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Succinct and on point
Asked Sen. Ossoff about Trump’s nickname for him (OssJerkoff) His answer: “The president is humiliated globally by this failed war. He’s an increasingly unstable lame duck and a national disgrace”
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Trump is sacrificing our long-term national security for his short-term political survival and any news coverage framing this otherwise should be ignored.
The Iran peace agreement, as delivered by a senior administration offical today: 1 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war are signing this MOU to declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon and other provisions of this paragraph. 2 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran undertake to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to refrain from interfering in each other’s internal affairs. 3 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran commit to negotiating and achieving the final deal in maximum 60 days, extendable with mutual consent. 4 — immediately upon the signing of this MOU, the United States of America will begin the removal of its naval blockade and any disturbances or impediments against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and will fully end the naval blockade within 30 days. During this period, the traffic of vessels will be in proportion to the numbers of pre-war traffic being restored by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America further undertakes to remove its forces from the proximity of the Islamic Republic of Iran within 30 days after the final deal. 5 — Upon the signing of this MOU, the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge, for 60 days only, from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa. The traffic of commercial vessels will immediately start, and considering the need for removing the technical and military obstacles and demining by the Islamic Republic of Iran will be instated within 30 days. The Islamic Republic of Iran will conduct dialog with the Sultanate of Oman to define the future administration and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in line with the applicable international law and the sovereign rights of coastal states of the Strait of Hormuz. 6 — The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least USD 300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The mechanism for the implementation of this plan will be finalized as part of a final deal within 60 days. All required licenses, waivers, and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be granted by the United States of America. 7 — The United States of America undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the United Nations Security Council resolutions, IAEA Board of Governors resolutions, all unilateral US sanctions, primary and secondary in an agreed upon schedule as part of the final deal. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned, and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them. 8 — The Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed to resolve the disposition of stockpile enriched material pursuant to a mechanism that will be mutually agreed upon in accordance with the schedule mentioned in paragraph seven with the minimum methodology to be down blended on site under the supervision of the IAEA. The two parties also agreed to discuss the issue of enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear needs, based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal. The final deal will confirm the provisions of this paragraph and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above missions. They express their intention to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them. 9 — Pending the final deal, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran agree to maintain the status quo. The Islamic Republic of Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program, and the United States of America will not impose any new sanctions and will not deploy additional forces in the region. 10 — The United States of America undertakes that immediately upon the signing of this MOU and until the termination of sanctions, US Department of Treasury will issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, transportation, etc. 11 — The United States of America undertakes to make fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran upon the implementation of this MOU. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will mutually agree on the procedures related to the release of these funds during negotiations. Such funds, whether obtaining the original account or transfer, shall be made fully usable for payment to any ultimate beneficiary designed by the Central Bank, excuse me, ultimate beneficiary designated by the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United States of America undertakes to issue all necessary licenses and authorizations accordingly. 12 — The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran agree that an executive mechanism will be established to monitor the successful implementation of this MOU and the future compliance of the final deal. 13 — After signing this MOU, and subject to the beginning of the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of this MOU, and the continuing implementation of these measures, the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will start negotiations regarding the final deal exclusively on the other paragraphs. 14 — The final deal will be endorsed by a binding UNSC resolution.
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HUGE: I just led an “SOS” call on the Senate floor—Save Ocean Sensors—with Senator Lisa Murkowski! The Senate unanimously passed our bipartisan bill to protect the Ocean Observatories Initiative—critical sensors that are essential for managing our fisheries, forecasting weather, and understanding climate change.
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This is why we get nowhere with either side. Post and block. end of convo. These people refuse to discuss
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The only consequence should be more charges.
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absolutely agree. police brutality would cease overnight if qualified immunity were rescinded. the bullies know that they can literally get away with murder & if the department is sued, the municipality/ taxpayers pay for the enormous settlement.
Replying to @AttorneyCrump
End qualified immunity for LEO and watch abusive rogue cops stop murdering and assaulting civilians.
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Why don’t these guys stay and rationally argue their point?
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No, Mr. Block and run, by pushing a protest vote and voters suppression that helped elect Trump ensuring the deaths of 10000’s. @SamuelBiagetti How can you halfwits not see that? Y’all can be just as dense and stupid as MAGA
And she helped insure that came to happen.
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Like Maga, there is no way to have a reasonable discussion with these people
She is complicit.
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And to be Russia apologists
People going after Kamala Harris regarding Gaza, are the same people who continue to ignore Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Kurds, Uyghurs, etc and say... But my tax dollars! Minorities tax dollars are used daily to harm our communities, but y'all turn a blind eye to that.
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Exactly. Tell the truth. The voters failed America. Not Joe Biden. Not Kamala Harris. Not anyone else. They had an effective president with a moral compass, a steady hand, and a real record of results. And they chose a man historians rank among the worst presidents in American history, a corrupt, deranged mobster with no morality, no decency, and no respect for democracy. Stop sanitizing it. The country was given a choice. Enough voters chose chaos.
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I remember when creeps like this wouldn’t even get a sniff of the WH
Jeffrey Epstein was obsessed with trying to take down Trump before suicide, report says trib.al/Njsa4Fp
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I never want to hear from Jimmi again
James Carville on Kamala Harris. "I don't feel sorry for her. She had an uncontested run at the presidency. But no one wants to go back to 2024. I mean exit stage left, stage right. Just exit." Wow. Just wow.
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Every time I see a drone strike on Russian soldiers hiding from Ukrainian drones and think about our 2A people I just have to laugh.
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Can ya dig it?
During its series finale, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert cheekily featured Peanuts music without securing prior clearance. CBS ended up paying an “undisclosed amount” to Lee Mendelson Film Productions for the licensing fee, which then chose to donate the entire sum to World Central Kitchen. consequence.net/2026/06/late…
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Wood thrush is so talkative this evening. Like every evening, I guess. What a voice! Of course, Carolina wren is even smaller and sings the body electric like nobody’s business!
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Live look in on Damien Thorn
BELOW: The face you make when you'd rather be home throwing buckets of ice water on the girls chained in your basement.
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Israeli Jewish population statistics: ~45% are descended from Middle East/North Africa ~44% Ashkenazi ~8% mixed heritage ~4% Ethiopian Mizrahi &/or Sephardi Israeli Jews are not pretending to have roots from MENA. Those roots exist.
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This “deal” stinks to high heaven! CBS fired Colbert put the unqualified Bari Weiss in charge of 60 minutes to kill it all to gain favor with the Trump admin to push this deal through and now have more control over the media to run in his favor. This is some dictator 💩
The Justice Department has approved the $111 billion mega-merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. "This has been one of the most shallow and corrupt merger review processes we've ever seen, and it has been marked by Paramount … wooing and capitulating to the Trump administration at every turn," says Craig Aaron, co-CEO of the media advocacy group Free Press.
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