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[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Fun fact: hydrogen peroxide is used as paint remover

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Understanding Trump's Surrender to Iran: A Quick Guide

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: The White House has released the full text of the US-Iran MOU, which confirms full US capitulation to Iranian demands. Iran's top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf in a new interview called this final MOU the ultimate "America's failure."

The 14 key points:

1. Permanent termination of war on all fronts including Lebanon, with US and Iran committing to never initiate military operations against each other and to protect Lebanese sovereignty

2. At least $300 billion in reconstruction and economic development funds for Iran from the US and regional partners

3. Permanent termination of all sanctions including UN Security Council resolutions, IAEA Board resolutions, and all unilateral US primary and secondary sanctions

4. Full release of all Iran's frozen funds and assets, up to $100 billion total, with the Central Bank of Iran designating beneficiaries

5. Iranian sovereign administration over the Strait of Hormuz with only a 60-day free passage waiver, after which Iran begins collecting transit fees from every commercial ship

6. Full removal of US naval blockade within 30 days and withdrawal of all US forces from all US bases around Iran within 30 days after the final deal

7. Iran retains its full enrichment infrastructure with only existing stockpiled material to be down-blended on-site under IAEA supervision, with no new concessions on its existing NPT commitment

8. Iran's missile program and support for Resistance groups are explicitly removed from final deal negotiation scope

9. Mutual recognition of sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs, formally legitimizing the Iranian regime

10. US commits to no new sanctions and no additional forces in the region while Iran maintains its current nuclear program status quo

11. Immediate US Treasury waivers for Iranian crude oil, petroleum products, and all banking, insurance, and transportation services

12. Friday's signing will trigger a 60-day final deal negotiation period, extendable by mutual consent

13. Joint executive mechanism to monitor implementation and final deal compliance

14. The final deal will be endorsed by a binding UN Security Council resolution

Iran via Tasnim has confirmed this is the final MOU, with Ghalibaf adding "everything we sought to achieve through military action was secured several times over at the negotiating table, in a way that cannot even be compared."

[The Speedy Duck @vamospato5]

@HormuzLetter

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The difference between this and the deal Trump tore up is that Iran now gets more money, fewer restrictions, less oversight, and more regional autonomy.

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon, according to a draft copy of the text obtained by CNN. https://t.co/hgK0BaUG3A

[Barry @BarryOnHere]

There have been 60 Super Bowl winning playoff runs by a QB in NFL history. Here is every one of them.

This photo is sorted by the QB's passer rating increase from the regular season to the postseason.

As you might expect, 45 out of 60 times (75.0%), the QB got better and raised their efficiency to help their team win.

Only 15 out of 60 times (25.0%) did the SB winning QB's passer rating get worse in the playoffs. And in those 15 seasons, a certain QB shows up 5 times. But he's not overrated at all.

Enjoy.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Wow. The Trump regime is now effectively telling Americans: don't read the actual agreement.

A U.S. official says the MOU should be viewed as a vague "political document," and says "people shouldn't read too much into the language" when the text is released.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

They are already doing damage control because they likely destroyed the lawn

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump is giving $300 billion to Iran. This could pay for:

— Student debt elimination for 7.6M Americans
— An end to homelessness in America
— Healthcare subsidies for 22M Americans for nearly a decade
— Medicaid coverage for 3.2M Americans for a decade
— Food assistance for 41M Americans for 3 years
— Federal cancer research for 40+ years
— Free school lunch for every kid in America for over 4 years
— Replacing every lead pipe in America
— Free pre-K for every child in America for over 7 years

[CBS News @CBSNews]

President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities in the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president. https://t.co/ZgTlwWOcXW

[✨Lovely✨ @ItsLovelyLaveau]

And yall thought Obama was gonna make the White House “ghetto”…. Look at THIS hoodrat shit

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

MAJOR BREAKING: In a now deleted post by former MMA fighter Daniel Cormier, he posted screenshots of Eric Trump trying to get an insider scoop on whether any of the MMA fights at the White House are rigged so that he could try and illegally make money off of them..

Below is the Direct Messages that Trump allegedly sent Cormier. There is no reason to doubt the legitimacy of these messages.

[𝓔𝓶 ♡ @emkenobi]

The President of the United States is promoting his own crypto coin at a UFC fight being held in front of the White House. That is a real sentence. What are we doing.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The gathering on the National Mall on July 4 is now being called a "TRUMP RALLY." Because any moment that should be for you, America, he has to make about himself.

[Dave Troy @davetroy]

Pride at the White House off to a great start.🏳️‍🌈

[Sarah Ironside 💙 @SarahIronside6]

So glad he’s getting excellent government funded care after spending his entire political career trying to block everyone else from having the same.

[Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦 @PaulRieckhoff]

There’s a lot about this UFC White House event that should not sit well with you.

At the top of the list should be that you can’t watch it unless you subscribe to Paramount+.

It’s not public.

Americans cannot see this event happening at The People’s House without paying a private corporation.

The White House is for sale.

And tonight for the whole world to see.

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

Trump was so desperate to say the deal was done on his birthday he TACO’d & lifted the US Navy blockade immediately in exchange for Iran not attacking Israel …

that let him announce a deal that’s not actually signed till next Friday and claiming HE opened the Strait of Hormuz that’s firmly under Iran’s control.

He got played by the best.