The Breakfast Club (Ancestors)

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.

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This Day in History

Churchill rallies Britain in World War II; Napoleon beaten at Battle of Waterloo; Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic; Sally Ride becomes America’s first woman in space; Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney born.

Breakfast Tunes

Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac

All of our ancestors came from somewhere.

Carol Kane

Breakfast News

Immigrants fleeing gangs prefer taking chance for US asylum

Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas

Political ‘Survivor’: Ranked-choice tabulations get underway

Laid off when casinos closed, back to work with reopenings

Minnesota regulators near decision on disputed oil pipeline

Kent State plans 50th commemoration of fatal May 4 shootings

Midwestern states endure flash flooding, heat wave

Remnants of hurricane help crews in Colorado, Wyoming fires

Sea convoy reaches Spain as migration debate roils Europe

Conservative wins Colombia’s presidency in divisive election

Witnesses: Coalition strikes airport in Yemen’s Hodeida

Migration fight shakes German govt as Merkel, ally face off

Congo’s Ebola outbreak poses challenges for bush meat

Breakfast Blogs

We’ve Completely Lost the Connection Between Politics and People’s Lives Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Politics

The Most Irresponsible Thing Michael Horowitz Has Done as DOJ IG emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, emptywheel

My Trump Rant, Saturday 6/16/18 Echidne, at her blog

The Trump administration will decide who’s an American and who isn’t digby aka Heather Digby Parton, Hulllabaloo

The SWATTING of Hogg, Kasky and Chadwick is a crime of violence Spocko, Hullabaloo

Truth sandwich Tom Sullivan, Hullabaloo

Where Are The Girls Being Detained By The Trump Administration? Nicolle Belle, Crooks and Liars

Susan Collins: Active Supporter of American Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity Erik Loomis, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Joint and several liability Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns and Money

Why Does The New York Times Keep Handing Columns To Conservative Nitwits: S.E. Cupp Edition driftglass, at his blog

KATHLEEN PARKER DOESN’T RECOGNIZE A COUNTRY SHE HELPED BUILD Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog