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
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of Cold War espionage; Lt. William Calley, Jr. convicted in the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre; U.S. troops leave South Vietnam; Attorney Johnnie Cochran dies.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
Breakfast News
US News
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up
Civilian Army leader led child porn ring, risked US security
Cleanup of deadly Pennsylvania pileup keeps interstate shut
US job openings, quitting at near record high in February
Energy agency: ‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals
US seeks new lithium sources as demand for batteries grows
Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation
US Politics
Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump’s phone calls
Biden budget has Manchin priorities: Tax rich, cut deficit
Georgia House panel backs referendum to legalize gambling
Kansas GOP lawmakers move to prevent local bans on plastic
International News
Live updates: Belgium orders 21 Russian diplomats to leave
Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks progress
After Russian forces pull back, a shattered town breathes
Blinken in Morocco amid shifts in Mideast, NAfrica diplomacy
EU regulator starts reviewing Spanish COVID vaccine booster
UK police fine 20 people over ‘partygate’ virus scandal
Brazil: Bolsonaro leaves hospital after overnight stay
UK Queen shrugs off health issues, attends Philip service
Sports
UConn reaches 14th straight Final Four, tops NC State in 2OT
Louisville beats Michigan 62-50 to return to Final Four
Breakfast Blogs
It Looks to Me Like the January 6 Investigation Has Quietly Expanded Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
John Eastman’s Blank Documents emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
War for Ukraine Update 34: The Ukrainians Are Still Holding, the Russians May Have Tried To Push Through To Kyiv, & Putin Tried To Poison Abramovich Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Gin & Tonic: On Assassination as Statecraft WaterGirl, Balloon Juice
As NY goes, so goes the world? digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Fortenberry, convicted liar and thin-skinned bully, resigns Spocko, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Government closest to the people Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Apparently Unwilling To Learn From Florida & Texas’s Failures, Georgia Moves Forward With Unconstitutional Content Moderation Bill Mike Masnick, Techdirt
House Judiciary Committee Wants The FBI To Explain Why It Keeps Targeting Journalists, Religious Groups, And Politicians Tim Cushing, Techdirt
SCOTUS Appears Skeptical of Southwest Airlines Claim That Cargo Loader Supervisor Who Sued for Back Pay Is Not Engaged in ‘Interstate Commerce’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Citing ‘Security Threats,’ Judge Orders Trump Lawyers to Remove ‘Sensitive’ Home Addresses of Ex-FBI Agents and Leaders in Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Federal Judge, Fearing Repeat of Jan. 6, Finds Trump ‘More Likely Than Not’ Committed Felony Obstruction of Congress Adam Klasfeld. Law & Crime
SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Medicaid Challenge, But Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch Had Some Thoughts About HHS Use of Private Entities to Make Rules Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
How few actual rules bind the behavior of our national leaders Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Elite impunity Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,055 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Both Siderism Remains the Royal Road to Media Respectability driftglass, at his blog
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE PARTY OF QANON Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Is It Good When A Judge Says A Lawyer And His Client The President Did Crimes? Asking For John Eastman. Liz Dye, Wonkette
Even Fox News Wouldn’t Put Up With Rick Scott’s Sh*t This Sunday Michael Mora, Wonkette
Madison Cawthorn Allegedly Overwhelmed By Washington Cocaine And Orgy Invites Robyn Penacchia, Wonkette
Trump Doing All He Can To Help Make Stacey Abrams Georgia’s Next Governor Stephen Robinson, Wonkette