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
Slobodan Milosevic arrested; American forces invade Okinawa; Nazi Germany begins persecuting Jews; Soul singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. … And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.
Breakfast News
US News
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens
COVID-19 pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3 million last year
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check
Palin confirms COVID-19 diagnosis, urges steps like masks
Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’
Private New Mexico camp preps to house migrant children
Suspect in attack on Asian American woman in NYC is arrested
No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case
Scientists: Grizzlies expand turf but still need protection
Dayton Air Show back this year, but only tailgate-style
US Politics
Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to ‘win the future’
Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies
Under pressure, some Ga. corporate leaders slam voting bill
International News
The Latest: 6 more COVID cases found in local China outbreak
EU says ‘no evidence’ to restrict use of AstraZeneca vaccine
China pushes to expand virus origin search beyond its border
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges
US expresses concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions
Imprisoned Palestinian leader’s entry shakes up planned vote
Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
Junta’s foes woo ethnic allies with new Myanmar constitution
Experts examine bottom of big ship that was stuck in Suez
Sports
Welcome back, fans! MLB openers bring stars, hope and crowds
1 Nationals player positive for COVID; 4 others quarantined
High court sympathetic to college athletes in NCAA dispute
NCAA: Ending daily testing or delaying games not an option
UConn’s Paige Bueckers is AP women’s player of the year
Final Four promises to be good after bracket of upsets
The last perfect team: Recalling Indiana’s 1976 title run
Sabres end 18-game skid with 6-1 win over Flyers
Breakfast Blogs
This Work Must Be Done—and Paid For—By All of Us Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
We need a COVID Commission, stat digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Trump’s “magnificent legacy” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Months After Violent NYPD Responses To Protests Resulted In Hundreds Of Complaints, Only Two Officers Are Facing Serious Discipline Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Donald Trump’s Website’s Terms Of Service Rely On Section 230, And Promise To Remove Content That Violates Its Terms Mike Masnick
Manhattan DA Hits Trump Org’s ‘Financial Gatekeeper’ with Subpoena as Part of Investigation ‘Trump Should Be Most Concerned About’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Highest Criminal Court in Texas to Review Crystal Mason’s Conviction in Illegal Voting Case Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Democrats consider making primary calendar more representative Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Racism in the History of Medicine and the Pandemic: Native Edition Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Both Sides Do It: Old Conservative Whine in New Conservative Skins driftglass, at his blog
Karmic Relief Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
I BET STATE SCHEMES THAT MIMIC THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WILL MAKE A COMEBACK Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Almost Today In Labor History: The Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster, 1931 Erik Loomis, Wonkette
Coke, Delta Look At PISSED OFF Georgians, Get Some OId-Time Voting Rights Religion Liz Dye, Wonkette
Minneapolis Firefighter Genevieve Hansen’s Testimony All But Convicted Derek Chauvin Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Poppy Gaetz Weighs In On Alleged Dickstortion Plot Against Idiot Son Evan Hurst, Wonkette
WaPo Fact Checker Gives Joe Biden Stern Talking-To, All The Pinocchios Doktor Zoom, Wonkette