Kitchen Briefs

Kitchen Briefs - May 29, 2026 AM

• Tick tock goes the clock while we wait for Trump to make a decision on the new deal with Iran. Iran’s chief negotiator says there’s no trust in words, only actions. Trump took to Lies Social to outline his basic demands and says he’s now in the Situation Room to make a final determination…whether that’s from the actual Situation Room or a makeshift with fabric walls in Mar-A-Lago, I don’t know
• The UN says in the past week 15 children have been killed in Lebanon and 62 injured. Under humanitarian law, children are to be protected. Well, there’s also a ceasefire but it seems Israel is ignoring both of these things
• Turns out there is NOT a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll. It was shared by an anonymous source. The actual investigation is into a nonprofit that helped Carroll fund her case
• ICE Agent Christian Castro has been arrested and is facing Minnesota charges of 2nd degree assault and falsely reporting a crime stemming from the January 14th shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis
• A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s Anti-Weaponization fund
• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket exploded during a ground test yesterday
• Pam Bondi has arrived on Capitol Hill to face questioning over Epstein. The hearing is behind closed doors but she is refusing to answer questions about Trump’s involvement in the release of the Epstein files. Nice how she continues to cover for him
• Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer says she will not run for President in 2028
• Musicians are bowing out of performing at Trump’s Freedom 250 concert which is great!
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Kitchen Briefs - May 28, 2026 PM

• The US and Iran have agreed to a framework for a 60 day ceasefire extension pending Trump's approval
• Iran claims it has shot down a US aircraft but the US military is denying it
• Another Israeli drone attack has killed 3 in southern Gaza
• Netanyahu announced today that he has instructed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza
• Despite a law that says living presidents images cannot be printed on currency, the White House is pressuring Congress to pass a law to put Trump's photo the $250 bill.
• At least $60M from National Park Entrance Fees has gone towards Trump's beautification projects
• Co-Founder of Students for Trump, Ryan Fournier was arrested on domestic violence charges
• Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has moved to Argentina because he's worried about the future of the United States
• Starting today, I will also be sending out a nightly Substack with a full wrap-up. Link is in my bio

Kitchen Briefs - May 28, 2026 AM

• The US carried out new strikes in Iran targeting a site that US claimed posted a threat to US forces and commercial traffic. In return, Iran tried striking Kuwait but the US intercepted these missiles
• Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed another 16 and wounded 39 in the past 48 hours and in Lebanon they’ve killed another 2, including a child
• The DOJ has launched a criminal investigation for perjury into E. Jean Carroll
• Trump has also refiled his $10B lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over their printing of his birthday card to Epstein
• CNN has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity, an AI software for stealing over 17K of it’s stories to train its software
• A Federal judge has refused to block Trump’s order to create a federal voter list and limit mail voting
• California Governor Newsom has signed a law limiting federal agents from accessing voter rolls or election technology without a court order
• The US military struck another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killing one and alerting the Coast Guard to rescue 2 survivors
• Meta has rolled out new subscription plans
• This weekend there is a rare blue micromoon

Kitchen Briefs - May 27, 2026 PM

• According to Trump, no one will control the Strait of Hormuz and there will be no ease of sanctions. He says he’s not satisfied with the deal yet and won’t be rushed
• Hamas has confirmed the killing of their newly appointed leader while Lebanon’s death toll is now at 3,269
• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has zero empathy
• A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against a media exec in a bribery case involving FIFA
• Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara has resigned
• New York and New Jersey are investigating FIFA’s ticket practices after World Cup tickets soar
• New York Knicks owner James Dolan has invited Trump to attend the NBA finals.
• The Simpson’s writer Dan Greaney who wrote the episode of Trump becoming president announced his own 2028 presidential bid as a progressive Republican

Kitchen Briefs - May 27, 2026 AM

• The newest peace proposal between the US and Iran includes the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and the withdrawal of US troops from the vicinity. Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says the enemy has been defeated on the battleground and now moves to other means of warfare such as economic pressure, cyber attacks, weapons smuggling, assassinations and hostile media campaigns. And in he said she said, the US is calling it a complete fabrication
• Israel continues their attacks on Lebanon
• Five people were found alive in a cave in Laos after being trapped for a week due to flooding. Two more are still missing
• In Texas, Ken Paxton will be going against James Talarico for Senate
• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is drafting plans to suspend international traveler and cargo processing at major airports within sanctuary cities due to his immigration crackdowns
• President Biden is suing the DOJ to block the release of audio and transcripts of the President’s interview with a ghostwriter for his biography
• Trump has just appointed Pam Bondi to the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology which is an AI Advisory role. News this morning is also that Pam is recovering from thyroid cancer treatment
• News for California, job growth in California accounted for 92% of the growth of the nation’s job creation this year
• There has been a lot of recent talk of an ICE Detention center in Gilroy, CA. I received news last night that that facility will actually be a processing facility for an ice detention center that will be in Dublin, CA.
• ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an alarming rate
• The LEGO Foundation has donated $97M to expand the International Rescue Committee’s programs to bring play-based learning to more children in conflict zones
• A new study shows that dancing is a great way to stay healthy

Kitchen Briefs - May 26, 2026 PM

• The Israeli Army is issuing more forced displacements in Lebanon telling citizens to flee for their lives. Israeli attacks have killed another 31 today, injured 10 and have killed at least 2 more in Gaza
• The Pentagon is knocking the DNC over their now deleted Memorial Day post calling it classless
• South Carolina Senate has rejected Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps
• Equipment is being set up on the White House lawn for the traditional July 4th UFC match
• Trump has announced that his physical today was perfect!
• A new video of RFK Jr shows him picking up two black racer snakes off Dr Oz’s patio
• Stephen Colbert has launched a YouTube channel
• Ball State University has to pay a former employee $225K and allow for work references to be made for violating her First amendment rights

Kitchen Briefs - May 26, 2026 AM

• The US has struck Iran again claiming self defense. The US target missile sites and boats attempting to place mines
• A source on the Iranian negotiating team says that one point Iran wants is $24B in frozen assets to be released to them
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon and Gaza and Netanyahu vows to intensify strikes against Hezbollah…even since that means taking innocent lives along the way apparently
• Federal courts have blocked Alabama’s redistricting plans that would have helped Republicans
• The Trump administration doesn’t trust federal workers and is proposing NDAs to crack down on leaks to journalists
• Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Senator Andy Kim spent the day at the Delaney Hall detention center where detainees are on a hunger strike. Senator Kim was pepper sprayed by ICE agents
• Almost 90 drones fell from the sky in Sydney Australia after a light show malfunction
• Trump is going in for a physical and dental exam at Walter Reed today marking his 3rd for just this year
• It’s voting day in Texas

Kitchen Briefs - May 25, 2026

• Trump is posting a long rant about the Abraham Accords and demanding all middle eastern countries sign on to it
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon with more lives lost
• Thank you to Under The Desk News for bringing to light that the newest Trump family member, Bettina Anderson's father was Epstein's banker!
• AG Todd Blanche at the DOJ has just filed a new lawsuit to get the ballroom funded
• Pope Leo raises AI concerns and calls for regulation as he ponders the future of humanity. He also apologized for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery
• Have a meaningful Memorial Day. A reminder that Memorial Day isn’t a right or left day. It’s an American day

Kitchen Briefs - May 24, 2026

• Trump is instructing negotiators to not rush into a deal with Iran because apparently "time is on our side"
• Trump is positing more weird stuff on Truth Social
• Israel has carried out another 40 strikes in Lebanon today
• A 2nd Ebola treatment center operated by Doctors Without Borders has been set ablaze in Congo with 18 suspected cases fleeing
• Shooter suspect, 21 year old Nasire Best, was known to Secret Service and local police
• Today, 4 years ago was the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, TX
• My friend Slade of The` Dad Briefs posted an incredible recipe called the Mango Mussolini Martini

Kitchen Briefs - May 23, 2026

• Breaking news between 20 and 30 shots were fired near the White House. Reporters on the lawn were rushed inside to the briefing room and secret service says 2 have been shot.
• Negotiations continue this weekend between the US and Iran with Iran saying it’s time consuming
• Israeli attacks in Lebanon have wounded 25 healthcare workers and killed at least 5 more civilians. In Gaza, attacks today killed 5 police officers
• Everyone is back in DC and Polymarket bets on Cuba are up
• France has joined Poland in banning Israel’s national security minister from entering their country after the abductions and torture of flotilla activists
• At least 82 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in China
• Russia has launched a missile attack on Kyiv
• 40K people in Garden Grove, CA, have been evacuated due to a chemical tank leak in which authorities are trying to prevent a storage tank from exploding
• Yesterday an explosion at a Staten Island shipyard killed 1 and injured 36 others
• The DOJ has scrubbed its website of press releases concerning January 6ers saying it’s partisan propaganda
• New York Giants Quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced Trump at a rally in New York
• Trump is posting weird stuff on Truth Social today
• An FDA analysis found that no child deaths were linked to the covid vaccine
• Rapper Rob Base who is famous for It Takes Two has passed away at the age of 59 after battling cancer