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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Four Star General Chris Donahue suddenly resigned as Hegseth and Trump continue to destroy the military.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the USPS cancelled appearing just hours before a hearing with a Washington state House panel on Trump’s onerous mail-in voter rules; Surrender Monkey Pete Hegseth was forced into a humiliating u-turn after his recent military anti-vax rules caused a flu outbreak at an Air Force base that has sickened hundreds, hospitalized scores and caused the deaths of several recruits; and, the billionaire MAGA-friendly owner of the LA Times is struggling to pay his bills.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where German authorities carried out raids in a probe investigating Russian sabotage to disrupt the country’s gas supply; and, the Lithuanian government stepped down after a coalition reshuffle that has pledged to pursue a more pragmatic relationship with China after years of strained ties.

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

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  Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had his regular 12:01am meltdown that lasted for several hours.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Trump DOJ’s plot to imprison ICE protesters for life was hit by a last-minute blow; Stephen Miller is in peril as uncovered FBI docs put his secret deeds in a judge’s crosshairs; and, the Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that forced reporters from the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post to appear before a federal grand jury in Virginia.

  After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Romania’s political crisis deepened as lawmakers rejected a new government; and, Guinness crowned the Canberra, Australia town crier as the world’s loudest person at 122.4 decibels.

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

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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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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump turned the Reflecting Pool into a toxic sludge that is killing wildlife and pet dogs, so he’s arresting members of Algaetifa for vandalizing the monument.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a secretive MAGA PAC finally comes clean after getting busted ‘meddling’ in Democratic primary elections in several states; the Trump-controlled Kennedy Center says it isn’t required to reschedule shows after a federal judge blocked its two-year closure; and, Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a former South Korean justice minister was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a court found him guilty of helping carry out the brief declaration of martial law in 2024; and, Australia and Canada signed a $1.75 billion export agreement to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada.

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

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, three federal judges, in three separate cases, are evaluating evidentiary filings to appoint a special prosecutor against Todd Blanche and the MAGA DOJ for prosecutorial misconduct and defrauding the court.

Then, on the rest of the menu, a fourth postal worker since 2024 has died at the flagship Georgia USPS facility that has no phones; a South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Kristi Noem is now implicated in his niece’s death; and, a MAGA appeals court ruled Trump can disappear the George Washington House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia because it “inappropriately disparaged” white slave owners, “past or living.”

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Pete Hegseth’s insulting and critical “job” review is out of step with what NATO allies are already doing; and, diplomatic hell is unleashed as Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni went ballistic over a “completely fabricated” Trump story at the G7.

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

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tarting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had a 12:15am meltdown on Air Force One after partying at Versailles like it was 1919.

Then, on the rest of the menu, Tommy Tuberville’s own words could get him disqualified from the Alabama governor’s race; the Florida Attorneys General celebrated an appeals court panel lifting the forty-year ban on concealed carry for eighteen to twenty-year-olds; and, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers said the Trump administration removal of ocean observatories is a ‘direct threat’ to the Oregon coast.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Brazil’s top court convicted son of ousted President Bolsonaro for coercion; and, a British yacht owner who was fired on by a Russian warship in the English Channel, criticized the UK government for downplaying the incident.

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

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851


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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the MAGA feds charged fifteen Minnesotans for being part of an Antifa conspiracy to impede ICE officers from violating constitutional protections.

Then, on the rest of the menu, evidence buried deep in the Epstein files named Trump Tower as a sex recruiter hunting ground for the guy in the penthouse; a federal judge ruled that transgender people won’t face criminal charges for using Idaho public restrooms that match their gender identities; and, MAGA senators blocked a War Powers Resolution, again.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Polish Prime Minister Tusk said the killing of a Russian artist who was critical of Vladimir Putin, has the hallmarks of a political assassination; and, a chilling Romanian exhibition replays videotaped secret police interrogations from 1989.

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

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“It may be safely averred that good cookery is the best and truest economy, turning to full account every wholesome article of food, and converting into palatable meals what the ignorant either render uneatable or throw away in disdain.” – Eliza Acton ‘Modern Cookery for Private Families’ (1845)


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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Trump DOJ was very chatty when putting the spin on killing US citizens in the street, but clammed up when confronted on the Newsom prosecution.

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Supreme Court declined to revive the Carter Page lawsuit against James Comey; Trump is now blaming Obama for the massive algae bloom that erupted days after refilling his $14 million dollar American Flag Blue paint job; and, in far West Texas, the continuing threat of land seizures for Trump’s border wall has families on edge.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the man who set fire to homes linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in jail, but his Russian-speaking handler slipped away; and, the online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba’s most vulnerable has stopped taking orders, as Trump turns the screws tighter on the Cuban government.

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

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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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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the ghost of Pam Bondi continues to scar the proud reputation of the US Attorney Office’s around the the US.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Trump administration’s effort to erase historical and scientific facts on signs in national parks; Eric Trump faced withering criticism after he fiercely denied accusations he had contacted an Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator about whether any of the fights at the White House event were “rigged;” and, a group of bipartisan lawmakers fight to stop Trump dismantling a $386M ocean observatory project.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Haitian aslyum seeker’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide; and, Swiss voters rejected the right-wing’s bid to cap the nation’s population at ten million.

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

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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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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, MAGA Mike Johnson shut down the House of Representatives for two weeks as nineteen MAGA Members revolted.Then, on the rest of the menu, a federal judge smacked MAGA Jeanine Pirro with a second beat down over one of Trump’s vindictive criminal cases; a MAGA DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump’s shady IRS settlement; and, an Arizona MAGA county attorney, who endorsed Trump for president, begged the court to stop Stephen Miller’s group from an election ‘power grab.’

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where in a gift for Vlad, Trump wants to pull a third of the fighter jets and war ships the US provides to NATO; and, Italian prosecutors are investigating charges foreign workers were paid less than two dollars an hour by an Alabama construction firm to build a new US Consulate in Milan.

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

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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, if Biden was the cause of all the inflation, why does Trump suddenly “love the inflation?”

Then, on the rest of the menu, the Pentagon’s deputy secretary of defense worked closely with the CIA agent found with $40 million worth of gold bars; the Southern Baptist Convention moved to strengthen its prohibition on women as preachers; and, one day after filling Trump’s dark blue reflecting pool, large swaths of algae blooms appeared along the water’s edge, just as they were warned.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the MAGA administration ordered two women who fled execution in Iran be deported to a Central African country; and, Haiti is still being punished for its 1803 slave revolt, so FIFA ordered their national flag and a badge honoring the Battle of Vertières removed from their jerseys before their World Cup matches begin.

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

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“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue their own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” — The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851


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