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
Noblemen in Russia kill Gregory Rasputin; Wounded Knee massacre takes place; Texas joins as the 28th state; Dissident playwright Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia; First YMCA opens in Boston.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.
Breakfast News
US News
US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
California 1st state to top 5M cases amid omicron surge
Navajo Nation reports 19 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Judge rejects Oklahoma’s lawsuit over Guard vaccine mandate
Florida mayor: DeSantis has been MIA during omicron surge
Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims
California governor mulls RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
‘So difficult’: Winter snow, cold slam Northwest and Sierra
Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule
US Politics
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82
Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
State legislatures in US poised to act on abortion rights
White House, Jan. 6 committee agree to shield some documents
South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
International News
Hard-hit by COVID, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox slow to get shots
In eastern Germany, pastors push for shots despite protests
Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron spreads
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
Hong Kong police raid online news outlet, arrest 6
Russian court shuts renowned rights group
Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond
US warships stay in Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears
Sports
John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
No. 1 Baylor breaks century mark for 1st time this season
Holiday Bowl scrapped as virus issues hit UCLA before kick
NFL cuts isolation time for players who test positive
Waddle shines, Dolphins beat Saints 20-3 to win 7th straight
Harris has first career triple-double as Sixers beat Raptors
Super maxi Black Jack wins line honors at Sydney-Hobart race
Breakfast Blogs
Judge Tim Kelly Releases Opinion on Obstruction Affecting as Many as Two Dozen Proud Boys emptywheel aka Marcy wheeler, emptywheel
A Tiny Bit of Good News digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The Pity Party Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
For Entertainment Purposes Only: ‘The Political Life of Dr. Oz’ Anne Laurie, Balloon Juice
Another Judge Refuses to Dismiss Jan. 6 Obstruction Charge, This Time Against Four Members of the Proud Boys Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
‘She Is Running Out of Time’: Judge Orders Gender Confirmation Surgery Review for Federal Prison Inmate Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
The Master Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Cancelling John Marshall Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 985
The Year of Unmagical Thinking The Rude Pundit, at his blog
NO ONE WANTS THIS TO LAST FOREVER Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Trump Econ Loon Exonerates Coup Plotters By Naming Names. Declares Flawless Victory.
‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Idiot Explains What ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Means To Him Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Shocking Study: Consumers Not Impressed By Brands That Insult Them! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Ohio Supreme Court To Decide How Badly GOP Can Rig Congressional Districts Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
The Most Popular US Leader Is … This F*ckin’ Guy. What’s Wrong With You, America? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette