Kitchen Briefs - June 25, 2026 AM

• 2 powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela yesterday killing at least 164 people, injuring 1,000 and at least 11,000 are missing. These were the strongest earthquakes for the region in over a century
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon, today they burned down houses after warning residents yesterday to evacuate their village
• Iran’s top negotiator denies that unfrozen assets will be used to buy US agriculture
• The Supreme Court has ruled that Trump can end temporary deportation protections for people from Haiti and Syria and cleared the way to restart Trump’s controversial asylum policy
• Last night they held another vote and voted down the war powers resolution
• The National Park Service quietly suspended dive team operations in mid-May ending their ability to recover drowning victims due to Trump’s cuts
• The DOJ has issued a warning to California and given us until June 30th to reach a voluntary resolution on the Glock ban
• Los Angeles Unified School District approved one of the strictest screentime ban in the classroo

Kitchen Briefs - June 24, 2026 PM

• Trump met with GOP senators for lunch
• The Justice Department has announced arrests in a sophisticated drone network used to deliver meth, phones and weapons to prisons
• A federal judge has permanently barred Trump from implementing his executive order which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote
• The Justice Department released a memo this week that quietly calls into question decades of civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities
• V of Under The Desk news just reported that the head of the United States postal service David Steiner who is also on the board of FedEx says USPS won’t deliver mail ballots if states don’t give Trump admin voter rolls
• Temperatures continue to be unbearable in France where hitting record highs since they started being recorded in 1947
• Scotts Miracle Grow has pledged $1M to restore the south lawn after the UFC games
• I neglected to mention on Monday that Scary Mommy founder Jill Smokler died at the age of 48 from brain cancer
• The northern California town of Willits had their largest earthquake this morning since 1940 at 5.6

Kitchen Briefs - June 24, 2026 AM

• Today is the 4 year anniversary of the Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v Wade and stripped women of their right to access an abortion
• Israel has reduced their attacks on Lebanon but are still attacking. Today a 29 year old Palestinian man was shot and at least 2 people have been killed in drone attacks in southern Lebanon
• Additional drone strikes in Gaza have killed 2 more including a 12 year old child
• CBS has confirmed that in regards to injuries to our military from the Kuwait drone strike, they were more serious than the Army and administration claimed
• Trump says that Iran promised no tolls in the Strait and if that’s false, negotiations will end immediately
• Trump is having the DOJ open an investigation into major oil companies for price gouging
• Gen. Chris Donahue, one of the Army’s most decorated combat commanders and the last American service member to leave Afghanistan has decided to retire
• Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has already removed 51 people, firing 6 of them
• Former Pardon Attorney for the DOJ Liz Oyer discovered a new policy that was quietly put in place in which attorney general Todd Blanche can place federal inmates into whatever prison he wants
• Yesterday I shared that the Senate passed a bi-partisan bill to reduce housing costs and today the President who is certainly not for the people has refused to sign it
• A fence has gone up around the reflecting pool
• Camp Mystic in Texas has filed for bankruptcy after the catastrophic floods last year killed 28 people
• The Department of Education says if you set up autopay for your student loans, they’ll cut your interest rate by 1% until 2028
• What’s on the rise in the US? Tetanus
• Today kicks off the 16 day Trump Rally that is supposed to be known as America’s 250th birthday

Kitchen Briefs - June 23, 2026 PM

• The Senate has just passed the War Powers Resolution 50-48 for the first time which requires Trump seek congressional approval before resuming hostilities with Iran
• Trump said he thinks it would be a good idea to run for a third term. He also said we’ve had 47 years worth of presidents
• Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug, Triple G, has reportedly been given to a 79 year old patient under the FDA’s compassion program after he showed unusual interest in it. Speculation is that Trump is using it
• Karoline Leavitt is back from maternity leave
• The EU today hosted Taliban officials for the first time to discuss dignified returns for Afghans in Europe
• Kash Patel’s girlfriend will be performing at Freedom 250
• Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first soccer player to score in six World Cups
• FIFA announced that Trump will be handing out the World Cup trophy

Kitchen Briefs - June 23, 2026 AM

• A fifth round of talks between Lebanon and Israel have begun in DC
• Trump is insisting there is no further blockade in the Strait and that Iran has agreed to inspections while Iran says they have no plans for international inspections
• Israel’s far-right national security minister said today that Israel is capable of defying Trump and there should not be a ceasefire in Lebanon
• Israeli forces opened fire on citizens in Lebanon with assault weapons killing 2 more
• An independent UN inquiry has concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children
• The F-15 pilot who was shot down in Iran is claiming to have seen multiple Iranian drones moving together in a jellyfish like formation
• It has come to light that Israel smuggled Starlink systems into Iran to help protestors coordinate
• The Senate has passed the ROAD to Housing Act to lower housing costs and restrict Wall Street from buying homes
• 40 people have drowned in heat-related deaths in France since last Thursday
• Last night in Chico, California, an 18 year old gunman open fired at the library killing 2 and injuring a child
• A new ransom note from the possible kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie claims she died after her abduction
• The Supreme Court has ruled against a Rastafarian man who sued Louisiana prison officials for cutting off his dreadlocks which were a part of his Rastafari religious beliefs
• The National Guard and US Park Police are now patrolling the reflecting pool
• Tucker Carlson says he no longer supports the Republican Party but he also won’t support the Democratic party

Kitchen Briefs - June 22, 2026 PM

• Although it seems progress has been made in negotiation talks with Iran, Trump is still saying "I will do what I have to do" while Iran says "we do not trust the enemy"
• Vance says Iran will allow nuclear inspectors from the US back into the country
• The death toll in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks is now at 4,175
• A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used
• A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other state officials
• ABC has launched an on-air campaign urging viewers to file public comments with the FCC regarding investigations into the talk show The View
• Trump threatened to expand his $15B lawsuit against the New York Times calling their coverage of the War in Iran treasonous
• The House Energy and Commerce Committee agreed today on a bipartisan bill called The Kids Online Safety Act
• Music mogul Clive Davis who worked with Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd and more has died at the age of 94
• Lionel Messi has made history as the World Cup’s all time top scorer

Kitchen Briefs - June 22, 2026 AM

• Talks have concluded in Switzerland where Vance said progress has been made despite a little bit of threats and a little bit of whining
• Oil prices dropped
• US Treasury Secretary Bessent issued a general license for Iran that authorizes the production, delivery and sale of crude oil through August 21 and Iran is opening the Strait again
• And yes, the rest of the A-team is in Switzerland, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joined JD Vance
• Israel continues their strikes and have killed 3 more Palestinians and injured 11 others in Gaza
• Ukraine is intensifying its attacks on Russia with recent drone attacks that disrupted the Moscow airport. Russia continues to attack Ukrainian citizens
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned
• Protests continue in Albania over the proposed development by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
• Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chair has died at the age of 100 due to complications of Parkinson’s disease
• Tornadoes have killed 3 in the Midwest
• Due to extreme heat in France, public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports have been restricted
• The Washington Post has just published a year long investigation into Tulsi Gabbard and how she was receiving political directives from her guru, the leader of the Science of Identity Foundation
• Trump says the reflecting pool might need to be drained again
• Chevron and Microsoft have signed a 20 year power deal for a Texas Data Center
• An AP investigation has found that the DEA allowed fentanyl shipments in New Mexico while they went after larger cases between 2023 and 2025

Kitchen Briefs - June 20, 2026

• Israeli strikes killed at least 32 in Lebanon and Iran said that’s enough and closed the Strait. Israel has also struck Gaza killing at least 10 people including a cameraman for Al Jazeera when it targeted a house in a refugee camp
• Trump is doubling down on his claims that Italy’s Meloni begged him for a photo
• The US will no longer fund HIV programs in South Africa after alleging the white minority is not protected
• The reflecting pool now has strips of paint peeling off already
• 3 hikers in the Grand Canyon have died from apparent heat related illnesses as temperatures exceed 109 degrees
• At least 12 people were shot in the south side of Chicago
• The Boeing 747-8 gifted to the the US by Qatar has been unveiled as the new Air Force One

Kitchen Briefs - June 19, 2026

• Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and ensure freedom from slavery…2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed!
• Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to renew their ceasefire and a half hour later Israel has struck southern Lebanon 12 times
• Trump doesn’t like that everyone is critical of his agreement with Iran so he’s ranting on Lies Social
• The Pentagon is saying they need $80B to cover the cost of the War in Iran
• Iran is also taking full control of the Strait of Hormuz and says it’s free during the 60 day negotiation period but could then change
• A meeting planned for today between the US and Iran has been postponed because of fighting in Lebanon
• Trump is being put in his place by Italy. He said in an interview that Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni had begged him for a photo and he felt sorry for her, so he said yes
• The DOJ doesn’t have much to do so they’ve opened an investigation into the MLB saying they can’t force employees to wear uniforms that go against their religious beliefs
• DHS is looking to sell or transfer 7 warehouses originally bought to be ICE Detention Centers for $700M
• In regards to the Wired article the other day that released over 200 names…they’re saying the names aren’t actually members, just people who passed through Dialog’s orbit such as speakers or whatnot
• Only one brief today. Go watch Obama videos!

Kitchen Briefs - June 18, 2026 PM

• 8 Muslim-majority countries are blaming Israel for arson attacks on West Bank mosques
• The start of the 60 day negotiation period is today
• Israel and the US held negotiations today to maintain their military deployment in southern Lebanon
• The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on some Lebanese officials for allegedly aiding Hammas
• The White House Office of Management and Budget quietly redirected $352M from a specialized Secret Service fund to an account designated for White House Security Measures
• The Obama Presidential Centre opened today reminding us all of what America used to be and can still go back to, good humans and tan suits