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
The Boston Massacre; Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech; The Soviet Union’s dictator Josef Stalin dies; Comedian John Belushi found dead; Country singer Patsy Cline killed in a plane crash
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.
Breakfast News
US News
Strong job growth points to COVID’s fading grip on economy
Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy
Amtrak engineer acquitted in 2015 derailment that killed 8
For families, $6B deal with OxyContin maker is just a start
Inmates leaving gangs, stripping tats for jobs, better lives
Hawaii suspends Russian oil imports after Ukraine invasion
As planet warms, less ice covering North American lakes
Massive Hawaii taro root could be largest ever harvested
For whom the bell rolls: Paul Revere chime returns home
US Politics
White House disavows Graham’s call for Putin assassination
Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP for ‘apologists for Putin’
Voter turnout sagging in troubled voting rights hub of Selma
Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban
Florida Senate passes GOP election police bill
Courts give conflicting orders on asylum limits at border
International News
Live updates: UN council to meet on humanitarian situation
Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm
Ukrainian drone enthusiasts sign up to repel Russian forces
Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook
China cuts economic growth goal as it tries to reverse slump
North Korea fires ballistic missile in extension of testing
Life in South Asia returns to normal as COVID cases decline
Sports
No. 2 Stanford cruises past Buffs, 71-45, into Pac 12 final
Harden helps Miami women stun No. 4 Louisville in ACCs
No. 18 Lady Vols rout Alabama 74-59 in SEC quarterfinals
Howard scores 26, Kentucky beats No. 6 LSU in SEC quarters
Antetokounmpo scores 34 points, Bucks beat Bulls 118-112
Towns, Reid score 20, lead Timberwolves past Thunder 138-101
Cousins leads in Jokic’s absence, Nuggets beat Rockets
Tyrese Maxey helps 76ers beat Cavaliers for 5th straight win
Svechnikov scores in OT as Hurricanes rally past Penguins
Skinner scores twice and Sabres rally to 5-4 win over Wild
Robertson’s hat trick leads Stars to 4-3 OT win over Jets
As war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
Breakfast Blogs
The Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional, Even for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
The Error that Betrays Insufficient Attention to the Obstruction Standard in the January 6 Eastman Filing emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheeL
A World War of Economic Attrition Rayne, emptywheel
War On Ukraine Update 10: As Dawn Breaks Ukraine and Her Defenders Still Stand Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Friday Night Soother digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
How anti-American are they? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Ukraine Calls For Video Game Blockade Against Russia To Motivate Its Citizenry Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
Russia’s Social Media Propaganda Campaign Is Backfiring, So It’s Banning Facebook In Russia Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Ohio Supreme Court Rolls Back Awful Rulings, Says Cop Must Use His Real Name If He Wants To Keep His Defamation Suit Going Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Unanimous Supreme Court Narrowly Reverses Ninth Circuit in State Secrets Case About FBI’s Allegedly Unlawful Spying on California Muslims Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
SCOTUS Reinstates Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence, But Justices Barrett and Gorsuch Express Key Doubts About Appellate Court Powers Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Federal Judge Blocks State Candidate Challenge Proceedings Against Rep. Madison Cawthorn, Cites Law That Forgave Confederates adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Durham Seeks to Keep Sussmann Case Alive: ‘The Defendant Was Disseminating Highly Explosive Allegations About a Then-Presidential Candidate’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
NIMBYS deny thousands of students an educational opportunity to protect their petty financial and aesthetic interests Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Crime pays if you can buy the law Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,034 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
AFTER SIDING WITH PUTIN, TUCKER CARLSON SHIFTS HIS FOCUS TO ASSERTING THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE STUPID Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Something Good Happened In Wisconsin?! Jamie Lynn Crofts, Wonkette
Ted Cruz Takes Moral High Ground From Lindsey Graham, What Even Is Happening Gary Legum, Wonkette
Damn, Rick Scott *Really* Hates Poor People! Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Watch Joe Biden Brag On His HOT SH*T JOBS REPORT BITCHES! Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Roger Stone Let Danish Film Crew Record Him Plotting 1/6 Coup And You Are A Dirty Crimer For Noticing! Liz Dye, Wonkette
RT America Cancel Cultures Self Evan Hurst, Wonkette