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Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the violence by Trump-loyal, fascist paramilitary groups that has been in the news lately, lines up neatly with the political targeting by Republican politicians.

On the rest of the menu, an explosive device was found at the home of a San Jose, California city councilwoman; the Border Patrol is investigating an unofficial “challenge coin” distributed among the agency that depicts white border agents on horseback using their reins as whips against Black migrants; and, the historic floodwaters that continue to rage through Yellowstone has ‘dramatically changed’ the landscape.

After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Cambodian court convicted a lawyer and dozens of others of treason for organizing an opposition party to longtime prime minister, Hun Sen; and, China says a Bloomberg news assistant in Beijing has been released on bail after being detained in 2020 on charges of endangering national security.

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/2022/6/15/2104250/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Smothered-Benedict-Wednesdays