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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

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Barr “cheats” and is “careening from position to position” to clear Trump.

On the rest of the menu, the Supreme Court gave Chase a license to break the law and screw its credit card holders, but there is a way out; the Supreme Court will decide if America is not only a white man’s republic, but also can the GOP keep it; and, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s request to expedite his DACA petition so he can kick out the Dreamers before the election.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Trump campaign still owes El Paso $470,000 for a rally where he lied about El Paso; and, British police dropped their case against two Northern Ireland journalists over police documents used in a devastating documentary on police misconduct during the “troubles.”

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/2019/6/4/1862503/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the supposed secrecy of the Flynn intercepts, and Barr’s ‘suspicious’ decision to ignore a federal judge’s order over their release, is merely meant to complicate the legal proceeding by any means necessary.

On the rest of the menu, Italy serves former Trump adviser Steve Bannon with an eviction notice; the Supreme Court made it easier for the police to arrest you for filming them; and, Mnuchin only cares about memos that say he doesn’t have to release Trump's taxes.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Pentagon hasn't bothered to brief the press for 368 days; and, the execution of North Korean senior official and former top nuclear envoy Kim Yong Chol was greatly exaggerated.

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/2019/6/3/1862181/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, after being grabbed right by the Mueller Report, Trump called impeachment, a "dirty, filthy, disgusting" word.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the numbers are in and ordinary Americans got fleeced by the Trump tax bill; Mike Pence spewed a bunch of lies after being shamed to his face by Canada's Justin Trudeau; and, US allies have expressed 'grave concern' about Barr releasing classified intel to help Trump.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Honduran president was targeted by US authorities in a large-scale drug trafficking probe; and, Mike Pompeo threatened Germany and other western allies on the consequences of buying Huawei.

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/2019/5/31/1861577/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Rudy Giuliani suggested that Robert Mueller took tips from the Soviet Union on how to hold a press conference.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a leaked British Army guide for spotting far-right extremism in the ranks fits the behavior of some leading US conservatives, including the guy who didn’t get any help from Russia; the leading voices in Russian election and infrastructure interference efforts in the US, rally to support Maria Butina; and, a curious question arose from the special counsel’s statement that has yet to be answered, why did Mueller only resign now?

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where an attempt by Brazil’s far-right President to weaken environmental laws protecting the Amazon forest has failed; and, Israel faces a second election in just a few months, as Netanyahu fails to form a government.

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/2019/5/30/1861324/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s profanity-laden public tirades raises the questions of hypocrisy facing Trump-supporting conservatives and religious leaders.

Then, on the rest of the menu, as the West prepares for a brutal wildfire season, Trump takes aim at firefighting jobs with largest federal cut in a decade; Trump ordered the Navy not to use 'electric' because 'nobody knows' how it works; and, Betsy DeVos ignored fifty-one attorneys general begging her to help military veterans with their student loan debt.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where following a turnaround in local politics, a small Spanish town will remove all symbols and commemorations of Franco from public view; and, Australia's 'Egg Boy' donated $70,000 to the Christchurch attack victims.

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/2019/5/29/1861046/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Representative Rashida Tlaib says impeaching Trump is not about what will happen in 2020, but 'about doing what is right now for our Country.'

On the rest of the menu, another Trump official admitted she ‘doesn’t care’ about following the law; one in twelve senior citizens didn’t have enough food in 2017, and the Trump administration is threatening to make it worse; and, Trump’s anti-science views are warping government’s vital research on climate change.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Austrian white nationalist Sebastian Kurz is ousted from his position as chancellor in a no-confidence vote; and, two major shipping lines have raised their rates for transporting goods from the United States to Venezuela.

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/2019/5/28/1860779/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Facebook has no problem banning artists for depicting MAGA hats as swastikas or KKK hoods, but sure make a lot of excuses for keeping Pelosi’s altered videos in high circulation.

On the rest of the menu, the beer industry lost over forty thousand jobs thanks to Trump’s trade war; Texas Republicans double down on another voter suppression push as their legislative session ends; and, with the far right responsible for a sharp increase in crime, Jews in Germany are advised not to wear Kippahs everywhere in public.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Hong Kong protesters demanded China be held to account for the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre; and, the liberal, pro-European coalition Progressive Slovakia/Together, won the EU election in Slovakia.

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/2019/5/27/1860561/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Representative Lauren Underwood’s comments in committee on the separated and dead kids in ICE custody were, "It's a policy choice being made on purpose by this administration, and it's cruel and inhumane," so the GOP voted to remove her remarks from the record.

Then, on the rest of the menu, hours after Trump said Congress can't legislate, the House and Senate passed a $19.1 billion dollar disaster relief funding bill; Trump’s EPA is ‘cooking the books’ to justify its attack on clean air rules; and, Trump's attempts to turn Jews against the Democratic Party have failed spectacularly.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Libya coast guard rescued 290 migrants off the eastern coast of Tripoli; and, Justin Trudeau apologized and posthumously exonerated a Cree chief unjustly imprisoned for treason more than 130 years ago.

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/2019/5/24/1860038/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Fox Outnumbered panel’s tears over Nancy Pelosi’s ‘cover up’ accusation are the best tears.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump officials refuse to address refugee children dying in US custody; Mueller spent $35 million dollars on his investigation, Trump has spent $102 million dollars golfing, so far; and, the Senate Foreign Relations committee rejected a proposal to require congressional approval before US military strikes on Iran.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the last ship known to smuggle slaves from Africa has been discovered in Alabama’s Mobile River; and, US election cybersecurity agency staff are 'strained to the breaking 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/2019/5/23/1859779/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays