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
An armistice ends the fighting in World War I; Pilgrims sign Mayflower Compact; Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies; Author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and actor Leonardo DiCaprio born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
As constituents, we’ve become lazy in terms of what we want and how to get it. If we, as a constituency, don’t like what Congress is doing, but 90 percent of incumbents get reelected every year, that’s a problem.
Breakfast News
US News
New Mexico hospitals struggle amid push to vaccinate youths
Mandates drive up vaccinations at colleges, despite leniency
California prepares for possible winter pandemic surge
Nevada encouraged by demand for COVID-19 shots for age 5-11
Study: Fox viewers more likely to believe COVID falsehoods
Judge orders halt to Texas mask mandate ban in schools
Judge OKs $626 million settlement in Flint water litigation
DC strikes deal to improve conditions at city’s main jail
Judge: N Carolina must spend $1.75B to narrow education gap
Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison
US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices
Heavy burden for consumers as holidays near: Soaring prices
US sues Uber, saying wait fees discriminate against disabled
After promise, Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla shares to pay taxes
Dixie State University name change passes Utah Legislature
US Politics
Biden: Infrastructure bill will ease economy woes, just wait
Gerrymandering surges as states redraw maps for House seats
US faces ‘heightened threat’ in holiday season, DHS says
Real Medicare drug savings in Dems’ bill — but not overnight
Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent video
Federal judge refuses Trump request to block Jan. 6 records
Cooper open to signing final NC budget expected next week
International News
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks
Climate finance isn’t charity, says Indian minister at COP26
Efforts to cut car, plane and ship emissions get small boost
Madrid defends waste handling despite landfill methane leaks
Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
China’s leader Xi warns against ‘Cold War’ in Asia-Pacific
Thai court says calls for royal reform may be seditious
Wooing France: VP Kamala Harris meets Macron after sub spat
Sports
Full house: F1 is Brazil’s biggest event since pandemic hit
Kevin Durant, James Harden lead Nets past Magic, 123-90
Connaughton helps Bucks recover, top Knicks after blown lead
Wizards beat Cavaliers 97-94 on Kuzma’s late 3-pointer
Jayson Tatum helps Celtics beat Raptors, 104-88
Grant has season-high 35 points, Pistons top Rockets 112-104
Cardan-Hillary helps No. 8 Indiana women beat Butler 86-63
No. 17 Ohio State women pull away from Bucknell 71-48
No. 15 Lady Vols pull away from S. Illinois late, win 59-49
Norman Jr. scores 23 to lead W. Michigan over Hope 76-58
Rutgers needs overtime to hold off Lehigh 73-70
Dickinson-led No. 6 Michigan beats Buffalo 88-76 in opener
Perry scores 18 to lift UCF past Robert Morris 69-59
Samuel carries Seton Hall over Fairleigh Dickinson 93-49
Battle scores 22 to lead Temple past UMES 72-49
Williams scores 22 as Wake Forest tops William & Mary 77-59
Breakfast Blogs
House Republicans Are Trying to Drag Senate Republicans Down to Their Level of Insanity Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Gina Bisignano: If a Plea Deal Falls on the Docket and No One Hears It … emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
They Seem Nice digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Can’t catch a break Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Missouri Admits It Fucked Up In Exposing Teacher Data, Offers Apology To Teachers — But Not To Journalists It Falsely Accused Of Hacking Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Students Have Rights: Court Dumps Evidence After Cops Rely On A Month-Old Anonymous Tip To Search A Minor Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Democracy is going from the USA Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The last K-Mart in Michigan Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 950 Erik Loomis, Lawyers,Guns and Money
It Ain’t Necessarily SoYastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
IS JIM VANDEHEI REALLY STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THIS, OR DO HE AND HIS REPUBLICAN SOURCES THINK WE ARE? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trumpy Senate Candidate Sean Parnell Seems … Like Someone Trump Would Endorse All Right! Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Ask Not For Whom The Subpoena Tolls, Trump Staffers. It Tolls For You. Liz Dye, Wonkette
What’s In The Infrastructure Bill? What’s In Build Back Better? Which Is Which? Wonkette Gets Servicey! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Tucker Carlson, Other Anti-Woke Crusaders Really Pissed That Microsoft’s Aware Blind People Exist Stephen Robinson, Wonkette