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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