The Breakfast Club (Prepare)

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in as president and vows to lead America out of the Great Depression; President Ronald Reagan takes responsibility for the Iran-Contra affair; The AAA is founded.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Breakfast News

US News

As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile

Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas

Los Angeles County to drop indoor mask order Friday

Holcomb ends Indiana’s virus health after bill signing

Purdue Pharma, US states agree to new opioid settlement

Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid

Judge questions charges as jury gets Amtrak engineer’s case

Fuel in water deepens Native Hawaiians’ distrust of military

EPA says cleanup of toxin-fouled Housatonic River can begin

UN report paints dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future

Climatologists: Drought to worsen in Oregon, Idaho this year

Section of iconic oceanside Newport Cliff Walk collapses

Popular hard seltzers to be scarcer in Utah under new law

Peace Corps plans to start sending volunteers overseas again

US Politics

High court sides with government in Gitmo state secrets case

House Dems demand prison rape audit at Calif. federal lockup

Florida Republicans near 15-week abortion ban

Biden ends forced arbitration for sexual assault, harassment

Newsom proposes mental health courts for homeless people

Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits

Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US: ‘Ban it’

Iowa governor signs restrictive transgender sports bill

Water proposals trickle through Utah Statehouse in last days

Sen. Ben Ray Luján: ‘Absolute honor to be back’ after stroke

Takeaways as Jan. 6 panel eyes Trump ‘criminal conspiracy’

Kimberly Guilfoyle subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee

International News

Live updates: Johnson to seek UN Security Council meeting

Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances

US hits Putin allies, press secretary with new sanctions

Disabled orphans fleeing Kyiv received by Poles, Hungarians

Sports

Oregon women beat UCLA 63-60 in Pac-12 quarterfinals

Georgia Tech holds off Wake Forest, 45-40, faces Notre Dame

Davis scores 26 as Alabama beats No. 24 Georgia women at SEC

Davis scores 26 as Alabama beats No. 24 Georgia women at SEC

Colorado tops No. 14 Arizona in Pac-12 women’s quarterfinals

Branham leads No. 23 Ohio State past Michigan State 80-69

Oregon’s NCAA hopes take a hit in 78-67 loss to Washington

No. 2 Arizona pulls away late for 81-69 win over Stanford

No. 24 Iowa beats Michigan 82-71 for 5th straight victory

East-leading Heat spoil Durant’s return, edging Nets 113-107

Kings beat Spurs, 115-112, keep Popovich shy of NBA mark

Doncic scores 41 points, Mavs beat Warriors again, 122-113

Tatum nets 37, leads Celtics past Morant, Grizzlies 120-107

Cunningham has 22 points as Pistons hold off Raptors 108-106

Canucks score twice early in third, rally past Islanders 4-3

Smith hits jackpot in Vegas with hat trick, Bruins win 5-2

Schmaltz helps Coyotes edge NHL-leading Avalanche 2-1

DeBrincat scores in OT as Blackhawks beat Keith, Oilers 4-3

Breakfast Blogs

It’s Time for the Bari Weiss Cancel Culture Special Ops to Deploy to Tennessee

“Thanks to your bullshit we’re now under siege” emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

Three Things: Part 3 — Putin’s Particular Peculiarities Rayne, emptywheel

The War for Ukraine Update 9: Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is Under Attack Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

Conspiracy to Defraud the United States digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Two Analyses tristero, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Strap in Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Unfortunate, But Not Surprising: Court Blocks Maryland’s Library eBook Law Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Anti-Vax Doctor Hires Anti-Vax Lawyer To Threaten A Dallas Publication With A ‘Deafamation’ Lawsuit Tim Cushing, Techdirt

New York Attorney General Agrees to Delay Donald Trump and His Adult Children’s Depositions Until After Appellate Battle Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime

Outlining Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump, Jan. 6 Committee Releases Emails About ‘Coup Memo’ Lawyer’s ‘Bulls**t’ Adam Klasfeld and Marisa Sarnoff, Law & Crime

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/alito-pens-opinion-giving-kentucky-ag-another-chance-to-revive-abortion-ban-sotomayor-only-justice-to-dissent/ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime

“We should not let shame obscure our vision.” Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Credentialism gone wild Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

How Democratic Presidencies Succeed Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Putin’s U.S. Stooges Must Be Called Out The Rude Pundit, Lawyers, Guns and Money

POLITICO PUTS THE BIPARTISANSHIP BAR A MILLIMETER FROM THE GROUND FOR THE GOP Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Biden’s Gonna Fund The Police So Much They’ll Be Too Busy Counting Their Money To Kill Black People Stephen Robinson, Wonkette

Trump Lawyer Asked Pence Aide For ‘One More Minor Violation’ Of NO COUPS Law Liz Dye, Wonkette

THAT’S RIGHT YOU TAKE THOSE F*CKIN YACHTS Evan Hurst, Wonkette

DC Trucker Rally Protest Included Hundreds Of Invisible Ninja Trucks That Nobody Saw Doktor Zoom, Wonkette