The Breakfast Club (Boundless)

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

Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines; Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces Josef Stalin; Samuel Colt patents the revolver; Muhammad Ali becomes world boxing champ; Musician George Harrison born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Breakfast News

US News

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

As ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more

Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents

Oregon’s COVID emergency declaration to be lifted in April

Carnival in time of COVID: Virus tests among parade favors

Feds rescind license extension for Florida nuclear plant

EPA to eye Hawaii fuel tank operations after water tainted

Actual greenhouse gas volumes exceed official reports

3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing

Mainer with explosives discussed attacking houses of worship

US Politics

AP source: Oklahoma GOP Sen. Inhofe to announce retirement

Republican helps defeat Arizona abortion pill ban

Arizona bill bans gender reassignment surgery for minors

Minnesota Senate GOP unveils massive $8.5B tax cut proposal

Iowa Legislature sends governor $2 billion flat tax measure

Farmers want bill to ban ‘forever chemical’ sludge in fields

Assembly approves funding for new youth prison

International News

Live updates: China seeks to fly its citizens out of Ukraine

Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital

Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack

Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany

World leaders slap sanctions on the Kremlin over invasion

UN gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid

British queen still has COVID symptoms, postpones audiences

Sports

No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title

Boston, No. 1 South Carolina women top Texas A&M, win SEC

Osborne, Thomas lead UCLA past No. 12 Arizona women 64-46

Tatum scores 30 as Celtics romp again in Brooklyn, 129-106

DeRozan continues streak with 37 points, Bulls beat Hawks

Booker has 25 points, Suns beat Thunder for 8th straight win

Mikael Granlund lifts Predators past Stars, 2-1 in shootout

Breakfast Blogs

This Variant of the Conservative Prion Disease Is Reality-Resistant Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

How Not to Lose a World War between Authoritarianism and Democracy emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

An expert’s view digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Putin’s war Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

ACLU & EFF Step Up To Tell Court You Don’t Get To Expose An Anonymous Tweeter With A Sketchy Copyright Claim Mike Masnick, Techdirt

San Francisco Cops Are Running Rape Victims’ DNA Through Criminal Databases Because What Even The Fuck Tim Cushing, Techdrt

Citing ‘Inexplicable’ Delay, Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Shoots Down Sidney Powell’s Bid to Stay Sanctions Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

Homophobia for political profit Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Fascist scum for Putin Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,030 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

THE MAN CAN’T BUST OUR REPUBLICANISM Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Neo-Nazi Plan To Destroy US Power Grid Foiled By Lost Phone Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

Four Idiots Pretty Sure Greta Thunberg Made Putin Invade Ukraine Evan Hurst, Wonkette

Courts Striking Down Republicans’ Comically Illegal Electoral Maps, *FOR NOW* Liz Dye, Wonkette

Unvaccinated Michigan GOP GOV Candidate Thinks Your Kid Should Just Walk Off COVID-19 Stephen Robinson, Wonkette