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
Russian cosmonaut first man to walk in space; Mahatma Gandhi is sent to prison for civic disobedience, Italy’s Mussolini agrees to enter WWII; Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube removed; Singer John Philips dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Nevada to open vaccination to everyone over 16
Expanded testing part of Biden administration school plans
Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US
Treasury says state tax cuts OK if separated from virus aid
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
2 jurors dropped from Chauvin trial after $27M settlement
Stiff adoption scheme term sought for Arizona ex-politician
IRS will delay tax filing due date until May 17
SC lawmaker draws ire from fellow Dems on transgender bill
Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names
Scientists in US and Canada set to battle murder hornets
A good boy again: Biden’s dog will return to the White House
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
US Politics
Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge
Trump’s taxes in hand, Manhattan DA’s probe heats up
Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge
Officials: Violent extremists pose ‘elevated threat’ to US
House passes domestic violence bill, pushes issue to Senate
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
International News
Palestinians get 60,000 vaccine doses through WHO program
After vaccine freeze, European countries seek a quick thaw
UK expects significant reduction in vaccine supply in April
Biden recommits to Good Friday accord on St. Patrick’s Day
North Korea ignores US offer for talks, citing hostility
Caretaker PM Rutte seen as winning most seats in Dutch vote
Ex-Vatican altar boy testifies in seminary sex abuse trial
Tanzania’s populist President John Magufuli has died at 61
Sports
NCAA teams hit by COVID pauses take hope from antibodies
Not NCAA Property: Players push for reform on social media
Closed circuit: March Madness trip leads to life on lockdown
Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks to 109-105 OT victory over 76ers
Zibanejad has 3 goals, 3 assists as Rangers rout Flyers 9-0
Automated strike zone coming to minors but a while from MLB
Breakfast Blogs
We’ve Got New Bad Climate News Courtesy of Cold War Insanity Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
News from the Election Front: Russia Attacked Joe Biden Through “Prominent US Individuals, Some of Whom Were Close to Former President Trump” emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Breaking: Eyewitness Reports Indicate the Atlanta Mass Shooter/Domestic Terrorist Was Specifically Targeting Asians, Contradict This Morning’s Law Enforcement Statements Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Maybe they made a mistake? digby aka Heather DigbyParton, Digby’s Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
What did he blurtle? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
After 40 Years Of Being Wrong, Texas Rangers Finally Decide Hypnosis Isn’t A Viable Investigative Technique Tim Cushing, Techdirt
PACT Act Is Back: Bipartisan Section 230 ‘Reform’ Bill Remains Mistargeted And Destructive Mike Masnick, Techdirt
‘It’s the Peaky Fookin Blinders!’: Photo from Days Before Pro-Trump Insurrection Comes Back to Haunt Accused Capitol Rioter colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Trump Fan Known as #FloridaFlagJacket Now Faces Felony Charges, Including for Assaulting Officers Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Domestic Violent Extremists ‘Will Almost Certainly’ Attempt Violence in 2021, Intelligence Community Warns Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Texas Man Arrested Outside of Gates to Naval Observatory in D.C. Has Been Identified. He Now Faces Weapons Charges. Matt Naham, Law & Crime
Roscoe Filburn conservatism Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Look at all the white men on the street Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Will Trumpism Force Evangelicals To Reckon With Their Values? Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
21 Years Later and Not a God Damn Thing Has Changed driftglass, at his blog
It Was All True Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
Saint Patrick’s Day Redhand, The Rectification of Names
POLITICO DOESN’T EVEN PRETEND THAT NEGOTIATING OVER LEGISLATION IS CONGRESS’S JOB Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Cancel-Cultured MyPillow Alan Dershowitzes The RICOs! If You Understood That, Please Get Help. Jamie Lyn Crofts, Wonkette
Biden Finally Giving Press Conference, But He Told Everybody About It, Like A Sucker! Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Trump Gonna Class Up Miami With Slot Machines KA-CHING! Liz Dye, Wonkette
Okay, Who Told The Wingnuts About The Help For Black Farmers Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
How Many Rudy Giulianis Does It Take For Russia To Steal An Election For Trump? Evan Hurst, Wonkette