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
A Cold War prisoner exchange; boxer Mike Tyson convicted of rape; Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ opens on Broadway; Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are a Changin” released.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.
Breakfast News
US News
COVID-19 protests threaten border trade between Canada, US
Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge
Not just humans: Study finds NYC omicron spike hit deer too
Oklahoma AG OKs prescribing ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine
Florida’s top doctor refuses to say if he’s vaccinated
Justice Dept. announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests
Families sue building owners over Bronx fire that killed 17
UCLA settles gynecologist sex abuse suit for $243.6 million
Vehicle charging company to build facility in Tennessee
Don’t got Moxie? Maine’s beloved soda is in short supply
US Politics
McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
High court’s Alabama ruling sparks alarm over voting rights
House approves short-term bill averting federal shutdown
House OKs bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
GOP lawmaker apologizes for cursing at Democrat over masks
US climate envoy John Kerry visits Mexico amid power clash
Perdue lags Kemp in fundraising in Georgia governor’s race
Opposition to Stacey Abrams unites Georgia’s divided GOP
GOP-led Arizona Senate panel OKs school voucher expansions
International News
N. Korea increases virus budget after partial border opening
New Zealand convoy protesters clog streets near Parliament
Macron: Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis
Turtles dying from eating trash show plastics scourge in UAE
Sports
Notae, Arkansas upset No. 1 Auburn 80-76 in overtime
Suns hold off 76ers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory
Young has 34 as Hawks crush trade-depleted Pacers, 133-112
Breakfast Blogs
Erik Prince Would Scare the Republican Party If It Had Even a Fragment of Patriotism Left Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Eight Trump Associates Whom DOJ Is Investigating emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Slowly and then all at once… Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice
A New Conspiracy digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Run like local matters Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Automakers Can’t Give Up The Idea Of Turning Everyday Features Into Subscription Services With Fees Karl Bode, Techdirt
Missouri Supreme Court Puts Law Licenses of Gun-Toting Attorney Couple on Probation Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
Social symbolism counts: More on benefits for the former guy(s) Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Lawlessness of the Supreme Court and the Crisis of Liberalism Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
“Why can’t you find something important to write about?” asks pundit known for writing about world’s least important topics Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,014 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
You’re Kidding Me Redhand, The Rectification of Names
For the Record: What Is Capitalism Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
DOES MITCH McCONNELL THINK DONALD TRUMP JUST COST HIM A SENATE SEAT? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
This Vaccine Disinfo Is Wildly Disgusting, Even For Tucker And Charlie KirkEvan Hurst, Wonkette
Paul Gosar’s Fave White Nationalist Will Be Really Hurt If You Say He’s Not A Real Incel Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Why Do We Keep Honoring Confederate Traitors No Matter The Cost? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Supreme Court Conservatives Say Racial Gerrymanders Are Very Cool, Very Legal Liz Dye, Wonkette
Montana Republican Explains Democracy Bad, And He’s Not Even Talking About Donald Trump Doktor Zoom, Wonkette