Kitchen Briefs - August 15, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - August 15, 2026 Iran says the waterway blockade will continue until the US accepts defeat At least 11 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon Israel is accusing Hezbollah of deliberately placing civilians in harm's way after they attacked Lebanon and are continuing to attack Lebanon right now A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia killing 47 people 5 people have been injured in a shooting at Virginia State University where multiple suspects were involved The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency which was appointed by Trump conditionally approved a federal trust bank charter for World Liberty Trust Co., the crypto company that Trump and his family own a 38% stake in and whose chairman is Steve Witkoff’s son Trump doesn’t really like the location of the “island,” the multistory command tower on its newest Ford-class aircraft carriers, so the navy is considering moving them back toward the middle of the ship like they had in World War II Trump yesterday went on and on at law and order rally in New York about the young and beautiful, young and gorgeous girls come up to him at the white house to thank him for what he’s done with DC law enforcement And at this moment, Trump’s posting to Truth Social So on that note, thank you to Cheryl for supplying me with wine tonight