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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump and ‘Midnight’ McConnell’s impeachment approach is a “crime against the American people.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the GOP is working to block voters in Texas, Ohio, and more ahead of the November elections; the American College of Physicians called for the US to assure coverage for all; and, Tesla disputed claims by a California man that all three models of the company’s cars can suddenly speed up on their own without the driver touching the accelerator pedal.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where illegal loggers in Mexico are suspected in the disappearance of an activist dedicated to protecting the famed Monarch butterfly; and, a new coronavirus outbreak spreads in China.

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/2020/1/21/1912883/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, McConnell is proposing a ‘mockery of a trial’ while the Intel Community is afraid of open hearings because Trump will get mad.

Then, on the rest of the menu, civil rights groups battle Trump in court to block a legally dubious Census data grab; displaced Puerto Ricans new to Florida are poised to swing the state to the Democrats for 2020; and, a Kansas City radio station that will “tell you the things that the liberal media won’t tell you,” penned an agreement to broadcast Russian propaganda six hours a day, seven days a week.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where; unpaid and underpaid work by women and girls added three times more to the world economy each year than the tech industry, while the richest 2100 people hold more wealth than the poorest 4.6 billion; and, ahead of a regional vote that could shake up Italian national politics, the “Sardines” movement packed 45,000 people in the city square of Bologna like sardines to protest the brutal populism of far-right leader Matteo Salvini.

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/2020/1/20/1912626/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, some describe the Trump Hotel in DC as akin the the bar in Star Wars, while others claim it is 'one big cesspool'.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Republican impeachment juror Richard Shelby slammed the GAO for doing its job; the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs it was hacked; and, Denver officials said they would not hand over information requested by Customs and Immigration Enforcement on four men wanted for deportation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italy's constitutional court rejected the hard-right League party’s bid to change the nation’s electoral law; and, an Israeli court ordered closed-door hearings in Amnesty International’s bid to stop NSO Group from exporting surveillance software used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.

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/2020/1/17/1912095/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, turns out it was the corrupt Ukrainian prosecutor who wanted Marie Yovanovitch gone, and he wasn't going to give up the dirt on Biden until she was.

Then, on the rest of the menu, one hundred fifty-four House Republicans opposed a bill to protect older Americans from discrimination; Trump is strong-arming Puerto Rico to pay workers less than $15 an hour if it wants the disaster aid he froze; and, ignoring his own science advisers, Trump proposed allowing businesses to pollute half of all US wetlands, and tens of millions of miles of streams.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where police raided homes and offices across Germany in a case involving three people accused of spying for China; and, amid fears the US will pull troops from Africa, France’s armed forces minister is heading to Washington to discuss military support to French forces in the Sahel region.

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/2020/1/16/1911845/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the House Intel Committee released an ‘incredibly incriminating’ trove of documents from Lev Parnas.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Florida GOP altered an anti-white supremacy bill after an anti-immigrant group said it is 'racist' to whites; an appeals court once again blocked the Wisconsin GOP from purging over 200,000 from the voter rolls; and, the Seattle city council passed campaign finance curbs on 'foreign-influenced' firms.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where El Salvador's top Anglican bishop urged the US to not deport his son back the gang-ravaged country; and, Iranian social media posts call for a fifth day of protests.

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/2020/1/15/1911630/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump will face his nightmare impeachment trial with the “absolute disaster” John Roberts in charge.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump administration made it harder for employees to sue corporations over franchise wage law violations; the chair of the house Foreign Affairs Committee is “disappointed and frustrated” that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuses to testify in today’s hearing; and, a Wisconsin law could stop Trump from skipping out on his campaign rally bills.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where declassified documents reveal Britain secretly funded Reuters in the 1960’s and 1970’s; and, the US confirmed the 'avoidable' death of Egyptian-American Moustafa Kassem in a prison in Egypt.

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/2020/1/14/1911396/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper knows he couldn’t say to Congress what Trump said to Fox News.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump wants to expand his travel ban to even more countries; Wisconsin dairy farmers suffer a massive blow thanks to Trump's trade war; and, a new lawsuit would make it easier to finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Iran issued more visas to the Canadian team who are probing the airliner crash and helping families; and, Britain, France and Germany urged Iran to stick to 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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"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/2020/1/13/1911111/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, some Democratic congressmen broke with Nancy Pelosi on impeachment, but quickly backtracked.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Trump Administration found a little known OLC memo that ruled the deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment is long past, so too bad ladies; a GOP lawmaker forgot to fill in the blanks on a bill he copied from an anti-abortion legislation mill; and, in a move to “take the power out of the hands of greedy pharmaceutical companies,” California could become the first state to make its own prescription medicines.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where adding to the growing murder toll of journalists, a missing Mexican radio host is found shot to death in the violent state of Michoacan; and, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez said power should be fully restored across the island by Monday, after the worst earthquake in over a century.

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/2020/1/10/1910546/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump just can’t stop talking about Obama.

Then, on the rest of the menu, since the first of January, the price of almost five hundred prescription drugs have increased while Mitch McConnell refuses to hold a vote on a House-approved bill to lower them; a federal appeals court blocked Trump from denying green cards to people who use public benefits; and, a federal court in Texas will decide if a private company can build a Trump border wall prototype along the Rio Grande that will destroy the National Butterfly Center and nearby ranches.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where undermining companies that are converting to safer materials, the US has delayed a ban on licenses for bomb-grade uranium exports for two years; and, the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran killing 63 Canadians, was one of the biggest, single death tolls involving Canadian citizens in recent times.

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/2020/1/9/1910317/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump backed down on his threat to target Iranian cultural sites after his Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State contradicted him.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Nunes is still investigating the Ukraine whistleblower despite Trump's impeachment; a New Trump housing rule overturning an Obama-era regulation could allow 'free rein to discriminate without consequences;’ and, Trump didn’t think it important enough to mention he met with Saudi Arabia's vice minister of defense at the White House after killing Suliemani, but the Sauds did.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes measuring 6.4 toppled buildings, caused fatalities and cut off power to the island of three million people; and, thunderstorms and rain showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark even more fires.

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/2020/1/8/1910112/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays