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
Benjamin Franklin born; Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw; Eisenhower farewell address; Japan earthquake; Al Capone is born;Muhammad Ali born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Breakfast News
US News
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm
Fund to preserve, assist Black churches gets $20M donation
Bidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during food bank stop
US Politics
For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
DirecTV drops Trump-friendly One America News
International News
COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries
Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe’s public hospitals
Japan’s Kishida says virus measures, defense top priorities
No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
Ukraine says Russia behind cyberattack in ‘hybrid war’ move
French far-left presidential hopeful woos voters with jobs
N. Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this year
Trailblazing Arab lawmaker shakes up Israeli politics
Flights sent to assess Tonga damage after volcanic eruption
Sports
No. 11 Michigan shuts down No. 8 Maryland in 69-49 rout
No. 1 South Carolina women beat Arkansas 61-52
Cunane, No. 4 Wolfpack women beat No. 16 Blue Devils 84-60
Berger, Gulbe help No. 6 Indiana women top Purdue in OT
No. 2 Stanford rallies to beat Utah 83-73
Champagnie scores 25, leads St John’s past Georgetown 88-69
49ers hang on over Cowboys 23-17 in chaotic wild-card finish
Brady throws for 2 TDs, SB champions dominate Eagles 31-15
Mahomes leads Chiefs to 42-21 wild-card romp over Steelers
Allen-led Bills throttle division rival Patriots, 47-17
Bengals hold on, finally win in playoffs, 26-19 over Raiders
Towns carries Timberwolves past Curry-less Warriors, 119-99
Breakfast Blogs
The Supreme Court’s Vaccine Mandate Decision Was an Opening Shot Against Regulating Anything Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
BREAKING (WaPo’s Stenography): Prosecutors Are Asking about Rudy Giuliani’s Ties to Militias emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Taking Matters Into Their own Hands digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Extremists for God and country Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Huhllabaloo