West Coast Cookbook and Speakeasy - Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 27 Jan 23

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, new reporting by the New York Times exposed corruption of the Durham probe was used as a political weapon for Trump.On the rest of the menu, Virginia Democrats defeated bills limiting abortion access; a judge blocked the sale of machine gun converters after the Department of Justice sued; and, the FBI said it “hacked the hackers” to bring down the Hive ransomware gang.After the break, we move to the Chef’s Table where a Thai activist was sentenced to 28 years for online posts insulting the monarchy; and, the US Treasury Department toughened sanctions against Russia's Wagner mercenary group.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“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"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & LinksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.