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
Cuban exiles invade Bay of Pigs; Three astronauts of Apollo 13 land safely in pacific ocean; Benjamin Franklin dies at age 84; JP Morgan born in Connecticut; Ford rolls out the Mustang convertible.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
When 25 percent of the population believe the President should be impeached and 51 percent of the population believe in UFOs, you may or may not need a new President, but you definitely need a new population.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Vaccines to be made available at Alaska airports
US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
Amid hesitancy, Louisiana gets creative in vaccine outreach
FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year
Chicago police critics call for charges in shooting of boy
State’s own expert told grand jury police didn’t kill Prude
Minnesota mayor blasts police tactics to control protesters
Coast Guard: 2 more capsize victims recovered off Louisiana
Colorado lawmaker: Slavery policy didn’t impugn humanity
Massachusetts looks to bar Robinhood in state; company sues
Celebrities make a stand for COVID vaccines on TV special
Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day
‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets formal name
US Politics
Biden’s appeals for action on guns, policing face reality
After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May
Interior head Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy
Justice Department sues Roger Stone over $2M in unpaid taxes
Federal officials reverse limits on fetal tissue research
Oath Keeper is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riot
Ceremony heralds opening of WWI Memorial in Washington
International News
Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba
Russia to expel 10 US diplomats in response to Biden actions
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown
Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
Philip’s ‘fortitude and faith’ to be remembered at funeral
Sports
LSU reeling from ongoing reviews of sexual misconduct cases
Jimmy Rollins reflects on decline of Black players in MLB
Dodgers star Bellinger has hairline fracture in left leg
Padres activate Tatis ahead of big series against Dodgers
Minus injured Mitchell, Jazz rally to beat Pacers 119-111
Steelers players 10th group skipping in-person workouts
Breakfast Blogs
I’m So Goddamn Tired of the Guns Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Avril Haines Committed to Reviewing Past Redactions of Intelligence on Russia’s Support for Trump emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Russian Bounties On US Soldiers Stuff Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Electroshock for expired plates? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Untruth is marching on Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Steven Biss Loses Yet Again; Judges Still Resist Sanctions Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Judge Orders ‘Bullhorn Lady’ to Explain Why She Shouldn’t Be Jailed for Mocking Court Order by Wearing Hole-Filled Mask in Public Matt Naham, Law & Crime
SCOTUS Set to Hear Oral Arguments in CARES Act and Immigration Cases Handed Down from Trump to Biden Administration — What to Know Elura Nanos, Esquire Politics
Three Accused U.S. Capitol Rioters Indicted for Assaulting Metropolitan Police Office Michael Fanone and Stealing His Badge Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Should people be thrown in jail for being good parents? Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Humanities and Medicine in the Age of COVID Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Why Is Michael Steele? driftglass, at his blog
Centrist Escapism Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THEY’LL DO ANYTHING FOR “FREEDOM” (BUT THEY WON’T DO THAT) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Derek Chauvin Is Guilty Because He Killed George Floyd, Not Because He Took The Fifth Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
And A Little Trans Girl Shall Lead Them Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Why Won’t Biden Negotiate With GOP Moderates’ Infrastructure Offer Of $8, Bag Of Dogsh*t? Liz Dye, Wonkette
James O’Keefe’s Dildo Lube Boat Will Tweet No More Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Had No Gun In His Hand, Got Killed By Chicago Police Anyway Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette