Kitchen Briefs - June 27, 2026

• The US struck Iran’s missile, drone and radar facilities. Iran is responding by targeting US military bases in Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th fleet
• Israel is raiding several towns in the occupied West Bank. Israel also made a drone attack targeting a tent shelter of displaced Palestinians, killing 2 Palestinians, including a young girl
• It’s exam time in Gaza with 37K students needing to walk to internet cafes hoping the internet doesn’t drop so they can continue their education
• Yesterday Gazans held anti-Hamas protests protesting hunger, displacement and deteriorating conditions
• The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released a draft report arguing that the traditional concept of separation of church and state is a legal error and they want it changed
• The Freedom 250 rally is proving to be uber classy with the North Carolina pavilion displaying confederate flags, a MAGA influencer committing lewd acts while livestreaming, power outages that melted ice cream and baptisms
• The Trump administration is looking to restore the 988 crisis line for LGBTQ+ youth and despite The Trevor Project previously handling 1.6M calls which is roughly half of all calls, the administration is looking to exclude them
• The House Oversight committee has served subpoenas to billionaire Leon Black after he refused to answer questions about his relationship with Epstein
• Prediction platform Polymarket is making $1B in revenue
• In Humboldt County, northern California, investigators found a dog rescue business called Miranda’s Rescue to have the remains of over 100 dogs with gunshots, hundreds of collars and microchips
• The White house has announced preparations for the Patriot Games for high school students