Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 AM

• Israel continues to attack Lebanon with at least another 8 people killed and there was another attack on a hospital
• At least 3 more have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacks
• Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed 18
• Two people have been shot dead amid Kenya protests against the US Ebola quarantine center
• Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of Federal Housing Finance as the acting director of national intelligence replacing Tulsi Gabbard
• Newark mayor Ras Baraka is calling for the immediate closer of Delaney Hall and also threatening legal action if they do not get access to Delaney Hall
• Marco Rubio is testifying before Congress today for the first time since the start of the Iran war
• The New Mexico Truth Commission has begun investigating Epstein and his Zorro Ranch
• Milli Vanilli has pulled out of the Freedom 250 concert
• Tennessee has designated June as Nuclear Family Month defining a family as one husband, one wife and their children
• It is primary day in 6 states, including here in California

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 PM

• Happy Pride Month
• Trump claims he has not only had a call with Netanyahu but also with Hezbollah
• An Israeli drone struck southern Lebanon
• Netanyahu says he told Trump that Israel will continue to operate as planned into southern Lebanon. The Lebanese presidency says Hezbollah has said they’ll stop if Israel stops
• This morning Tehran said negotiations are stopped and now Trump says they’re moving at a rapid pace
• Florida is suing OpenAI saying it is not safe for children including aiding mass shootings and encouraging suicide
• Anthropic has confidentially filed for IPO after a $65B round
• An appeals court has ruled a Trump policy illegally banned transgender troops from the military
• The DOJ says it strongly disagrees with the temporary blocking of Trump’s Anti Weaponization fund but will abide by it
• On Sunday hackers got into the Instagram account of Chief Master Sergeant Of Space Force and posted pro-Iran propaganda and anti-US messages
• The US is slashing the number of embassies in Africa that process visas in an effort to limit migration
• A judge ruled that the hearing for Tyler Robinson who is accused of murdering Charlie Kirk will be public. This will be a preliminary hearing on evidence
• Minnesota Republicans had their convention over the weekend and had a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 AM

• Breaking News: Iran has stopped negotiations with the US due to Israel’s continued strikes on Lebanon
• Israel continues to expand attacks on Gaza and Lebanon
• Iran targeted the US base in Kuwait but missiles were intercepted
• The US has struck Iranian military sites over the weekend
• Oil prices are going back up
• Over 40 people have died in a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. There are 260 confirmed cases and 1100 more possible infections. Hundreds are protesting outside of Kenya’s Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens
• Family visits with detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey have resumed
• Yesterday Trump named US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack as Special Presidential Envoy to Syria and Iraq
• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accepted the JFK award for Courage and used his speech time to warn that Trump’s political stress test will wreck public trust
• A new experimental pill is giving new hope for pancreatic cancer

Kitchen Briefs - May 31, 2026

• Trump has sent back revisions to Iran insisting on stricter terms around Iran’s nuclear capabilities and timelines regarding how the US will take control of and destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. He also wants the Strait of Hormuz opened without a toll permanently and is not liking the unfreezing of $12B
• Iran says they’ve shot down a US drone above territorial waters that they allege was to conduct hostile operations
• Netanyahu has ordered the expansion of invading Lebanon. The Lebanon death toll due to Israeli strikes is now at 3,412 with over 10K wounded since March 2nd. The death toll in Gaza is now at 72,939 with over 172K wounded since October 7, 2023
• Satellite imagery shows the erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control
• Israel has also launched new incursions into southern Syria
• France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations
• Violence erupted last night in Paris during celebrations of PSG’s League title
• NASA has confirmed a meteor exploded over New England with the force of 300 tons of TNT
• Trump is claiming that artists have gotten the "yips". Trump will now be the headliner
• Trump wants a drone port on the roof of the White House
• Newt Gingrich praised Trump on Truth Social
• Today in New York City, the annual parade honoring Israel is taking place
• Tensions and protests continue to rise outside of Delaney Hall in New Jersey with rubber bullets being shot at protesters last night. The mayor of Newark has issued a curfew from 9pm to 6am. Gov Sherrill stated last night that her main focus is to protect law enforcement

Kitchen Briefs - May 30, 2026

• Still no decision from the Trump on a deal with Iran
• Israel continues to strike Lebanon and Gaza
• The US, UK and Australia are working together to develop underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables and boost defense
• Tensions are escalating outside of Delaney Hall in NJ as ICE supporters and protestors are clashing. As I scrolled Threads this morning I saw a video of two men yelling it out and one of them is our own Jolly Good Ginger
• January 6ers are trying to make their claims for the Anti-Weaponization Fund despite there being a freeze on the fund
• Dr. Sean Barbabella, Trump’s physician, says Trump just needs to lose weight and exercise more
• Troops must meet a standard weight in order to get a free ticket to the UFC fight at the White House
• A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was diverted to Madison, WI due to a passenger who tried to storm the cockpit

Kitchen Briefs - May 29, 2026 PM

• The Situation Room meeting has concluded without a decision announced
• Hezbollah is claiming responsibility for 22 military operations on Israeli troops and infrastructure
• Air attack sirens have been activated in northern Israel
• A federal judge ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center saying it was named for President Kennedy and him only
• The nonprofit that is being investigated for helping fund E. Jean Carroll’s case belongs to Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn
• The White House has launched aliens.gov. No, it’s not about actual aliens, it’s about immigrants
• Trump bought stock in TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC
• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is pushing a proposal to penalize sanctuary cities and states by reducing or eliminating customs processing at their airports
• Yesterday I hit 20K followers. Thank you for being here and thank you to LeLe Bakery in Los Gatos for this gorgeous treat to celebrate all 20K of you!

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