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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump allies continue to undermine democracy, and many members of the military played crucial roles on January 6.

Then, on the rest of the menu, majorities of Americans across all major religious denominations say religion is not an excuse to dodge COVID vaccines; the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over the Wisconsin Governor’s decision to exclude the group’s writers from press briefings; and, Georgia’s “Number Two” Republican wants to eliminate ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2022 elections.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Germany’s new foreign minister wants EU sanctions slapped on the Bosnian Serb leader for his secessionist efforts; and, Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution casting climate change as a threat to international peace and security.


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/2021/12/14/2069150/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mark Meadow’s emails before the insurrection reveal that the National Guard was ready to “protect pro-Trump people.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal watchdog found that a special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases to investigate journalists; two artists are facing federal charges that they faked Native American heritage to sell Indian arts and crafts at downtown Seattle galleries; and, a Navy commander was fired after refusing to get the COVID vaccine, or be tested.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the G7 warned Russia of ‘massive’ consequences if they invade Ukraine; and, satellite images appear to show that Iran is preparing for a space launch.

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/2021/12/13/2068943/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the New York Attorney General seeking Trump’s deposition signals her investigation is coming to an end.

Then, on the rest of the menu, an anti-vaccine group has stalked and attempted to intimidate California’s medical director; Georgia Republicans have purged Black Democrats from county election boards across the state; and, a Texas district judge ruled citizen enforcement of the nation’s toughest abortion law is unconstitutional.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a statement by the Tunisian presidency said the current constitution is no longer valid; and, a prominent Saudi Arabian women's rights activist accused three former US intelligence contractors of an illegal phone hack that led to her arrest and torture.

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/2021/12/10/2068534/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Meadows’ frivolous lawsuit against the January 6 Committee will go nowhere.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the North Carolina Supreme Court has halted the March primary to review lawsuits over Republican-controlled illegal gerrymanders; Progressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert; and, despite company resistance, a growing effort to unionize Starbucks stores is facing its first major test.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where New Zealand will ban cigarette sales for future generations; and, Russian-speaking ransomware gangs claimed credit for an attack on an Australian electric utility serving millions of people.

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/2021/12/9/2068327/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the shadowy Utah Voter Verification Project is going door-to-door intimidating citizens while looking for nonexistent voter fraud.

On the rest of the menu, citing reduced demand, the EPA lowered the annual production requirements for ethanol and other biofuels; the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today from parents in Maine who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools; and, Biden’s Supreme Court commission has released its final report.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Thailand's supreme court sentenced a construction tycoon to two and a half years in prison for poaching protected animals; and, a suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested in France.

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/2021/12/8/2068156/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “David Perdue’s campaign… exists for one reason: to remove Brian Kemp and replace him with a Republican who will participate in Donald Trump's next coup.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers subpoenaed by the January 6 Commission could shed light on the rise of far-right extremism; the Treasury Department wants more oversight of all-cash real estate deals like the ones Trump laundered Russian money with; and, a pair of California parents could face misdemeanor charges for knowingly sending their child to school with COVID.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the main scientific organizations in Germany have accused the country’s biggest-selling newspaper of contributing to public hostility against scientists during the pandemic; and, British parliamentary authorities are calling in the police after traces of cocaine were found in Boris Johnson’s wash room and other sites in Parliament.


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"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!

Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, "Speaker Jim Jordan" is becoming more likely than "Speaker Kevin McCarthy" if Republicans take back the House.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a Ninth Circuit judge has had it with a Trump judge’s insulting dissents; a Tennessee appeals court ordered a new trial for a Black man convicted by an all-white jury that deliberated in a room full of Confederate symbols; and, far-right secessionist Ammon Bundy told Idaho court officials that time he has spent campaigning to become the next governor should count toward the community service he was ordered to perform.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the phones of eleven US State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel’s NSO Group; and, China’s communists bashed US democracy just before this week’s Biden Summit.

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/2021/12/6/2067750/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, anti-vaxxers are literally eating dirt to fight Covid.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge blocked Greg Abbott's Texas social media censorship law before it takes effect; 212 House Republicans voted to shut down the government before the holidays; and, the Capitol insurrection committee has interviewed 250 people so far.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where more than 60 organizations urged the UN General Assembly to investigate atrocities in Yemen; and, Human Rights Watch reported the killing of Myanmar protesters in March by the military was planned and premeditated, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

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/2021/12/3/2067336/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “will we have a legitimate form of law” if women have less than full rights?

Then, on the rest of the menu, the January 6 panel voted to charge former DOJ official Jeffery Clark in criminal contempt; the GOP will risk a government shutdown to fight Biden over the vaccine mandate for federal workers; and, forcing its first work stoppage since 1995, Major League Baseball owners have locked out the players.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russia warned that some US diplomats will have to leave by Jan 31; and, a World War II bomb exploded at a construction site in Munich, injuring four people.

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/2021/12/2/2067141/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the monumental anti abortion case will reveal if the three Trump-picked justices were lying under oath.

On the rest of the menu, Senate Republicans blocked the 'must-pass' defense bill after demanding its quick passage; a California court will determine if a law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies is legal; and, a federal appeals court has ordered the release of some redacted passages from the Mueller Report.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Polish women protested attempts to further restrict abortion; and, German prosecutors are investigating tax evasion by tax advisers.

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/2021/12/1/2066936/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays