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Obama Just Claimed His Iran Deal Worked. Here’s the Proof It Didn’t.

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/17/obama-just-claimed-his-iran-deal-worked-heres-the-proof-it-didnt-n4952961

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Obama took veiled shots at President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, and dared to claim his diplomacy was a smashing success. "There's no dispute that it worked, and we didn't have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz," Obama said.
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In fact, Operation Epic Fury wouldn't have been necessary at all if the JCPOA had delivered what Obama promised. Instead of blocking Iran's path to nuclear weapons, the deal functioned as an act of appeasement that empowered and enriched one of the world's most dangerous regimes.

Let’s go back to before the nuclear deal was even signed. It was such a bad deal that Obama couldn't even get it ratified by the Senate. Even Chuck Schumer opposed it, noting that under Obama’s agreement, Iran “will be able to achieve its dual goals of eliminating sanctions while ultimately retaining its nuclear and non-nuclear power.”
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Obama and his team marketed the JCPOA as a landmark diplomatic achievement. What they actually delivered was a massive financial gift to Tehran. Sanctions were lifted, granting the Iranian regime access to an estimated $150 billion in previously frozen assets. The U.S. also covertly sent the mullahs $1.7 billion in cash. Every major concession in the deal strengthened Iran, giving the regime money and breathing room to develop nuclear weapons, instead of constraining its behavior.

Iran wasted no time making clear it had no intention of honoring even the letter of the agreement, let alone its spirit. Within three months of signing, Tehran test-fired ballistic missiles in open defiance of UN resolutions. German intelligence later reported that Iran continued seeking technology for a military nuclear program after the deal was signed. The IAEA documented repeated violations of material limits.

But, here’s the thing… even Obama conceded that Iran was at least violating the "spirit" of the deal. Even outlets typically sympathetic to Obama couldn't ignore the problems. In 2015, the New York Times reported that Iran had breached its enrichment limits before the deal was even finalized. Inspectors found that while the Obama White House insisted Iran's nuclear program was "frozen," the country's nuclear stockpile actually grew by roughly 20%. Iran was supposed to convert certain nuclear materials for peaceful use; instead, it let its stockpile expand while U.S. officials looked the other way.

Obama's JCPOA was so successful that it delivered its (= Obama's) intent, fully-funding Iran's nuclear weapons effort.
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Virginia’s Attorney For Spotsylvania County Attorney Announces Intent To Defy State’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Gun Ban

https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/16/spotsylvania-county-commonwealth-attorney-g-ryan-mehaffey-announces-intent-defy-virginia-unconstitutional-gun-ban/

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The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Spotsylvania County, Va., said he would not enforce new bans on modern semiautomatic weapons signed by Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

Pro-Second Amendment organizations sued to have the bans struck down as unconstitutional minutes after Spanberger signed the relevant bills into law Thursday evening. Commonwealth’s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey wrote a letter Friday to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris, citing Supreme Court decisions as the basis of his belief that the law couldn’t be “lawfully enforced.”

“The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller [v. United States], and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen,” Mehaffey wrote.

“Moreover, Heller secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15,” Mehaffey continued.

This law is conscious, intentional defiance of USSC rulings. The purpose is to, temporarily, burden, and thereby discourage gun ownership. The lawsuits against it, some of which were filed within minutes of Spanberger signing it, are probably requesting injunctions forbidding enforcing it during the litigation of the lawsuits.
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Politics / Bill Maher Did What No Late Night Comic Dared
« Last post by SVPete on May 18, 2026, 12:25:12 PM »
Bill Maher Did What No Late Night Comic Dared

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/bill-maher-antisemitism-democrats-republicans-culture/?cc

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Bill Maher has watched in horror as antisemitism spiked worldwide following the Oct. 7 terror attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis and captured hundreds more.

It’s even worse than that. Some Democrats and Republicans have either failed to acknowledge the constant harassment, and worse, of Jewish people or promoted it.

Ask Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s popular Jewish Governor. He was incredulously passed over for the VP slot in 2024 by the Democrats, despite leading a must-win swing state.
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(Maher's) May 15 “Real Time with Bill Maher” monologue skewered anti-Israel rage. No punches pulled.

“It’s everyone’s right in a free country to be Antisemitic, but enough with hiding behind Israel, or Zionism or Netanyahu,” Maher said. “[If you think] when it comes to human rights, Israel is the monster country of all time, you either don’t read or you don’t care about your own hypocrisy. Because there are so many worse places.”

“That’s how you know it’s antisemitism. It’s the inconsistency,” he added.

The extreme double-standard is a useful diagnostic.
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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 5/18
« Last post by SVPete on May 18, 2026, 12:20:14 PM »
Politico: 'Smartest Guy In the Political Morgue' Belatedly Realizes Trump's Relevance

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/05/18/politico-smartest-guy-in-the-political-morgue-belatedly-realizes-trumps-relevance-n3815049

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Donald Trump finally got his revenge on Bill Cassidy this weekend. The incumbent Senator tried to survive a primary challenge with Trump pushing voters to give him the boot over Cassidy's impeachment removal vote in January 2021. Instead, Cassidy came in a distant third to Julia Letlow and John Fleming, not even breaking into six figures in vote totals:

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2021, has lost his Republican primary in Louisiana, as two challengers who had aligned with Trump advanced to a runoff.

Rep. Julia Letlow, who had Trump’s endorsement in the race, will face state Treasurer John Fleming in a June 27 primary runoff, NBC News projects.

Cassidy’s loss further cements Trump’s grip on the GOP as the president looks to exact revenge against Republicans who have crossed him in the past. And it also means another Republican who voted to convict Trump during his 2021 impeachment will not be returning to Congress next year.

IMO, since LA voters placed Cassidy third, I would suggest that if there was any "vengeance", it was inflicted by LA voters, not Trump.
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The DUmpster / Re: No First Family Has Ever Behaved This Way...
« Last post by CC27 on May 18, 2026, 11:22:00 AM »
I don’t call him “Briben” for nothing.
Amen
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Use your silly non-existent pronouns. Just don't tell me that I have to use them.

"How would you feel if I called you 'ma'am'?"

Should you be punished by the government if you do?
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The DUmpster / Re: No First Family Has Ever Behaved This Way...
« Last post by ADsOutburst on May 18, 2026, 11:17:34 AM »
Now do the Biden family

I don’t call him “Briben” for nothing.
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The DUmpster / Re: The most annoying thing about being human right now...
« Last post by ADsOutburst on May 18, 2026, 11:15:33 AM »
Yeah, we probably could be doing a lot of things that we aren’t. Unfortunately, human progress is sometimes regulated and taxed out of existence.
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The DUmpster / Re: The most annoying thing about being human right now...
« Last post by DefiantSix on May 18, 2026, 11:08:55 AM »
Saw the title of this thread, and somehow, in that one sentence fragment I knew it wasn't going to be Underground Panther that posted it... :confused:

 :fuelfire:
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The DUmpster / Re: No First Family Has Ever Behaved This Way...
« Last post by SVPete on May 18, 2026, 10:54:28 AM »
There's a reason the AJC has been called by Georgians the "Urinal Constipation".
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