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
FDR plans to ‘pack’ the Supreme Court; Byron de la Beckwith convicted of killing civil rights leader Medgar Evers; The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premieres; William S. Burroughs and Hank Aaron born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
Breakfast News
US News
US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by omicron
CDC backs Moderna COVID-19 shots after full US approval
California tops 80,000 deaths as virus cases tumble
US Jews talk identity, Holocaust after Goldberg’s remarks
Millions in tax dollars flow to anti-abortion centers in US
UP community seeks federal grant to develop campground
Health problems reported from smoky monthlong Indiana fire
Lucky dog: Colorado deputy rescues pup from burning SUV
US Politics
Biden sees US economy as powering past the pandemic
COVID restrictions, policing debate spark conservative push
History shows every moment counts for Dems’ hold on Senate
Trump’s GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
A year after Trump purge, ‘alt-tech’ offers far-right refuge
Iowa GOP tax cut plans raise concerns about long-term impact
SC Senate medical marijuana debate stretches to third week
International News
GoFundMe ends fundraiser for Canada convoy protesters
Turkey’s Erdogan says he tested positive for COVID-19
Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror law
Macron’s government seeks to reform Islam in France
Cyclone Batsirai blows across Indian Ocean toward Madagascar
Death toll from avalanches in Austrian Alps rises to 9
Queen’s canine gate-crashes as she views mementoes of reign
Sports
China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay
Norway takes Olympic gold in 3-way sprint in biathlon relay
Schouten gives Dutch 1st speedskating gold at Olympics
Johaug wins 1st gold medal of Beijing Olympics in skiathlon
Olympic gold: Slovenia’s Ursa Bogataj soars past competition
Knight, Hensley team up in leading US to 5-0 win over ROC
Wallberg upsets ‘The King’ to claim Olympic moguls crown
Breakfast Blogs
The Iowa Caucuses Should Be Finished as a Crucial Early Primary Contest Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
She’s “No Angel:” Josh Dawsey’s Nice Little Old Lady Suspected of Crimes to Steal an Election emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Symbolic Violence In Politics Ed Walker, emptywheel
This was the week the conspiracy came into focus digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Someone grow a conscience? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
NYPD Was Supposed To Replace Hundreds Of Cops Working Administrative Jobs With Civilians. It Never Did. Tim Cushing, Techdirt
House Votes For COMPETES Act, Even With Its Problems, Almost Entirely On Party Lines Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Federal Judge Formally Enters Erstwhile ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s Lifetime Ban from the Drug Industry, Overruling His Objections Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
The COVID future in America Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Mmoney
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,010 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Triumphant Return of The Acela Corridor Pantograph’s Faith and Humility Reporter driftglass, at his blog
Why I Was Serious When I Said Jailing Donald Trump Until Trial Would Be Good for the Country (Part 2) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
For the Record: Good News for Joe Biden—Why That’s Bad News for Joe Biden Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
IT’S ONLY STALINISM IF YOU’RE A DEMOCRAT Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Michigan Judge Shocked To Find That Appeals Court Really Meant It When They Said ‘Knock That Shit Off’ Liz Dye, Wonkette
Mike Pence Is Just A Boy, Standing In Front Of The Federalist Society, Begging It To Not Kill Him Gary Legum, Wonkette
Religious Test, Schmeligious Test, Gov. Mike Parson Will Appoint Only Christians Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
TN Judge Sentences Woman To Six Years For Attempting To Register To Vote While Black Doktor Zoom, Wonkette