West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, outrage increases at the GOP for blocking gun safety legislation, even after the Texas school massacre.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Biden administration has sided against the airline industry over crew breaks; the State Bar of Texas sued to punish state Attorney General Ken Paxton for lying to the US Supreme court about election fraud; and, police suspect arson in a fire at one of only two Wyoming abortion clinics.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the United States threatened sanctions on anyone in Sudan impeding or blocking the transition to democracy; and, Russia says it will pay its foreign debt in rubles, a move that is likely to be seen by foreign investors as a default.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, being murdered in school is a uniquely American way of death.On the rest of the menu, Big Pharma Dem Kurt Schrader’s potential loss in Oregon’s primary has rekindled Democratic interest in pushing through prescription drug legislation; the GOP has allowed bigotry to be mainstreamed at conservative events; and, supreme courts in Iowa and other GOP-controlled states continue to stymie abortion bans.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Russian naval blockade has halted maritime trade at Ukrainian ports; and, the Taliban ordered female newscasters to cover up, so their male colleagues joined them in protest.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb o

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a new report reveals shameless self-dealing by Kushner and Mnuchin.Then, on the rest of the menu, today’s election in Georgia marks the biggest test yet of new voting restrictions enacted by Republicans; not many people charged with felony crimes can go seven years without ever standing trial, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is one; and, a new Department of Justice policy stipulates federal agents have a duty to intervene if they see other law enforcement officials using excessive force.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Nancy Pelosi warned Britain there would be no trade deal unless they respect the Northern Ireland peace deal; and, the head of the UN World Food Program pressed billionaires ‘to step up.’All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, as the January 6 hearings draw closer, new revelations continue to be revealed.Then, on the rest of the menu, the first shipment of baby formula arrived in Indianapolis from Germany on Sunday; a government report found Trump’s census plot to game apportionment might have actually cost red states scores of seats; and, the top elected GOP official in a rural and sparsely populated West Texas county has been arrested for cattle rustling.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a line of violent thunderstorms tore across Canada from southern Ontario to southeast Quebec, killing at least five and cutting power to nearly a million people; and, Russia banned 963 Americans, including Biden, Harris, journalists, lawmakers who have died, regular US citizens and even actor Morgan Freeman, but not Donald Trump.All that and more, on West Coa

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “the Electoral College is a standing crime on America.”On the rest of the menu, federal contract service workers have lost hundreds of millions of dollars in pay and benefits and are at risk of losing more because of bureaucratic fumbling; the GOP is willing to damage its relationship with big business to score culture war points; and, the Disinformation Governance Board’s ex-leader faced a torrent of online right wing abuse that included credible threats of rape, kidnapping and death.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of using food as a weapon against millions around the world; and, Poland said it will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Pu

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mitch McConnell “wrecked” the Senate under Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, two hundred-three House Republicans voted against bolstering federal resources to prevent domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York; a Wisconsin man was sentenced to ten years in prison for a racist acid attack; and, the Defense Department inspector general determined the Vindman brothers suffered “swift” and severe retaliation from Trump over the Ukraine call.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States does not have the legal authority to seize frozen Russian central bank assets; and, the Department of Justice charged one American and four Chinese officials with spying.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Jus

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Justice Department requesting transcripts from the January 6 select committee “may be the savvy way to investigate” the insurrection.On the rest of the menu, the Biden administration announced a plan to increase the supply of affordable housing, and Pennsylvania could benefit the most; three Wisconsin Democratic voters filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against ten fake Trump electors and the two lawyers who advised them; and, the Justice Department sued Republican megadonor Steve Wynn to register as an agent of China, the first affirmative civil lawsuit under the Foreign Agents Registration Act in more than thirty years.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the UN special envoy for Iraq warned that “the streets are about to boil over;” and, the Spanish government approved a draft bill that widens abortion rights, wh

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Fox News has blood on its hands.”Then, on the rest of the menu, the America First majority on the Supreme Court made it more difficult for federal courts to review the factual determinations of a case before an immigrant is deported; in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down another limit on political corruption in the McCain-Feingold Act; and, a confidential workplace survey conducted for the DC federal trial and appeals courts detailed profound instances of gender discrimination, bullying and racial insensitivity.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Russian ransomware gang has threatened to overthrow the Costa Rican government; and, Macron named Elisabeth Borne as France’s new prime minister, only the second woman in history to hold the post.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de C

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, an investigation by the Georgetown Law Center reports that ICE can spy on the majority of adult Americans, and they do.Then, on the rest of the menu, the Labor Department ordered a restaurant in South Carolina to pay more than $600,000 to nearly one hundred workers who were forced to share their tips; the Detroit Three automakers reinstated their mask mandate at some Michigan facilities; and, Atlanta is submitting a formal bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where India banned exports of wheat amid its own food security concerns; and, in an historic shift, the ruling parties in Finland and Sweden agreed to join NATO.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I was neve

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the January 6 committee has subpoenaed five House Republicans after they stonewalled the panel.On the rest of the menu, Trump officials and meat processors worked closely to keep plants open in the first year of the pandemic, even though they knew workers were rapidly getting infected; the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny a permit to build a $1.4 billion dollar seawater desalination plant; and, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine revealing Vlad’s intent, the US Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a European Union plan aims to help get wheat from Ukraine to the world; and, Costa Rica declared a state of emergency after a month of crippling ransomware attacks.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & S

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Eric Holder said an ‘indictment of Trump should be seriously considered.’Then, on the rest of the menu, Joe Biden waived executive privilege for a new set of Trump records; an Idaho health care network sued secessionist gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy and his armed mob after a protest they organized forced a hospital into lockdown; and, Herschel Walker’s insulting campaign is the worst kind of sports idolatry.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Sri Lankan leader vowed to shed powers and appoint a prime minister; and, Ukrainian refugees in Russia report interrogations, detention and other abuses at the ‘filtration camps.’All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Everyone in this good city enjoys the

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Senator Whitehouse explained how "Brett Kavanaugh was not properly vetted and the FBI was not allowed to do a proper supplemental background investigation."On the rest of the menu, a Tennessee attorney with deep ties to Russian agents, said Russia is better at running elections than the US, that’s why he’s helping the GOP; the pandemic is getting tougher to track as COVID testing plunges; and, California laid out a plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the Paraguay organized crime prosecutor was slain on a Colombian beach as he honeymooned with his new wife; and, an El Salvadoran court sentenced a woman who suffered an obstetric emergency that ended her pregnancy to thirty years in prison for aggravated homicide.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef d

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alito cited the recent decline in the ‘domestic supply of infants’ for adoption as the reason to overturn Roe.Then, on the rest of the menu, Joe Biden announced that twenty internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes; a $20 million HUD grant doubles the size of its eviction protection program; and, lawyers for Michael Sussmann say they plan to call a former New York Times reporter as a witness to help show the attorney is not guilty of the charges in Durham’s witch hunt.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city; and, Andy Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for a cool $195 million, making it the most expensive work by a US artist ever sold at auction.All that and more, on West Coast

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe is on track to shake up the midterms.Then, on the rest of the menu, a confusing debate suggests homework is too much when it’s often too little; the pandemic has pushed Oregon’s public defender system to the brink; and, Daunte Wright’s mother was injured by police while legally videotaping a traffic stop from across the street.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where divisions in the Taliban deepen as Afghan women defy the nation’s strict veil edict; and, Northern Ireland’s rival parties are urged to work together after Sinn Fein’s historic electoral victory.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “Alito’s lies did not stop in his confirmation hearing.”On the rest of the menu, the Biden administration announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy to hold industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities; the condition of some prominent US dams is kept secret in the national database; and, Rob Stein, the Democratic strategist who organized liberal donors as a counterweight to the network of conservative groups funded by the Koch Brothers and Richard Mellon Scaife, has died at age seventy-eight.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower as fears spread that US interest rate hikes to fight inflation might stall economic growth; and, a superyacht that American authorities say is owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for money laundering, has be

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the constitution doesn’t say a damn thing about witches in any amendment, but Alito cited a British jurist who routinely put them to death.Then, on the rest of the menu, Telecom groups ended their bid to block California’s net neutrality law;; a Los Angeles hospital has been sued for racism in death of a Black mother who died hours after childbirth; and, Stacey Abrams raised a towering $11.7 million for the last three months in the Georgia governor’s race.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the leaders of Britain and Japan are meeting today to announce a new defense agreement against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine; and, while the US marks one million dead from COVID-19, the World Health Organization estimates over fifteen million worldwide have succumbed to the virus.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the reasoning in Alito’s ‘daft’ opinion puts a bullseye on other long-held American rights.On the rest of the menu, the District of Columbia has reached a $750K settlement in the Trump inaugural lawsuit; New Mexico is seeking US disaster status to check the nation’s current largest wildfire; and, a woman whose son was killed in an Illinois tornado, criticized Amazon for making him work on his day off that day.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where Spain’s government said it has nothing to hide in its spyware scandals; and, the United States will spotlight war-caused food insecurity at two United Nations events.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alito’s leaked draft opinion is “as full-throated and muscular a decision as could ever be imagined.” Then, on the rest of the menu, lawmakers in eighteen states are following California’s lead in offering legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families; DeSantis has vowed to eliminate gun permits and background checks in Florida; and, a bronze statue depicting one of Oklahoma’s most famous Native American ballerinas was cut from its base outside a Tulsa museum and sold for scrap.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where the first elected female leader of Panama’s Wounaan Indigenous group has officially taken office; and, Poland urged the EU to slap sanctions on Russian oil and gas.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; River City Hash Mondays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the GOP messed around, now they are finding out.Then, on the rest of the menu, Black doctors say they face discrimination based on race; hundreds of US urban areas will become rural under new census criteria; and, the Connecticut Senate approved a bill that protects abortion providers.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where despite a last minute debt payment, investors brace for Russia to default; and, Germany said weaning itself off of Russian oil by late summer is ‘realistic.’All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dail

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Friday!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, McCarthy has proven himself to have been compromised.On the rest of the menu, Ron DeSantis is waging an all-out war on Florida residents' civil rights; sixteen states are suing the United States Postal Service to halt the purchases of thousands of “Louis DeJoy’s gas-guzzling” mail trucks; and, California subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of a first-of-its-kind broader investigation into the petroleum industry for its role in causing a global plastic pollution crisis.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Finland and Sweden could become members of the 30-nation military organization quite quickly; and, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned attacks on civilians as Russian missiles struck Kyiv during his visit there with Zelenskyy.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook &