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
Bomb attack on Madrid’s commuter trains; Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic found dead; Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of Soviet Union; General Douglas MacArthur leaves Philippines in WWII.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.
Breakfast News
US News
Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say
No evidence migrants at border significantly spreading virus
Hawaii’s rains, floods cited as examples of climate change
Restaurants are big beneficiaries of COVID-19 relief bill
University offers students $75 to avoid spring break travel
Music? Yes. Dancing? No, as New Orleans eases virus rules
Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press
Man sues Hertz over receipt that cleared him of murder
Security camera hack exposes hospitals, workplaces, schools
Families of Boeing crash victims renew push for FAA changes
Florida lawmakers debate political bias on college campuses
Facebook moves to dismiss federal, state antitrust suits
US Politics
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
Biden boosts US vaccine stockpile as world waits
Biden immediately begins selling virus aid plan to public
Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises
Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be US attorney general
US reports surge of kids at SW border, a challenge for Biden
US narrows in on organized extremists in Capitol siege probe
As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent
California governor lays groundwork to fight expected recall
Police groups endorse Biden’s pick for civil rights chief
Texas AG says probe to continue despite Twitter lawsuit
International News
The Latest: SKorea to give shots to elders in long-term care
Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market
Malaysian court rules non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
UN calls for reversal of Myanmar coup and condemns violence
Taiwan bursts with creative pineapple dishes after China ban
Sports
Groups vow to stop Maine bill to ban trans youth from sports
Shirts or skins? Teams need only 5 to be eligible for NCAAs
Bubble watch heats up as tourneys start in power conferences
MLB’s Rangers in line to be first team back to full capacity
NFL sets salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from 2020
ESPN, NHL announce comprehensive 7-year agreement
Thomas Bach re-elected as president of International Olympic Committee until 2025
Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics
Breakfast Blogs
The COVID Relief Bill Signals the End of 30 Years of Democratic Policy Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Arrest First, Learn about Right Wing Terrorism Later emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
On Merrick Garland’s Confirmation bmaz, emptywheel
Your money or your life digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
What’s the deal? Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Utah Legislature Wraps Up Session By Passing Two Unconstitutional Internet Bills Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Kentucky Senators Pass Bill That Would Make It A Crime To Say Mean Things To Cops Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Minnesota Supreme Court Just Denied Derek Chauvin’s Petition to Resolve Whether He’ll Face Another Charge — Here’s What It Means Aaron Keller, Law & Crime
Youngest Trump Supporter Charged in Attack on Capitol Granted Release from Jail After Testing Positive for COVID-19 Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Chuck Schumer no longer interested in playing 3-card monte with Susan Collins Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Venality, stupidity, plutocracy Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Affordable Housing Problems Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
We Join The Weekly David Brooks/Maggie Haberman Phone Sex Appointment… driftglass, at his blog
Rectification Central Adds a Voice: Welcome Redhand Redhand, The Rectification of Names
One Year On in CoronAmerica (Part 1: Keeping It Together) The Rude Pundit, at his blog
GOP Can’t Figure Out How To Make Joe Biden Black, A Woman Or Both Stephen Robinson, Wonkette
Amazon Screwing Public Libraries Now? Is There Anything Those A-Holes Can’t Do? Liz Dye, Wonkette
Tom Cotton Is A Flaming Garbage Racist, Thank You For Coming To Our TED Talk Evan Hurst, Wonkette
House Dems Coming For Your Guns Again, If You Have Any Left After Obama Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
Drink These RBG Wines And Support A Good Cause Kathryn Rubino, Above the Law