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
Black Tuesday’ on Wall St. as the Great Depression begins; Osama bin Laden admits ordering the Sept. 11th attacks; Suez crisis heats up Mideast; McKinley assassin executed; John Glenn returns to space.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
Breakfast News
US News
Pfizer vaccines for kids age 5 to 11 soon expected in Nevada
Is it OK to go trick-or-treating during the pandemic?
US to pay $88M to families, victims of SC church massacre
Starbucks workers will vote on union at 3 Buffalo stores
Judge orders striking coal miners to stop picketing
California wins $3.5M payoff in illegal gambling lawsuit
Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change
No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books
In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
Don’t be cruel: Bar owner seeks return of stolen Elvis bust
US Politics
Biden announces ‘historic’ deal — but still must win votes
Pandemic restrictions fuel recall efforts on fall ballots
Sen. Burr under investigation again for pandemic stock sales
Cuomo accused of forcible touching in criminal complaint
Paid leave loss hits hard for Dems after decades of advocacy
‘Stupid’ and ‘insane’: Some billionaires vent over tax plan
Weaker conscience law goes to Senate amid GOP taunts
Pence wades into school debate roiling Va governor’s race
Trump plans last minute tele-rally for Virginia’s Youngkin
International News
Australia advises caution overseas when border opens Monday
Indonesia warily weighs holiday travel with virus concerns
Vaccine reluctance in Eastern Europe brings high COVID cost
Biden arrives in Rome as domestic agenda still unfulfilled
UN, US officials urge action to avert climate disaster
China offers few new climate targets ahead of UN conference
Turkey’s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming
Australia rules out committing to methane reduction target
Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse
Jupiter’s monster storm not just wide but surprisingly deep
Escapee, 64, sentenced after 29 years on the run in Sydney
Sports
Embiid plays through knee pain, leads 76ers past Pistons
Beal, Harrell lead Wizards over Hawks 122-111
Markstrom records another shutout, Flames top Penguins 4-0
Hurricanes still perfect on season with 2-0 win over Bruins
Killorn scores 2, Tampa Bay beats Arizona for 1st home win
Breakfast Blogs
Wisconsin Continues to Be One of the Primary Test Labs for Bad Conservative Ideas Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Merrick Garland Assures Sheldon Whitehouse the January 6 Investigators Are Using All Investigative Techniques, Including Following the Money emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Let Me Inject a Bit of Reality Into Your Fantasy Land: THERE IS NOT NOW, AT ALL, A BUILD BACK BETTER BILL!!!!!! Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
How The Rich Stay Rich, part ∞ Tom Levenson, Wonkette
An economy on the brink digby asks heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Champions of opposing prespectives Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
RFK Jr. Abusing The Courts To Harass Pseudonymous Blogger For Pointing Out RFK Spoke At German Event Organized By Far Right Extremists Mike masnick, Techdirt
Public Records Plumb The Depths Of Illinois Law Enforcement’s Accountability Black Hole Tim Cushing, Techdirt
QAnon Influencer Who Accuses Democrats of Being Pedophiles Is Identified as Convicted Child Molester Designated as ‘Sexually Violent Offender’ Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
The 1776 reactionaries Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Cracking down on COVID spreaders Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 945 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Birthday Fundraiser Day One — It’s Gowdy Doody Time! driftglass, at his blog
Joe Did What? The Return of Team Optimist Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
The GOP Supports Death Threats Against Officials They Disagree With The Rude Pundit, at his blog
STOP EXPECTING THE RABID DEMAGOGUE TO ACT LIKE A NORMAL POLITICIAN Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Freak GOP Majority At Consumer Agency Goes Mad With Power Like An Idaho Lt. Governor Doktor Zoom, Wonkette
One Million Moms Saw Gays On Mattresses And Oh Boy Are They Mad Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Yep, Even Portland Has Anti-Vax Maskholes Screaming At School Board Members Stephen Robinson, Wonkette