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 Civil War’s Battle of Fort Donelson; the Georgia crematory case; John Demjanjuk goes on trial; America’s first 911 call; and the NHL scraps the rest of its season.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
P. J. Oroarke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022)
I am a student of stupidity. I am a political reporter.
Breakfast News
US News
Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes
US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers
Saved pollution credits may hinder California climate goals
US could see a century’s worth of sea rise in just 30 years
Entangled humpback whale cleared of marine debris off Maui
US Politics
AP sources: White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle
Senate GOP delays votes on Raskin and 4 other Fed nominees
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in fake GOP electors scheme
For high court nominees ‘When’s your birthday?’ matters
GOP-controlled Arizona Senate passes 15-week abortion ban
Typo sends drivers in Florida to Trump 2024 merch website
International News
S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record
As Canada protests persist, so do challenges for Trudeau
Russia makes moves to ease Ukraine tensions; West skeptical
Risk of a Ukraine war spreading in Europe rests on unknowns
A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in US
Sports
Hall leads 1-2 US finish in Olympic ski slopestyle event
Vescovi, Chandler lead No. 16 Vols over No. 4 Kentucky 76-63
Gillespie nets 33, No. 10 Villanova beats No. 8 Friars 89-84
After Coach K’s exit, No. 9 Duke edges Wake Forest 76-74
Suns get 6th straight victory, beating Clippers 103-96
Towns scores 39, Wolves beat Hornets 126-120 in overtime
Giannis pours in 50 to lead Bucks past Pacers 128-119
Crosby scores 500th, Penguins rally past Flyers 5-4 in OT
Tarasenko nets 2 goals, Blues top Senators 5-2
Breakfast Blogs
Put John Durham’s Probe on the Shelf Next to Whitewater and Benghazi Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Donald Trump Suggested Michael Sussmann Should Be Killed because Rodney Joffe “Spied” on Barack Obama emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
The Insights of Kandiaronk Ed Walker, emptywheel
Now do Fox News… Betty Cracker, Balloon Juice
The Right’s Latest Hissy Fit digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Of in-groups and out-groups Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Some Senators Are Freaking Out Because The White House Is Pitching Some Extremely Minor Police Reforms Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Managed democracy and the scandal of what’s legal Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Populism people hate Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and money
Controlling The Narrative Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,021 Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
You Come Here, You Drink Trump Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
THE GREAT MAN THEORY OF NATIONAL DECLINE Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog