Ric Johnston

Blue State Seattleite, Vietnam vet now living in interesting times in Red State Texas. #resist

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Does anyone actually believe this?

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Someone took a box cutter and carved a 350-foot gash through the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's rubber liner, spray painted "8647" along the way, and did it ten days before America's 250th birthday celebration.

7 arrests, 18 police reports, and now Interior Secretary Burgum on Fox promising full prosecution and calling it the equivalent of throwing paint on Lincoln's statue.

The pool is now fenced off ahead of July 4 fireworks. Repairs won't be done in time.

Whatever your politics, slashing a 350-foot gash through a 1922 national monument with a box cutter 2 weeks before the country's 250th anniversary is a genuinely stupid way to make a point and these 7 people are about to find out exactly how seriously the federal government takes it.

Source: Fox News / Writer: Oliver

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

He didn't give up all he possessed. Why do you tell these lies?

[FAN TRUMP ARMY @TRUMP_ARMY_]

The man in this picture gave up all he possessed to protect a nation dear to him. Show your support with a ❤️, if you feel the same!

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

I don't see that we can do anything about it. We don't want to give them $24 billion, or $300 billion, we don't want them to have ballistic missiles, we don't want to eliminate sanctions. But here we are. The Iranians will charge tolls.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

"You can call it a fee. You can call it a toll, call it whatever you want. If you are charging money to use the straits, we won't support it. We won't. We won't tolerate it. We won't allow it."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio firmly shoots down the idea of any tolls or fees being charged on international waterways, warning adversaries to "abandon the fantasy now" because the U.S. will not tolerate it.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Come on, the President isn't going to walk. He has no power over the Iranians anymore. He's bluffed about a hundred times. No one believes him.

[🇺🇸 Edward T. Winslow @EdwardTWinz]

🚨 THE NEXT 7 DAYS. DAY BY DAY. BOOKMARK THIS.

📅 TODAY — June 23
→ Iran claims IAEA inspectors will NOT be allowed under the agreement
→ Trump goes on camera and says: "They're wrong. They know they're wrong."
→ "If they were right, I'd cancel the meetings right now."
→ Switzerland talks still on — but the first real test of who controls the narrative just started

📅 DAYS 1-2 — June 24-25
→ Vance already confirmed inspectors could arrive as early as Monday
→ Either Iran lets them in — or Trump cancels the meetings
→ There is no third option here
→ The regime just publicly contradicted the sitting US president on the terms of their own deal

📅 DAYS 2-3 — June 25-26
→ IAEA inspectors either land in Iran or they don't
→ If they land: Trump wins the narrative war and the deal holds
→ If they don't: Trump said exactly what happens — he walks
→ Iran's enriched uranium stockpile stays in place either way until inspectors verify

📅 DAYS 3-5 — June 26-28
→ Down-blending of enriched uranium under IAEA supervision begins — or stalls
→ Sanctions relief timeline depends entirely on inspector access being confirmed
→ Every day of delay is a day Iran keeps leverage it agreed to surrender
→ Strait of Hormuz transit commitments hang on the same thread

📅 DAYS 5-7 — June 28-30
→ If inspectors are blocked: maximum pressure framework reactivates
→ Oil markets re-price immediately — Hormuz risk premium spikes back
→ Trump's "Nuclear Honesty" demand either has teeth or it doesn't
→ The entire Switzerland framework collapses or holds in this window

7 days. Every step has precedent. Every prediction has math.

The IAEA called Iran's inspection record one of the most contested in its history.

And the worst moment is the one happening right now — where Iran is already trying to rewrite the terms before the ink is dry.

Bookmark this. Come back June 30.

i'm not here to make you comfortable i'm here to make you informed.. follow if you want the real story.

I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

So then Trump gets to do it too?

[Alec Lace @AlecLace]

Scott Jennings is 💯 right.
Obama spent $34 MILLION of tax dollars renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool… and the algae took over anyway.

People called it out immediately.

No media meltdowns. No panic.
Today CNN acts like this never happened.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

You don't really think that is happening, do you?

[Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr]

Happening RIGHT NOW - DC police have started making FELONY ARRESTS after green-haired liberals entered into the reflecting pool and began dumping loads of LIVE ALGAE into it.

They're also intentionally PEELING PAINT from the pool as Antifa anarchists cause chaos on dirt bikes in an attempt to distract #lawenforcement

We're told law enforcement from the area is descending on the pool now.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

How do you know that Trump is "completely in the right?"

Were you there? Do you know what they said?

You're inciting a lunatic.

[Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer]

I love President Trump’s bluntness.

He’s completely in the right about this interaction he had with @GiorgiaMeloni.

Everyone in politics is a user and/or an abuser, and Trump is calling this out on a global stage while restoring the concepts of loyalty and reciprocity back to diplomacy.

It’s all so relatable too…. We all know that type of person in our own lives.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Really? Adults? Queering the deal from the getgo?

[Tironianae 🍊🍊 Z. - Ultra Verbum Vincet @Tironianae]

🚨 BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio just said what nobody else has the guts to say about Iran.

“We’re dealing with radical Shia clerics who make geopolitical decisions based on pure theology. No one has ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran.”

That is reality.

This is not some normal regime you negotiate with over coffee. These are ideological hardliners who see everything through a religious lens.

Rubio made it clear. If negotiations actually change, the whole world will see it.

No illusions. No fantasy diplomacy. Just facts.

Finally, grown adults back in charge of foreign policy.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Trump is illiterate in many languages.

[David Schwartz @DavidSchwartz70]

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump kept his promise to never accept anything less than UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER and unconditionally surrendered to Iran.

Rubio slides him the hard copy of the MOU surrender letter in the Farsi language, and Trump signs it (obviously, he reads it fluently).

Rubio sent it to Iran, where President Masoud Pezeshkian signed it immediately.

And just like that, the blockade was lifted, frozen tens of billions were unlocked, oil money is starting to flow, and a hefty $300 BILLION reconstruction gift is to follow without mentioning anything about curbing Iran’s ballistic missiles or terror proxies.

Discussions on Iran’s uranium enrichment levels and its broader nuclear needs are now kicked to the 60-day negotiation window.

After months of chest-thumping, "the war is going great," and “we’re very far ahead of schedule," he exits the war the exact same way he entered, like a deer in headlights.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Iowa: Regular Unleaded (State Avg): $3.69 per gallon
E85 (Ethanol Blend): ~ $1.85 - $2.00 per gallon
Diesel: ~ $4.80 per gallon

[Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social @TrumpDailyPosts]

🚨BREAKING: Trump just announced oil prices are CRASHING into the $70.00!

Gas already hitting $1.85 in Iowa.

“We’re gonna get around those levels.”

Prices are tumbling thanks to 47!🔥

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

He wasn't impeached for Russian collusion.

[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna]

I will be putting forward a resolution to void the fraudulent impeachment of President Trump during his first term in office.

Russia collusion never happened. This has been proven by evidence released by ODNI Gabbard. It was a terrible lie that tore this country apart, and was plotted by a weaponized intelligence agency under Obama. There is no monetary value that can be assigned to the damage this lie caused. It destroyed families’ relationships with one another, our country’s comradery, and our relationship with another nuclear super power (Russia) that could have resulted in war. Thank goodness the admin has started to restore that relationship, but HISTORY should reflect what actually transpired.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Did YOU pay the price, Senator Scott?

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

50 years ago: Healthcare was about $700 a year for a family of four.

Now: It’s over $25,000.

Cars cost more. Houses cost more. Starting a business costs more. You name it.

Why? Because CONGRESS keeps spending money we don’t have and working families pay the price.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Wasn't this the problem that Trump's tariff Liberation Day was supposed to solve? If he doesn't even solve the problems he was bent out of shape about, what's the point of his presidency?

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

I don't get it. If this were true, why isn't Kampala Harris the president. Leave it to the GOP to say all elections -- even those they win -- are fraudulent. You're preparing us for a coup, aren't you?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Once voting is this fraudulent, they can get whatever outcome they want, making a sham of democracy

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

What do you think Bessent was getting at?

[Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet]

The impact of our failed education system just revealed itself in this congressional hearing, and it shows how incompetent people have become.

Bessent: "Who was the president during World War I?"

Rep. Chu: "I don't know."

This woman is a FEDERAL LEGISLATOR responsible for creating the laws that govern hundreds of millions and she doesn't know something this simple.

Incompetent children, all of them.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

@apinionsvary So what I hear you saying is that the lawn will be ruined for the Fourth of July.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Almost all of this are the expansion joints you're replacing. It's not garbage -- it's part of the pool you've put in a dumpster.

[Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 @Bubblebathgirl]

President Trump is calling it out on Truth Social — and showing the receipts!

He posted an image saying: “This is the CRAP that OBAMA had in the Reflecting “POOL””

After years of neglect and millions wasted under previous administrations, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was filled with garbage, debris, and filth. Now, under Trump, crews are hauling out truckloads of this mess, deep cleaning, repairing leaks, and restoring it to glory — just in time for America’s 250th anniversary!

Finally bringing beauty and pride back to our Nation’s Capital for the American people. No more embarrassment — only excellence. 🇺🇸

What a turnaround!

Aren’t you glad that President Trump is bringing beauty and respect back to our nation’s capital?

(Video: AI)

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Why doesn't she just tell us who they are?

[Teddy - PolyBackTest.com @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Rep. Nancy Mace says she has seen the Epstein client list and warns that the names on it will shock the entire world.

She adds, as a Republican, that the DOJ is protecting those identities.

According to Mace, the list includes both Republicans and Democrats, along with wealthy elites, media figures, people in power, and even current and former prime ministers and presidents.

She says the Epstein case will go down as one of the greatest cover-ups in American history.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Nobody hated Ford. You're making that up, trying to make Trump not so unprecedented.

[Glenn Beck @glennbeck]

Here's what bothers me about all the artists pulling out of The Great American State Fair. Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Milli Vanilli (who knew they were still around) and others claim that they can't play this event because it's too divisive and has caused security concerns.

PLEASE, HELP ME UNDERSTAND. I can't see the people who want to attend a Freedom 250 event causing security threats. Are these threats instead coming from the people who are AGAINST this celebration?

And what part of Freedom 250 is divisive? Please, be specific. I love Martina McBride. What changed that made this event no longer "non-partisan?" I'd like to know because NONE of this should be about politics.

I remember the Bicentennial. Everyone got together, Republicans and Democrats, to celebrate the 200th birthday of our nation. I remember people HATED President Ford and Nixon at the time. But they still showed up to celebrate. They didn’t boycott due to the person in the Oval Office. The celebration was bigger than the president.

Freedom 250 should be exactly the same. No politics. No partisanship. If that's really what it's turning into, I'd like to know exactly how. Until then, it just looks like partisanship and fear of retaliation from their own side when performers drop out.

[Ric Johnston @ricj37]

Nobody hated Ford. You're making that up, trying to make Trump not so unprecented.

[Glenn Beck @glennbeck]

Here's what bothers me about all the artists pulling out of The Great American State Fair. Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Milli Vanilli (who knew they were still around) and others claim that they can't play this event because it's too divisive and has caused security concerns.

PLEASE, HELP ME UNDERSTAND. I can't see the people who want to attend a Freedom 250 event causing security threats. Are these threats instead coming from the people who are AGAINST this celebration?

And what part of Freedom 250 is divisive? Please, be specific. I love Martina McBride. What changed that made this event no longer "non-partisan?" I'd like to know because NONE of this should be about politics.

I remember the Bicentennial. Everyone got together, Republicans and Democrats, to celebrate the 200th birthday of our nation. I remember people HATED President Ford and Nixon at the time. But they still showed up to celebrate. They didn’t boycott due to the person in the Oval Office. The celebration was bigger than the president.

Freedom 250 should be exactly the same. No politics. No partisanship. If that's really what it's turning into, I'd like to know exactly how. Until then, it just looks like partisanship and fear of retaliation from their own side when performers drop out.