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.
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