Kitchen Briefs - April 18, 2026

• Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will never close and it’s not only closed but two ships have been fired at. The IRGC has said that “due to the violation of the ceasefire conditions, the American enemy did not lift the naval blockade of Iranian vessels and ports”
• Trump signed off on further investments to research psychedelic treatments
• Kash Patel is hitting the bottle and agents had to force their way into his hotel room because he was blacked out. He disputes this and is threatening to sue The Atlantic who reported this.
• The Navy is clapping back and saying the viral food photos and rumors of shortages are false
• Supreme Court Justices Alito and Thomas have both said they are not retiring this year
• Today in History in 1906 was the San Francisco Earthquake which was 8.3, in 1955 Albert Einstein died at the age of 76 and in 2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” won the Pulitzer Prize for drama