Kitchen Briefs - June 27, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - June 27, 2026The US struck Iran’s missile, drone and radar facilities. Iran is responding by targeting US military bases in Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th fleetIsrael is raiding several towns in the occupied West Bank. Israel also made a drone attack targeting a tent shelter of displaced Palestinians, killing 2 Palestinians, including a young girlIt’s exam time in Gaza with 37K students needing to walk to internet cafes hoping the internet doesn’t drop so they can continue their educationYesterday Gazans held anti-Hamas protests protesting hunger, displacement and deteriorating conditionsThe Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released a draft report arguing that the traditional concept of separation of church and state is a legal error and they want it changedThe Freedom 250 rally is proving to be uber classy with the North Carolina pavilion displaying confederate flags, a MAGA influencer committing lewd acts while livestreaming, power outages that melted ice cream and baptismsThe Trump administration is looking to restore the 988 crisis line for LGBTQ+ youth and despite The Trevor Project previously handling 1.6M calls which is roughly half of all calls, the administration is looking to exclude themThe House Oversight committee has served subpoenas to billionaire Leon Black after he refused to answer questions about his relationship with EpsteinPrediction platform Polymarket is making $1B in revenueIn Humboldt County, northern California, investigators found a dog rescue business called Miranda’s Rescue to have the remains of over 100 dogs with gunshots, hundreds of collars and microchipsThe White house has announced preparations for the Patriot Games for high school students