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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a single sentence can destroy a campaign.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts to combat ransomware and cyber crime; the Feds are seeking tougher sentences for military veterans who stormed Capitol; and, prosecutors working to convict Kyle Rittenhouse, introduced surveillance video taken from an FBI airplane circling thousands of feet above the chaos.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a COVID-19 surge shows no signs of abating in Russia; and an international rights watchdog named El Salvador the most unsafe country for women in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it’s time for the Democratic Party to “pivot and punch.”

On the rest of the menu, federal prosecutors expect foreign interference in the criminal cases related to Trump inauguration chairman Tom Barrack; a Trump-loving QAnon follower only got probation for shooting up the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon during the Black Lives Matter protests; and, the Republican defense of the Texas abortion law at the Supreme Court argued that women are too stupid to have rights.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Czech centrist and center-right parties reached an agreement on forming a majority coalition government; and, CIA director William Burns is on a rare visit to Moscow to discuss US-Russia relations.

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/2021/11/3/2061913/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the absurdity of the Texas abortion law was laid bare during arguments before the Supreme Court.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the House GOP wants to end funeral assistance for COVID-19 victims; an Orange County, California Superior Court Judge delivered the big drugmakers their first trial win in the far-ranging opioid litigation; and, the Arizona Supreme Court will consider an appeal blocking the State’s school mask ban.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the United Nations accused the Congo army of beating a human rights defender to death; and, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has accepted the Secretary General post in the ruling party.


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/2021/11/2/2061654/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Pentagon feared Trump would misuse the National Guard on January 6 to stay in power.

Then, on the rest of the menu, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms; the University of Florida is prohibiting three professors from providing expert testimony in a voter restriction lawsuit because it conflicts with the administration of Ron DeSantis; and, a new statistical method used by the Census Bureau for the first time in 2020, “disappeared” homes and the people of color who live in them.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Bolsonaro's security detail beat up several Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the G-20 summit meeting; and, Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns about Taiwan with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Group of 20.

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/2021/11/1/2061389/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, even though Younkin has eluded Trump on the campaign trail, he’s still a MAGA in sheep’s clothing.

Then, on the rest of the menu, testifying at a landmark House hearing, the top oil giants denied spreading disinformation on climate change; the Justice Department has signaled a shift to a tougher stance by the government toward white collar crime; and, Democratic-stronghold Fulton County, Georgia will hold elections amid a state takeover threat by the GOP.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the EU top court ordered Poland to pay one million two hundred thousand dollars a day in its long-running judicial dispute; and, violence against Brazil's indigenous people saw a dramatic rise last year.

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/2021/10/29/2060884/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday?_=2021-10-29T07:47:05.000-07:00

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, GOP senators not only erupted at Garland in a heated hearing, they completely misrepresented the facts.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a child care crisis is hampering the economy; Rhode Island students have brought a suit to a federal appeals court to affirm that all public school students have a constitutional right to a civics education; and, at least 59,000 meatpacking workers caught COVID-19 and 269 workers died last year, which is significantly more than previously thought.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where France will bar British fishing boats from some French ports if no deal is reached with the UK in a dispute over fishing licenses; and, a hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette.

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/2021/10/28/2060664/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mo Brooks blamed his staff for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection he says he was not part of.

On the rest of the menu, popular burger chain In-N-Out is out of another California county after refusing to enforce COVID-19 vaccination rules; federal wildlife agencies are set to cancel more environmental rollbacks under Trump; and, Congress has planned a series of fixes for the US military’s stolen weapons problems.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where one hundred fifty people were arrested in a joint US-Europe darknet drug probe; and, a Brazilian Senate committee recommended Bolsonaro face criminal charges over COVID.

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/2021/10/27/2060459/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the role of Facebook and the extremism it spread for profit on the January 6 insurrection, is under scrutiny.

Then, on the rest of the menu, two border agents were fired for white supremacist and racist Facebook posts; a union vote at Amazon’s NY warehouse took a big step closer; and, a Republican secretary of state who challenged Trump’s false claims of election fraud is the front-runner for a federal elections job in the Biden administration;

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with representatives of Myanmar's shadow government; and, the Biden administration suspended seven hundred million dollars in financial assistance to Sudan, following a coup in the African nation yesterday.


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/2021/10/26/2060265/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of protecting police accused of misconduct.

Then, on the rest of the menu, GOP lawmakers want the federal government out of the constitutionally designated "Seat of the Government;" amid the Capitol insurgency on January 6, Facebook faced its own insurrection; and, climate change is disrupting the natural cycles at a drier Lake Tahoe.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Turkey’s Erdogan ordered the removal of ten ambassadors, including the US envoy; and, the beleaguered Haiti capital has been brought to the brink by fuel shortages.

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/2021/10/25/2060003/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “House Republicans hate Steve Bannon, but they fear him.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal civil rights investigation found ‘widespread’ racial harassment at a Utah school district; US financial regulators approved steps toward addressing the dangers that climate change poses to the nation’s financial system; and, NASA launched a tool to measure water lost to evaporation in the West.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands of people rallied in the streets of Sudan’s capital city demanding a fully civilian government; and, Moscow is closing schools and business as Russia recorded the highest numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths since the pandemic began.

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/2021/10/22/2059580/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday