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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republicans in at least three states filed forged elector letters claiming Trump won, that were signed by Republicans impersonating the real electors.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase for a pricey Alzheimer’s drug; Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida is the third Fed official to resign after a trading scandal at the central bank; and, the United States Mint has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Europol has been ordered to delete data not linked with crime; and, a Polish official has been fired by the government after calling the nation’s anti-Holocaust law ‘stupid.’

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”

- Ernest Hemingway
"A Moveable Feast"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/11/2073945/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the January 6 Committee is optimistic over its expected Pence meeting.



Then, on the rest of the menu, the Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp to sharpen focus on character issues; a federal grand jury indicted a New Orleans judge on tax fraud charges tied to wedding fees; and, with a rainy day budget bursting at the seams, along with coronavirus cases surging across the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to spend $2.7 Billion dollars to battle the pandemic.



After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the UK is still ready to trigger Article 16 in the EU-Northern Ireland row over Brexit; and, despite international sanctions and the top court banning the commemoration, right wing Bosnian Serbs celebrated the start of the 1992 war with a parade of goosestepping armed police forces.



All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.



Bon Appétit!



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“Do you smell that?” she asked, as we drove through Reims, past the headquarters of the National Front, on our way to La Tranche sur Mer.

“I don’t know,” I said flatly, “what is it?”

“It smells like… ” she sniffed in a haughty, Parisian disdain, “it smells like, fascism.”

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mike Pence “resisted Trump for the first time” during the Trump presidency on January 6, 2021.

Then, on the rest of the menu, twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves were shot by hunters just outside the park perimeter in recent months; South Dakota made it harder for women to get abortion meds; and, former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is ineligible to run for Oregon governor, because he does not meet the state’s three-year residency requirement.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where hackers hit a major Portuguese media group, taking down its websites; and, the US questioned the legitimacy of Russia-led peacekeeping troops in Kazakhstan.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.”

― Douglas Adams
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/7/2073204/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, in even more “bad news for Trump,” new information shows that there are "multiple sources" with firsthand knowledge of Trump's activities during the Capitol insurrection on January 6.

Then, on the rest of the menu, in another Biden in disarray story, the December jobs report from payroll company ADP surpassed economists' expectations by more than double; Virginia officials were a little icy as they defended their response to the 30-hour snowy gridlock on I-95; and, the Trump-appointed US prisons director is finally resigning after a crises-filled tenure.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US announced sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, accusing him of “corrupt activities” that threaten to destabilize the region; and, Trudeau says Canadians are so angered at anti-vaxxers, he promised more tests.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.”

-- The Daily Picayune,
New Orleans, March 5, 1851

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/6/2072957/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, why did Hannity text he was “very worried” about January 6?

On the rest of the menu, new polling finds that Republicans are losing their midterm advantage; California lawmakers want to make it easier for people to sue gun companies for liability in shootings that cause injuries or deaths; and, Captain Amy Bauernschmidt is the first woman to lead a nuclear carrier in US Navy history.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Kazakhstan government has resigned after violent protests over energy prices; and, China is all but certain to rattle its sabers as Australia and Japan is set to sign an ‘historic’ defense and security pact.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”

-- Shauna Niequist
"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/5/2072733/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, materials given to the January 6th Committee by Bernie Kerik, including mention of a "draft letter from… “ Trump “… to seize evidence in the interest of national security for the 2020 elections."

Then, on the rest of the menu, a Federalist Society judge who blocked the ACA, has now blocked the Pentagon from punishing a group of Navy SEALs who refused the COVID-19 vaccine; an investigation of journalists by a Trump Customs and Border Protection unit is under review; and, NASA’s new space telescope is on the verge of completing the riskiest part of its mission after ground controllers fixed a pair of problems.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Haitian prime minister survived a weekend assassination attempt; and, a weekend fire ravaged South Africa’s 138-year-old Parliament complex.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.”

- Ernest Hemingway
"A Moveable Feast"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/4/2072545/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays


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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jan 6 Committee chairman Bennie Thompson was asked if Trump's role in the assault on the US Capitol is criminal.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms; the select House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is preparing to go public; and, the last living parent of one of the black school girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Maxine McNair, has died at age ninety-three.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is resigning after failing to restore the civilian government; and, the German Foreign Ministry has withdrawn its nomination for historian Gideon Greif to receive the Order of Merit amid criticism of his work on a report that denies the genocide in Bosnia.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help."

-- Julia Child

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/3/2072354/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a Reuters investigative report found that most threats against election workers, stoked by Trump’s Big Lie, go unpunished.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the New Jersey Supreme Court revived a gender bias suit brought by a former town manager; the CDC warned people not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status; and, US unemployment claims dropped to 198,000, the lowest since 1969.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russian authorities designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk group as a “foreign agent”; and, Germany is pulling the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.”

― Douglas Adams
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/31/2071957/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Schumer floats a new plan to end McConnell’s obstruction.

Then, on the rest of the menu, San Francisco will require certain law enforcement and other people in higher-risk workplaces to receive a coronavirus booster by February 1st; a California commission claimed retailers are violating the state’s plastic bag law; and, shares tumbled as the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Medallion Financial Corp and its president with fraud for trying to inflate the company’s stock price.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Libya’s chief prosecutor ordered the country’s culture minister jailed; and, Germany’s health minister said that the country’s coronavirus infection rate is likely two to three times higher than statistics currently show.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.”

-- The Daily Picayune,
New Orleans, March 5, 1851

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/30/2071785/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Steve Bannon is indicted and awaiting trial for hiding evidence about the January 6 insurrection, but Peter Navarro leaked information detailing the plan, on camera.

On the rest of the menu, a federal judge refused to dismiss charges against four leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the US Capitol on January 6; South Dakota lawmakers met in secret as they launched an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general; and, a New York appeals court put part of the ruling against the New York Times coverage of Project Veritas on hold.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where China called on the US to protect its space station from Elon Musk’s satellites; and, following mixed cues from Wall Street, Asian shares mostly slipped amid lingering omicron worries.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”

-- Shauna Niequist
"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"

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Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/12/29/2071635/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays