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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Conrad Black hadn’t been pardoned for even 24 hours before Neil Cavuto invited him on Fox to attack the FBI and the US court system.

On the rest of the menu, Republicans are undermining Michigan’s redistricting effort; the Pence 'mafia' is working behind the scenes to kill women's health care; and, Democrats demand a review of Putin ally Oleg Deripaska’s big new investment in Mitch McConnell’s home state.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about data threats from Chinese made-drones; and, a group of reporters and their editor at the Russian daily, Kommersant, resigned en masse against the firing of two colleagues over a report on a reshuffle of Putin’s closest allies.

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/2019/5/21/1859228/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, California US representative Katie Porter of the Financial Services Committee has no more F’s to give when Mnuchin testifies again on Tuesday.

On the rest of the menu, a new report on the horrific sex abuse at Ohio State doesn’t exonerate Jim Jordan; there are disturbing connections between Trump, Putin and Austrian neo-Nazis; and, player empowerment is taking women’s sports to new heights.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where avoiding a clash with the EU, Swiss voters approved even tighter gun controls; and, protesters promise that a snarling, orange “Trump Baby” blimp will mock Donnie Two Scoops outside of Parliament when he makes a state visit to Britain next month.

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/2019/5/20/1858938/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, counter-terrorism and cybersecurity expert Richard Clarke says the “Russians know what counties and voter files they hacked” in 2016, “why can’t the American people know?”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Senate refuses to consider any bills protecting elections from foreign interference; Betsy DeVos refuses to help students ripped off by shady student loans; and, Ted Cruz refuses to stop whining about everybody mocking his space pirates warning.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where GOP leader Kevin McCarthy doesn't even know his party's official position on abortion; and, US lawmakers blasted Chinese firm CRRC, the world’s top passenger train maker, amid national and cybersecurity fears.

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/2019/5/17/1858334/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the same people who want to know "how we're gonna pay for" Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, have no problem with Pentagon price gouging.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Clarence Thomas proved that Originalism is a scam; Jerry Nadler blasted the White House for 'claiming that the president is a king;’ and, seventeen countries pledged to tackle online extremism, but Trump said no.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Pennsylvania GOP congressman is caught selling 'dangerous' cars at his dealership; and, a Michigan state representative is indicted for trying to sell his vote.

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/2019/5/16/1858012/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the NRA is finally attacking the right enemy in its war on itself.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Mitch McConnell has blocked over one hundred bills in just four months; Trump’s resistance to congressional oversight had a very bad day in court; and, Red Hen owner Stephanie Wilkinson said kicking Sarah Sanders out of her restaurant a year ago has not only been good for business, but good for the community, as well.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Amnesty International accused Venezuela of human rights violations; and, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that five jailed Catalan separatists can be sworn in to parliament.

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/2019/5/15/1857730/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump administration is going after Good Samaritans who give compassionate aid to migrants, even when the Good Samaritan is a county attorney in Texas.

On the rest of the menu, Kevin McCarthy invents a story about trying to get Obama to stop ignoring the Russians interfering in the 2016 election; Stephen Miller and other anti-immigrant hardliners in the administration have plans to sweep through ten cities and arrest ten thousand migrants in one mass raid; and, a judge ruled that ex-coast guard lieutenant and suspected domestic terrorist, Chris Hasson, will remain in custody while awaiting trial.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Mike Pompeo gave an “aluminum tubes” and “yellow cake from Africa” presentation to NATO about the Iranian threat; and, North Korea says a cargo ship seized by the US violates the spirit of the Trump-Kim summit that there’s no transcript of.

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/2019/5/14/1857466/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the counterintel elements of the Trump-Russia probe remain in a black box.

On the rest of the menu, Stephen Miller plots to make 55,000 American brown kids homeless; a federal judge hands abortion rights advocates a big win in Kentucky; and, over 40 states are suing generic drug companies for conspiring to hike prices.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where US presidential contender Kamala Harris favors a look at breaking up Facebook; and, Argentine lawmaker Hector Olivares died on Sunday, after he was shot in what authorities called a “mafia-style” attack on his aide, Miguel Yadon.

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/2019/5/13/1857177/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Republicans are taking Trump’s advice and doubling down on punishing women for abortion.

Then, on the rest of the menu, after enduring death threats from rabid NRA fans, the NRA urged its supporters to harass gun safety activist Shannon Watts, even more; House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy whined how hard it is to live on $174,000 a year; and, Trump said John Kerry should be prosecuted under the Logan Act, but Kerry isn’t having it.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where corrupt Brazilian lawmakers dealt a blow to the country’s graft-busting Justice Minister Sergio Moro; and, a second Venezuelan opposition lawmaker seeks refuge in the Italian embassy in Caracas.

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"

Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/10/1856643/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Representative Hakeem Jeffries is mad as hell and he’s not going to take Trump’s re-claiming executive privilege just because he wants to cover up the Mueller conclusions now.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Oregon GOP attacked Democrats for trying to stop the spread of a deadly measles outbreak; the Missouri GOP is trying to overturn an election reform referendum that was passed by 62% of the state’s voters; and, a North Carolina news station skewered Senators Tillis and Burr for sacrificing 'every last shred of integrity' while bowing 'to partisan expediency above reason and truth.'

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump lapdog Matt Gaetz wants Trump's enemies locked up for the 'crime' of investigating Trump's crimes; and, US prosecutors indicted the Israeli operators of a 'dark web' drug and gun referral service.

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/2019/5/9/1856389/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is ‘scared’ of Mueller’s ‘explosive’ congressional testimony.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump and Pompeo killed the Arctic accord that accurately stated that climate change threatens the region; breaking long-standing precedent, Steven Mnuchin briefed top GOP donors as Trump’s taxes were released; and, an American ‘caravan’ crossed the Canadian border to buy affordable diabetes drugs.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US military announced that B-52 bombers will be part of the force that Trump will use to saber-rattle against Iran; and, a US appeals court ruled Trump can continue sending asylum seekers to Mexico while the government appeals a lower court ruling that found the policy violated US immigration law.

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/2019/5/8/1856144/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays