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 Beatles appear on TV’s ‘Ed Sullivan’; Sen. Joseph McCarthy launches his anti-communist crusade; World War II’s Battle of Guadalcanal ends; Soviet leader Yuri Andropov dies; author Alice Walker born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?
Breakfast News
US News
New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections
Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless fans fuel worries
Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent gets COVID-19
Some court workers, not on priority list, still get vaccine
Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall
Delta Air Lines to leave middle seats empty through April
Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons’ charity
Sheriff: Hacker tried to taint Florida city’s water with lye
Sources: Biden officials snub Salvadoran leader in DC trip
Georgia election officials investigate Trump call
South Dakota judge rejects amendment legalizing marijuana
Election turmoil splits West Virginia city’s evangelicals
New warden at Epstein jail served as prison executioner
Nothing to sneeze at: Global warming triggers earlier pollen
US Politics
Trump’s trial starting: ‘Grievous crime’ or just ‘theater’?
Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
Analysis: Child poverty a hidden focus of virus relief plan
Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer says
Senate confirms former Obama chief of staff to oversee VA
International News
UN: ‘Concerning news’ vaccines may not work against variants
S Africa seeks new vaccine plan after halting AstraZeneca
Russian statistics soar for virus-linked deaths in 2020
Brazil’s wealthy cause a stir trying to score quick vaccines
Italy teachers balk at AstraZeneca vaccine plans
Colombia will legalize undocumented Venezuelan migrants
Myanmar junta imposes curfew, meeting bans as protests swell
EU countries expel Russian diplomats in Navalny dispute
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
UN chief: Polluters must join ‘net zero’ club for climate
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
Mysterious monolith pops up near Turkish World Heritage site
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
Sports
Bueckers leads No. 2 UConn over No. 1 South Carolina in OT
Bucs hope to keep core together to chase another Super Bowl
Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown
Chiefs head into offseason with core intact, plenty of holes
AP source: MLB slightly deadening ball amid HR surge
A win is a win: ’20 Australian champ Kenin gets by in 2 sets
Breakfast Blogs
The Reckonings Are Necessary Even If They Don’t Happen in Primetime Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
In His Impeachment Defense, Trump Cites Mike Pence Admitting Trump Made an Unconstitutional Demand emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Trump’s the one who told them to save the date. digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Incitement primed with lies Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Not Everything Is Russia: Oldsmar, Florida’s Water Treatment Facility Edition Adam L. Silveran, Balloon Juice
The Biden Administration Should Drop the Assange Case Jameel Jaffer, Just Security
UN Human Rights Council: A Near-Term Approach for U.S. Re-Entry David Kaye. Just Security
EXCLUSIVE: New Video of Roger Stone with Proud Boys Leaders Who May Have Planned for Capitol Attack Ryan Goodman and Justin Hendrix, Just Security
Appeals Court Tells Lying Cop No ‘Reasonable’ Officer Would Think It’s OK To Tear Gas Journalists For Performing Journalism Tim Cushing, Techdirt
25 Years Later: A Celebration Of The Declaration Of The Independence Of Cyberspace Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Biden Admin DOJ Drops Trump-Era Opposition to California’s Strongest-in-Nation Net Neutrality Law Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Top 9 Absurdities, Distortions, and Fails in Trump’s Impeachment Trial Brief Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Fox News Moves to Dismiss Smartmatic’s $2.7B Lawsuit: Our Network ‘Did Exactly What the First Amendment Protects’ Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
House Impeachment Managers Reply to Trump’s Impeachment Memo: Calling That ‘Implausible Would Be an Act of Charity’ Jerry Lambe, Law & Crime
Biden Admin DOJ Drops Lawsuit Against Melania Trump’s Ex-Friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff Mtt Naham, Law & CrimeHouse Impeachment Managers File Five-Page Memo Rejecting Trump Legal Team’s Arguments Ahead of Impeachment Trial Rohini Kurup, Lawfare
That was a right pretty speech, sir. But I ask you, what is a contract? Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Weak persuader Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Avoiding an Expensive and Counter-Productive “Great-Power Competition” Trap Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
White Women and Racism Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
“Have You Already Unwrapped the Priceless Gift of Virginity and Given It Away?” driftglass, at his blog
First Amendment Follies Yatreblyansky, The Retification of Names
SO WHO’LL BEAT LIZ CHENEY IN HER 2022 PRIMARY? WILL IT BE DON JUNIOR? Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Biden To GOP: Vote Against $1,400 Checks For Your Own Constituents. I Dare You. Liz Dye, Wonkette
https://www.wonkette.com/richard-shelby-announces-retirement-replacement-will-be-smarter-than-tommy-tuberville Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Arkansas Lege Wants To Force Pregnant People To Call A Hotline Before They Can Get An Abortion Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette