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
Ferdinand Marcos flees the Philippines; Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounces Josef Stalin; Samuel Colt patents the revolver; Muhammad Ali becomes world boxing champ; Musician George Harrison born.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
Breakfast News
US News
CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
As ‘stealth omicron’ advances, scientists are learning more
Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents
Oregon’s COVID emergency declaration to be lifted in April
Carnival in time of COVID: Virus tests among parade favors
Feds rescind license extension for Florida nuclear plant
EPA to eye Hawaii fuel tank operations after water tainted
Actual greenhouse gas volumes exceed official reports
3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
Mainer with explosives discussed attacking houses of worship
US Politics
AP source: Oklahoma GOP Sen. Inhofe to announce retirement
Republican helps defeat Arizona abortion pill ban
Arizona bill bans gender reassignment surgery for minors
Minnesota Senate GOP unveils massive $8.5B tax cut proposal
Iowa Legislature sends governor $2 billion flat tax measure
Farmers want bill to ban ‘forever chemical’ sludge in fields
Assembly approves funding for new youth prison
International News
Live updates: China seeks to fly its citizens out of Ukraine
Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital
Hundreds arrested as shocked Russians protest Ukraine attack
Biden hits Russia with sanctions, shifts troops to Germany
World leaders slap sanctions on the Kremlin over invasion
UN gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid
British queen still has COVID symptoms, postpones audiences
Sports
No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title
Boston, No. 1 South Carolina women top Texas A&M, win SEC
Osborne, Thomas lead UCLA past No. 12 Arizona women 64-46
Tatum scores 30 as Celtics romp again in Brooklyn, 129-106
DeRozan continues streak with 37 points, Bulls beat Hawks
Booker has 25 points, Suns beat Thunder for 8th straight win
Mikael Granlund lifts Predators past Stars, 2-1 in shootout
Breakfast Blogs
This Variant of the Conservative Prion Disease Is Reality-Resistant Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
How Not to Lose a World War between Authoritarianism and Democracy emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
An expert’s view digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Putin’s war Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
ACLU & EFF Step Up To Tell Court You Don’t Get To Expose An Anonymous Tweeter With A Sketchy Copyright Claim Mike Masnick, Techdirt
San Francisco Cops Are Running Rape Victims’ DNA Through Criminal Databases Because What Even The Fuck Tim Cushing, Techdrt
Citing ‘Inexplicable’ Delay, Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Shoots Down Sidney Powell’s Bid to Stay Sanctions Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime
Homophobia for political profit Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Fascist scum for Putin Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,030 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
THE MAN CAN’T BUST OUR REPUBLICANISM Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Neo-Nazi Plan To Destroy US Power Grid Foiled By Lost Phone Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette
Four Idiots Pretty Sure Greta Thunberg Made Putin Invade Ukraine Evan Hurst, Wonkette
Courts Striking Down Republicans’ Comically Illegal Electoral Maps, *FOR NOW* Liz Dye, Wonkette
Unvaccinated Michigan GOP GOV Candidate Thinks Your Kid Should Just Walk Off COVID-19 Stephen Robinson, Wonkette