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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, former National Security Advisor John Bolton just couldn’t bring himself to answer any questions from the House, but now he’s decided he will testify in a Senate impeachment trial if he is issued a subpoena, like that will happen.

Then, on the rest of the menu, in order to put Congress 'back on the right course,' Kevin McCarthy enthusiastically endorsed a former congressman accused of massive voter fraud; DHS will just go ahead and give all the citizenship data they have to the Census Bureau after Trump lost in the Supreme Court; and, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t run for an open Senate seat in Kansas so he can hold onto his diplomatic immunity as long as possible.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where breaking with the 1947 UN “headquarters agreement,” the US denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif to attend the United Nations Security Council meeting on Thursday; and, the National Gallery of Australia is taking extreme safety measures to protect its Matisse and Picasso exhibition from the ravaging climate-charged bush fires.

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/2020/1/7/1909875/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, bombing cultural sites in Iran “would constitute a grave war crime.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, twenty States ask the Supreme Court to protect Obamacare, again; more and more toxic waste sites are being ignored under Trump; and, another House Republican is added to the more than two dozen who won’t seek reelection in 2020.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Swiss oppose a referendum campaign launched by the far right to end the free movement of citizens from the EU; and, Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday in southern Japan.

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/2020/1/6/1909612/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Florida State Attorney Dave Aronberg smacked Noah Rothman’s assertion the Dems are in disarray and bungling the impeachment.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump’s judicial adviser tied to a ‘secretive network’ of ‘dark money’ dedicated to putting far-right justices on the Supreme Court; two hundred and five GOP members of Congress told the Supreme Court to overrule a woman’s right to abortion; and, Paul Manafort told the FBI he knew he “had no chance at trial” when he pleaded guilty in Mueller’s Russia investigation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the leader of a right-wing militia group accused of illegally detaining immigrants has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges; and, Boris Johnson’s Brexit-mastermind is on the lookout for “weirdos and misfits with odd skills” to help bring weird and odd ideas to Britain’s government.

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/2020/1/3/1909151/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, an investigative report revealed what happened after the 2017 tax cuts were signed into law and the corporate lobbying blitz began.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a white nationalist who ran for the US Senate in Florida was arrested for kidnapping and weapons charges; tens of thousands gathered under tight security at a sports stadium in New Jersey to read the entire Talmud; and, as more women run for office, child care remains a hurdle.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a twenty-year old man is charged with damaging a Picasso painting at the Tate Modern gallery in London; and, the Military moved in to help mass-scale evacuation from Australian bushfires.

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/2020/1/2/1908919/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senators on Capitol Hill are actively avoiding meeting with Giuliani.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker cleared over ten thousand low level pot convictions; Customs and Border Protection formalized a medical plan in the wake of a series of deaths in immigration custody; and, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a deadly Tesla crash that killed two people in a suburb of Los Angeles.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where in a daring escape, ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegations of financial misconduct; and, Bosnia indicted a Serb Army General over the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of over eight thousand Muslim boys and men.

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/2020/1/1/1908829/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the GOP impeachment strategy is slammed as a “poppycock” defense of a “cover up.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy really wants you to forget about all those Republicans fleeing the House; Uber and Postmates sued to block the California law protecting gig workers, claiming the measure is unconstitutional; and, Christianity Today's split with Trump highlights a deeper issue in white evangelical America.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where in what is seen as a gesture of political goodwill to form a government, Spain’s state attorney recommended the release of a jailed Catalan separatist leader; and, South Korea indicted its former justice minister on a dozen charges after he resigned over a college admissions bribery scandal.

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/2019/12/31/1908661/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Fox News spreads propaganda just like RT, Sputnik, Breitbart and True Pundit.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge smacked down another GOP attempt to suppress black and Latino votes; Americans are overcoming Trump's travel ban by taking cases to court; and, the Trump administration 'is doing everything in its power to completely destroy the immigration court system.’

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thousands of residents and holiday makers have evacuated a swathe of Victoria, Australia as temperatures soar and bushfires rage; and, city dwellers find a simpler life in a rural China commune that preaches sustainable living and mindful consumption.

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/2019/12/30/1908437/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, newly released Ukraine-aid emails are more damning than Schiff imagined.

Then, on the rest of the menu, three US Senators demanded that the GAO investigate the coal tax credit program; Homeland Security whitewashed any claims of wrongdoing in the deaths of two migrant kids they refused care for; and, the House Judiciary Committee argued in an appeals court that McGahn’s testimony is still critical to its ongoing impeachment investigation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the former VP of China’s state-run chemical and oil firm was sentenced to eleven and a half years for taking bribes; and, Nepal has detained one hundred and twenty-two Chinese nationals for cyber crime and bank fraud.

All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.

Bon Appétit!

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, newly released Ukraine-aid emails are more damning than Schiff imagined.

Then, on the rest of the menu, three US Senators demanded that the GAO investigate the coal tax credit program; Homeland Security whitewashed any claims of wrongdoing in the deaths of two migrant kids they refused care for; and, the House Judiciary Committee argued in an appeals court that McGahn’s testimony is still critical to its ongoing impeachment investigation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the former VP of China’s state-run chemical and oil firm was sentenced to eleven and a half years for taking bribes; and, Nepal has detained one hundred and twenty-two Chinese nationals for cyber crime and bank fraud.

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/2019/12/24/1907599/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Russia is working social media overtime to manipulate American voters again, as Facebook just banned a massive fake pro-Trump network.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge revoked the recently reinstated federal grazing permit for the Trump-pardoned Oregon ranchers at the center of the 2016 armed takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge; Washington State sued the Trump administration for arresting immigrants at courthouses; and, three GOP attorneys general sue to block the Equal Rights Amendment because it might protect abortion.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where British supermarket giant Tesco suspended a Chinese supplier of Christmas cards after a message was found inside a card saying it had been packed by foreign prisoners who are victims of forced labor; and, British media reported that Trump has invited Boris Johnson to White House in the new year.

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/2019/12/23/1907422/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is well aware of what being impeachment means for his legacy.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the House passed a union-backed trade deal one day after impeaching Trump; a GOP candidate for governor in North Carolina cited 'one lady' as the source for his lies on immigrants; and, in a report by the Washington State House that has been forwarded to the FBI, GOP state representative Matt Shea has been accused of domestic terrorism against the United States of America.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Canadian court affirmed the citizenship of the sons of Russian spies who inspired the TV series, “The Americans;” and, police have arrested three hundred thirty-four people in one of the largest anti-mob operations ever seen in Italy.

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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