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
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier; Britain’s Battle of Hastings takes place; Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize; Former President Theodore Roosevelt shot; Singer Bing Crosby dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
Breakfast News
US News
‘We have to be heard’: Texas women travel to seek abortions
Border residents rejoice as US says it will lift travel ban
Chicago police union head urges cops to defy vaccine mandate
New wind farms would dot US coastlines under Biden plan
Facebook expands harassment policy to protect public figures
Social Security checks getting big boost as inflation rises
Winter heating bills set to jump as inflation hits home
William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
2 birds oiled in California pipeline spill treated, released
US Politics
Lawyer who aided Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
Progressives warn against ‘false choice’ in Biden bill trims
Biden tries to tame inflation by having LA port open 24/7
Treasurer says governor overstepped authority on aid funds
Trump campaign, others: Dominion worker suit is groundless
GOP’s Youngkin stays away from ‘Take Back Virginia’ rally
International News
The Latest: South Korea has 100th day of 1,000-plus cases
‘It’s not Satanism’: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines
Bali welcomes back foreign travelers as COVID cases subside
Taiwan tensions raise fears of US-China conflict in Asia
US, Israel say they are exploring a ‘Plan B’ for Iran
New Zealand businessman sent to jail for child abuse images
Sports
Ovechkin scores Nos. 731 and 732, Capitals beat Rangers 5-1
Nylander breaks 3rd-period tie, Leafs beat Canadiens 2-1
Booker scores 17 in preseason debut, Suns rout Trail Blazers
Mercury even WNBA Finals with 91-86 overtime win over Sky
Breakfast Blogs
This Is a Sprawling and Dangerous Assault on Public Education in America Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
What is the appropriate sanction for a “pawn” who participated in a coup attempt? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
It’s not just abortion digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Everyone’s a Captain Kirk Dennis Hartley, Digby’s Hullabaloo
No brownies, no majorities Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Facebook’s Nick Clegg Makes It Clear: If You’re Looking To Undermine Section 230, That’s EXACTLY What Facebook Wants Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Are Using Third Party Companies To Sell Surveillance Tech To ICE, CBP Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Charter Spectrum Threatens To Ruin Potential Customers Over Debt They Don’t Owe Karl Bode, Techdirt
Georgia Judge Dismisses Trump Supporters’ Voter Fraud Lawsuit Marissa Sarnoff, Law & Crime
The only thing more dangerous than an opportunistic Republican is a principled Republican Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Being 10 years old in 1900 was like being 50 years old today in terms of mortality risk Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Trevor Bedford’s Covid Endgame Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Do-Nothing Attitude on Climate Change Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
This Was Beyond Embarrassing driftglass, at his blog
For the Record: Quarrelsome Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
BOTHSIDESING MASKS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES OPINION SECTION Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Joe Manchin And Kyrsten Sinema Being Dicks About Totally Different Things, So That’s Fun For Everyone Evan hurst, Wonkette
Sorry, LGBTQ+ Kids, Greg Abbott’s Got An Election To Win Liz Dye, Wonkette
GOP: If Biden Won’t Let Violent Parents Threaten School Board Members, Is This Even America? Stephen Robinson, Wonkette