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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mueller may have Trump “one legal letter shy from treason.”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the board of Google parent, Alphabet Inc, is sued for covering up sexual misconduct; 183 House Republicans voted against resuming food safety inspections; and, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended his decision to lift sanctions on Russian firms in what Nancy Pelosi called, “a total waste of time.”

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a former Trump DOJ official exposed the reason she had to quit in protest; and, pranksters secured the domain name of Trump’s “Official Secure the Border Fund,” and then used it for an excellent cause.

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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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the reason Rick Santorum said Democrats need ‘political courage’ to build Trump’s wall, is because the GOP is too busy grooving on the rubles.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump has a right-wing blogger running his budget office during the shutdown; California Republicans object after Trump threatens to withhold federal wildfire aid for the state; and, the DEA smashes one of Trump’s main claims about the border wall.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where House Democrats tussle with acting AG Whitaker over his testimony date; and, officials say that Joshua Tree National Park will stay open after all.

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, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a few things to say about Trump's horrendous Oval Office speech.

Then, on the rest of the menu, North Dakota lawmakers want to require Bible study in public schools; the Education Department plans to deregulate higher education and gut consumer protections for students; and, in what will be “music to the ears of the world’s tyrants,” the Trump administration breaks with almost six decades of precedent as it quietly stops cooperating with UN human rights investigators.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Supreme Court refused to block contempt of court fines levied against the corporation owned by the mysterious Country A in the Mueller probe; and, a former Daily Caller editor is helping Texas secede, with Russian help.

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/2019/1/9/1824642/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the White House would like you to believe the wall is all about stopping criminals and terrorists, but it’s really so Trump can put his name on it.

On the rest of the menu, Florida officials vow to register disenfranchised voters despite governor-elect Rod DeSantis’ objections; military leaders tried to use Fox News to make Trump care about the troops; and, Blackwater founder Erik Prince said his interview with Mueller’s team was worse than ‘a proctology exam.’

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a twenty-year old suspect is arrested in Frankfurt for the massive German politician hack; and, the abrupt resignation of the World Bank president opens up new international challenges for Trump from developing nations.

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/2019/1/8/1824328/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a former Breitbart editor calls out the RNC spokeswoman for only caring about shootings when they can demonize people of color.

On the rest of the menu, an appeals court ruled two to one that claims against several state officials over the Flint, Michigan water contamination scandal can proceed; the Department of Justice came perilously close to admitting that it engaged in disinformation about immigrants and terrorism in a formal government report; and, William Penn is not the Quaker Oats guy, he’s much more interesting than that.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump claimed that he can “relate” to federal workers who are working without pay, since he stiffed so many over the years in his businesses; and, WikiLeaks tells reporters 140 things not to say about Julian Assange.

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/2019/1/7/1824067/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, voters have overwhelmingly opposed Trump from 2016 onward, but the majority of media outlets are just now catching up with the news.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the US government is using the Art of the Deal to advise federal workers on how to avoid creditors amid the shutdown; the Trump-loving Mercer’s political network is in tatters after backing a series of right-wing losers; and, Kirstjen Nielsen actually tried to blame ‘open borders’ for the deaths of kids in her agency’s care.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where it’s time to remove state vaccination exemption clauses; and, Blackwater has an ominous message that portends a new Trump era of privatized warfare.

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/2018/12/28/1822052/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Rick Santorum blamed Barack Obama for "strangling the economy," with seven straight years of economic growth.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Border Patrol denies responsibility for the death of another refugee child in its custody; a Russian blogger who was critical of Putin and other Russian authorities is jailed for six years; and, China tries a prominent human rights lawyer in a case Amnesty International denounced as a sham.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where that time Trump dumped wine on a reporter, and then bragged about it; and, the US Commerce Department won't publish key economic data during the shutdown.

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/2018/12/27/1821825/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, incoming House leaders warn acting Attorney General Whitaker they will be scrutinizing his every move.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Freedom of Information Act requests reveal Trump as made ninety-five secret appointments in the last six months alone; North Carolina released the affidavits in the election fraud cases there; and, US demographics studies show a sea change shift in 2018.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Vladimir Putin said Merry Christmas yesterday when he announced Russia is ready to deploy its new hypersonic nuclear missile; and, NSA analyst Reality Winner’s five-year sentence for exposing the Russian attacks on US elections, infrastructure and government agencies, is considerably more than the assets, dupes and idiots charged in the Mueller investigation are facing.

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/2018/12/26/1821644/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Today we fill the hour by digging deep in the Netroots Radio Archive Vault were we found Obama’s speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, followed by his signing gun legislation following the Sandy Hook Massacre. I sure miss America, maybe we can get it back.

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/2018/12/25/1821554/-West-Coast-Cookbook-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays-Christmas-Special?_=2018-12-25T08:47:40.965-08:00

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, acting White House Chief of Staff and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, lamely pretended that Mexico is going to pay for Trump's acting border wall.

On the rest of the menu, an arrest warrant has been issued for Proud Boys lawyer, Jason van Dyke, after he failed to show for a bond hearing over a credible death threat he issued; Congress demands that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen must answer for the ‘mass kidnapping’ and dead kids under her watch; and, the War on Christmas is Fake News, but the war between science and religion is so severe, no amount of “accommodationism” will broker a truce.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump tells his aides they are “F’in idiots” for failing to suppress all the negative media coverage he causes; and, the last surviving fighter from the doomed 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, dies in Israel at age 94.

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/2018/12/24/1821333/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays