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
Scientists discover DNA’s double-helix structure; The Branch Davidian standoff begins in Waco, Texas; Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated; U2 releases its ‘War’ album.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
Breakfast News
US News
Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary
New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2
Nearly half of Biden’s 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed
Capitol ditches mask requirement ahead of State of the Union
MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion
Rash-causing moth spreading due to warming, scientists find
MoonPies and Merry Widows: Mardi Gras hits Mobile, Alabama
US Politics
NC Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block Congress map
International News
Live updates: Australia to send lethal weapons to Ukraine
Biden’s Russia sanctions may let Moscow profit from oil, gas
Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions
Russians hold anti-war rallies amid ominous threats by Putin
BP exiting stake in Russian oil and gas company Rosneft
Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes
North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite
Major floods hit Australia’s east coast, claiming 7 lives
In Rio, even a ban can’t keep revelers from Carnival streets
Sports
Williams, Juhasz leads No. 7 UConn in rout of Providence
No. 21 Iowa shares Big Ten title with win over Michigan.
No. 8 LSU women hold on to beat No. 16 Tennessee 57-54
No. 4 Louisville women trounce No. 14 Irish in testy matchup
No. 1 South Carolina seal up top seed in SEC tourney
No. 17 Ohio State women defeat MSU, share Big Ten title
Cunane, No. 3 Wolfpack survive 68-66 at No. 23 Virginia Tech
Pool, Ustby lead No. 18 North Carolina’s rout of Duke 74-46
Russell, Ayala push Maryland over No. 22 Ohio State, 75-60
Cockburn, Plummer help No. 15 Illinois beat Michigan 93-85
Freshman McGowens powers Nebraska past Penn State 93-70
Jackson scores 26 points, Clippers outlast Rockets 99-98
Donic leads big comeback, Mavericks stun Warriors 107-101
Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Mitchell, Gobert lead surging Jazz over Suns, 118-114
Crosby’s late goal lifts Penguins over Blue Jackets 3-2
Binnington, Blues shut out Blackhawks for 4th straight win
Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football
Breakfast Blogs
Public Defenders Will Have a Champion on the Supreme Court of the United States Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
How Not to Lose a World War between Authoritarianism and Democracy, Two emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
Three Things: The C C D of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Rayne, emptywheel
Introduction and Index To Faces At The Bottom Of The Well Ed Walker, emptywheel
The War for Ukraine Update 4: Putin Escalates Adam L. Silverman, Balloon Juice
Leader to Leader, human to human digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
So, this is surreal Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Ukraine and Reactionary Populism Dan Nexon, Lawyers, Guns and Money
n Which I Despair of the Rebranding (h/t Charlie Pierce) driftgass, at his blog
What Did You Do in the War, Dad? Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
FOR THE RIGHT, “BIDEN IS WEAK” IS EASIER (AND MORE FLEXIBLE) THAN “PUTIN IS AWESOME” (updated) Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
Meet Alice Hamilton, The Patrician Woman Who Saved Your Grandpa From (More) Lead Poisoning Erik Loomis, Wonkette
MTG Has Absolutely No Idea Who White Nationalist Standing Next To Her Even Is Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette