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
Lindbergh baby kidnapped; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed caught in Pakistan; Bobby Sands begins hunger strike; JFK creates Peace Corps; Ron Howard born
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Peace is necessary. For justice, it is necessary. For hope, it is necessary, for our future.
Breakfast News
US News
Pandemic fears are fading along with omicron: AP-NORC poll
California, Oregon, Washington to drop school mask mandates
Illinois COVID-19 mask mandate ending for most indoor spaces
Cherokee on a smartphone: Part of a drive to save a language
Man saved after clinging to ice chunk in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
US Politics
New normal: Fence is up, Guard on standby for State of Union
Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor
Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality
GOP lawsuit looks to throw out absentee voting in Arizona
Justices wrestle with EPA power to curb carbon emissions
Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome
Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event
Biden denies Navarro, Flynn privilege claims in 1/6 probe
Bill unveiled to legalize sports betting in Kentucky
W.Va. lawmakers advance second bill about teaching on race
Trump appeals ruling forcing him to testify in NY probe
International News
Russian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city and menace Kyiv
Russia slow to win Ukraine’s airspace, limiting war gains
At rare UN session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine
US says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for espionage
Live updates: Australia commits $50M in support for Ukraine
520,000+ refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia waged war
US states adding to financial pressure on Russia over war
Hollywood halts releases in Russia, including ‘The Batman’
US and 10 other countries condemn North Korea missile launch
S. Korea drops proof of vaccine, test to aid virus response
Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolate
Thousands evacuate worst Australian floods in decades
Sports
Iowa jumps to 12 in women’s AP Top 25; top five unchanged
Gonzaga, Arizona remain atop AP Top 25 in week of changes
Fultz scores 10 in return, helps Magic beat Pacers 119-103
Vincent scores 20, Heat remain hot by topping Bulls 112-99
Barnes makes first 11 shots, Raptors romp 133-97 in Brooklyn
Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine war
Breakfast Blogs
Let’s Have a Look at the Latest Climate Report Before We Get to Revisiting the Keystone Pipeline Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics
Questions for Bill Barr about His Cover-Ups Pertaining to Ukraine and Russia, Starting with: Who Withdrew the Red Notice for Yevgeniy Prigozhin? emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel
How Did Nobody Notice Before Atrios, Eschaton
Why Ukraine thinks Russia doesn’t belong at the United Nations Hayes Brown, MSNBC Opinion Columnist
US Polling on Putin digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Three Books tristero, Digby’s Hulabaloo
In a mirror, darkly Tom Sullivan, Digby’s Hullabaloo
Republicans Ask SCOTUS for Emergency Injunction Ordering At-Large Elections if Need Be and Blocking Pennsylvania’s New Congressional Maps Colin Kalmbacher, Law & Crime
Justices Raise ‘Major Questions’ as They Consider EPA Emissions Regulation Controversy Elura Nanos, Law & Crime
Personalism Scott Lemieux, Lawyers, Guns and Money
FIFA kicks Russia out of World Cup Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money
Vladimir Putin Loves Anniversaries Cheryl Rofer, Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Billionaires Destroying Baseball Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money
David Brooks: The Crepes of Wrath Rides Again driftglass, at his blog
Note on Whataboutism Yastreblyansky, The Rectification of Names
BIDEN IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT AMERICANS WANT, BUT THEY STILL THINK HE SUCKS Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog
America Going All ‘Give Me Freedom Fries Or Give Me Death’ Again Roby Pennacchia, Wonkette
Ron Johnson Knows Who’s Responsible For Ukraine Invasion, And It Is Democrats Michael Mora, Wonkette
We’re Starting To Think Putin Might Have Underestimated Ukraine And Its President Liz Dye, Wonkette
Confused GOP Boomer Rep Pretty Sure Pesky Millennials Caused Russian Invasion Stephen Robinson, Wonkette