Kitchen Briefs - May 8, 2026 PM

• We are still awaiting Iran’s response to the 14 point proposal sent to them by the US
• Israeli strikes have killed 4 more in Lebanon
• Trump says Russia and Ukraine will observe a 3 day ceasefire during celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over nazi Germany
• A Virginia court has ruled their redistricting maps which citizens voted on are unconstitutional. This encouraged Alabama to quickly redraw their maps
• ABC is accusing the FCC of violating its first amendment rights over its scrutiny of The View
• Yesterday Trump did what he and all MAGA men are so good at which is showing how much they are intimidated by women with his remarks to ABC News reporter Rachel Scott
• Trump's planning to fire the FDA commissioner because of his handling of the abortion pill and quote undermining Trump and Vance’s pro life credentials
• And about those UFOs, Trump said he wants complete and maximum transparency
• California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that hospitals will now give 400 free diapers to newborns. The program will launch at 65 hospitals who primarily serve low income patients

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

Kitchen Briefs - May 7, 2026 PM

• The US has launched attacks on Iran again and please remember this is still day 69 of this war. Iran says attacks targeted two ships and civilian areas while CENTCOM claims American forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks. The US says this is not an end to the ceasefire or a restart of the war
• The CIA says the administration is wrong about Iran, they can economically survive the strait blockade for at least another 3 to 4 months
• Israel is targeting medics in south Lebanon and killed one paramedic, wounding another
• An appeals court appears ready to reject Hegseth’s bid to punish Senator Mark Kelly over his video about illegal orders
• A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs because they are “invalid″ and ”unauthorized by law”
• Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage. Trum’s puppet Gov Bill Lee signed it immediately
• The Trump administration is backing a proposal to allow handguns to be mailed through the US Postal Service. This hasn’t been allowed since 1927 and the DOJ says yeah that law violates the 2nd Amendment
• Defense Dept Inspector General will not investigate the flyover of Kid Rock’s Pool because Hegseth said it shouldn't be
• For anyone who is behind in child support payments of $100K you’ll be losing your passport. Shortly, that amount will go down to $2500
• In regards to hantavirus that I mentioned this morning, the group researching it had funding cut last year
• Kash Patel is ordering polygraph tests to find out who is leaking info on him
• Marco Rubio unveiled new sanctions against Cuba
• Pope Leo gifted Marco Rubio a pen made from an olive tree, the plant of peace. Rubio gifted him a crystal football

Kitchen Briefs - May 7, 2026 AM

• A Federal Judge ordered the unsealing of Epstein’s alleged suicide note yesterday
• US Treasury Dept has issued new sanctions on Iraqi individuals and companies who they claim have ties to Iran backed entities
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon while Hezbollah says they hit an Israeli bulldozer with a drone
• Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo while Trump claims the Pope is endangering a lot of Catholics
• Trump is wanting to paint the Eisenhower building white. The National Capital Planning Commission is reviewing his proposal today
• Trump posted an AI image of a sleeping President Biden in the oval office surrounded by Obama, Hillary Clinton and had Hunter
• MAGA advice on hanatavirus
• James Murdoch is trying to buy Vox Media and New York magazine for $300M
• Karoline Leavitt has announced the birth of her baby girl
• Check out my podcast Beyond the Campaign because on today’s episode I got to interview my friend V of Under The Desk News

Kitchen Briefs - May 6, 2026 PM

• Trump claims he had some very good talks with Iran and yet a US fighter jet shot out the rudder of an Iranian oil tanker today
• Israel is bombing Beirut’s southern suburb
• Trump said his autocorrect kept changing Melania to Melody and the military fixed it for him
• A massive crude oil short position worth roughly $920 million was reportedly placed about 70 minutes before Axios published a report suggesting the U.S. and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict giving that individual a $125M profit
• Dir of Economic Council Kevin Hassett argued that consumer spending remains strong despite rising fuel costs, saying, “Credit card spending is through the roof. They're spending more on gasoline, but they're spending more on everything else too.”
• RFK Jr has cleared the path for minors to use tanning beds.
• OpenAI board member said Elon offered her his sperm donations while she was advising OpenAI
• Pope Leo surprise video called 13 priests in Southern Lebanon to comfort them.
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Kitchen Briefs - May 6, 2026 AM

• Project Freedom has been paused due to the great progress made in the Strait. Probably the best ever but Trump said if an agreement isn’t reached, the US will start "bombing Iran at a much higher level and intensity"
• Oil prices have dropped and stocks rose this morning
• According to the Washington Post, satellite images reveal Iranian attacks caused significantly more damage to US military infrastructure than the Trump administration has admitted
• Israel has killed at least 7 more in southern Lebanon
• The FBI is currently raiding the offices of Virginia Democratic Senator Louise Lucas who led redistricting changes
• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is going on Day 2 of closed door questioning with the House Oversight Committee over his relationship with Epstein
• A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit against DHS alleging they used an improper customs summons to obtain private data from Google following his online criticisms of our Trump
• DHS is ending their rapid training for ICE agents
• Trump took to social media to talk about his ballroom again
• Did you catch the CA Gubernatorial Debate on CNN last night? Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called out Sheriff Chad Bianco for being an oath keeper and he admitted it proudly.
• Ted Turner has passed away at the age of 87. He launched CNN, the first 24 hour news channel in 1980

Kitchen Briefs - May 5, 2026 PM

• Russian attacks have killed 26 in Ukraine
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio played his hand today as Press Secretary
• A Newsmax reporter today asked Hegseth and Jt Chiefs of Staff Caine when Trump decided to capitulate on his promise to the Iranian people that they would have control of their government
• Iran is saying their attacks on the UAE were actually aimed for the US
• The East Potomac Links Golf Course has tested positive for lead, Chromium PCBs and Petroleum byproducts
• Trump has restored the Presidential Fitness tests for schools
• GameStop is making a bid of $56B to buy eBay hoping to rival Amazon
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Kitchen Briefs - May 5, 2026 AM

• Israel is extending the detention of 2 activists they took from the Gaza bound mutual aid flotilla boat until at least May 10th. They are from Spain and Brazil
• The UAE says it has intercepted 15 missiles and 4 drones from Iran
• Israel continues its attack on Lebanon and launched raids on two more towns. Since the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 834 Palestinians
• Hegseth says the US has created a security dome for ships in the Strait
• Iran has allegedly attacked the US 10 times since the ceasefire but Hegseth that’s not enough to restart combat
• Trump says the war in Iran will probably last another 2 weeks, maybe 3 but time is not of the essence
• House Dems are suggesting Israel has a nuclear program
• Supreme Court allowed its recent Voting Rights Act of 1965 ruling to take effect immediately, bypassing the standard 32-day waiting period for Louisiana to redraw congressional maps
• The House Republicans put forth newest bill to fund $1B for the ballroom and $70B to ICE as a reconciliation bill which only needs 51 votes to pass
• At least $300K of tax dollars funded settling sexual harassment claims against 6 former Congresspeople or their offices
• Trump is trying to persuade Sen Fetterman to flipping sides
• Trump said he might do a 3rd term and leave office in 8 or 9 years
• Marjorie Taylor Greene is claiming Trump told her he has friends who would be harmed if the Epstein files were released and also threatened to harm her son if she was disloyal
• Trump is sending Marco Rubio to Italy to try to smooth things over with Pope Leo after now calling him weak
• The Department of Education has opened an investigation into the all-women's Smith College for allowing Trans-women in
• The VA conducted investigations into employees who attended the vigil for Alex Pretti
• Instagram will end it’s end-to-end encryption of messages on May 8th meaning they can see everything
• Find Out Media has just launched a new social media app called Find Out Social
• Last night at the Met Gala Bad Bunny showed up looking the way we all feel…like we’ve aged 50 years
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Kitchen Briefs - May 4, 2026 PM

• This is the 100th Kitchen Brief!!!!
• Trump is hitting social media early today sharing posts about how his ballroom is necessary, AI images of how he’s a leader because he doesn’t kneel or bow and claims he’s made the US $45B with his intel investment
• There’s a new documentary called Everyone Is Lying To You About Money by Ben McKenzie
• Hegseth will be holding a press conference since the ceasefire is in jeopardy
• Chevron CEO says physical shortages of oil supply around the world are about to appear
• The US claims it has sunk 6 or 7 small Iranian boats while Iran says no. Trump responded with they better hope the ceasefire sticks or he’ll blow Iran off the face of the Earth
• Elon Musk has settled his SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures for $1.5M instead of the original $150M and without admitting wrongdoing
• Rudy Guiliani has pneumonia
• In regards to the East Potomac Links Golf course,Democracy Forward filed a suit last night to halt it
• The judge in the case of alleged White House Correspondent’s Dinner Cole Allen asked why the jail put him on suicide watch and they claimed because his manifesto said he didn’t think he’d get out of that night alive and apologized to him for the conditions
• The guy who invented the Roomba now has plans to invent an AI powered pet robot

Kitchen Briefs - May 4, 2026 AM

• Project Freedom is what Trump is calling a naval mission guiding stranded ships out of the Strait. Iran says this is a breach of the ceasefire and claim two missiles hit a US frigate which is a warship. The US denies that.
• The UAE is responding to Iranian drone attacks and are reporting a fire at an oil facility
• Israeli strikes have struck 6 new Lebanese towns and 6 medics have been injured
• Oil prices are climbing
• Italy has opened an investigation into the treatment of the Gaza activists taken from the mutual aid boat
• The Supreme Court has temporarily restored mail access to the abortion pill
• Former Mayor of New York Rudy Guiliani is reportedly in critical condition in a Florida hospital
• Yesterday, Trump had a dentist appointment in Florida despite the White House having an in house dentist
• Trump took to his social media account again saying Rep Hakeem Jeffries is Low IQ and called for his impeachment for criticizing the Supreme Court and then referred to his perfect phone call that led to his own impeachment
• Trump is planning on doing an overhaul of the East Potomac Golf Links to help beautify DC