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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, John King blames democrats and liberals for the polarization of American politics immediately after playing a clip of Rush Limbaugh blaming democrats and liberals for being the real racist traitors who hate America.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the GOP governor of Illinois refuses to endorse the democratic candidate over an actual Nazi; Trump administration officials destroyed records of refugee kids separated from their parents; and, the GOP threatens to kick 21 million off health care if they win the midterms.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Russia mocks Britain after two more people are poisoned with the same nerve agent, and near the same park, where a former spy and his daughter were nearly killed in March; and, Trump fired Scott Pruitt without talking to him, and had John Kelly do the dirty work.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/7/6/1778356/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Rick Santorum lies about asylum seekers separated from their children at the border.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump wanted to know why the US military couldn’t “just simply invade” the country of Venezuela; anti-abortion groups are mad that one of Trump’s Supreme Court finalists isn’t lawless enough; and, by taking North Korea’s side, Trump completely fails Diplomacy 101.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Chinese government is rounding up Muslims and throwing them in concentration camps; and, the Navy is investigating the latest in an alarming string of incidents that left its pilots disoriented, shaken and showing symptoms of hypoxia.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/7/5/1778066/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, an Australian libertarian Senator get his misogyny thrown back in his face.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Texas ranchers on the border say Trump’s talk of an illegal border crossing crisis is exaggerated; a scientific report suggests that Trump’s racist rhetoric might backfire on him come November; and, the Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalo makeup has the power to evade law enforcement facial recognition software.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Angela Merkel capitulates to the far-right in a European anti-immigrant backlash; and, every year, Right Wingers think the Declaration of Independence was written by an enemy of the people.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/7/4/1777843/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays?_=2018-07-04T07:56:16.944-07:00

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Fox News wasted no time attacking Michael Cohen after he ended his joint defense agreement with Donnie Two Scoops.

On the rest of the menu, a federal judge ruled Detroit children have no “fundamental right” to literacy; Rhode Island sued several major oil companies over climate change; and, Americans are not as divided or conservative on immigration as you might think.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where South Carolina police object to a high school’s reading list for tackling racism and police brutality; and, the GOP chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee admitted that the panel is still in “weekly” contact with Christopher Steele about the Trump-Russia dossier.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/7/3/1777555/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Maxine Waters was blunt about Chuck Schumer's motives for criticizing her call to shun racists and baby snatchers.

On the rest of the menu, the Trump State Department attacked the United Nations for fighting racism; Trump’s steel tariffs may send another American motorcycle company overseas; and, a Missouri appeals court tosses the $55 million Johnson & Johnson talc-powder verdict.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the US ambassador to Estonia resigned in protest over Trump’s disgraceful treatment of America’s European allies; and, a “Unite the Right” organizer is awarded a cool five dollars, after suing a Black Lives Matter activist who called him, a “crybaby.”

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/7/2/1777254/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Adam Schiff calls out the Four Republican Horsemen of the Congressional Apocalypse.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Russian oligarchs were invited to Trump inaugural events meant for big-money donors, and Mueller wants to know why; 133 politicians have been murdered in the last nine months leading up to Mexico’s elections; and, Putin knows exactly how to play Trump at their upcoming meeting.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump inspires Canadians to boycott American products and buy Canadian; and, French Holocaust survivor and women’s rights icon, Simone Veil, will be given the rare honor of a burial at the Pantheon in Paris on Sunday.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/6/29/1776534/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, it’s hard to stop Trump’s ‘blizzard of lies,’ but independent media could be the snowplow that could.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump’s nominee to run the IRS failed to disclose his financial partnerships with Trump branded hotels; Trump’s ‘frivolous’ attack on Mueller would get him laughed out of court; and, Republicans continue to foment conspiracy theories in an attempt to undermine the Russia investigation.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where leaked transcripts of the G7 meeting revealed Trump threw tantrums, threatened US allies and trashed NATO as being ‘bad as NAFTA’; and, North Korea is improving its nuclear site, just weeks after agreeing to dismantle it at the summit with Donald Trump.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/6/28/1776192/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the DC press corps really doesn’t like it when liberals upset the social order and established customs of the High Life, by not showing proper civility to their betters.

Then, on the rest of the menu, with fresh revelations and shifting answers, Federal Election Commission complaints about the NRA’s Russia ties keep piling up; the Supreme Court rules abortion providers who are forced to have a broom closet every twelve feet and an ER room fully staffed, have less First Amendment rights than abortion opponents who want to lie about established science and practice medicine without a license; and, the senior DOJ official responsible for training immigration judges says, three-and-four-year-olds can represent themselves in court.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Greece prime minster, Alexis Tsipras, tells Britain he wants the Parthenon Marbles back; and, Syria and Russia break their ceasefire, sending 50,000 civilians running toward the Jordanian border, unfortunately, that border remains sealed.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/6/27/1775716/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, calling Stephen Miller a white nationalist is not impolite, it’s a fact.

On the rest of the menu, infamous white supremacist, Mike “Enoch” Peinovich, doesn’t want you to know who his lawyer is; Congresswoman Barbara Lee calls for an investigation into Sarah Sanders’ attack on the Red Hen restaurant; and, four incumbent Democrats join calls to abolish ICE.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump’s tariffs force companies to rework supply chains that are better suited for an era of stable, open trade policy; and, Saudi Arabia sent a misleading email to Congress after bombing a cholera treatment facility run by Doctors Without Borders.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/6/26/1775305/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Right-wing lying flame thrower, Jeanine Pirro, serves up a huge heaping helping of deflection, projection and outright lies.

On the rest of the menu, private companies are making millions detaining immigrant kids taken from their parents; Jared Kushner doesn’t like reading history books, but he has a new Middle East peace plan that’s never been planned before; and, Neil Gorsuch says he’ll repeal and replace the Fourth Amendment with something really terrific.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump signed tax returns with false information under penalty of perjury at least four times; and, Trump’s cadre of ghouls may be incompetent at a spectacular level, but they’re also cruel and nasty to the bone.

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

Bon Appetit!

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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/2018/6/25/1775094/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays