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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jon Stewart told Mitch McConnell exactly why he’s “bent out of shape.”

On the rest of the menu, Clarence Thomas admitted he wants to burn down the very idea that courts should obey precedent; looks like RedState quietly removed another conspiracy-flavored Mueller post; and, Virginia may have free and fair elections for the first time in nearly a decade.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Trump administration still owes the DC government $7 million for the inauguration, so Vegas gamblers are wagering how much Trump will owe for his “Dear Leader” rally on the Fourth of July; and, with echoes of Kristalnacht resonating loud and clear, Trump ordered ICE to remove millions of undocumented immigrants, beginning next week

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/2019/6/18/1865493/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Federal Election Commission chair delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump’s call for foreign election interference.

On the rest of the menu, a federal court ruled that Trump officials can't force detained rape victims to give birth; a congresswoman in charge of bringing more women to the GOP, decided to quit instead; and, a GOP congressman wants to take all the Peace Corps' money away and reallocate it to someplace else, like maybe, the Southern Border?

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where power has been mostly restored after a massive blackout in Argentina, but questions remain; and, despite some remarkable resistance from the opposition goalkeeper, a dominant US team swept past Chile into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup.

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/2019/6/17/1865271/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Nancy Pelosi gave the Press a tour of “McConnell’s Graveyard” where Bills go to die.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Duncan Hunter’s wife plead guilty to conspiring with him to steal campaign cash; right after Trump said he wouldn't report foreign interference if it happened again, the GOP blocked a bill that would force campaigns to report foreign interference to the FBI; and, even some GOP senators want to stop Trump from selling arms to Saudi Arabia.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Britain’s special forces shift away from counter-terrorism work and instead concentrate on blocking covert operations by Russia; and, Southwest Airlines extended flight cancellations of the Boeing 737 MAX through 2 September.

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/2019/6/14/1864712/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Rudy Giuliani-buddy Andrew McCarthy talks a big pro-Trump game on Fox News, but under oath, he was left a stammering mess after withering questions by Adam Schiff.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Matt Gaetz demanded that Congress 'get back to legislating' after voting no on everything; NASA was forced to correct Trump's embarrassing comment by announcing that the Moon and Mars are not, in fact, the same thing; and, FEMA admits it’s ‘short a few thousand employees’ as hurricane season begins.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump says he may move thousands of troops from Germany to Poland because he really likes autocratic, press-killing, holocaust-denying Polish president Andrzej Duda and his hot Aryan wife; and, if the US Women’s National Team’s 13-0 soccer victory over Thailand made you uneasy, then good, that’s the point.

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/2019/6/13/1864426/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Heritage Foundation head and AG Barr defender, John Malcolm, didn’t like it one bit when confronted with Mueller’s obstruction facts, and former federal prosecutor John Flannery exposing Malcolm’s own belief in the ‘unitary monarch.’

Then, on the rest of the menu, the GOP was forced to end a deeply unpopular recall of a gun safety lawmaker whose son was killed at the Aurora Theater shooting; Trump still hasn't nominated a defense secretary 173 days after vowing to do so 'shortly;’ and, the hung jury for the Arizona Good Samaritan facing 20 years for leaving food and water in the desert for migrants, is a victory for humanity.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the head of Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency is fired amid a push to open reservation lands to commercial agriculture and mining; and, in a rare U-turn after intense public anger and massive protests, Russia dropped its case against journalist Ivan Golunov.

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/2019/6/12/1864211/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jim Acosta discussed the death threats he’s received for taking on Trump’s dangerous rhetoric of calling the press, the “enemy of the people.”

On the rest of the menu, a GOP congressman brags about not reading the Mueller Report, then lied about what it says; the White House blocked a scientist from talking about science in congressional testimony; and, Jared Kushner's company is raking in piles of shady foreign cash while he works for Trump.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Chinese authorities shut down the financial news site wallstreetcn.com; and, Poland honored national soccer player Jozef Klotz, who was murdered in the Holocaust.

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/2019/6/11/1863981/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, new revelations from the hard drives of that deceased GOP operative further reveal that North Carolina Republicans lied in court to keep their gerrymandered and unconstitutional map a little longer.

On the rest of the menu, a Trump fan was arrested for threatening to use his 'Second Amendment rights' against Democratic members of Congress; the University of Alabama returned the largest donation in school history after the donor criticized the state’s abortion ban; and, Detroit cops are criticized for ‘marching’ with Nazis at the city’s Gay Pride event.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a half million people marched in Hong Kong to protest an extradition bill that would send suspects to mainland China to face trial; and, Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was placed under two months of house arrest in Moscow.

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/2019/6/10/1863754/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a wealthy sheikh who wants to be Iraq’s president, and who also called for US strikes on Iran, spent 26 nights, and thousands of dollars, at Trump's DC Hotel.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Defense Department was forced to correct Trump's lies about medical treatment for the troops; the Border Patrol is taking medicine away from children, even as more children are dying in custody; and, Trump takes credit for the Puerto Rico emergency aid he fought against for weeks.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where after meeting with Emmanuel Macron, doubts persist over Trump’s attendance at the French G7 summit in Biarritz; and, elite mountaineer Nick Hollis lays the blame squarely on 'incompetent climbers' for driving the Mount Everest death toll.

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

Bon Appétit!

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

“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/2019/6/7/1863225/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays#comment_74083002

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a group of long-haul truckers, some of whom love Trump, just noticed the Trump Tax Scam is a scam and they got scammed by a scammer, which is a real bummer.

Then, on the rest of the menu, in an effort to appease religious extremists, Trump put an end to vital research into cancer, Alzheimer's and HIV; the Trump administration won't let detained refugee kids have education and playtime anymore; and, in a speech to agency science advisers, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler attacked the media for reporting on what Andrew Wheeler says.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the new Romanian president asked the ruling party to revise its controversial justice laws in one of the most corrupt states in the EU; and, US refiners warn Trump that Mexico tariffs could result in higher fuel prices just as the summer holiday kicks into gear.

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/2019/6/6/1862982/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s family separation policies are equal parts cruelty and incompetence, with a lot more cruelty added, just to be sure.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump pushes for up to 20 years in prison for Native Americans protesting pipeline construction on sacred lands; Trump's campaign lines his pockets by renting space in Trump Tower it doesn't even need; and, Russia humiliates Trump by calling him a liar.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Trump administration shared nuclear power info with Saudi Arabia after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed; and, as the trade war rages, US lawmakers loyal to Trump seek new limits on Chinese scholars.

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/2019/6/5/1862751/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays