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
Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph to the public; Commercial airplane completes first round-the-world flight; Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked; Dizzy Gillespie and Rudolf Nureyev die.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Breakfast News
US News
LA hospital would be at capacity with just COVID-19 patients
Fauci: US could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day
FDA Says Suggestion To Halve Moderna Vaccine ‘Not Rooted’ In Available Science
Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious
Puerto Rico to reopen beaches, relax coronavirus curfew
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
Judge allows oil, gas lease sales in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
American Airlines is grounding emotional-support animals
Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions
US Politics
US: Hack of federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin’
Pence won’t interfere with election certification despite Trump’s pressure, officials say
A final EPA rollback under Trump curbs use of health studies
Trump administration pollution rule strikes final blow against environment
Trump Admin Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List Despite ‘Meager Numbers’
Trump widens US ban on Chinese apps as his term nears end
As DC Braces For Violence, Judge Orders Proud Boy Leader To Stay Out
Arizona Supreme Court upholds election challenge dismissal
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter won’t attend Biden’s inauguration
International News
Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
England Covid lockdown likely to be in place until March, Gove warns
Germany extends lockdown until Jan 31 and toughens curbs
Thailand scrambles to contain outbreak, secure vaccines
India says it hasn’t banned the export of COVID-19 vaccines
Dutch government criticized for late start to vaccinations
WHO ‘disappointed’ at Chinese delays letting experts in
EU says it will redouble efforts to save Iran nuclear deal
Portugal leads drive for EU consensus on migration policy
Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested
N. Korea’s biggest political event comes at fraught moment
Venezuela’s socialists take control of once-defiant congress
South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces
Qatar ruler lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade
Siegfried, meet Ahmet: German weather systems get makeover
Sports
Alabama’s Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman in 29 years
Reported virus issues at Ohio St raise specter of CFP delay
Mulkey positive for COVID-19, UConn-Baylor women’s game off
Cruel twist: Browns lose coach for playoffs due to COVID-19
LA Rams’ top-ranked defense still rolling as playoffs loom
Breakfast Blogs
This Country Can’t Get a Damn Thing Right Anymore Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Coup in Pennsylvania digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Bad faith and dishonesty Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Philadelphia Residents On The Hook For $9.8 Million For Putting The Wrong Man In Prison For 28 Years Tim Cushing, Techdirt
‘A Multitude of Sins’: Federal Judge Blocks Last-Minute Trump Attempt to Wreck International Criminal Court Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Right-Wing Activists Ask SCOTUS to Take Up ‘Shadow Banning’ Case Alleging Conspiracy to ‘Take Down’ Trump and ‘Install Leftist Governments’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Detroit Asks Federal Judge to Refer Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and the ‘Kraken’ Team for Disbarment Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Counting Ballots and Stealing Elections Keith E. Whittington, Law & Crime
Barring Trump from the presidency Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Republican War on Democracy marches on Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 760 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trump’s Madness Has Made Fools of Everyone Who Thought He’d Give Up on Overturning the Election The Rude Pundit, at his blog
TRUMP’S NEXT STAND, AFTER HIS LAST STAND (updated) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Nation Waits On Results Of Big Georgia Public Service Commission Vote, Also Senate Runoff Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Guy Who Wants To Overthrow Government Claims His Magic BlueTooth Speakers Cure COVID-19 Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Another Day, Another Judge Kicks Trump In The D*ck Liz Dye, Wonkette
Scotland Tells Trump To Go Cry Somewhere Else, Loser Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Wisconsin Pharmacist Who Sabotaged COVID-19 Vaccine More Upsetting Than You Even Knew Stephen Robinson, Wonkette