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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, there is a unified field theory of Thanksgiving Day family fights.

Then, on the rest of the menu, thousands of Cuban doctors abandon Brazil after attacks by the new far-right president, leaving millions without medical care; Spain threatens to veto the Brexit deal over Gibraltar; and, the head of the Russian spy agency accused of the British poison attack, conveniently dies in an eerily similar fashion as all the other convenient deaths.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where NASA counts down to the landing of the first Martian quake-sensor this Monday; and, the last survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, and the first black woman to join the Coast Guard, dies at age 103.

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/2018/11/23/1814730/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s attacks on Chief Justice Roberts ‘are the actions of an authoritarian government, and not the actions of a US President.’

Then, on the rest of the menu, FEMA won’t enact a major housing program that would help California wildfire survivors; ICE agents are accused of stalling an undocumented immigrant’s marriage paperwork before his hearing; and, the Education Department shrugs off the evidence of a major loan servicer’s predatory behavior.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where thanks to the Republican tax bill, big banks are claiming record profits; and, the right's push to privatize schools took a major beating in the midterms.

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/2018/11/22/1814603/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was nonplussed by the intelligence reports on Jamal Khashoggi's murder, writing it off to a cold, cruel world journalists love exposing, so what’s the problem?

Then, on the rest of the menu, a Georgia woman was jailed for 4 months for possession of cotton candy; shadow AG Matthew Whitaker earned $1.2 million from a shady right-wing dark money group; and, Facebook is sued by the Russian firm linked to the woman charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in US elections.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where California’s wildfire air pollution nightmare is a scary sign of what’s to come; and, Switzerland votes this Sunday on whether they want cows with, or without horns.

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/2018/11/21/1814373/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump’s Generals are ‘pretty damn disgusted’ over his insult of Admiral William McRaven.

On the rest of the menu, Tennessee police descended on a black man with guns drawn after a neighbor heard him recite a Jay-Z lyric; a local NRA leader demands secession from Washington after a state gun control initiative won big; and, Rick Perry and his wife face serious legal questions for using Texas campaign cash for travel expenses.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump officials considered ways to share confidential census responses with law enforcement, which is illegal; and, senior Senate intelligence committee member Ron Wyden, called on US intelligence officials to issue a public report on the killing of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

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/2018/11/20/1814112/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump lickspittle Lindsey Graham told both-sides toady Chuck Todd, that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is someone who impressed him, because of "his attitude, his professionalism," and his "very SOLID resume."

On the rest of the menu, two white women yogurt shop workers were ‘scared’ of a black man supervising a Washington State court-ordered mother-son custody visit, so the cops they called asked him to ‘move along;’ nearly all of the supervisors in the Elkhart, Indiana, Police Department have been disciplined, including the chief who keeps promoting them; and Sebastian Gorka is hosting a new Sinclair propaganda special about the rise of socialism in America, while federal agents busted up a Florida Neo-Nazi white supremacist terror ring, arresting almost forty and confiscating over 100 firearms, scores of pipe bombs and a rocket launcher. Yes, a rocket launcher.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where taxi drivers refused rides to the Proud Boys after their far-right rally in Philadelphia over the weekend; and, Malta police have identified the masterminds behind the murder of anti-corruption journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia 13 months ago.

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/2018/11/19/1813870/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Facebook is facing an ‘Upton Sinclair’ moment.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Alex Jones’ favorite senator, Mike Lee, told the Federalist Society that the 'left' will drive us toward civil war, unless interstate highways and federal public school funds are abolished; employees at technology and consulting firm Accenture are petitioning management to end the recent contract with the Trump administration to help recruit border patrol agents; and, one can only guess why McConnell seems OK with Trump shutting down the Mueller investigation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the New York Times ‘cool kid’s philosopher,’ Ben Shapiro, argued Jews should fear ‘left-wing anti-Semitism’ more than violent white supremacists; and, the Pentagon says the troops can go home for the holidays on schedule now, since Trump’s border stunt is over.

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/2018/11/16/1813272/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Now that Democrats are taking back the House, Indivisible makes a slight course correction to build on that win.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a new bill would ban landlords from discriminating against people who receive rental help; Trump plots to cancel $100 million worth of crucial medical research into developing new vaccines and treating diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s; and, Facebook secretly funded a right-wing firm to attack critics by linking them to George Soros.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the new Texas House Speaker-apparent has a troubling, bigoted history; and, an Arkansas GOP lawmaker busted for fraud, offers to help build Trump’s border wall in exchange for a lighter sentence.

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/2018/11/15/1812986/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays#comment_72018874

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Mississippi Governor answered questions about Senator Hyde-Smith’s racism with a racist answer, so everyone can know in their hearts that he, she and Mississippi cannot be racist. Ya hear, boy?

Then, on the rest of the menu, California utility Pacific Gas & Electric, emailed a homeowner about sparking lines one day before the Camp Fire started in the same area; Rowan University banished the women’s cross country team to workouts off campus, when the football coach complained their stretch tops were too distracting; and, life is scary when you can't trust judges to act within the law.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where CNN is finally going to court over Trump's war on the First Amendment, and the White House isn't happy about it; and, new data released by the FBI reveals hate crimes have skyrocketed since shortly after Trump’s inauguration.

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/2018/11/14/1812723/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Matt Whitaker appointment as acting AG is certainly a disaster, but it’s perfectly okay to say, ‘Bye Felicia’ to the end of Jeff Sessions' tenure at the "Justice" Department.

On the rest of the menu, Trump blew off Veterans Day while his campaign hocked vet-themed swag; Jerome Corsi says he’s just a swiftboat trip up the river from prison; and the GOP's reaction to the 2018 midterms is ‘an attempted power grab by a would-be authoritarian movement.’

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where France will 'embed' regulators at Facebook to combat hate speech; and, Trump is separating military families for Thanksgiving because the regular army is shoveling horse manure for the Border Patrol.

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/2018/11/13/1812440/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it wasn’t just French President Emmanuel Macron who rebuked Trump’s Nationalism, in the rain, during the Armistice Day 100 year commemorations in Paris.

On the rest of the menu, Ted Cruz hired a data firm banned by Facebook and under investigation by the EU for his Senate campaign; Kellyanne Conway continues to insist the doctored video of CNN reporter Jim Acosta they doctored, is not doctored; and, Trump properties made millions off the midterm election.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Democrats urge Matt Whitaker to step aside from the Russian investigation, vowing to order him to testify before congress early next year; and, if Pat Tillman’s widow can’t speak for him, neither can you.

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/2018/11/12/1812102/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays