Kitchen Briefs - October 4, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - October 4, 2026 Israeli jets have attacked another town in southern Lebanon More attacks in the West Bank have killed another person and injured more than 15 Israel killed a Christian mother and daughter along with 2 other women Israel has ordered the closure of all West Bank and Gaza crossings from october 5th through the 7th The Houthis are saying they launched ballistic missiles and drones on Saudi’s Aramco site in Riyadh causing fires Saudi Arabia is giving Yemen $60million in aid The FlyDubai co-pilot from Oman had been barred from flying in Oman because of his extremist views A US Marine has been arrested in Okinawa for robbing and murdering a Japanese woman North Korea has tested an intermediate range missile Russia has hit another bridge in Kyiv and two vessels in the Black Sea Elon Musk said he’ll rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI Trump announced his Super Intelligence Force this morning led by Jay Clayton JD Vance and Ted Cruz aren’t getting along Natalie and Trump are busy this morning posting on Truth Social Thank you so much to Cecilia, Susan and Elizabeth for buying me coffee and thank you to Heather, Susan, Nadeen and Bobbi for becoming paid Substack subscribers The theme for banned books week is Let Books Be. Protect The Freedom To Read. I’m reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. What are your banned books plans? 838 days left