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
Iran releases American hostages; Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy innaugurated as President
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The biggest organ in your body is your skin, and it’s a permeable membrane. Anything you put on it goes into you. If you can’t pronounce most of the words on the back of the bottle, it’s probably not good for you.
Breakfast News
US News
The Latest: Vaccine shortages plaguing parts of California
‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
Concern grows in Florida over more contagious COVID strain
Aldi, Trader Joe’s and others will pay workers to get a vaccine
Biden marks nation’s Covid grief before inauguration pomp
Washington state nixes methanol plant meant to supply China
Deal offers more banking services for California pot firms
US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
NJ high court overturns conviction over ‘Shining’ reference
NBA star Kyrie Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house
US Politics
The Latest: Trump declassifies Crossfire Hurricane material
McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
McConnell pressures Democrats to keep Senate filibuster
Biden immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groups
Two Fox News political executives out after Arizona call
Justice Dept. won’t charge Sen. Burr over stock sales
Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback
Sen. Hawley blocks quick consideration of Biden’s Homeland Security nominee
International News
Oxygen-starved city in Brazil’s Amazon starts immunization
Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
Large migrant caravan dissolves in Guatemala
Italian PM wins crucial vote in Senate with very thin margin
Sports
UConn routs Butler 103-35, Auriemma passes Summitt in wins
Confident White sets tone for rejuvenated Buccaneers defense
Mahomes, other QBs in final 4 share affinity for deep throws
NHL pulls microchipped ‘tracking’ pucks 6 days into season
Italian PM wins crucial vote in Senate with very thin margin
Breakfast Blogs
Janet Yellen Made Clear That Deficit Hawkery Is No Longer a Democratic Priority Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Trump’s Second Impeachment Has Already Had a Beneficial Effect emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Minority Report: Biden’s Waiver-Needed SecDef Nominee Lloyd Austin Rayne, emptywheel
Trump was a war president digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
“Chaos, corruption and scandal” Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Illinois Legislature Sends Massive Police Reform Bill To The Governor’s Desk Tim Cushing, Techdirt
What Should Be Addressed in Austin’s Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary? Kate Brannen, Just Security
DHS Claims It Cannot Find Any Records of Communications Between the Agency and WH About Trump’s Firing of Election Security Official Chris Krebs Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
‘They Were Planning a Civil War’: Feds Charge Men with Bringing Weapons into U.S. Capitol During Siege Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
The 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Provision and the Events of Jan. 6 Gerard Magliocca, Lawfare
The rehabilitation of Donald Trump Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Bankruptcy Next Time Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Regnery Press: Simon & Schuster’s Shabbos Goy driftglass, at his blog
THEY THINK WE’RE GOING TO PUT THEM IN CAMPS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Wonkette Agrees: No Intel Briefings For Seditious Twice-Impeached Garbage Ex-Presidents Evan Hurst, Wonkette
My Pillow Guy Dropped By Kohls, Picked Up By Dominion Voting’s Lawyers Liz Dye, Wonkette
Mitch McConnell Calls Biden ‘The People’s Choice,’ Calls Trump A Cab Out Of Washington Stephen Robinson, Wonkette Madison Cawthorn Remembers Time Madison Cawthorn Saved All Of Congress From Mob He For Sure Didn’t Incite Doktor Zoom, Wonkette