John Wesley Shipp

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

Happy Father’s Day, Dad! Thank you for ethics, values and role-modeling for me our responsibility to take action advocating for those who are vulnerable in society, and resisting those who would harm others for personal power and profit.

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

“North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis says he doesn't know why Trump is holding the housing bill ‘hostage’ for the voting bill that ‘will never pass in this Congress.’”

Trump holds tense meeting with Senate Republicans after calling off bill signing https://t.co/06U2jDO8nb

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@atrupar Stupid

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

NEW: A federal judge appointed by George W. Bush has thrown out Justice Department subpoenas targeting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his allies, calling them an abusive and retaliatory effort to punish Walz for refusing to assist Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was “no doubt” the subpoenas were issued to damage Walz, writing: “Initiating a criminal investigation in order to harass political opponents or to coerce them into taking official action — particularly official action that the federal government cannot directly require those political opponents to take — is a blatantly unlawful and unethical use the grand-jury process.”

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@RpsAgainstTrump 🙌🏼🇺🇸

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

Upcoming in July 🙏🏼♥️⚡️

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@Acyn

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@aveiestweets @ansonmount Happy Birthday, child 🥳😉

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

🙌🏼 DO IT❗️Can’t wait

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

YES: Jimmy Kimmel is taking the summer off, and he picked the one person guaranteed to drive Donald Trump insane to sit in his chair.

Kimmel wasn't subtle about why he picked her. "As a special treat for our commander in chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O'Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming," he said.

"You're welcome, and all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don't do anything stupid while I'm gone."

Kimmel announced he's stepping away from his show for two months starting in July. His replacement of choice? The comedian Trump has spent literal decades attacking. That includes last summer, when he posted that he was "giving serious consideration" to revoking her citizenship and calling her a "Threat to Humanity" after she moved to Ireland following his election.

She didn't take it quietly. She's been clapping back ever since.

This is also the same show Trump's FCC chair threatened to pull off the air entirely last year. Disney caved for a week. Kimmel came back anyway.

Now he's leaving for the summer and putting Trump's least favorite person in the chair.

[Scott Dworkin @funder]

🚨 DEMAND A BACKBONE FROM CONGRESS! 🚨 Standing by while Trump illegally wipes out the US Forest Service is completely unacceptable. Click here to send an urgent demand for action: 👉 https://t.co/V9HjOIeFGQ

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

Iran won and Trump surrendered.
Moscow is burning and Ukraine will win.
Treasonous Tulsi is out.
Trumps name is off the Kennedy Center.
The Reflecting Pool is green.
Donald Trump is riddled with dementia and is rotting before our eyes.
MAGA is in a civil war.

Happy Friday!

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@MarkWarner ‼️🚨

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

What we're witnessing is an extraordinary display of dysfunction from a president who seems determined to turn America's national security into a political bargaining chip. Over the past two weeks, President Trump has careened from one personnel decision and political demand to the next – first installing Bill Pulte, then nominating Jay Clayton, then demanding unrelated legislation be attached to FISA reauthorization, and now threatening to derail both the confirmation process and a bipartisan reauthorization effort. At every turn, the president has injected more uncertainty into a process that should be focused on one thing: keeping the American people safe.

National security cannot be governed by social media post. The president's latest intervention only underscores a simple reality: the biggest obstacle to resolving these issues has not been Senate Democrats or Senate Republicans. It has been the chaos and confusion coming from the White House itself.

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

Surprise, surprise – the corrupt sweetheart deal for one of Trump’s buddies ended in disaster.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

We can literally throw $14 million dollars away in a vanity project anyone with a brain could have predicted would go this way, but we can’t fund pediatric cancer research.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

We’re about to spend $300,000,000,000 rebuilding Iran after spending $80,000,000,000 destroying it, while telling Americans on Medicaid to take a hike.

America First.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

BREAKING: The US has released the full 14-point memorandum with Iran. It outlines sweeping commitments that would fundamentally reshape U.S. policy toward Iran, including sanctions relief, the release of frozen assets, a $300 billion reconstruction commitment, changes to U.S. military deployments, and a framework for broader negotiations.

The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have jointly agreed in good faith on [ __ date] on the following:

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, and 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 stockpiled 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. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran acknowledge the critical importance of the nuclear issues above mentioned. 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 retained in the original account or transferred, shall be made fully usable for payment to any 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.

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

@PattyShulmister @Rep_Stansbury @DevyDegaimer

[John Wesley Shipp @JohnWesleyShipp]

‼️“In a nutshell…they got played. And American service members and thousands of civilians paid the price.”

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

So…Basically they took the U.S. to war, got thousands of civilians killed, spent billions of taxpayer dollars, got U.S. service members killed and injured, our bases destroyed—and ended up agreeing to terms that embolden the regime they claimed they were going to take out, allowing Iran to maintain its nuclear program, and weakening U.S. military and diplomatic standing.

In a nutshell…they got played. And American service members and thousands of civilians paid the price.

https://t.co/NiEqPqxHLN

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

This agreement is far worse than I expected. To reopen the strait— a strait that was open before the war— we and our partners are transferring billions to the autocrats. We get nothing else— no elimination of enriched uranium, missiles, or terrorist support. And to add one final gift, we agree to not help the Iranian people pursue their democratic aspirations. Just incredible.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

This Iran deal is a farce. A deal that works out the details on nuclear capabilities later is not a deal.