The Breakfast Club (Necessary)

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

Lindbergh baby kidnapped; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed caught in Pakistan; Bobby Sands begins hunger strike; JFK creates Peace Corps; Ron Howard born

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

Peace is necessary. For justice, it is necessary. For hope, it is necessary, for our future.

Harry Belafonte

Breakfast News

US News

Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll

California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates

Illinois COVID-19 mask mandate ending for most indoor spaces

Cherokee on a smartphone: Part of a drive to save a language

Man saved after clinging to ice chunk in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

US Politics

New normal: Fence is up, Guard on standby for State of Union

Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor

Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality

GOP lawsuit looks to throw out absentee voting in Arizona

Justices wrestle with EPA power to curb carbon emissions

Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome

Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event

Biden denies Navarro, Flynn privilege claims in 1/6 probe

Bill unveiled to legalize sports betting in Kentucky

W.Va. lawmakers advance second bill about teaching on race

Trump appeals ruling forcing him to testify in NY probe

International News

Russian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city and menace Kyiv

Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains

At rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine

US says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for espionage

Live updates: Australia commits $50M in support for Ukraine

520,000+ refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia waged war

US states adding to financial pressure on Russia over war

Hollywood halts releases in Russia, including ‘The Batman’

US and 10 other countries condemn North Korea missile launch

S. Korea drops proof of vaccine, test to aid virus response

Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolate

Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades

Sports

Iowa jumps to 12 in women’s AP Top 25; top five unchanged

Gonzaga, Arizona remain atop AP Top 25 in week of changes

Fultz scores 10 in return, helps Magic beat Pacers 119-103

Vincent scores 20, Heat remain hot by topping Bulls 112-99

Barnes makes first 11 shots, Raptors romp 133-97 in Brooklyn

Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine war

Breakfast Blogs

Let’s Have a Look at the Latest Climate Report Before We Get to Revisiting the Keystone Pipeline Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Questions for Bill Barr about His Cover-Ups Pertaining to Ukraine and Russia, Starting with: Who Withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

How Did Nobody Notice Before Atrios, Eschaton

Why Ukraine thinks Russia doesn’t belong at the United Nations Hayes Brown, MSNBC Opinion Columnist

US Polling on Putin digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Three Books tristero, Digby’s Hulabaloo

In a mirror, darkly Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

TechDirt GreenHouse Free Speech Deals Jobs Support Techdirt Expand All Posts Collapse All Posts Seventh Circuit: No Immunity For Chicago Cop Who Lied To A Judge Before Accidentally Raiding The Right Apartment Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Republicans Ask SCOTUS for Emergency Injunction Ordering At-Large Elections if Need Be and Blocking Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Maps Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

Justices Raise ‘Major Questions’ as They Consider EPA Emissions Regulation Controversy Elura Nanos, Law & Crime

Personalism Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

FIFA kicks Russia out of World Cup Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Vladimir Putin Loves Anniversaries Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Billionaires Destroying Baseball Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

David Brooks: The Crepes of Wrath Rides Again driftglass, at his blog

Note on Whataboutism Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

BIDEN IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT AMERICANS WANT, BUT THEY STILL THINK HE SUCKS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

America Going All ‘Give Me Freedom Fries Or Give Me Death’ Again Roby Pennacchia, Wonkette

Ron Johnson Knows Who’s Responsible For Ukraine Invasion, And It Is Democrats Michael Mora, Wonkette

We’re Starting To Think Putin Might Have Underestimated Ukraine And Its President Liz Dye, Wonkette

Confused GOP Boomer Rep Pretty Sure Pesky Millennials Caused Russian Invasion Stephen Robinson, Wonkette