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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, ESPN host Michael Wilbon has no patience for NFL owners clutching pearls over Colin Kaepernick, but drafting a guy who used the N-word on Twitter when in high school is A-Okay.

On the rest of the menu, Sarah Huckabee Sanders wasted no time in proving her critics' point; the Trump administration's hostility toward the free press gets worse, as the DOJ removes the ‘need for a free press’ section from its guidelines manual; and, Tucker Carlson is very upset that women are allowed to report on women candidates.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Nordic scientists warn the European Union over anti-bacterial-resistant 'superbugs;’ and, there are unusual eruptions at the world’s largest active geyser in Yellowstone Park.

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

Bon Appetit!

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, ESPN host Michael Wilbon has no patience for NFL owners clutching pearls over Colin Kaepernick, but drafting a guy who used the N-word on Twitter when in high school is A-Okay.

On the rest of the menu, Sarah Huckabee Sanders wasted no time in proving her critics' point; the Trump administration's hostility toward the free press gets worse, as the DOJ removes the ‘need for a free press’ section from its guidelines manual; and, Tucker Carlson is very upset that women are allowed to report on women candidates.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Nordic scientists warn the European Union over anti-bacterial-resistant 'superbugs;’ and, there are unusual eruptions at the world’s largest active geyser in Yellowstone Park.

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/2018/4/30/1760835/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, unable to “out talk” her, Representative Anna Eshoo's sharp questioning of EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, highlighted just how corrupt he is.

Then, on the rest of the menu, federal agencies cannot confirm the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 unaccompanied migrant children; Trump literally threatened countries around the world voting over who will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer games; and, the EU demands that online platforms and social networks crack down on fake news by October, or face the threat of stricter new laws imposed later.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the DHS ends protected status for Nepalese immigrants, giving them 1 year to pack up and get the hell out; and, the UK downgrades Trump’s State visit, after a year of humiliations.

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/2018/4/27/1760227/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, you know America is in bad shape if author and authoritarian regime expert Sarah Kendzior is on the tv machine.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a secret recording reveals NFL owners feared Trump would attack them for giving Kaepernick a job; a white Arizona Republican quoted a rapper’s racial slur to discredit a protesting teacher, and the legislature’s only two black members were reprimanded for criticizing her; and, the GOP’s pathetic new pitch to voters is to cut Social Security and Medicare.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where one of Trump’s top lobbyists was just caught fundraising for a friend of Syria’s dictator; and, ‘Incels’ are wildly celebrating the Toronto van attack.

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/2018/4/26/1759959/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Robert Mueller could forego campaign finance law or foreign agent registration act violations, and simply use a classic federal law as his “Trump” card, instead.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the NRA attacked James Shaw, Jr for only using his bare hands to stop the Waffle Town Massacre, instead of a high capacity, military-grade killing machine, like a real hero would; a new report from Betsy Devos' own Department of Education exposes the destructive racism in American schools that Betsy Devos supports; and, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau interim director Mick Mulvaney, told bankers that bribing more members of congress will get them more access and they can start with him.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table to examine how Scott Pruitt's new rule about what science the EPA can use could backfire spectacularly; and, conservative lawyers melt down after the Oregon State Bar Association condemns white nationalism in the Trump era.

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/2018/4/25/1759714/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, ’Baghdad Bob’ Dan Senor pretends Republicans aren’t really Trump supporters.

On the rest of the menu, a black Alabama woman who was denied a job because of her dreadlocks, is taking her case to the Supreme Court; the Colorado GOP threatens to throw teachers in jail for going on strike; and, the scope of the Koch Brother’s influence on Trump climate policy comes under scrutiny

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump’s con of voters will implode like his casinos, but now there are ‘global consequences;’ and, imagine for a moment if Trump targeted a faith closer to the conservative Supreme Court’s hearts and banned Catholics, instead of Muslims.

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/2018/4/24/1759448/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Chuck Todd played concern troll with DNC Chair Tom Perez, over the timing and the cost of the Committee’s lawsuit against the Russian government, WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign over the hack of the DNC servers.

On the rest of the menu, Montana Democratic House candidate, John Heenan, is buying up airtime on stations owned by Trump-friendly Sinclair Broadcasting Group, and using it to blast Sinclair Broadcasting; New Jersey Republicans went broke throwing a doomed fundraiser at Trump’s golf club; and, the New York Times still cannot admit it botched a major Trump story from before the election.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table to examine the record profits that the Big Banks are raking in, thanks to Trump’s supposedly ‘middle-class’ tax cuts; and, the ancient Greek Tragedies have much to teach us about James Comey’s character.

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/2018/4/23/1759184/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-River-City-Hash-Mondays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Donald Trump is the Gaslighter-in-Chief.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a shockingly racist ‘IQ map’ emerges on the campus of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, after students protest against a frat’s blackface photos; twenty-three years after the attack, violent alt-right members consider Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to be a hero; and, the International Association of Chiefs of Police reject the dangerous, NRA-backed GOP gun bill.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a GOP senator with ‘20 kids and grandkids’ has no idea what a diaper bag is; and, your dietary future shows more bugs as a main dish, and a lot less meat on the side.

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/2018/4/20/1758518/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump can't find a lawyer, because he's the worst client in the world.

Then, on the rest of the menu, voter suppression czar Kris Kobach, just got hit with a double whammy in federal court, when he was found to be in contempt, and also ordered to pay the ACLU’s legal fees; Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, Brittany Kaiser, warns of a much larger breach than what has been previously admitted; and, Democratic women are winning the fundraising race against incumbent Republican congressmen they're running to unseat.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that Ohio cannot block Planned Parenthood funds; and, Ted Cruz is in total denial about how close he is to losing his Senate seat.

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/2018/4/19/1758253/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Chuck Todd is shocked Fox News is standing by Hannity, because Chuck Todd thinks there is actually News on Fox.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Sean Hannity’s former news director helped launch a pro-Kremlin propaganda network, and fell in love with Putin; the Republican congressman hoping to replace Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House, says lying to the FBI isn’t so bad if you’re not under oath; and, the leader of the Texas anti-abortion group, “New Wave Feminists,” is outed as a white nationalist.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Trump’s Obamacare administrator is quietly taking a hatchet to Obamacare; and, it's entirely possible that every member of New Jersey's 11-person House delegation will be a Democrat in 2019.

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/2018/4/18/1757966/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senator Chris Murphy considers Trump’s “slow-motion car crash” foreign policy as further proof Donnie Two Scoops has been compromised by Vladimir Putin.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump is raking in millions from his campaign slush fund to pay his steep legal fees; California puts a halt to Trump’s border wall plan by refusing to send state troops to help; and, Trump jokes about firing Bolton after only one week on the job.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the RNC is bleeding a quarter of a billion dollars trying to save unpopular Republicans in blue America; and, researchers in the US and Britain accidentally engineer a plastic-eating enzyme that may eventually help solve the growing problem of plastic pollution.

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

Bon Appetit!

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senator Chris Murphy considers Trump’s “slow-motion car crash” foreign policy as further proof Donnie Two Scoops has been compromised by Vladimir Putin.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump is raking in millions from his campaign slush fund to pay his steep legal fees; California puts a halt to Trump’s border wall plan by refusing to send state troops to help; and, Trump jokes about firing Bolton after only one week on the job.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the RNC is bleeding a quarter of a billion dollars trying to save unpopular Republicans in blue America; and, researchers in the US and Britain accidentally engineer a plastic-eating enzyme that may eventually help solve the growing problem of plastic pollution.

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/2018/4/17/1757642/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays