Kitchen Briefs

Kitchen Briefs - April 11, 2026

• The first phase of in person ceasefire talks have concluded with the US and Iran exchanging written texts to ensure they’re on the same page
• One of the road blocks is that the US isn’t able to guarantee that Israel will stop bombing Lebanon
• The other major obstacle is around disagreements on the Strait of Hormuz
• The US military claims two US ships have gone through the Strait on a mine clearing mission but Iranian media denies that
• Strikes on Lebanon continued killing 5 and injuring a paramedic
• Manhattan DA is launching an investigation into the sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell while endorsements have been pulled and his fundraising page has been suspended
• Next week House Republicans will be taking a vote to expel Swalwell while House Democrats will be voting to expel Rep Tony Gonzalez who is accused of sending lewd texts to a subordinate

Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 PM

• Pakistan confirms the arrival of the Iranian delegation for talks while the US is apparently ignoring Iran’s demands before the talk. Meanwhile Iran says it will not participate in peace talks without Lebanon ceasefire
• Congressman Jamie Raskin is calling for Trump to take cognitive tests
• Trump is telling staffers that anyone within 200 feet of the Oval office will be pardoned before he leaves office
• In the California Governor’s race, Congressman Eric Swalwell is being called upon to step down due to the accusation of a former staff member who said she was sexually assaulted and harassed by the Congressman. Swalwell’s campaign chair Rep Jimmy Gomez has quit. San Jose Mayor and candidate Matt Mahan and Superintendent Tony Thurmond have all called for Swalwell to drop out.
• An interview with Amanda Ungaro is set to publish this weekend with El Pais in Spain.
• Artemis II is set to land in hours
• 59 years ago today Marvin Gaye recorded I Heart It Through The Grapevine

Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 AM

• Yesterday Israel said they want to talk ceasefire with Lebanon but are still bombing them. They claim to have eliminated 1400 Hezbollah
• 500 Irish Petrol stations could be without fuel by tonight
• Inflation is up
• JD Vance has departed for Pakistan
• Artemis II to land in the waters near San Diego today at 5pm Pacific time
• The US Postal Service announced they will suspend employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System to preserve cash. In 2025, they reported a loss of $9B and could run out of cash by 2027
• In Melania Epstein news, Paolo Zampolli has come forward to claim the prize for introducing Trump to Melania and claiming it wasn’t Epstein

Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 PM

• Israel is suddenly wanting to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanon, this after striking southern Lebanon today and killing 300 people
• Trump says Iran is doing a very poor job of allowing oil ships through the Strait. He’s also upset that he’s hearing rumors that Iran is charging to go through the Strait
• Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for for Orthodox Easter which is this coming Sunday
• The big news of today was First Lady Melania Trump holding a press conference regarding the Epstein Files.
• Trump claims he had no idea Melania was going to do this.
• In positive news, Dave Chappelle has kept NPR affiliate WYSO located in Yellow Springs, Ohio alive by largely funding the renovation of a schoolhouse

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