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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Dr Anthony Fauci responded to Tucker Carlson’s insistence that the Covid-19 vaccines are not effective.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Senate will test its filibuster agreement over an Asian-American hate crime bill; the New York City police unions dropped their challenge to the public release of officer disciplinary records; and, an Atlanta public high school will remove the name of KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest and rename it after baseball legend, Hank Aaron.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, Iran threatened to enrich uranium to its highest level ever; and, Russia was unsuccessful in its bid to remove the Kosovo flag at the UN.

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/2021/4/14/2025838/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Fox won’t replace Tucker Carlson after his defense of the antisemitic “Great Replacement” theory.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Ron DeSantis is mad he can’t lie about masks on YouTube; after years of silence, Greg Abbott is suddenly very concerned about abuse of immigrants at a Texas ICE facility; and, Stone Mountain Park cited ‘racial tensions’ for denying a permit for the annual Confederate Dixie Swastika event.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where foreign interference in Canada is hitting Cold War levels because of vulnerabilities during the pandemic; and, a Rome judge ordered the arrest of a Vatican suspect in the London real estate extortion deal.

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/2021/4/13/2025644/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh issued a sharp message for Mitch McConnell about voting rights, gun safety and infrastructure.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Nevada GOP censured the Secretary of State for certifying the election for Biden; more than a hundred top executives and corporate leaders met online over the weekend to discuss their response to the onslaught of restrictive voting laws; and, Biden called for funding to investigate white supremacist beliefs among the various US immigration enforcement agencies.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands in Serbia rallied on Saturday demanding that the government protect the environment; and, with Ramadan beginning on Tuesday, the French government condemned the defacing of an Islamic cultural center in Rennes, France.

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/2021/4/12/2025457/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Joe Manchin says the January 6 Insurrection changed him so that’s why he wants to make sure no Democrat ever makes another Republican mad, ever again. Ever!

Then, on the rest of the menu, Marsha Blackburn says taking care of our elders is a waste of taxpayer money; GOP congressmen accused the airlines of “progressive fascism” for training pilots who are not white men; and, Texas has no penalty if you are caught with a ghost gun, but they’ll charge with a felony if you help someone get an absentee ballot.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi drew condemnation from Turkish strong man Edorgan, after saying it “is important to be frank with dictators”; and, Russia has marshaled more troops on Ukraine’s eastern border than at any time since they annexed the Crimea in 2014.

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/2021/4/9/2025054/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, former Republican House Speaker John Boehner said that Trump “incited that bloody insurrection.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Biden administration has been examining the files for more Trump-era migrant family separations than has been previously known; Rudy Giuliani begged the judge to throw out the $1.3 billion lawsuit over his 'big lie' election claims; and, there is no reconciling Manchin’s opposition to budget reconciliation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where gender equality issues took center stage when EU President Ursula von der Leyen was treated like a second-rank official during talks with Turkish leader Erdogan; and, Australia will end sexual harassment exemptions for judges and politicians.

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/2021/4/8/2024913/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the GOP insists corporations are people my friend, unless corporations lobby for free and fair elections, then they are no friend of the GOP.

Then, on the rest of the menu, experts warn the $16.8 million data mining contract ICE penned with LexisNexis will criminalize immigrants; Americans may finally get lead-free, safer drinking water after years of GOP stonewalling; and, Senate Democrats proposed major shifts in Trump’s 2017 tax reforms that encouraged companies to move operations and profits overseas.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths is “a biological Fukushima”; and, Iran held “constructive” talks with the world’s major powers on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

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"

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

Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/4/7/2024777/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tried to explain why he supports the controversial state voting bill that strips his power, after he said there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the National Labor Relations Board found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year; businesses want masks on, even as states drop mask mandates; and, Mitch McConnell is warning Corporate America to stay out of politics now that Corporate America is siding with Representative Democracy.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Putin signed a law that will keep him in power until 2036, then he’ll change that law, too; and, the World Health Organization won a dismissal of a lawsuit in New York over its pandemic response.

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/2021/4/6/2024618/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump campaign duped its supporters into making unwitting recurring donations.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Asian American volunteers are organizing to protect elders in the wake of violent, racist attacks; Wisconsin is seeking $145,000 in legal fees for Trump's 'bad faith' election lawsuit; and, in 9 to 0 ruling, the Supreme court will permit the FCC to loosen cross platform media ownership rules.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Kosovo elected a new president, only the Balkan nation’s second female leader in the post-war period; and, a year-long fact finding probe has uncovered hundreds of French sports figures accused of sexual violence.

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/2021/4/5/2024426/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republicans cannot wait to turn on Matt Gaetz.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Republicans are pretending 'infrastructure' only means roads and bridges; an ex-Texas sheriff is charged again in the probe of a Black man’s death that was filmed on Live PD; and, Hulu will produce a documentary series based on “The 1619 Project.”

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a British police officer has been found guilty of membership in a banned neo-Nazi group, becoming Britain’s first serving policeman to be convicted of a terrorism offense; and, the most senior Black adviser to Boris Johnson resigned the day after a report on racial disparities concluded that Britain does not have a problem with systemic racism.

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/2021/4/2/2024069/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a new lawsuit by two Capitol Police officers hold Donald Trump directly responsible for the Capitol Hill riot.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Oregon Democratic lawmakers decry the years-long Republican-led legislative slow down tactics; a new GOP-led voting restrictions bill passed a key vote in Texas; and, an Ohio electric company accused of a $60 million bribery and corruption scheme, will refund $26 million to customers that it collected through a tainted nuclear bailout bill.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italy ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled for spying; and, the EU is taking Poland to court over concerns about judicial independence.

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/2021/4/1/2023884/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays