Kitchen Briefs - May 8, 2026 AM

• The US is expecting a response to their proposal from Iran today while the US claims it’s blocked 70 ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports. The ships have the capacity to hold 166M barrels of oil and is worth over $13B
• Israel continues drone strikes in Lebanon and has arrested a renowned Palestinain activist Mohammad Abu al-Hummus. He has been repeatedly arrested and attacked by Israeli police over the years
• While we feel prices going up because of the war, BBC is reporting how banks, oil and gas companies and defense companies are actually profiting billions off the war
• The Pentagon has begun releasing files on UFOs and says American people can make up their own minds on what they believe
• The platform Canvas which many schools. The cybercriminal group behind it claims to have stolen data from 275M users across 9K schools and is now posting ransom demands.
• Trump had his motorcade drive along the reflecting pool to inspect his $1.9M paint job