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Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 PMIranian forces have detained at least 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after searching 100 buildings interrogating Palestinians on suspicion of planning attacksIsraeli troops have stormed a rehabilitation hospital in Bethlehem in the West Bank Jared Kushner wrapped up his talks and went on Fox News saying if Hamas voluntarily surrenders its weapons and tunnels in the next 60 to 90 days, it will mean the removal of a major security threat and a win-win for IsraelSenator Jon Ossoff made a comment over the weekend about how all Trump really cares about is his ballroom and flying around with his aide Natalie on the defense Qatari gifted jetNatalie Harp a mic said we won the 2020 election. We shouldn’t be afraid to say it because it’s trueTrump is calling the news about the USS Abraham Lincoln fake news Bulldozing in Big Bend National Park has been paused so the head of CBP can do an on the ground evaluation Luigi’s state murder trial has been postponed indefinitely due to a double jeopardy fight Walmart tomato soup kits have been recalled due to ListeriaA record number of kindergartners missed their required vaccines last year as the executive order takes aim at state mandatesICE is trying to lure local police officers into helping them by pitch legal insurance from possible financial consequences if they’re accused of on-duty misconductCongressman Jimmy Gomez is being investigated by the House Ethics committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a stafferThank you to John and Carol who over the weekend saw my obvious need for liquid sanity and more coffee!

Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 AMTrump says Iran should wave the white flag but that he has no timeline and isn’t in any hurryTrump has decided to scale back military drills in South Korea The Houthis are claiming an attack on Saudi vessels in the Red SeaAt least 5 more Palestinians have been killed and 18 injured in new Israeli attacks on the Gaza stripRussia and Ukraine continue to trade more strikesAccording to Trump vandals have struck again. This time there are large patches of grass that is dead on the National Mall near the WWII memorial which is the exact same spot as the the big stage and crows were for the Freedom 250 July 4th celebrationBulldozing continues at Big Bend National Park to make way Trump’s wallAttorney General Todd Blanche was on Meet the Press yesterday and when asked if he would act independently of the White House, he said noThe Supreme Court just declined for a second time to hear from Trump on overturning the verdict that awarded E. Jean Carroll $5M Lake Powell hit a record low just a week after Lake Mead also hit a historic low last week. This elevates the ongoing crisis of the Colorado River system since it’s a key resource for wildlife, hydropower and more than 40 million people in 7 statesWorld Liberty Financial, the crypto company owned by Trump and his family is collaborating with Hong Kong based WorldClaw to provide access to Chinese artificial intelligence models flagged by Washington for security risksActress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36

Kitchen Briefs - August 16, 2026The death toll in Lebanon due to Israeli invasion since March 2nd is at 4,346 and includes men, women, children and medical workersJared Kushner has arrived in Egypt to meet with Hamas and discuss a peace plan before he heads off to meet with NetanyahuIran has placed a $30,000 bounty for any Iranian who kills or captures an American soldierIsrael’s genocidal war on Gaza has become the longest and most expensive war at $142BIsraeli drone attacks in Gaza have killed another 7Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir made a podcast appearance and publicly advocated for killing 30 to 40 in Gaza nightlyRussia says Ukraine launched the largest scale attack of 2026 and Russia is also striking UkraineIn Hawaii, 1 person is dead and more than 130,000 are out of power due to what was Hurricane Lala which has been downgraded to a tropical stormPolice arrested a 19 year old in the shooting at Virginia State UniversityThe Justice Department issued a legal opinion granting U.S. military personnel broader powers to detain migrants accused of trespassing near designated National Defense Areas at the U.S.-Mexico borderTrump is posting on Truth Social more AI images of him and George Washington

Kitchen Briefs - August 15, 2026Iran says the waterway blockade will continue until the US accepts defeatAt least 11 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across southern LebanonIsrael is accusing Hezbollah of deliberately placing civilians in harm's way after they attacked Lebanon and are continuing to attack Lebanon right nowA 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia killing 47 people5 people have been injured in a shooting at Virginia State University where multiple suspects were involvedThe 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 sonTrump 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 IITrump 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 enforcementAnd at this moment, Trump’s posting to Truth SocialSo on that note, thank you to Cheryl for supplying me with wine tonight

Kitchen Briefs - August 14, 2026 PMTrump said today that pretty soon he’ll declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. Iran's deputy foreign minister responded and said the strait cannot be seized by tweet. Trump said that gas is at $4 and he’ll never apologizeTrump also said the USS Lincoln deployment was not nearly long enoughAn air traffic controller in Phoenix acted quickly when he heard two American Airlines flights with the same flight number which could have caused them to both fly at the same altitude with one arriving and one departingHomicides in the US dropped 18.1% in 2025 making it the lowest rate since 1956 Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend

Kitchen Briefs - August 14, 2026 AMTreasury Secretary Bessent says the US will apply economic measures against Iran that have never been seen beforeIranian forces say they intercepted a MQ-9 droneAn Iranian cleric says the US failed to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities which has humiliated America and will continue to do soTwo more Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli military gunfire leaving one in critical conditionFrance is calling on Israel to arrest settlers occupying Palestinian homesUnprecedented rain in Japan has killed 8 peopleTrump is asking the Supreme Court to let him build his ballroom citing national security needs and architectural valuesTrump now believes he’s an expert on aircraft carriers and has ordered the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off of them because he prefers itLuigi has pleaded guilty to federal stalking chargesMelissa L. Farris has been arrested and faces 2 federal charges for vandalizing the WWII memorial in Washington DC. Farris had spray painted “Clean Hands Dirty $” and put foam in the fountain

Kitchen Briefs - August 13, 2026 PMAccording to Secretary Hegseth, the US says it can maintain its blockade on Iran indefinitely by rotating its aircraft carriersAn Israeli strike on a car has killed the Gaza City head of police A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the guy in the White House’s administration that alleged Harvard university failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students I shared yesterday how sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are not only facing horrible conditions but that some are trying to abandon ship. It’s been confirmed by CNN that one sailor did jump overboard earlier this monthA federal judge talked about possibly holding the Justice Department in contempt after repeated delays and ignoring his orders in the case brought on by Katie PhangThe White House released a report estimating that countries routing exports through third-party nations to avoid U.S. tariffs cost the government between $19 billion and $26 billion annuallyThe Kennedy Center has voted to put Trump's name back on the building and close for renovations for 2 yearsNow that the new season of Ted Lasso is back, I want to share with you a quote from last night’s episode by the amazing Leslie. Strong women stand up for themselves. Stronger women stand up for others.

Kitchen Briefs - August 13, 2026 AMThe Iranian intelligence ministry has said two members “affiliated with American and Israeli intelligence agencies” were killed during a confrontation with security forces in the southeast of the countryIran’s Foreign Minister said the US “has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures,” including when launching its war on IranIsrael has killed at least one person and injured 7 in the past 24 hours in GazaUS ambassador to Jerusalem Mike Huckabee has denounced the settler sieges on Palestinians as a "horrific act of terror"In addition to forcing people from their homes, there are currently at least 2 families stuck inside their homes and have been without water or electricity since SundayTaliban authorities detained six staff members from the Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul, following a separate report that two Afghan employees of the United Nations mission were held in HeratThree men will be executed today in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma marking the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are set to be put to death on the same day in the United StatesBulldozing has started at Big Bend National Park in Texas as part of Trump’s $1.72 billion border barrier projectLast month Haitian and Syrian refugees had their Temporary Protected Status expire and now it’s looking like Ukrainians are next as their TPS is set to expire on October 13thForbes top editor Randall Lane was fired in July after it was discovered he received a secret $6M payment from RJ Shook founder of Shook Research which is a Forbes partner firmAn Alaskan surrogate for a California couple refused to abort the baby she was carrying for them after it was discovered that he had a rare heart syndrome. Instead she fled to Texas and gave birth to the childDon’t forget that Kitchen Briefs is also a podcast available on all platforms

Kitchen Briefs - August 12, 2026 PMCorrection on this morning: Darline Graham heads to a runoffThe Israeli army is carrying out an air attack on Gaza along with bombs and demolitions in LebanonThe Israeli defense minister pledged today indefinite military presence in Lebanon, Syria and GazaAn Israeli rights group says settlers are accelerating ethnic cleansing in the occupied West BankIran says that claims and repeated posts by the US saying the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked does not change the reality that it’s blocked and will remain blocked until their conditions are acceptedMajor Russian grain export terminals have been hit in a Ukraine Black Sea port attack Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are facing even worse conditions than originally reported. Their deployment began November 21st and was expected to be done in May but has been extended indefinitely. Reports from the Military Times and family members are that in addition to a lack of food, water, laundry outages and more, some sailors have attempted to jump overboard and inflict self-harmThe attorneys for Tyler Robinson who is accused of killing Charlie Kirk are arguing that he shouldn’t face the death penaltyI shared last week how a Texas law firm was offered a $150M federal contract to represent migrant children and the firm has ties to the guy in the White House. Well, they’ve said no thanks Karoline Leavitt has resigned as White House Press secretary saying she wants to spend more time with her kids2 people are dead after a military helicopter crashed in Central Texas New York City Council is launching an investigation into marketing schemes of 4 prediction market platforms that include Polymarket and KalshiThe LA Lakers have just sold for a record $12.5B to ex Disney CEO Bob Iger and Jared Kushner’s brother Josh

Kitchen Briefs - August 12, 2026 AMThe Houthis have launched another attack in Yemen at a strategic portTwo more Palestinians have been injured in more Israeli attacks on the Gaza stripThe Israeli military has arrested 3 Palestinians including a journalist in raids of the occupied West Bank and have blown up and destroyed a public school in southern LebanonThe 14 point Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran is set to expire on Sunday, August 16thSenator Amy Klobuchar will be going up against Republican Minnesota State Representative Lisa Demuth for Governor of MinnesotaThe late Lindsey Graham’s sister, current Senator Darline Graham won the Republican primary and will be going against Dr. Annie Andrews for South Carolina SenateA rare derecho storm with hurricane force winds has knocked power out in the MidwestTrump is set to spend $900M in construction projects on the White House grounds in a combo of tax dollars and $323M that has been redirected from the National Park Services to renovationsYou know how there are scenario about who gets to get in the lifeboat when the ship goes down? Well, if it’s Air Force One then it’s Trump, his executive assistant Natalie Harp, Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, and personal aide Walt Nauta The Patriot Games have endedIn a phone call town hall with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is running for Senate, a voter asked Ken about cheating on his wifeToday is a rare total solar eclipse visible in Iceland, Spain and a small corner of Portugal

Kitchen Briefs - August 11, 2026 PMPakistan’s Interior Minister has arrived in Iran for mediation efforts between Iran and the USUS Central Command said it’s fired two Hellfire missiles at a Panama flagged cargo ship after it ignored warnings and attempted to sail towards an Iranian portThe UN is warning that the occupied West Bank is at the breaking point with over 3800 Palestinians displaced, 76 Palestinians including 18 minors being killed this yearThe search for survivors in Colombia continues and the death toll is now at 180 from yesterday’s earthquakeMarco Rubio refused to answer the question over whether the administration put US lives at risk by letting Trump sneak into a catering truckRussia has released a former US Marine that had been held for over 4 years on disputed charges and is apparently in need of medical treatment due to abuse in the prisonThe DOJ’s legal office says outside advisors of Trump can be shielded by executive privilege if their discussions relate to official decision makingThe Pentagon released their report and says they haven’t killed anyone in the drug boat strikesThe US has hired 2000 video gamers as new air traffic controllersAP News is reporting that ICE officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individualsThe media company owned by Trump and Truth Social is seeing a decline in visitors over the past 3 months and a loss of $238M

Kitchen Briefs - August 11, 2026 AMYemen’s Houthis attacked a ship in the Red Sea killing 3Iran launched a missile in northeast Iraq’s Kurdish regionIsrael is claiming to have killed a Hamas sniper in northern GazaAn Israeli drone targeting paramedics has injured one in LebanonZelensky says that Russia is using North Korean missiles to strike UkraineOil prices are back upLast month when Trump was leaving the NATO summit, there was an Iranian assassination threat against himFormer Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday said he’ll sue to force the Trump administration to restore his security clearanceIt’s voting day in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, and ConnecticutTrump was on Truth Social again in the middle of the night ranting about donors who support the Center for American ProgressSecretary Hegseth appointed Marc Andreeson and Blake Masters to the Pentagon’s Defense Policy board despite both men being involved in Don Jr's business Thank you to Betty for sending me a gift card to Flip Coffee! My coffee has arrived and it’s delicious! Flip Coffee supports the rehabilitation of shelter dogs

Kitchen Briefs - August 10, 2026 PMTrump has said the US will seek compensation from Iran for all the people they have killed in many conflictsIn regards to responding to Netanyahu, Trump said he’d reply via Truth Social A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia and has killed at least 111Trump claimed today that our children are getting vats of vaccines so he’s signing an executive order to limit vaccinations and spread out the MMR shotsThe FBI and the NCAA are teaming up to help college athletes avoid sexual exploitationRepresentative Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler has been charged with 5 felonies including sexual exploitation of a child, inducing/enticing, possession with intent, video exploitation, and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Kitchen Briefs - August 10, 2026 AMIsraeli forces open fired in southern Lebanon and have injured at least 6 people in GazaYemen’s Houthis have attacked a port in the Red Sea killing at least 7Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US meets specific conditions such as compensation, ending military threats and lifting sanctionsAt least 13 have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in deep Russia with another 75 injuredTaylor Farms is now recalling guacamole and salsa for salmonella because of the jalapenos they containThe Pentagon just released 41 declassified UFO files which reports are saying prove nothing.The Pentagon has extended Trump's D.C. National Guard deployment through 2029 because he says it makes D.C. “safe and beautiful”AOC has shared that she’s freezing her eggsKatie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller has said she slept with former Congressman Eric Swalwell when she was a 22 year old intern

Kitchen Briefs - August 9, 2026Israeli gunfire has injured yet another child in GazaIsraeli settlers are continuing to raid the occupied West BankIsrael has rejected the 15 point plan for GazaTexas based oil firm Greenland Energy received a strong government warning from the country of Greenland after unapproved drilling equipment was landed on the remote Jameson Land regionRussia and Ukraine continued exchanging strikes overnight killing 7 more peopleA boat captain has been charged after his boat capsized near the Statue of Liberty killing a 27 year old mother and her 5 month old baby. 12 others were rescued from the waterKristi Noem unveiled a life size bronze statue of herself and her horse last week to honor her time as governor of South Dakota

Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026Yemen has announced they’ve launched strikes on HouthisMore attacks on vessels in the Strait are happening. Iran attacked a UAE tanker, another vessel was struck by a projectile off the coast of OmanThe IRGC says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is conditional on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditionsThere are reports per CNN that Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine is working quietly toward an exit from the war in Iran and is trying to protect the militaryEarly this morning Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski voted with Democrats noRussia continued strikes last night and struck Kyiv killing 3 including a childThe Senate has left the office for a planned 5 week break and did not pass the SAVE ActTrump keeps posting to truth Social and there are many AI images of him wearing 2028 hatsTrump is obsessed with Taylor Swift and she fought back by having her song August muted from a recent White House postMore wildfires in the news. 20,000 people have been evacuated in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire has burned an unknown number of homes The defense attorney for the Tate brothers wants them to be free in the US while they fight extradition to the UKNew legislation in California being proposed that would legally penalize content creators who fail to disclose paid political endorsements with fines of up to $5K per violationThe administration is investing $3B in mineral projects to strengthen the US defense system and reduce reliance on ChinaYesterday the SEC dismissed it’s civil insider trading case against Terren Peizer who had been pardoned by Trump

Kitchen Briefs - August 7, 2026 PMIsrael continues to strike LebanonThere are reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Khameni is in critical condition and has been rushed to the hospital. He has not been seen since the February 28th strikesUS appeals court has halted the construction of the ballroom saying it should be up to CongressTrump is again trying to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook The Senate honored Lindsey Graham today by passing a bipartisan sanctions bill named for him targeting Russian oil purchasers and expanding penalties on PutinUS intel reports state that Putin could attacks aimed at testing NATO unitiesA helicopter battling a Utah wildfire has crashed and there is no word on the two who were aboardSenator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he would vote for Todd Blanche to be confirmedSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed he’s still going to come to work for another termA Federal judge ruled the Shenandoah County School Board violated federal civil rights laws by reinstating Confederate names to two schools, ordering the board to promptly remove the namesTomorrow is national beer day, national cat day, national pickleball day, national frozen custard day, national garage sale day and the start of Elvis week

Kitchen Briefs - August 7, 2026 AMIsraeli military is firing upon water-utility workers in Lebanon as they were repairing a water networkSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have all signed a joint defense agreement that states an attack on any one of them is an attack on all of themIran and Oman say the final agreement on Hormuz has been finalized and now final wording and details will be announced soon2 people have been killed and 14 injured in Yemen due to Houthi strikesIn Thailand, a 14 year old killed his grandparents and then open fired at a school killing 5 teachers and injuring more than 30. He then took his own lifeThe US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July and it’s being blamed on the war in IranAlaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has announced she will not vote to confirm Todd Blanche which puts his confirmation in limboICE has decided to release body cam footage only when it’s in their best interestBy law, the government has to provide legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children. 100 nonprofits who do this work had their contracts expire last week and the administration has now awarded a $150M contract to Austin based firm Burke Law Group who specializes in advising "companies on complex environmental, regulatory, and enforcement matters”Last week we heard Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche say he wants a national abortion ban and now the new CDC director Dr. Erica Schwartz said she wants abortion surveillanceTennessee Representative Andy Ogles lost his primary yesterday Backyard poultry which has caused 814 illnesses across 44 states, including one death and 201 hospitalizationsToday is National Purple Heart Day

Kitchen Briefs - August 6, 2026 PMIsrael is firing artillery shells in southern LebanonTrump said today that he thinks the war in Iran will end pretty soon. He said “I don’t think they can go much longer.”Trump was busy today signing more executive orders on immigration, including one limiting the number of people eligible for US citizenship after being born in the USSenator Mitch McConnell released a statement today saying he’s left rehab and is at homeAn offshore wind company said they’ve reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and LouisianaThe judge in the case Katie Phang has brought against the DOJ regarding the redactions of the Epstein files is now ordering Todd Blanche to appear in courtThe National Treasury Employees Union, which represents career IRS auditors, has joined a lawsuit challenging the settlement that would grant Trump and his offspring immunity from certain IRS tax audits, arguing it’s unlawful and unconstitutional

Kitchen Briefs - August 6, 2026 AMTrump is not happy that rumor has it that the US is short on munitions. He said the Pentagon has massive amounts of munitions and he’ll hunt down the leakers behind the report of a weapons shortageIsrael is continuing air attacks in Lebanon and raiding the occupied West Bank. UNICEF says one child per day has been killed in Gaza since the ceasefireDozens have been killed in Houthi missile and drone attacks on Yemen Emergency Forces campsUkraine has hit two oil refineries deep in RussiaTemporary Protected Status for Haitians has now ended and over 350,000 people in the US face potential job loss and deportationSenate Republicans voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt today and are referring him to the DOJ for potential prosecutionDr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed as the new CDC director making her the first permanent leader in a yearBritain has cleared the $110B merger between Paramount and Warner BrosThree people have been arrested for threatening witnesses in the Nolan Wells case and one of them is the defendantsICE set a record in July of 51,000 arrests surpassing June’s 46,000 but they haven’t hit their goal of 2,000 arrests per dayMeta’s AI model, Muse Spark hacked another company during testing when it gained unintended internet accessThe FDA has just approved the first ever mRNA flu vaccine which means it can be produced faster and also easier to respond to new strainsCanada’s Prime Minister had teleprompter issues and said “Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy”Mexican jalapenos have now been linked to a salmonella outbreak in Chipotles in 27 states

Kitchen Briefs - August 5, 2026 AMIran says talks with Oman are going well and one or two issues remainThe Houthis claim to have attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with ballistic missilesIsrael has launched new attacks in southern Lebanon claiming a blatant violation of the ceasefire by HezbollahIsraeli forces are also carrying out new raids in the West Bank and are detaining Palestinians A Russian strike on Ukraine has killed 21Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the moon today and has left a 60 ft wide crater, ejecting lunar dust and rockAn Associated Press investigation has revealed that 51 parents and spouses of active duty US troops have been detained since Trump came into office for the second time with at least 6 military family members being deported while 8 remain in federal custodySpeaker Mike Johnson says he feels bad for Rep Max MillerThe FAA is investigating after a commercial flight had an apparent loss of separation with Marine OneTrump announced he’s rolling back the intended scope of the Endangered Species Act that the Radical Climate Activists were using to hold our great country hostage byThe UK’s AI Security Institute has reported that Claude and ChatGPT attempted a backdoor project on GitHub and wrote malicious code that attempted to trick the humans into merging it with the projectMichigan has said in its voting last night that they are not for Democrats who take AIPAC money and have put forward Abduel El-SayedTKO Group Holdings, the parent company for UFC, says it lost $30M for its little rage cage match on the White House lawnDisney and TikTok have struck a deal to allow creators to use characters and scenes from Disney’s library for short form videosA big thank you to Angela for providing me with coffee for the week!!

Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 PMIsrael is setting off huge explosions in southern Lebanon. They’re also firing tear gas and destroying monuments in Gaza todayNetanyahu said in a video today that Israeli troops are not withdrawing from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmedIran and Oman say their talks are going wellVideo shows a Russian drone chasing a Ukrainian street vendor in a human safari attack. The drone was remotely controlled and Ukraine says this amounts to a war crimeOhio Republican congressman Max Miller says he will not drop his reelection bid amidst abuse claims by his ex-wifeAn armed man was arrested today outside of the golf course owned by the guy in the white house in Rancho Palos VerdesThe Senate Judiciary officially advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney generalThe current administration has accused OpenAI of discriminating against US workers and favoring foreign visa holders. OpenAI says no but has agreed to a paying a $1.2M fine and set aside $2 million to provide “back pay” to any U.S. workers found to have missed out on employmentTrump decided he didn’t like the slope of the new white house lawn helipadBronze statues near the Lincoln Memorial are being regilded with 23 karat gold leafOil companies made $93B in 3 months

Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 AMTrump says talks with Iran are underway. Treasury Secretary Bessent says the US is securing a deal with Iran to open the Strait today or tomorrow and Iran says they’re talking to Oman about the StraitTwo vessels have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz and one crew member is missing after abandoning shipTwo more Palestinians have been killed due to Israeli strikes and 10 wounded in the last 24 hours. The death toll in Gaza is now at 73,377Yemen’s Houthis say they have hit a target near an airport in Saudi ArabiaUkraine is striking Moscow and killed 5Senator Wyden of Oregon has released a new report around the bankers who not only helped Epstein but kept in close contact with him while seemingly knowing he was a sex traffickerConfirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general is set for a vote todayA man has been arrested for arson for one of the fires in WashingtonEdwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41 year old man from El Salvador, has died while in ICE custody at Delaney Hall in New JerseyA US district judge issued an injunction yesterday blocking New York’s law that prohibits ICE agents from wearing masksTrump is arriving today for a fundraiser dinner at his golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes. It’s voting day in Michigan Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos are teaming up to lead a $200M project to save 100 of the world’s most threatened speciesA federal appeals court ruled in favor of Arkansas’s 2023 book-ban law, overturning an injunction that prevented the law from taking effect for the past three years

Kitchen Briefs - August 3, 2026 AMTrump says negotiations with Iran will start today and that Iran’s choices are "a deal or total surrender". Iran says there are no talks underwayTrump not only wants credit for oil profits but is not demanding oil prices go down Israeli settlers beat and pepper sprayed an elderly man in the occupied West Bank. The man was on his own landRussia claims a Ukrainian drone hit a beach killing 7 and injuring 40Israel has formally voiced its concerns to the guy in the white house of the peace plan with Hamas and even Netanyahu’s spokesperson says what has been relayed to the public does not reflect Israel’s planTodd Blanche has formally rescinded the anti weaponization fund and now Cornyn and Tillis say they’ll approve his nominationSenate appropriators passed a continuing resolution over the weekend to keep the government funded until December 11thAlmost 65,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Washington due to wildfiresTwo people in Michigan have died from the Cyclospora outbreakThe American Red Cross declared its second ever national blood crisis. The Red Cross is offering Amazon gift cards to donors in August and a bonus for those with type O bloodRFK Jr is now saying parents you should definitely vaccinate their kidsThank you to Janice for my coffee today!

Kitchen Briefs - August 2, 2026Trump has called off strikes on Iran after Saudi Arabia’s crowned prince called him and tried to speak to his egoGaza’s death toll has risen to at least another 18 due to Israeli strikesIsraeli forces set fire to houses in Lebanon and 5 Lebanese Army soldiers have been injuredIsrael’s Energy Minister says Israel currently controls 70% of Gaza and should take full controlThree people have been killed in Moscow after a bomb detonated at a restaurant which was a Ukrainian drone strikeWildfires are raging in Washington with over 250,000 acres burned, 600 structures have been burned and 5000 people have been evacuated A mass shooting at an In-N-Out in Idaho Falls killing 3 and injuring 7Louisiana and Alabama are joining Florida to investigate Dr. Anthony FauciCapitol One is seeking the dismissal of Trump’s latest suit along with Eric TrumpThe administration is working to rollback federal requirements of Head Start next week potentially dismantling the 60 year old anti-poverty program. It’s all part of Project 2025The Department of “War” took to social media this weekend posting “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said ‘Here I am. Send me.’ with images of soldiers and the words Send MeGood news for Exxon Mobil and Chevron who reported massive profits last quarterCalifornia minimum wage will go up to $17.40 on January 1st while the federal minimum wage continues to be stuck at $7.25 since 2009A huge thank you to John for supplying me with both coffee and wine this week

Kitchen Briefs - August 1, 2026The Israeli army claims to have destroyed 5 Hamas arms depots in GazaIsrael struck another town in southern Lebanon and more in Gaza killing at least 4The US warns citizens in the middle east that they should leave if possible as the US plans to further attack Iran this weekendWithin the week, Iran is set to receive 400 new missiles from ChinaRussia continues to strike Ukraine and Zelensky says Ukraine is being overwhelmed only able to shoot down one of 27 Russian missilesSpain has installed a 1600 foot barrier on the sea border between its North African territory and Morocco to prevent further migrant crossingCyber attacks on US water systems has now grown to 7 states and appears to be the work of IranThe DOJ has admitted no, there were no vandals who harmed the reflecting pool because it was actually the installation crew Trump threatened to bring back the anti-weaponization fund if Todd Blanche isn’t confirmed

Kitchen Briefs - July 31, 2026 PMIsraeli settlers attacked a sheep farm today firing shots and injuring a 10 year old in the West Bank. Settlers also illegally seized an ancient archaeological site and turned it into a swimming poolThe US military is posting on social media that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vesselsTreasury Secretary Bessent says the US is searching for Iranian assets all over the world The former Israeli chief of staff says Netanyahu has capitulated with the Gaza peace planTrump says the US is decimating IranAn F-35 fighter jet has crashed near Miramar air base outside of San DiegoAuthorities are releasing the ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case in the hopes that someone recognizes the writingToday is the last day of funding from the federal government for legal services for children who entered the US aloneTrump said he saw what happened in Spain yesterday with hundreds of thousands of migrants, no it was 60,000 and he says that could happen in America if Republicans don’t get electedThere was a cyber attack in Minnesota targeting 30 water systemsThe National Archives sent an email to staff at offices in San Bruno, just south of San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle that they will be closing and records will need to be relocatedThe headline says Oprah is closing her school for girls in South Africa but she’s actually turning it over to the provincial education departmentMinocqua Brewing Company in Wisconsin is about to lose its alcohol permit and the owner says it’s in retaliation to him offering free beerAre you registered to vote?

Kitchen Briefs - July 31, 2026 AMTrump has announced that thanks to The Board of Peace, there’s a new peace plan on the table between Hamas and IsraelAnother Palestinian has been killed by an Israeli air strike in GazaIran continues to launch strikes and Kuwait says they have destroyed drones entering its airspaceIran claims it has struck and stopped 2 oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz60,000 people crossed Spain’s border from Morocco in 24 hoursFIFA presidential advisor Carlos Cordeiro resigned today over Infantino’s plan to sell off World CupTrump doubled down this morning about how mad he is that Senator Cornyn won’t confirm Todd BlancheHave you heard of Meredith O’Rourke also known as "the princess of darkness". She’s helped Trump raise $800MABC submitted a 119-page filing to the FCC accusing the agency of "attempted censorship" and retaliatory action over the network's broadcast programming and editorial choicesOhio Congressman Max Miller’s ex-wife has filed for a restraining order against him and has accused him of abuseScouting America is currently hosting its National Jamboree and decided to eliminate spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of color because Hegseth demanded itTrump is taking his cabinet on a little retreat this weekend at Camp DavidThe bots went rogue again. First it was OpenAI and now it’s Anthropic who discovered during testing that Claude models hacked another company

Kitchen Briefs - July 30, 2026 PM- Iran says they didn’t strike the vessel in Egypt and is saying it was false flag operations because they want Egypt secureIran claims it struck US assets at a base in Bahrain- Israeli restrictions on aid are crippling Gaza relief efforts. The UN Palestinian refugee agency says half their vehicle fleet is inoperable because they won’t give them spare parts or lubricant oil- Senate Republicans with the exception of Collins, Paul and Murkel voted to let Trump continue his war - Katie Phang won big in court today when the judge said unredacted Epstein files needed to be turned over and the DOJ- Trump is now saying he might remove his nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general- The administration has decided to wrap up the coverage for Medicare Part D which covered prescriptions in response to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act- On Thursday, the Union of European Football Associations and its 55 member associations unanimously voted to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of the plan to sell to private investors- RFK Jr has launched a new cooking show because the sacred ritual of cooking at home has been abandoned

Kitchen Briefs - July 30, 2026 AMThe IRGC is claiming an attack on the US military base in Kuwait. Two drone hangars and a fuel tank for an aircraft and military helicopters were set on fire and destroyed at the baseThe IRGC is claiming to have attacked Jordan’s al-Azraraq airbase and to have destroyed 3 US F-35 fighter jets, caused heavy damage to 3 others and have said they killed a number of enemy officers and technical and mechanical personnelIran has also struck two vessels, one was US owned at an Egyptian port. This is the first strike on EgyptKuwait says one person was killed in an Iranian strike of a building of a Chinese companyAn Israeli drone attack in northern Gaza has killed four more including 2 childrenUS forces bombed a building on Iran’s Qeshm Island killing a couple and their 2 year old child. An 11 and 7 year old were pulled from the rubble and are receiving medical careYesterday the US struck a deal with Lockheed Martin for a contract worth $58.6B to produce more Patriot interceptor missilesPoland is blaming Russia for firing a missile into its territory as Russia is unleashing deadly attacks on Ukraine with at least 8 killedThe vote to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has been delayed because Senator John Cornyn refuses to yieldUS Space Force awarded SpaceX $1.6B to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions from Vandenberg Space Force Base through 2027 The National Urban League released its annual “State of Black America” report today and says The American Dream is even further out of reach for Black Americans since the Civil Rights Movement thanks to the current administrationFlorida’s attorney general has launched an investigation into Dr. Fauci over his “lack of candor to Congress”

Kitchen Briefs - July 29, 2026 PMIran confirms the US/Saudi attack killed at least 4 people affiliated with the IRGCThe Israeli military ordered an evacuation for a refugee camp in Gaza City and then struck it twiceOther Israeli strikes have killed 2 more PalestiniansDr. Fauci pleaded the 5th 100 times today. The committee is expected to vote next week on whether to hold him in contemptThe deadline passed on Monday for Trump to file a Supreme Court rehearing petition on birthright citizenshipAlex Jones is calling for Trump's immediate impeachment because of a social media post on April 7th Matthew Wingate, the government-relations director for defense and foreign policy at the Heritage Foundation tried to take a 9 mm gun magazine with 10 rounds in it through security into a Senate office building on FridayA reporter asked Epstein survivors how acting attorney general Todd Blanche has been condescending to themYesterday Marjorie Taylor Green put a ring on it in Vegas and married Brian GlennThe White House is not happy that John Mellencamp paused his concert over the weekend to call renaming the Gulf of Mexico was a stupid ideaRead more books

Kitchen Briefs - July 29, 2026 AMThe US and Saudi Arabia conducted joint strikes against Iranian backed militias in Iraq killing at least 20Iran has said they’re firing missiles at the US base in JordanIran is reporting a US attack in northwestern IranOil prices are upUkraine says it hit two major Russian oil refineries More than 60,000 children have been orphaned in Gaza since October 2023Dr. Anthony Fauci is being questioned today by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee led by Rand PaulThere have been more than 100 aftershocks in JapanTrump is unveiling a $22.5B renovation plan for Washington Dulles airportThe Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton as the new National Intelligence DirectorActor Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by 10 womenTrump and the DOJ are asking the Supreme Court to toss out an $83M defamation verdict won by E. Jean CarrollElon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota for banning AI nudification technologySenators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff are urging the SEC to investigate Trump's fast feedThe absence of Mitch McConnell and death of Lindsey Graham are stalling the SAVE America ActBTS has been nominated for a grammy but the band has decided to boycott after the Grammys announced an Asian Pop categoryAPNews shares the new media ecosystem reshaping Democratic politics

Kitchen Briefs - July 28, 2026 PMIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says Iran will take any action to control the Strait and has no plans on negotiating with the USSaudi Arabia air defences have intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraqi territory attempting to target oil facilitiesOil prices are going down againNetanyahu says he had an excellent meeting with TrumpNetanyahu then declined to meet with ZelenskySenators John Cornyn and Thom Thillis have demanded that the anti-weaponization fund be formally killed to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney generalColt Gray, the suspect in the Georgia school shooting was sentenced to life without parole todayA new DHS rule took effect, allowing federal officers to refer asylum applicants directly to Immigration Judges without initial interviews ICE has begun arresting people with expired visas at airports, including spouses of American citizens and workers with pending status applicationsThe Energy Department selected Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah, and Idaho as potential hosts for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation CampusesThis administration has killed at least 221 people in 67 boat strikes and the DEA has assessed that cocaine flow hasn’t actually decreased at all. Boats have just taken a different routeA federal judge in Illinois ruled today that the state cannot offer in-state tuition to public colleges to students who are immigrants here illegallyThe DOJ spent $900K renovating its Washington headquarters which included cleaning, new light fixtures and 6 giant banners of TrumpThe president of FIFA announced today his plans to create a $20B company to run the World Cup with private investors and the Kushner brothersA video has gone viral of a 16 year old Ryder Williams, a lifeguard in Santa Cruz, California rescuing a 10 year old at Seabright Beach over the weekendAI companies, including Anthropic, are buying up used and rare physical books in bulk to scan for training data, then destroying them, exploiting a legal loophole that treats digitizing a purchased book as "transformative" fair use

Kitchen Briefs - July 28, 2026 AMTrump threatened to use Iranian frozen assets to fix and replace any damage and Iran says any country using their frozen assets will not be allowed in the Strait of HormuzTrump took some time from posting on Truth Social to call into Fox News and say once again that if talks with Iran don’t go well, he could take out most of their bridges in less than one hour and knock out the power plants within a dayOman has sent a proposal to Iran for a joint regional mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz with voluntary feesIsrael says the US used Israeli bases to refuel and take off in recent weeks to carry out strikes on Iran because Iran is striking everywhere except IsraelIsrael’s Defence Minister said he has issued instructions to expand the scope of the military assault on the occupied West Bank3 more Palestinians were killed and 14 injured by Israeli attacks on GazaNetanyahu is meeting with Trump and also meeting separately with ZelenskyToday is the funeral for Lindsey GrahamA 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit south west Japan today and a shopping mall has collapsed trapping many peopleUganda has declared itself ebola free as the last patient was discharged in mid-JuneThe administration notified Congress last week that it intends to spend $175.8M to replace outdated and aging undersea telecommunications cables in the Caribbean and Central America to prevent China from moving inThe Federal Transit Administration hasn’t approved a single new infrastructure grant under the Capital Investments GrantsThe Tate brothers will spend at least the next two weeks in a US jail until their extradition hearing

Kitchen Briefs - July 27, 2026 PM4 Iranian drones are targeting northern Iraq. Sources say that there are more than 10 US warplanes and drones flying over in response to the attacks which includes a gas field which supplies the majority of the region’s electricity. There has also been a series of explosions near the US consulate in ErbilIran’s health minister says the US attacks have killed 60 and injured 670Trump was given a microphone in Michigan todayPreviously unreleased documentary footage of Lindsay Graham show him celebrating the war in Iran and saying it was the best thing he’d ever doneTrump asked the Supreme Court today to allow the administration to move forward with implementing his executive order around mail in ballots Police now say there were actually 3 shooters in the Seattle Food Festival and one of them is among those deadA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit over the make up of the guy in the white house’s Religious Liberty Commission. The lawsuit argued the commission violates rules by excluding non-Judeo-Christian faith traditions and consists almost entirely of conservative Christians and one Orthodox Jewish rabbiTrump is demanding the Senate cancel their upcoming August break until they pass his SAVE America Act billMitch McConnell has been released from the hospital and moved to a rehab center but hasn’t been cleared for workGo leave the good podcasts a review and elevate them!A shout out to my friend Lina Patton for sending me this amazing hat. Check out her book, The Lake Club, which is already out and amazing. My current read is Full Throttle by J.K. Maclaren

Kitchen Briefs - July 27, 2026 AMTrump is claiming the US is deep in talks with Iran but his patience has run out and the talks will either go fast or not at all and if they don’t, the US will go back to very strong military actionTrump claimed Iran is begging for a deal yet today Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq all reported more drone attacksSaudi Arabia is reporting drone attacks launched from IraqThe chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, expressed concern over the depletion of air defence munitions according to an unnamed US official Another Palestinian has died due to an Israeli strike on central GazaGermany has just approved record arms exports to IsraelThree people were killed and at least 4 were injured in a shooting at the Seattle Food Festival over the weekendCNBC is reporting that court documents now show that federal officials admitted withholding billions of dollars in federal grants to states based solely on the fact that they did not vote for TrumpNetanyahu is meeting with Trump tomorrow at 11am eastern timeCarly Simon has revealed she has Parkinson’s and treated for skin cancerThe CEO of Cracker Barrel is stepping down next month

Kitchen Briefs - July 26, 2026Iranian media is saying a tanker exploded after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of HormuzIsrael says they have killed the Hamas drone commanderTrump has decided to pause strikes to allow for diplomacyOne woman has died and 29 were injured when a van drove into a crowd and the man then started stabbing people with a machete at the Berlin Pride parade in Germany. Authorities are saying it was an Islamic terrorist attack by a German citizen with Lebanese roots whom they’ve now shot and killedUkraine has attacked an Iranian tanker in the Caspian Sea and Iran says it was done at Israel’s behestBrazil has denied visas to two US State Department officials who were planning on questioning the country's election systemRussia took some satellite footage of US bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait on July 19 and 20th and gave the photos to Iran to plan strikes and then assess damageSeattle police are looking for 2 men who parachuted from the Space NeedleThe OpenAI agent that somehow crawled out of its sandbox also left notes for future versions of itself with instructions on how to break freeThe White House quietly updated their website this weekend re-adding the four service members who were killed last week and also adding 140 to the wounded listKaty Perry is expressing outrage over her song Firework being used in a White House tiktok video of the US striking IranTrump's posting all kinds of AI images to Lies Social including fake images of attacks on Iranian facilities and a number of images of him wearing 2028 hats

Kitchen Briefs - July 25, 2026The Houthis are escalating attacks in Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities, calling them the bread and butter of Saudi ArabiaIsrael has launched an artillery attack on southern LebanonAn Israeli attack on a family home in Gaza has killed at least 2 more Palestinians including the head of the Hamas-led police and a medicIraq air defences have shot down a drone near the US consulate in Erbil and have also fired tear gas at journalists in the Occupied west bankIran says they sold $18B worth of oil during the war and so-called ceasefire with the USThe IRGC is claiming to have destroyed 17 reconnaissance and operational drones, one F-15 fighter jet inside a hangar, one P-8 aircraft, one C-17 transport aircraft and 8 refuelling aircraft were also destroyed at bases throughout the regionThere are now over 270,000 people displaced due to wildfires in France and SpainThose who went to the White House Correspondent’s do over dinner last night were treated to an hour long rambling from TrumpThe award for courage went to the three journalists from the Wall Street Journal who investigated the Epstein birthday card from TrumpWhen asked about LeBron vs Michael Jordan, Trump referred to Jordan as a friend whom he plays golf with and then said LeBron might be a racist Trump has ordered warning signs to be posted outside of the Smithsonian that say “inaccurate information presented in the Museum.” Maine Democrats have officially picked Troy Jackson to replace Graham PlatnerMeta has quit the clean energy pledgeGood news for today that I discovered thanks to V of Under the Desk News is that a new species of monkey has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Kitchen Briefs - July 24, 2026 PMTrump is now saying the massive attack on Iran that he was toying with this week might not be necessary after allIran has vowed to kill one member of the US forces for every Iranian killedTrump claims he has been promised by China and Russia that they will not, under any circumstances give or sell weapons to IranSirens are currently going off in Bahrain and citizens are being told to remain calm and find a safe placeThe US Embassy in Jerusalem has advised US citizens to stay alert, be prepared and the possibility of flight cancellations10 people were killed in a Russian attack on a drone exhibition near KyivMore than 140,000 people have been evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires. Regional emergency crews say extinguishing the fires is beyond the capacity of the fire crewsThe DOJ is suing Milwaukee over their mask ban for federal agentsTrump wants to investigate EU trade practices for what he’s calling unethical fines on Google and AppleParamount has agreed to pause the Warner Brothers deal while the case plays outLeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers in what he says will be his final contract in the NBAThe Los Angeles Dodgers kissed the ring yesterday and visited TrumpThe measles has just reached a 35 year high with over 2300 confirmed casesIn good news, Christopher Hellenthal of Jonesboro, Arkansas helped a man in a wheelchair cross the road while dressed as superman

Kitchen Briefs - July 24, 2026 AMNetanyahu is coming to Washington on Tuesday to see TrumpIran is attacking the US military base in Jordan and missiles are being intercepted in Bahrain. Here’s what Iran’s army has claimed they’ve done but is not confirmed: in Kuwait, projectiles hit a base used by the US and destroyed an ammunition depot and inflicted casualties among US personnel. In Bahrain, they targeted Amazon’s data center. In Jordan, drone strikes on several US army base facilities including maintenance and accommodation. In Iraq, a drone crash near the airport. US strikes in Iran has killed 4 and injured over a dozen peopleIsrael continues to attack in the West BankThe Pentagon has removed the names of 4 fallen service members as part of the casualty count for the war in Iran because they say it happened after Trump called for a ceasefire. The count is 18 Colt Gray, the 16 year old responsible for the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed two students and two teachers and wounded several others is expected to enter a non-negotiated plea todayParsley and cilantro have now been linked to the Cyclospora outbreakTonight the White House Correspondent’s dinner will have it’s do over and of course Trump will be in attendanceThank you to Diane for providing me with both coffee and wine today!

Kitchen Briefs - July 23, 2026 PMTrump says he’s considering a massive attack on IranMarco Rubio is saying that Iran is begging for a dealAn advisor to Iran’s supreme leader says the threats from Trump to hit civilian infrastructure is proof of how desperate he isIran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker is literally mocking the US onlineTrump just posted on Truth Social that the US will use Iranian money in its possession to pay for any damages to ships and cargoAn Israeli air strike on Gaza City has killed at least 2 peopleTrump announced today that the US will impose 10-12.5% tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire FridayThe man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, their dog and wounded Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette was sentenced today to two life terms plus 40 years in prison 2 people have died in West Virginia due to flash floodsLaura Loomer went to Ukraine and met with Zelensky and has now reversed her long held pro Kremlin stance on the warThe DOJ is saying they’re going to withdraw the subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters after admitting legal errorsThe administration and Secretary Duffy is requesting $8B to rehab Penn StationTrump announced today that 23 governors have signed his Ratepayer Protection Pledge to shield consumers from data center utility costsThe Department of Education will no longer treat policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentionalThis week the American Heart Association published a new scientific statement reporting that consuming up to 5 cups of coffee daily is safe for most

Kitchen Briefs - July 23, 2026 AMThe House just voted and narrowly passed another War Powers ResolutionThe US struck a crossing on the border of Iran and Iraq which was filled with religious travelers killing 2 and wounding 11The Houthis are attacking Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and Qatar is calling the actions a serious violation of international lawIraq and Iran leaders are meeting and are pledging to have closer tiesTurns out the nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia comes with the condition of them joining the Abraham AccordsIn Gaza there’s now an outbreak of chickenpoxThe Israeli military is saying two “terrorists” stabbed an Israeli civilian near an illegal settlement who were then neutralized by another civilianIsraeli forces continue to push further into Lebanon carrying out explosions, drone strikes and ground incursionsOil prices have hit $100 a barrelTrump campaigned yesterday for the Georgia Governor GOP nominee Rick JacksonThere’s a new Cyclospora outbreakThe United States Navy says it will no longer release sailors’ service histories citing increased security threats and harassment concernsNorway is set to make a formal complaint to FIFA over the red card sagaElon and Bezos are wanting to put millions of data centers into space

Kitchen Briefs - July 22, 2026 PMThe US has launched a new set of strikes against IranKuwait is currently intercepting a drone attack by IranAnother Israeli drone strike has killed a person in GazaThe final vote for the NDAA passed in the House today and heads to the SenateThe NDAA bill also included $1.15T in military spendingAlso included in the bill was the official renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of WarSpeaker Mike Johnson has combined the Stop Insider Trading Act with the Save America Act into one billU.S. District Judge Ana Reyes is asking why is testosterone replacement therapy ok but there’s a ban on transgender troopsTrump went to Dover for the dignified transfer of our four fallen soldiers and told reporters that the four deceased servicemembers supported his positionIsrael has been inspired by the US and changed wildlife rules around crocodiles In Madison, Wisconsin today there was a police involved shooting where an officer shot a man 3 times in the headBig thank you’s this afternoon go out to Sharon and Betty for the coffee!

Kitchen Briefs - July 22, 2026 AMTrump told reporters that we are all not thrilled with high gas prices but we aren’t against the warTrump is flying this morning to attend the dignified transfer of four of our fallen soldiers. The Pentagon named 28 year old Sgt Angel Rampersad of New York as who they believe is the fourth servicemember to die by Iranian strikes on a military base in JordanTrump says for any ship shot at in the Strait, the US will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant that is next to or in TehranTrump said it’s been hard to negotiate with Iran while little Marco Rubio called Iran the troublemaker of the regionTrump has just given his blessing for Saudi Arabia to have its own nuclear programHamas has elected a new leader, Khalil al-Hayya who delivered his first statement today vowing to lift the harm and pain from the people of GazaOpenAI is reporting that without human prompting, the artificial intelligence models independently stole login credentials and hacked into another startup companyOil is now at $94/barrelYesterday the House passed a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown months in advanceModeling scout Daniel Siad whose name appears thousands of times in the Epstein files was found dead this morning in ParisWarren Hudson who was one of the friends of Nolan Wells and was with him the day he died chose to break his silence by going on a podcastCyclospora has now been reported in 41 states The wreckage of a Pan Am DC-4 that went down in the waters off of Puerto Rico on April 11, 1952 has been found on the bottom of the ocean. It was this flight that changed aviation safety with passenger briefings and protocols

Kitchen Briefs - July 21, 2026 PMTrump is now threatening to attack the reportedly new Iranian nuclear site very heavilyTrump posted to Lies Social today stats about the length of various wars and how many deaths there wereWhat has this war cost you and I? According to Secretary Hegseth’s testimony today, it’s currently at $37.5B and he needs another $67BThe Lebanese president met with Trump today and told him he needs Israel to leave LebanonThe IRGC claims they destroyed radar systems in KuwaitKuwaitis are rationing electricity since their power grid was hit by an Iranian strike Yemen’s Houthis have declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia which has the potential to wide the war in IranSpeaker Mike Johnson says he wants more restrictions on relationships between lawmakers and staffThe Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 today to advance Jay Clayton as the nominee for Director of National IntelligenceIn New Jersey it was announced that the motor vehicle commission software glitched and around 6600 non-us citizens were registered to vote between 2023 and 2024The DOJ who can’t be bothered with releasing the Epstein files is now accusing UC San Diego medical school of bias in admissions because data shows 6.18% of Black applicants were admitted versus 2.45% of white applicantsThe current administration announced today the deferral of $1B in medicaid payments to Minnesota and CaliforniaThe US sent the first humanitarian flight to Cuba today under the new aid package with 700 packages of food and hygiene kits32M in the northeast, including NYC are under a tornado watch until 9pm ET tonight as severe thunderstorms loomThe US passport was once the most powerful in the world but has since plummeted. Today, Singapore secured the top spotI’m heading out tonight to be the conversation partner for my friend Elizabeth Svoboda for her new book The Art of Pacing

Kitchen Briefs - July 21, 2026 AMBahrain and Kuwait are currently under Iranian attack. All citizens have been told to find a safe place. Iran again struck Kuwait’s desalination and water plantsAt least 2 more have been killed in central Gaza by an Israeli air strike on a civilian carThe Pentagon now says nearly 100 troops were injured in the last two weeksSecretary Hegseth will face Congress today as he testifies his reasoning for needing billions of dollars for the current warThe soldier killed in Iraq has been identified as 30 year old Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton from North Carolina. Sgt Swinton was killed while trying to disarm a droneTrump said Iran wants to meet with the US desperately, but the US has no interest in meetingOil prices are up to $90The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American studentsJPMorgan and other banks are set to help finance Japan’s $550B US investmentHouse Democrats led by Congressman Jamie Raskin are investigating whether Epstein acted as a foreign agentAn appeals court blocked President Biden’s bid to have audio recordings of his ghostwriter interviews released. The Heritage Foundation filed a public records request because they want to show Biden had diminished faculties and a faulty memoryTropical Storm Bertha is on track to reach the Gulf CoastWe still haven’t seen Mitch McConnell since June 14th

Kitchen Briefs - June 20, 2026 PMThe US continues to strike Iran and Trump says that every time Iran kills an American soldier they will pay for that killing many times overIran’s president is saying this is a full scale war with the USAt least 3 more people have been killed in northern Gaza from Israeli strikes and at least one has been killed in central Gaza from an Israeli drone strikeTrump has invoked a new 50% tariff on Canadian goods to take effect in 30 daysThe FDA is saying that was a false positive in regards to Taylor Farms lettuce testing for CyclosporaThe man arrested this morning in New York for setting off fireworks, lighting a fire and firing a pellet gun has been identified as former US Army soldier Andrew Arrabacca who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systemsLindsey Graham’s sister, Senator Darline Graham says she’s now running for the full termNetanyahu is concerned about traveling to the US since divisions among Republicans are widening over the Middle EastReverend Al Sharpton and Tyler Perry are offering a $50k reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the death of Nolan WellsLast week Trump had the 5th statue installed in the Rose GardenIn some good news, a federal judge has paused the Paramount Warner Brothers merger and issued a restraining order for 2 weeks while she considers a broader antitrust legal challenge brought by a coalition of 12 states including California

Kitchen Briefs - July 20, 2026 AM3 US servicemembers have been killed, many injured, and one is missing. The US military identified 25 year old 1st Lt Tyler Feehan of Hawaii and 19 year old Pvt Isabella Gonzales of Texas as the two servicemembers killed in Jordan and an additional unidentified service member has been killed in northern IraqWarning sirens are going off in Bahrain at the moment and Kuwait is under Iranian missile and drone attackIt seems a lot of supporters of Trump are confused as to how Iran is still striking because they actually believed him when he said the US obliterated themAt least 3 more have been killed in an Israeli drone strike in GazaGas prices are back up over $4/gallonThe Tate brothers were arrested over the weekend after the UK brought on further assault charges against themAn incendiary device was deployed this morning outside of a New York federal building Usha and JD have a new boy offspringThe gifted Qatari Air Force One has been groundedThe Freedom Fuel network that the guy in the White House has been promoting is apparently run by an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a New Jersey entrepreneur On my flight yesterday I finished Whistler by Ann Patchett and I highly recommend it!

Kitchen Briefs - July 15, 2026 PMThe US has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran targeting their military capabilitiesKuwait says they have intercepted 21 drones and 4 cruise missiles from Iran3 drones have been intercepted near the US consulate in northern IraqIran has summoned the British Ambassador in Tehran after the UK designated the IRGC a threat to national securityAirlines have cancelled flights to the Middle East for literal weeks and monthsAaron Parnas just reported that military planning for an invasion in Cuba is being discussed103 House Democrats just voted to block $3.3B of military aid to IsraelWhite House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Director Patel have been overseeing an investigation to try to figure out who leaked the info about the Qatari gifted Air Force One and it’s lack of security capabilitiesSecretary Hegseth announced he’s rolling out a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for troops 30 years of age and olderSenator Jon Ossoff asked Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton who won the 2020 electionHouse Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and of course the SAVE America actThe federal government replaced panels of a slavery exhibit on George Washington’s home in Philadelphia in the dark of night per a court order after they had removed themActing Attorney General Todd Blanche said today that he’s restoring trust in the justice departmentAnd another big thank you goes out to follower Angela for buying me multiple cups of coffee!Program update for tomorrow…one brief tomorrow

Kitchen Briefs - July 15, 2026 AMThe US is currently striking Iran duing the day which is rare. The US has killed 7 soldiers in addition to over 30 civilians and wounded 260 in Iran. Iran is vowing retaliationAnother Israeli strike in Gaza struck an apartment building killing 3 Palestinians in one family leaving a child as the sole survivor of his familyNetanyahu is coming to Lindsey Graham's funeralThe confirmation hearing for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is currently underway and he admits mistakes were made over the Epstein filesEpstein survivors are urging Senators to vote no on confirming Todd BlancheTrump says that ICE should resume traffic stops Treasury Secretary Bessent unveiled the new $1 Gold coin design which has the face of the guy in the White House on itRescuers in San Francisco are searching for 3 people off Alcatraz Island after a boat carrying 20 for a memorial service sank. 1 person died along with a dog and 16 were rescuedCaptain "Sully" Sullenberger who safely landed a US Airways plane on the Hudson River in 2009, announced that he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease at age 75Another thank you to follower Dianella for providing me with coffee this week! I’ll be back later today with more news. Stay cool and hydrated