Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 AM

• Amid the worst attacks on Lebanon by Israel, Lebanon’s hospitals may run out of vital supplies within days
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said yesterday that US Forces are ready to resume combat if diplomacy fails
• Trump is already talking about his next conquest
• The UK is rejecting the part of the ceasefire plan that charges $2M to go through the Strait since it’s an international waterway
• JD Vance has been spending time in Hungary endorsing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban while claiming the EU was responsible for one of the worst examples of election interference.
• Automatic registration into the U.S. military draft pool for eligible men is slated to begin in December
• RFK Jr is launching a MAHA podcast called The Secretary Kennedy podcast. Why? To unveil the lies we’ve been told and confronting the spiritual malaise. He says we’re spiritually, morally and physically sick.
• A $70M Boeing 737 purchased by ICE for mass deportations shall remain in the administration for top leaders such as Melania
• Attorneys for Sean Diddy Combs are arguing his appeal today that his conviction under the Mann Act were actually actions protected under the First Amendment.

Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 PM

• An Israeli drone attacked killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza
• Netanyahu and Trump claim Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire plan, but in fact the 10 point proposal did include Lebanon and Yemen.
• JD Vance will now be leading negotiations with Iran in Pakistan this weekend. He’s kicked off first impressions by saying Iran would be "dumb to let talks collapse over Lebanon"
• Trump is claiming China helped get Iran to negotiate
• 4 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz today. On a normal day it’s 150
• You know who is winning in all of this? Some 50 new Polymarket accounts who bet within hours of Trump’s announcement yesterday. These accounts made anywhere from $31K to $200K
• Congressional Democrats are going to attempt to pass a war powers resolutions but it’s expected to be blocked. Senate Dems are also set to vote on a war powers resolution next week. They’ve already tried this and failed…why? Because Republicans
• And the Pentagon is threatening the Vatican to the point that Pope Leo has canceled all events in the US. V from Under The Desk News broke this down beautifully moments ago

Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 AM

• Breaking News: Iran has just announced they’re already limiting ships from passing through the Strait due to Israeli strikes on Lebanon
• Yes, we have a 2 week ceasefire but Iran’s 10 point proposal makes it obvious that they’ve won this one. It used to be free to cross the Strait of Hormuz and now it will cost $2M per ship. Trump says we’ll be bringing supplies and just "hangin around" and that the $2M might be a joint venture
• Israel continues heavy strikes on Lebanon while Israel and Trump say yeah because Lebanon wasn’t included in the ceasefire and Iran is striking Kuwait and the UAE
• Meanwhile Hegseth is "giving all the glory to God"
• Oil prices plunged on the ceasefire plan
• Trump endorsed Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Green’s congressional seat. Meanwhile Wisconsin is actually paying attention and Brown County has elected a trans woman to their board of supervisors, Chris Taylor won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race securing a liberal majority until 2030 and the city of Waukesha has elected a Democratic Mayor
• Pam Bondi’s "appearance" to testify about the Epstein files has been canceled according to her spokesperson because she’s no longer the Attorney General. The Oversight Committee is contacting Bondi’s attorney
• Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann has plead guilty to 7 murders and admitted to yet one more
• NASA confirmed a daytime fireball yesterday that was visible in 5 states in the North East
• Today in history - Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, the US Senate passed the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery in 1864, it later went to Congress in 1865

Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 PM

• King of Flip Flopping President Trump has agreed to a ceasefire with Iran for the next two weeks subject to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. No immediate reply from Iran
• There is secondhand information that Pete Hegseth recommended several targets that were rejected because they were civilian sites
• Journalist Shelli Kittleson who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week has been released on the condition she must leave the country immediately
• ICE agents shot a man in Patterson, CA during a targeted vehicle stop. The man, Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez is allegedly an 18th street gang member wanted in El Salvador for questioning in connection to a murder
• My newest read is a book that is out today, Start At The End Emma Grey

Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 AM

• Trump is double downing on his threats and saying Iran civilization will die while the IRGC says it will hit beyond the region. Iran is also calling for human chains to protect power plants. Trump spoke to a Fox news reporter and said again that at 8pm Eastern time there is going to be an attack like they have not seen
• US strikes have already escalated on Kharg Island
• Rep Ansari is filing articles of impeachment for Pete Hegseth but realistically nothing will happen because Republicans
• Markwayne Mullin is considering pulling customs agents from airports in sanctuary cities
• Travel analysts are predicting at least 15% increases on airfares
• The UK proves again to be more capable in the US with taking action. Just as they arrested Former Prince Andrew in regards to the Epstein files while the US has done nothing, they’ve now banned Kanye West from entering the country to perform, while he performed two sold out shows in Los Angeles.

Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 PM

• President Trump has gone off the rails completely. His press conference today was beyond unhinged filled with threats of jail journalists to criticizing South Korea and emphasizing his friendship with Kim Jong Un and then using the R word again to describe President Biden. He also said he doesn’t know if his plan is to escalate or deescalate yet he also said the entire country of Iran could be taken in a matter of hours, perhaps tomorrow. He believes he’s going to go learn Spanish and run for President of Venezuela.
• Today Trump and Melania hosted an Easter egg roll where he asked children about Kamala’s IQ and also led the crowd in a chant of 4 more years
• Iran continues to push out Lego videos and make fun of Pete Hegseth farting
• The Trump administration has terminated agreements to protect transgender students in 5 school districts and a college. The decision removes federal obligations for the schools to keep up measures such as faculty trainings that align with gender identity
• Artemis II has set a record surpassing Apollo 13 in the farthest humans have gone from Earth. They’re also bracing for a 40 minute communication blackout on the moon’s far side. As I recorded this, alerts came that they have regained communication

Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 AM

• Iran has delivered a response to Pakistan about the US proposal to end the war which includes protocol for the strait and lifting sanctions. They reject the ceasefire and are demanding for an end
• Iran is claiming that the efforts to rescue the crewmember over the weekend exceeded just that and believe the US stole enriched uranium. Although there is no credible evidence to support that, the fact is that the operational scale and strategic location raise flags
• Sharif University in Iran has been bombed. This is comparable to MIT and many engineers from the university have gone on to work in Silicon Valley and other tech companies
• Israel has carried out strikes on Iran’s petrochemical facilities including the world’s largest gas field which is shared with Qatar
• According to the UAE, Iran has launched a large scale attack in the last 24 hours, although all strikes were intercepted
• Trump is once again posting his thoughts on Truth Social and today it was with an islamophobic video. Talks of the 25th Amendment have started circulating but impeachment is what is needed at this point
• Elon Musk’s security team was deputized by the US Marshalls and allowed to carry their firearms in some federal buildings per a request from the White House. This despite them lacking the necessary training
• The Holocaust Museum removed educational materials linking Nazism to American racism and canceled or altered programs focused on democratic fragility
• Steve Bannon wins in the Supreme Court which will likely lead to the dismissal of his conviction
• Californians, Steve Hilton has just received Trump’s endorsement. If you know what’s good for you, don’t vote for another TV celebrity and one who has the ok from the current president
• Savannah Guthrie returns to the Today Show. Her mother Nancy has been missing since February 1st

Kitchen Briefs - April 5, 2026

• The missing crew member from the F15 has been rescued. The military operation involved the CIA and the destruction of at least 2 US military aircraft
• Trump continues to prove how unhinged and deranged he is. He’s on a media tour saying he’s going to blow everything up and also that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading negotiation talks
• Trump took to Truth Social with a special Easter message saying: "Tuesday will be Power Plant day and bridge day, all wrapped up in one in Iran. There will be nothing like it! Open the fuckin’ strait you crazy bastards or you’ll be living in hell. Just watch! Praise be to Allah."
• Iran continues to push out Lego videos in response to Trump. They are saying his threats are war crimes and crimes against humanity
• The US Government has also demanded that real-time satellite imagery of the Middle East be cut off from us
• Pope Leo's Easter message

Kitchen Briefs - April 4, 2026

• The US and Iran are racing to find the missing pilot
• How did Iran take down the F-15? Turns out there’s a tutorial online that the Chinese put out that details passive sensor tactics. Highly skilled civilians with STEM backgrounds are sharing technical military analyses online to assist Iran
• US Central Command which is a regional combatant command responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia normally updates on X
• Trump says Iran has 48 hours left on his 10 day threat before “hell will rain down” while Iran says the US and Israel belong in the stone ages
• Over 1 Million Lebanese people have been displaced due to Israeli strikes
• The Trump boys are trying to sell their drone interceptors to Gulf countries
• UNICEF reports that over 1.2M children have been impacted by this war with the majority from Lebanon
• A Russian drone struck a market in Ukraine killing 5 and injuring 21
• Analysts warn that US stockpiles of advanced interceptors and missiles could be exhausted by mid-April. The US and allies expended 11,294 munitions in the first 16 days alone, costing roughly $26 billion. They’re being consumed faster than annual production rates can replace them
• My friend Ricky, The Gay Liberal, posted a reel last night about how Israel and the Trump administration is trying to block Catholic services during this Holy week. I’ve also just learned that actions have been taken to prevent Catholic clergy from entering ICE facilities to provide services
• One of my favorite shows is Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum. Season 4 has just debuted!

Kitchen Briefs - April 3, 2026 PM

• Update from earlier one of the two crew members who ejected from their plane over Central Iran has been rescued. Another aircraft was shot down but the pilot has been rescued
• Trump is dismantling the US Forest Service
• Trump is trying to cut $73 Billion to housing, social services, healthcare, NASA, and other domestic programs to fund $1.5 Trillion military spending in 2027
• Trump is back to obsessing over Alcatraz and wants $152M to cover the first year’s of costs to reopen it into a secure prison
• The US is willing to insure up to $40 billion in potential losses for commercial tankers willing to transit the Strait of Hormuz
• Polymarket is taking bets on the missing pilot being rescued
• AG Todd Blanche says partying or emailing Epstein isn’t a crime
• In happy news, Orca whales have been spotted in Seattle which is a first