An Appeal To Pragmatism
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β€˜One key difference between this agreement and others is that it comes after months of bombing and a blockade that was impenetrable. And we will be prepared to recommence if Iran does not do what it says it's going to do; the War Department is here to start up again. We are the big stick behind the negotiations, which did not exist under Obama.

We have put military operations in place to set the conditions, such as Trump killing Soleimani, Operation Midnight Hammer, Epic Fury, the Blockade and Project Freedom which moved hundreds of millions of barrels of oil.’

SecWar Hegseth addresses the Iran deal and how it will be enforced by the Trump admin, saying we have the capability to reimpose a blockade and bomb harder at will if that becomes necessary, dispelling incorrect comparison to the JCPOA.
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"It's a misrepresentation of the MOU ... the idea that [Iran will] get benefits before they change their behavior is fundamentally a talking point that is issued by people who want the conflict to continue indefinitely despite the fact that that's not good for the American people."

VP JD Vance addresses the misinfo surrounding the Iran deal, much of which comes from foreign influences.
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VP Vance tells Israel to be grateful and mindful of their tone toward America:

"Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time.


If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."
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β€œThe simple fact is that the only way the Iranians get any of those resources β€” not a single penny, by the way, from the U.S., under any circumstances β€” is if they comply fully and change their behavior.”

I consider this a positive platform for our relationship with the Middle East and a good early outcome of the Iran excursion.

The MOU in effect 1) tells the region to act right or face American might; 2) shows we can work with anyone without contradicting our core interests.

Most importantly, if it doesn't work we'll just bomb & blockade harder. This is perfectly consistent with Peace Through Strength and the 'Deal or Destroy' strategy we have developed this term, most effectively against Venezuela.
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Keep in mind President Trump is already aware of the risks of the Middle East. Before this term began in January he Truthed a video about Netanyahu wanting us to be in a protracted conflict with Iran, because Israel's interest is to instigate.

The Board of Peace, Gulf agreements and this MOU create outlets away from those endless wars while stuffing the American purse with better tools and investments than we've had in any prior decade. That is the definitive pragmatic approach to such a messy region, and it's profitable. Worst case scenario, we'll just raze it.
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Trump's DOJ continues to escalate its citizenship revocation effort with a target of over 200 filed by October.

This would be more attempts in 1 year than in 20 years combined. 2025, 2026 are already outpacing all admins since the 70s. 'Not enough' but it is normalizing denaturalization, making investigations into migrants explicit domestic policy.
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The White House has cleared a rule to cut duration of status with a 2-4 year limit on foreign students so they can no longer be 'forever students'.

The rule affects F-1, J-1 and I visas β€” work, study, media and journalism β€” which would close a long-term legal migration loophole. This hits Chinese students and Indian 'techies' who convert to H-1Bs, reinforcing the Trump admin's approach to curbing legal immigration with a thousand bureaucratic cuts.
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Trump's fraud crackdown has spread to the state of Massachusetts, kicking off with 15 charged and arrested, 11 being confirmed illegal aliens. More arrests, charges and convictions are coming.
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The Trump Admin has pulled AIDS help money from South Africa for its ongoing neglect and harassment of White people in the country. State Dept vows to defend White South Africans, who have been the only refugees taken under Trump so far, and will apply additional pressure.
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An Appeal To Pragmatism
This would be more attempts in 1 year than in 20 years combined. 2025, 2026 are already outpacing all admins since the 70s
At the current pace the Trump admin is filing 1 decade of denaturalizations in 1 year; the base target of 250 cases filed by October would put us over 2 decades of denaturalizations tried in 2026 alone.

Small the numbers may be, the normalisation is huge for such a rare process. By the time our legal precedent and representation is more secure, and/or Congress is willing to expand authority for revoking citizenship, we can push even higher totals.
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This visual depicts denaturalization lawsuits in federal district courts; Trump again is on top both terms, low as the totals are for now. As with most things Trump is the builder setting foundation for a much greater project.
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Anyone surprised by recent events or Vice President JD Vance's comments should know first term that Trump was constantly frustrated that Benjamin Netanyahu kept evading plans for peace:

β€˜[Palestine's president] wanted to make a deal, he's so nice. We talked about many things. But I talk to Bibi, and I ask him, 'you don't eant to make a deal do you?, and he goes 'Well, uh, uh, uh'. I don't think Bibi ever wanted to make a deal.’

Trump has consistently overridden Israel's intentions in order to defend American interests, because Trump wants good business and a useful Middle East more than anything. I support that. At the same time, Israel is the strongest power of the region and the most liked by American Christians, so it pulls more. Walking that balance involves a lot of back and forth diplomatically; at the end of the day what matters is America's dominance and decisions prevailing.
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Jamaica is looking into taking migrants from America to help us offload our excess and unwanted population. They would join over 30 other countries that have signed up or supported this third-country deportation framework.
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President Trump Truths an article that says Trump has power over Netanyahu's reelection chances, and could encourage regime change in Israel.
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In May, 2026 ICE sent out a record high volume of migrant removal flights, with the previous historic high set in April.

Last month saw multiple countries join the list of third-country deportation destinations and this month the War Dept resumed military removal flights, setting deportations on track for higher heights.
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In early June we saw mega hearings in immigration courts begin. This is putting not only increased pressure on migrants to appear, but harsher expectations on illegals without representation, helping us remove and return foreigners faster. This practice has been observed in Texas, California, NY, Minnesota and more.
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Presidents have had the authority to impose fines on illegals since 1996, yet Trump is the only one to use it.

The Trump Admin has been levying fines of $998 a day against illegals, and in May introduced a rule to increase the penalty certain aliens ordered removed will face. The comment period for that rule ends in June. Beyond fees and fines the Trump admin has ramped up first-ever attempts to seize assets and garnish wages from immigrants of various classes.
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