deserve Credit For Planning Vaccine Distribution Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky, Talking Points Memo

A Quick PSA: The CDC Has Updated The Underlying Medical Conditions That Place People at Risk For Severe COVID-19 Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

A traditional pol can be transformative digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Light at the end Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Fox News Liars Call Biden ‘Senile’ After Speech John Amato, Crooks and Liars

Joe Biden: The government is us John Stoehr, The Editorial Board

Judge Blocks ICE, Records Administration from Destroying Records of Sex Abuse, Detainee Deaths Aaron Keller, Law & Crime

No, Florida Can’t Regulate Online Speech Corbin Barthold and Berin Szóka, Lawfare

Police, Police Supporters: Ending Qualified Immunity Makes Being A Cop Too Hard, Somehow ‘Defunds’ The Police Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Judge Tosses Laughably Stupid SLAPP Lawsuit The Trump Campaign Filed Against The NY Times Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Rich Lowry upholds National Review’s longstanding policy on voting rights Scott Lemieux, Lawyres, Guns and Money

The class structure of American legal education Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 807 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Republican Freshman Class Is a Tribute to Our Nation’s Notorious Local Bozos Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate

To the People Who Tried Shannon Palus, Slate

Look for the Union Libel, Continued Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

Random Observations on a Presidential Presidential Address The Rude Pundit, at his blog

NO, REALLY, WHY AREN’T WE POLLING DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

It’s Your Biden Immigration Roundup But Not Like ‘Rounding Up’ Immigrants. So Mostly Yay. Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette

Rep. James Clyburn: Give EVERYBODY Net! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

The Federalist Wants To Know How Dems Plan To Force People To Stay Friends With Bigots Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

American Troops Deploy Combat Boots Directly Up Tucker Carlson’s Ass Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Guess Which Former President Passed Around Naked Lady Pics At A Shiva? Liz Dye, Wonkette