The Breakfast Club (Teach Life)

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

President Andrew Johnson impeached; The Nazi Party holds its first major meeting; Manila liberated during World War II; Britain’s Prince Charles, Lady Diana Spencer engaged; Lauryn Hill’s Grammy feat

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Education must not simply teach work – it must teach Life.

W. E. B. Du Bois

Breakfast News

US News

US vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsides

CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shot

Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?

Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic’s first year

Alaska lawmakers make mask wearing at Capitol optional

California convoy opposing COVID-19 mandates hits the road

Study: Child poverty rising after tax credit expires

Abolition newspaper revived for nation grappling with racism

As climate change costs mount, Biden seeks to price damages

USPS gets final signoff to order new delivery vehicles

Amazon union organizer, 2 others arrested at NYC facility

Wintry weather disrupts travel across the heartland

US Politics

Congress backs Biden on Russia sanctions, clamors for more

Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse

California won’t immediately change pollution credit program

Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned

US drops name of Trump’s ‘China Initiative’ after criticism

Alabama bill seeks to ban hormone treatments for trans youth

Missouri Senate tries again to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood

Florida surgeon general confirmed despite controversy

Senate OKs bill to recoup state investment in mill project

Mississippi county responds to open meetings complaint

South Dakota Senate passes bill to legalize recreational pot

Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban

International News

Putin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard

Ukraine hit by more cyberattacks, destructive malware

Trudeau revokes emergency powers after Canada blockades end

Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy

WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nations

Energy agency: Methane emissions higher than countries claim

Climate activists try to block access to 3 German airports

UN: Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared

Queen Elizabeth II holds weekly audience with PM on phone

Sports

No. 7 UConn routs Marquette to win Big East regular season

Sherod, Miller lift Colorado past No. 25 Oregon women in 2OT

Joens double-double leads No. 9 Iowa State over Kansas 85-59

No. 11 Texas women turn back Kansas State 62-51

Smith leads Baylor to win over Oklahoma State

A.J. Griffin has late surge, No. 7 Duke beats Virginia 65-61

Michigan, without suspended Howard, beats Rutgers 71-62

Bynum’s 27 points lift No. 11 Providence over Xavier in 3 OT

Big men help No. 13 Badgers hold on to beat Gophers 68-67

Kessler, No. 3 Auburn rebound for 77-64 win over Mississippi

Hopkins helps No. 6 Kentucky rally, then survive LSU 71-66

Perry gets 400th goal, Lightning beat Oilers 5-3

Breakfast Blogs

When Did It Stop Mattering That Ukraine Doesn’t Want to Be Part of Russia? Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The Half of Trump’s Conspiracy to Obstruct JustSecurity Left Out: Inciting an Insurrection emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Ukraine Update Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

A Very Confused Republican Party digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

When belief is out of fashion Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Medical, Home Alarm Industries Warn Of Major Outages As AT&T Shuts Down 3G Network karl Bode, Techdirt

The GOP Knows That The Dem’s Antitrust Efforts Have A Content Moderation Trojan Horse; Why Don’t The Dems? Mike Masnick, Techdirt

White supremacist safe spaces Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The deep roots of Tucker’s Putin apologia Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,029 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Literary Corner: Potato-in-Chief Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS FIGHT WITH TRUMP AT THE BALLOT BOX Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Texas AG And Gov Just Made It Illegal To Provide Medical Care To Trans Kids, All By Their Lonesomes Liz Dye, Wonkette

Portland Mass Shooter: Patriotic American Mad About Black Lives Mattering, COVID, Everything Else Dooktor Zoom, Wonkette

Can We All Agree On A Humane, Non-Skull-Busting Solution To The Homeless Crisis? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Tucker Literally Saying Putin Not The Enemy, YOU ARE Evan Hurst, Wonkette