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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the secret to cracking Mueller at next week’s hearing boils down to three critical questions.

On the rest of the menu, Trump’s lying lawyers are doing permanent damage to the Justice Department; the Trump administration takes another stab at hurting federal workers; and, it took Trump 195 days to finally nominate a permanent defense secretary.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Italian police seized a bizarre and terrifying weapons cache of assault rifles, handguns, and an air-to-air missile from a far right, neo-Nazi militant cell; and, a NASA-funded lab in Colorado is set to have robots install cosmos-gazing telescopes on the dark side of the moon.

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/2019/7/16/1871968/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it’s taken awhile, but now even CNN’s Brian Stelter admits Trump's racism is becoming “more frightening” and “more obvious.”

On the rest of the menu, if you hate the US women’s soccer team’s World Cup party, you’re a cop; indicted GOP congressman Duncan Hunter sent a racist campaign mailer while out on bail; and, the latest probe of the NRA could cost the organization its non-profit status.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where police in Moscow detained dozens of opposition candidates and their supporters protesting being kept off the city council ballot; and, UK police identify the suspect in the leaked memos that called Trump “inept,” “dysfunctional” and “a diplomatic vandal.”

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/2019/7/15/1871784/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!

Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, after losing on the census citizenship question and with reports of new ICE raids across the country, Trump is returning to a message of fear.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump forced to admit China isn't buying the tons of US farm products he promised; Republicans are scrambling to make it look like they care about the environment; and, White House officials refuse to say whether Trump has even been briefed on election security.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the UN Human Rights Council voted to investigate Philippine drug war deaths; and, Indian police in New Delhi raided the offices and homes of two top human rights lawyers.

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/2019/7/12/1871087/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump Team is rocked by new revelations in the Access Hollywood scandal.

Then, on the rest of the menu, ICE is not only ignoring Congress, but is also helping businesses profit off of Trump's cruelty; Duncan Hunter was humiliated in court by his own lawyer; and, House Republicans demand Pelosi hold a Trump Trade Deal vote before Trump has even submitted it.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Sistine Chapel Choir director resigned after allegations of fraud and embezzlement; and, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, denies his League Party took money from the Russians.

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/2019/7/11/1870866/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republican fundraisers sure do get a lot of attention from federal investigators.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Virginia GOP lawmakers revolt against making government buildings safer; the Ohio GOP is forcing public schools to lie to kids about health care; and, Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor stopped the latest Republican voter suppression scheme.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where I sat down earlier with Ian Reifowitz, and discussed his newest book, “The Tribalization of Politics: How Limbaugh's Race-Baiting Rhetoric on Obama Paved the Way for Trump.” Ian will be signing books at Netroots Nation in Philadelphia on Thursday 11 July at 12:30pm local time, at the Town Square Stage.

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/2019/7/10/1870603/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump touted his environmental record as a biblical flood swamped Washington, DC.

On the rest of the menu, three states that let undocumented immigrants get drivers’ licenses are handing their photos over to ICE; a GOP senator is busted for using fake statistics about asylum seekers; and, Trump has invited infamous right-wing bigots to the White House to complain about social media.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the arrests of two Russians in Libya for election interference are linked directly to a sanctioned oligarch raising money for Maria Butina; and, after mass protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the China extradition bill is “dead.”

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/2019/7/9/1870368/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

River City Hash Mondays!

Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Fox hosts have “dangerous” access to Trump.

On the rest of the menu, Trump claimed he "didn't know" about all those undocumented workers he hired at his Trump properties; Trump’s Justice Department lawyers may soon pay a high price for lying to the courts; and, Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save American workers from Neil Gorsuch.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Pope called for humanitarian corridors to protect migrants; and, Australia is tracking a Chinese warship headed toward the U.S.-Australia war games off the nation’s northeast coast.

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/2019/7/8/1870126/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Germany penalized Facebook for underreporting hate speech.

Then, on the rest of the menu, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure that bans schools and employers from discriminating against wearing natural hairstyles; the FBI said it conveniently lost all the files of the white nationalist hate site Stormfront; and, the American Revolution shows how sad and thin Trump's vision of the country is.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an enforcer of Duterte’s Philippine drug war shrugged off the police killing of a toddler; and, the leaders of Israel and Serbia have perfected the politics of persecution, but that strategy won’t keep working.

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/2019/7/5/1869580/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the fact the major news media now can list all of the Tells that Trump tells that shows he’s lying, is very telling, indeed.

Then, on the rest of the menu, doctors sued North Dakota for forcing them to give patients 'patently false' information; the White House whined that a federal judge won't let Trump lock up asylum-seekers for as long as he wants; and, Democrats escalated the feud with the White House over the Puerto Rico hurricane probe.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Amnesty International chided Poland over the government’s mistreatment of judges; and, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northwest of Canada’s Vancouver Island late last night.

PS: #BoycottTrump4thOfJuly w/ the KOS Art Expo starting at noon Eastern/ 9am Pacific today 4 July. I'm honored to be included w/ a group of really talented artists.

Declare your Independence!

Beauty, Truth and Art! USA! USA! USA!

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/2019/7/4/1869358/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Michael de Adder reacted to his firing after seventeen years with the Brunswick News for his scathing cartoon of Trump.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the lawsuit over Trump’s tax evasion in Panama takes a strange turn; Facebook won’t explain why it didn’t crack down on the Border Patrol hate group; and, Congress demands the White House fork over Ivanka's work emails from her private account.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Pentagon says the China missile test in the South China Sea is 'disturbing;' and, Japan is hit by torrential rains, and orders 800,000 to evacuate the southern island of Kyushu.

PS: I’ll have some photographs and poetry in the Art Expo this Fourth of July that will post at Noon Eastern and 9am Pacific, on Daily Kos. Some fantastic work by a group of consummate artists. Please check it out!

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/2019/7/3/1869148/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays