The Breakfast Club (Choose To Stay)

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 1993 bombing of New York’s World Trade Center; President Ronald Reagan rebuked over Iran-Contra; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte escapes exile on Elba; Singers Fats Domino and Johnny Cash born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

Constance Baker Motley

Breakfast News

US News

CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks

Washington officials to assess new mask guidance from CDC

California governor ends 12 emergencies, but not for COVID

Illinois governor to end mask mandate for schools next week

Storm moves through Northeast, dumping nearly a foot of snow

J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

Authorities seize nearly $3M worth of meth in onion shipment

It’s a bear battalion! Hank the Tank turns out to be 3 bears

US Politics

Biden nominates Jackson, first Black woman, to Supreme Court

California reps ask US for new water study at former base

Attacks from within seen as a growing threat to elections

‘Stand your ground’ laws proliferate after Trayvon spotlight

Washington state senator apologizes to Oregon governor

Washington lawmakers urge halt to hemp-derived THC in state

International News

Live updates: Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv

President refuses to flee, urges Ukraine to ‘stand firm’

US, Europe step up Russia sanctions to target Putin directly

US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich

China is Russia’s best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary

Russia vetoes UN demand that Russia stop attacking Ukraine

Sports

UConn women whole with Bueckers back, beat St. John’s 98-38

No. 13 Maryland women hold off No. 10 Indiana 67-64

Brink, Jones lead No. 2 Stanford over Washington State 61-54

No. 1 Gonzaga makes it 17 straight wins, beats San Francisco

Perkins’ 20 points leads No. 25 Iowa past Huskers 88-78

Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder outlast Pacers 129-125 in OT

McCollum continues scoring spree, Pelicans top Suns 117-102

Dach gets tiebreaking goal as Blackhawks beat Devils 8-5

Landeskog scores 3 times, Avs rally for 6-3 win over Jets

Kyrou, Husso spark Blues to 5-3 victory over Sabres

Hurricanes have season-high 50 shots, beat Blue Jackets 4-0

Schmaltz scores 2 in Coyotes’ 2-1 win over Golden Knights

Breakfast Blogs

Millions of Kids Are Back in Poverty Because Joe Manchin Bought the Wingnut Clichés Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

Rudy Giuliani Attacks Biden as SDNY Sifts Through His Comms for Ukraine Foreign Agent Investigation emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheeel

War for Ukraine Update 3: Dawn Has Broken Over Kyiv & Kyiv’s Defenses Have Held Through the Night Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice

What America Thinks About Putin digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo

An expert’s view Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo

Turns Out It Was Actually The Missouri Governor’s Office Who Was Responsible For The Security Vulnerability Exposing Teacher Data Mike Masnick, Techdirt

New Right To Repair Bill Targets Obnoxious Auto Industry Behavior Karl Bode, Techdirt

New York Attorney General Urges Judge to Dismiss NRA’s Countersuit, Says Gun Group Shouldn’t Be Allowed to ‘Harry Prosecutors’ Adam Klasfeld, Law & Crime

The pandemic and the end(s) of office work Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Chernobyl Update Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,031 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

From Psychopathy to Psychosis Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names

I MISS THE OLD CPAC, WHICH WAS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY IGNORANT! Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. We Like The Sound Of That. Liz Dye, Wonkette

Arizona Gov Happy That Q-Anon Humping Racist Isn’t A Democrat, At Least Gary Legum, Wonkette

The Right’s Top Minds Have Some ‘Theories’ About What Is ‘Really’ Going On With Putin And Russia Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette

Today We Are All Telling Russian Warships, ‘Go F*ck Yourself’ Doktor Zoom, Wonkette

Tommy Tuberville Steals ‘Senate’s Dumbest Republican’ Trophy, Flings It In Own End Zone Evan Hurst, Wonkette