The Breakfast Club (Ideas)

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

Scientists discover DNA’s double-helix structure; The Branch Davidian standoff begins in Waco, Texas; Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated; U2 releases its ‘War’ album.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

Shirley Chisholm

Breakfast News

US News

Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary

New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2

Nearly half of Biden’s 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed

Capitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union

MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion

Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find

MoonPies and Merry Widows: Mardi Gras hits Mobile, Alabama

US Politics

NC Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block Congress map

International News

Live updates: Australia to send lethal weapons to Ukraine

Biden’s Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas

Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions

Russians hold anti-war rallies amid ominous threats by Putin

BP exiting stake in Russian oil and gas company Rosneft

Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes

North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite

Major floods hit Australia’s east coast, claiming 7 lives

In Rio, even a ban can’t keep revelers from Carnival streets

Sports

Williams, Juhasz leads No. 7 UConn in rout of Providence

No. 21 Iowa shares Big Ten title with win over Michigan.

No. 8 LSU women hold on to beat No. 16 Tennessee 57-54

No. 4 Louisville women trounce No. 14 Irish in testy matchup

No. 1 South Carolina seal up top seed in SEC tourney

No. 17 Ohio State women defeat MSU, share Big Ten title

Cunane, No. 3 Wolfpack survive 68-66 at No. 23 Virginia Tech

Pool, Ustby lead No. 18 North Carolina’s rout of Duke 74-46

Russell, Ayala push Maryland over No. 22 Ohio State, 75-60

Cockburn, Plummer help No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85

Freshman McGowens powers Nebraska past Penn State 93-70

Jackson scores 26 points, Clippers outlast Rockets 99-98

Donic leads big comeback, Mavericks stun Warriors 107-101

Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Mitchell, Gobert lead surging Jazz over Suns, 118-114

Crosby’s late goal lifts Penguins over Blue Jackets 3-2

Binnington, Blues shut out Blackhawks for 4th straight win

Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football

Breakfast Blogs

Public Defenders Will Have a Champion on the Supreme Court of the United States Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

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

Three Things: The C C D of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Rayne, emptywheel

Introduction and Index To Faces At The Bottom Of The Well Ed Walker, emptywheel

The War for Ukraine Update 4: Putin Escalates Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

Leader to Leader, human to human digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

So, this is surreal Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Ukraine and Reactionary Populism Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money

n Which I Despair of the Rebranding (h/t Charlie Pierce) driftgass, at his blog

What Did You Do in the War, Dad? Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

FOR THE RIGHT, “BIDEN IS WEAK” IS EASIER (AND MORE FLEXIBLE) THAN “PUTIN IS AWESOME” (updated) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Meet Alice Hamilton, The Patrician Woman Who Saved Your Grandpa From (More) Lead Poisoning Erik Loomis, Wonkette

MTG Has Absolutely No Idea Who White Nationalist Standing Next To Her Even Is Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette