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
Soviet Union breaks WWII Leningrad siege; Robert F. Scott reaches South Pole; Boston Strangler suspect Albert de Salvo convicted.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.
Breakfast News
US News
Portland nurses ‘urgently concerned’ about health in schools
Joint Chiefs chairman and Marine Corps chief have COVID-19
‘No end in sight:’ Texas abortion clinics dealt new setback
Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica
Yellowstone bison species decision questioned by US judge
US Politics
Scott creates MLK Day videos, hopes to rebut Biden speech
On MLK Day, King III implores Senate to act on voting rights
International News
Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
Omicron slamming S. American hospitals as workers fall ill
Japan ready to expand COVID restrictions as infections surge
Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as scale of damage emerges
North Korea: Tactical guided missiles fired in latest test
Russia denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine
UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key ‘partygate’ report
Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s love for US lobster
Typhoons, wildfires, missiles: Teen flies solo round world
Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Sports
Stefanovic, No. 4 Purdue top No. 17 Illinois in double OT
Stafford propels Rams past Cardinals 34-11 in playoff rout
Booker’s season-high 48 helps Suns rally past Spurs 121-107
Doncic’s triple-double leads Mavericks past Thunder 104-102
Hawks rally to beat Bucks 121-114, snap 10-game home skid
Schenn, Barbashev score twice in Blues’ 5-3 win over Preds
Timo Meier scores 5 goals for Sharks in 6-2 win over Kings
Breakfast Blogs
Everyone in Centrist Pundit Gumdrop Land Picked the Same Week to Go On an Acid Trip Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Disappearing Willard Hotel and the Accused Seditionists’ Other Interlocutors emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Progress Isn’t Permanent digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
“Part of a much larger conspiracy” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The oldest famous people Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Martin Luther King Would Still Fuck Our Shit Up (2022 Edition) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
The Lord works in mysterious ways Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
I’D SAY, “LET THEM FIGHT,” BUT THEY WON’T Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Republicans Suddenly ‘Very Interested’ In ‘Helping’ to ‘Reform’ The Electoral Count Act Liz Dye, Wonkette
The Voter Suppression Will Be Televised Michael Mora, Wonkette
The Nurses Are Not All Right Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Some Virginia School Districts Set To Ignore Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s COVID-Friendly Mask Policies Stephen Robinson, Wonkette