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
France’s King Louis XVI executed; Vladimir Lenin dies; Alger Hiss found guilty of lying to grand jury; President Jimmy Carter pardons Vietnam draft evaders; Concorde begins service.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Breakfast News
US News
California’s COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal
Oregon residents decry proposed ‘permanent’ mask mandate
Montana seeks to overturn court ruling on abortion access
Washington justices uphold $18M fine in GMO-labeling case
US drops case against MIT professor accused of ties to China
Fund urged for sex abuse victims at youth detention center
Governor vows state help in cracking down on LA rail theft
Enbridge says it has fixed pierced aquifer near oil pipeline
Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues others
US Politics
Year 2: Biden plans more public outreach, less legislating
Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
Supreme Court won’t speed challenge to Texas abortion limits
Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill
NYC’s mayor invests first paycheck in cryptocurrency
Alaska governor: Work with Murkowski endures after Trump nod
Conservative Nebraska Sen. Groene sponsors medical pot bill
Kentucky House passes its version of new 2-year state budget
International News
Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: Accepting the virus
Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
Germany expects COVID-19 cases to peak in mid-February
Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities
New Zealand says it won’t use lockdowns when omicron spreads
Toyota production in Japan hit by parts crunch from COVID-19
Biden issues new warning to Russia over invading Ukraine
US sanctions Ukrainian officials accused of helping Russia
US charges Belarus with air piracy in reporter’s arrest
Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruption
Advocacy group: Internet down across Yemen after airstrike
Report on sexual abuse in German diocese faults retired pope
French energy giant Total joins push for Myanmar sanctions
Sports
Johnson ignites rally, No. 3 NC State tops No. 3 Louisville
Hillmon leads No. 8 Michigan women past Wisconsin, 83-44
Phinisee’s career game leads Indiana past No. 4 Purdue 68-65
No. 16 Southern Cal ends 7-game skid against Colorado, 61-58
Robertson, Seguin rally Stars to 5-4 win over Sabres
McAvoy’s late goal lifts Bruins to 4-3 win over Capitals
Ten again! Flyers lose 10 straight for 2nd time this season
Breakfast Blogs
Drive for Show, Putt for Dough, Cheat for Tax Deductions Rayne, emptywheel
A Third Rate Voter Fraud Plot digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
The winter of our discontent Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Harrison Greenbaum Latest Trick: Having Paul Levy Respond To Criss Angel’s Thuggish Legal Threat Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Sedition Prosecution Of Oath Keepers Members Shows The FBI Can Still Work Around Encryption Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Sotomayor Calls Texas Anti-Abortion Case ‘A Disaster for the Rule of Law,’ Accuses Fifth Circuit of ‘Egregious Distortion’ of Recent Supreme Court Decision Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Accused Militia Man Slated for the First Jan. 6-Related Trial Kept Behind Bars Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
They will never forgive Biden for taking away their beloved war Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Is our press corp learning? The gaffe edition Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
You know who ELSE went to Wharton? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 998 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Will Saletan’s “I Am Centrism!” Pays Off Bigly driftglass, at his blog
GAME RECOGNIZES GAME Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
TN Law Meant To Let Christians Discriminate Against Gays Being Used To Discriminate Against Jews Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
David Perdue Would Also Too Like Some Election Cops For Georgia Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Jan. 6 Committee Passes Out Subpoenas, Collects Court Wins, Kicks Ass Liz Dye, Wonkette
With Winter Storm Coming, Pipeline Company Threatens Gas Supply To Texas Power Plants Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
GOP NH Gov. Chris Sununu Not Interested In Going To Senate To Do Nothing For Two Years Stephen Robinson, Wonkette