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
My Lai Massacre in Vietnam; Terry Anderson abducted; First successful liquid-fuel rocket launch; Jerry Lewis born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
We used to play marbles for keeps. If you lost, you lost. It is the same way with politics, but not everybody knows this.
Breakfast News
US News
Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniors
Man suspected of stalking, killing homeless people arrested
Idaho hospital locks down amid far-right call for protest
AP-NORC poll: Many Black Americans doubtful on police reform
Sudden braking in 2 VW SUV models draws regulatory scrutiny
Jury selection to start in Nebraska congressman’s trial
The Big Sneeze: Climate change to make pollen season nastier
Brent Sass wins his 1st Iditarod sled dog race across Alaska
Poodles pop in popularity, but Labs still No. 1 US dog breed
US Politics
Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
Embattled Federal Reserve pick Raskin withdraws nomination
Biden urges private companies to help narrow gender pay gap
Special US House election will fill term of Trump ally Nunes
Committee advances ‘divisive concepts’ bill without debate
Georgia lawmakers decide dozens of bills on key deadline day
Georgia GOP senators break ranks to doom school voucher bill
Ex-hedge fund CEO aims to be hometown boy in key Senate race
Idaho Senate kills bill on gender reassignment for minors
International News
Live updates: Ukraine says 4th Russian general killed
Ukraine sees room for compromise, as 20,000 escape Mariupol
3 EU prime ministers visit Kyiv as Russian attacks intensify
Two Fox journalists killed in Ukraine, underscoring dangers
UN says women pay highest price in conflict, now in Ukraine
Seoul: North Korean launch apparently ends in failure
New Zealand to ‘welcome the world back’ as tourism restarts
Sports
Irving scores career-best 60 points, Nets rout Magic 150-108
Winnipeg dominates in 7-3 win, Vegas loses 5th straight
Grzelcyk scores in OT to lift Bruins over Blackhawks 2-1
Red-hot Arizona caps eastern swing with 6-3 win vs. Montreal
Ovechkin now 3rd on NHL goals list, Caps beat Isles in SO
Breakfast Blogs
Trump’s Endorsement Routine Is Just The Apprentice for Republican Primaries Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Wheat Exporter Russia Begs China for Food emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
War for Ukraine Update 21: They’re Holding In Central Ukraine; the South & East Are Still In Serious Trouble Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Dems need to get off the defensive about education digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Monstrous tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo
How low will Putin go? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Beneficiary Of First Amendment Protections Says Fourth Amendment Shouldn’t Be Respected By Cops, Courts Tim Cushing, Techdirt
‘Preeminent’ Constitutional Legal Scholar Files Embarrassingly Confused Amicus Brief In Favor Of Texas’ Ability To Tell Websites How To Moderate Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Judge Fines Omarosa for ‘Flagrant’ Violation of Federal Ethics Law, Says She Missed Financial Disclosure Deadline by More Than a Year Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Dozens of Supreme Court Practitioners Call on Chief Justice Roberts to Make Audio Live Streams Permanent Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Laboratories of misogyny Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Korea Analogy Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
No one talks to the despot Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,043 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Inconvenient Archives of Mr. Matthew Dowd driftglass, at his blog
Everything Is There for Democrats to Wreck Republicans in the Midterms and Beyond The Rude Pundit, at his blog
TELL ME YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW REPUBLICAN VOTERS THINK WITHOUT TELLING ME YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW REPUBLICAN VOTERS THINK No More Mister Nice Blog
The Bill Barr Revisionist History Tour Continues With Your Pal Chuck Todd! Michael Mora, Wonkette
Anyone Can Take Notes On A Criminal F*ckin’ Conspiracy. Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio Filmed One. Liz Dye, Wonkette
One Person In This Post Is A Hero And The Other Is Candace Owens Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Idaho Would Like To Bounty Up Some Abortion Doctors Too Please! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Ohio GOP Says F**k It, Any Fool Can Carry A Concealed Weapon Now Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
A Farewell To COVID? Shypixel, Wonkette