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
Martin Luther King, Junior accepts Nobel Peace Prize; Women get the right to vote in Wyoming Territory; America’s first domestic passenger jet flight takes off; Soul singer Otis Redding, General Augusto Pinochet die
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
Breakfast News
US News
US expands Pfizer COVID boosters, opens extra dose to age 16
Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in case
Anti-vaccine group targets California’s medical director
Navajo Nation: No COVID-19 deaths for 4th time in 5-day span
California cops arrest 180 in takedown of violent gang
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board ousts CEO Rodell
Monsanto to plead guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii
Ex-Montana mine official pleads guilty to accident coverups
For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday
California pushes composting to lower food waste emissions
California adopts tough standards for trucks, lawn equipment
Drivers playing video games? US is looking into Tesla case
From grime to crumbling masonry, US parks get a makeover
Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire
US Politics
Judge: Texas abortion law’s enforcement mechanism not valid
Biden calls on leaders to end ‘backward slide’ of democracy
Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel
NY attorney general seeks Trump’s testimony in civil probe
Recall effort against Seattle socialist appears to fail
Miami schools chief named next superintendent in Los Angeles
International News
Ukraine spa town stands out amid nation’s vaccine hesitancy
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China
Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming
Sports
Ga Tech shuts down No. 3 UConn 57-44 with Bueckers sidelined
Holmes scores 23, No. 10 Indiana routs Fairfield 91-58
Church scores 20 as DePaul women top No. 14 Kentucky 94-85
Harper connects at buzzer, Rutgers shocks No. 1 Purdue 70-68
No. 23 Seton Hall edges No. 7 Texas 64-60 for 2nd top-10 win
COVID-19 concerns prompt Pacers, Raptors to cancel practices
Mitchell, Gobert lead Jazz over 76ers for 6th straight win
Fleury earns 500th win in Chicago’s 2-0 win over Canadiens
Zegras, Rakell SO goals lift Ducks over Blue Jackets 2-1
Breakfast Blogs
Here’s the Next Episode in Our Horror Series, Thirst: The Next Generation Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Bennie Thompson Will Need to Bill FBI for the Affidavits He’s Writing for Them emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Wait ’til Daddy gets home digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
SERE for Trumpists Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
EU, US Start To Realize Letting Elon Musk Dictate Global Space Rules Might Not Be The Brightest Idea Karl Bode, Techdirt
Yet Another Study Shows Mainstream Media Is A Key Vector In Spreading Misinformation Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Roberts Court: The Establishment Clause is unconstitutional Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 974 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
They Really Thought They Could Overturn the 2020 Election The Rude Pundit, at his blog
Slave of the Passions The Rectification of Names
Wonkette Says Give EVERYBODY Electric Vehicle Charging Stations! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Mark Meadows Forwards Some *Real Sane Shit* To House 1/6 Committee Liz Dye, Wonkette
Hero California Cops Unwind From ‘Defund’ Stress With Morale-Boosting Racist Texts Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group Demands Burlington Coat Factory CHRISTMAS HARDER! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Josh Duggar Maybe Going To Prison For 19 Years And Counting Evan Hurst, Wonkette