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Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 PM * Hezbollah is dismissing the ceasefire and striking Israel and have killed at least one Israeli soldier. Trump just said he thinks progress has been made * In the closed door interview with Pam Bondi she said that it wasn’t actually her who oversaw the release of the Epstein files. It’s been Todd Blanche * Todd Blanche went on Katie Miller’s podcast where he claimed there were no security cameras in Epstein's house * Senate Republicans have rejected funding amendments that would have gotten rid of the ballroom fund and the anti-weaponization fund * Good news for Delaney Hall: Governor Sherrill has committed $20M to immigrant legal defense * In an unincorporated part of Gilroy, CA, just south of San Jose, blueprints confirm an ICE facility with detention and processing space is planned and already under construction * I have had a number of messages about HR8800 which is the National Defense Authorization Act. In section 224 of the bill, it proposes establishing a US Israel Tech Partnership * My current read is The Supper Club Saints by Claire Swinarski who will be on an upcoming episode of Read The Damn Book. I also received in the mail this week Happiness Habits by Mandie Brice and Bright Side by Kim Holden who was a guest last week

Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 AM * Yesterday Lebanon and Israel decided on a ceasefire but it was also dependent on Hezbollah. Hezbollah calls the agreement shameless and rejects it * Israeli strikes have killed 4 more Lebanese * Yesterday Congress passed the Iran War Powers Resolution * Trump says he is going to nominate acting attorney general Todd Blanche to be the attorney general * An AP News investigation has found that The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of migrant children from their families, violating a landmark 2023 legal settlement intended to protect those previously separated * Here in CA, votes are still being counted as we expected and Trump is not happy saying "they're trying to steal the election" * Last night at a graduation ceremony at Fairfield High near Sacramento, CA a shooting killed 1 and injured 3 others. No suspect description has been released * RFK Jr is looking into gaining state access to medical records to investigate possible links between vaccines, autism, and chronic illnesses * The Senate begins voting today on funding DHS and ICE. A Vote-A-Rama has started which is a marathon session of debate and amendments * Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump bought an island in Albania for a mere $1.4B

Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 PM * Iran says contact with the US has not been cut off but no progress has been made. Also according to Iran they targeted a US military vessel in the Sea of Oman but CENTCOM says that’s a lie * To help negotiations along, Trump says he called Netanyahu crazy when they spoke * In regards attack of Iran on Kuwait’s airport, Iran is claiming it was the fault of the US and a malfunctioning US patriot missile that was supposed to intercept Iranian missiles. CENTCOM says it was Iran * In unredacted Epstein files it shows Trump flew on Epstein’s plane * Today Trump said he believes a Vance Rubio 2028 ticket would be unbeatable * Trump wants the UFC installation to be permanent * Today Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner whose sexting while marriage scandal has come out * A hostage standoff in Bakersfield, CA has ended with the suspect being killed by the FBI. The suspect held 10 people hostage yesterday in an office building and they were employees of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. The suspect was Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, who was a dishonorably discharged Army veteran with a history of trouble with law enforcement and was a registered sex offender. * Polymarket has cut ties with George Santos and their paid relationship after learning he placed bets against himself attending Trump’s State of The Union.

Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 AM * Iran has attacked Kuwait striking a terminal at the international airport, killing one and wounding dozens of others. Iran says this should serve as a lesson to the US * Trump said we don’t need boots on the ground because the US wiped out Iran’s military * Israel has intercepted two missiles from Lebanon while Israel struck Lebanon and killed 2 more paramedics and a Lebanese soldier. Israel has also killed 3 more in Gaza and wounded 35 in the last 24 hours * The Supreme Court decided yesterday that Alabama can use their GOP friendly map for the midterms and cut a seat held by a Black Democrat * Former Rep George Santos is now under investigation for insider trading on the prediction market platform Kalshi * The Anti Weaponization fund is dead the settlement says the IRS can’t investigate Trump, his businesses or his family * A convicted January 6er has been hired for a counterterrorism job that oversees highly classified military operations * Trump hasn’t been seen in actual public in a week * Costs of revamping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has gone from $1.8M to over $13M * Indiana’s Gov Mike Braun is also celebrating Nuclear Family Month * The Trump administration isn’t just canceling wind projects, they’re also dismantling the ocean monitoring system which will not only harm environmental research but harms the monitor of tsunamis and earthquakes * Some Republican Senators are agreeing that Nat’l Intelligence Director nominee Bill Pulte lacks experience * CBS’s Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes was fired yesterday after speaking the truth

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM * Marco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Any sanction relief would need to include Iran giving up its enriched Uranium * Iranian outlets are saying Iran has stopped talking negotiations but liar liar pants are on fire Trump says talks continue * Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 4 more * The death toll in Ukraine is now up to 22 * House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations * The Trump administration paid $1B to a French company to NOT build offshore wind farms and instead invest in fossil fuel projects. Had the project gone through, it would have powered 1.3M homes and potentially saved ratepayers $10B. * Trump just signed an executive order on the oversight of AI to vet the national security risks up to a month before they go public * On May 15th, a $10M settlement was announced as the result of a 2023 investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital. They were to stop allowing transgender children from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapies along with revoking medical privileges of 3 current doctors and 2 former ones. They have to also create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of potential gender affirming patients * The White House Correspondent’s dinner has been rescheduled for July 24 * Stay tuned for California election updates and a special interview later today