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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Matt Gaetz accused a former DOJ official of a multi-million dollar extortion scheme to deflect from his own sex trafficking allegations.

Then, on the rest of the menu, GOP governors ignore the administration’s latest plea on mask mandates; GOP lawmakers look to strip Arizona of its renewable energy standards; and, FBI agents recruited a Proud Boys leader to provide them with information about Antifa, months before he was charged with storming the US Capitol.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for global companies to reconsider their financial support to Myanmar's military; and, Ireland is considering adding the US, France and Germany to its hotel quarantine list.

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/2021/3/31/2023711/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Atlanta-area prosecutor heading Trump’s criminal probe is beefing up her office with a new evidence expert.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Education Department eased student loan relief for those with disabilities; New Mexico sued the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over proposed nuclear waste storage plans; and, the Biden Administration unveiled a big offshore wind power expansion strategy to fight climate change.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the global shipping backlog caused by the Suez Canal blockage could take months to clear; and, as it shifts production increasingly toward electric vehicles, German automaker VW plans to change its brand-name to, “Voltswagen.”

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/2021/3/30/2023524/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the White House press corps is woefully out of sync with the country.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump lawyer on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election, is now playing a central role in the GOP effort to suppress voting around the nation; the average price of a gallon of gas jumped a nickel to $2.94, two weeks after OPEC announced a decrease in production; and, Brian Rohan, the San Francisco “dope lawyer” to the stars, has died at age eight-four.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a global data study reported that China generated over half of the world's coal-fired power in 2020; and, the Sudanese government signed a peace agreement with a major rebel group that establishes a separation of religion and state.

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/2021/3/29/2023317/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump claimed on Fox News that the Capitol Insurrectionists posed “zero threat” to lawmakers and the police, they were just there to hug and kiss people to death.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Oregon Senate voted in favor of a bill banning guns in the state Capitol; Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced a resolution to rescind the Trump administration “true lender” rule that benefited predatory lenders; and, Republican Senators on the Judiciary committee attacked associate Attorney General nominee Vanita Gupta’s legal work on civil and voting rights.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the UK told Hong Kong it cannot dictate which passports other governments recognize; and, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that cooperation between allies was more important than at any time in recent history.

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/2021/3/26/2022907/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, an award to a crooked cop involved in a racist scandal from 1999 in Tulia, Texas, lurks in the background of John Cornyn blocking Vanita Gupta’s nomination to the Department of Justice.

Then, on the rest of the menu, two Oregon brothers are the first from the state to be arrested for their role in the Capitol insurrection; a federal judge dismissed an Ohio lawsuit for early redistricting data; and, after one hundred years, the California condor could return to the Northwest.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Chinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad; and, the United Nations confirmed a published report that a Saudi official threatened the life of the independent Khashoggi investigator.

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/2021/3/25/2022725/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, mass shootings have become “an unbearable normal, an avoidable normal, an all-too-American normal.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte received a warning from wildlife officials after killing a radio-collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park; gambling foes are concerned about financial deals between colleges and sports betting companies; and, the Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers has been discontinued.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where two US senators pushed the leading solar energy lobbying group to clarify how much US dependence on solar products is linked to forced labor in China; and, the Philippine Supreme Court condemned the alarming number of killings of lawyers and judges.

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/2021/3/24/2022542/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Congressman Clyburn torched McConnell for voter suppression and encouraged Democratic legislators to play hardball.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the only Asian American lawmaker serving in the Kansas Legislature was physically threatened in a western Kansas bar; Nevada announced a $45 million dollar settlement with McKinsey over pushing opioids to the public ; and, Evanston, Illinois, became the first US city to make reparations to its Black residents.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Honduran Indigenous anti-dam activist, Cerros Escalante, was shot dead in front of his young children; and, Greece ordered private doctors to join the COVID-19 battle.

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/2021/3/23/2022373/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, DOJ investigators have found evidence to charge sedition in the US Capitol assault on January 6.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Idaho lawmakers have recessed until April 6 amid an out of control Covid outbreak; the religious right is spreading horrific disinformation on social media to kill the Equality Act; and, Pennsylvania cops’ posts to a private Facebook group reveals dangerous levels of hostility, hate, racism, misogyny and insubordination.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where police officers who fled from the coup in Myanmar after defying orders to shoot protesters, pleaded with India to grant them asylum status; and, renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, Nawal Saadawi, has died at age 89.

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/2021/3/22/2022194/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the former daughter in law of Trump’s accountant has a few things to say about how the Family business is run.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal appeals court reinstated the conviction of a Flynn business partner; the Department of Justice charged a Swiss 'hacktivist' for data theft one week after he bragged about it online; and, the House dismissed a Republican attempt to remove California Rep Eric Swalwell from the House intelligence panel for helping the FBI bust a Chinese spy ring six years ago.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Turkish police detained top officials of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, along with the head of the country’s most respected human rights group; and, the US accused the Chinese of grandstanding and violating protocol, after fiery exchanges in their first face-to-face meeting.

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/2021/3/19/2021783/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Friday

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senator Warnock insists that “voting rights is bigger than the filibuster.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, former Border Patrol agents say the agency is going rogue and using kids to undermine Biden; after calling them “corrupt,” Republicans voted in secret to bring back earmarks; and, white supremacist propaganda surged to alarming levels across the US in 2020.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where President Joe Biden marked St. Patrick’s Day by recommitting the US to the Good Friday Agreement with Ireland; and, Sister Janice McLaughlin, a Maryknoll Sisters nun who was jailed and later deported by white minority-ruled Rhodesia for exposing human rights abuses, has died at age seventy-nine.

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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