Iran Blinks, Trump Doubles Down, and the Left Keeps Crumbling

From Tehran’s surrender talks to MAGA’s deportation blitz, the global and domestic order keeps shifting — fast.

Good morning — it’s Tuesday, June 17th, 2025. The wheels of history are moving fast. Iran is now begging for a ceasefire after Israel dismantled its air defenses, Trump is ordering ICE to unleash hell in sanctuary cities, and the Democrats’ “No Kings” circus is collapsing under its own weight. Meanwhile, assassination plots widen as the Minnesota shooter’s hit list grows. The cracks aren’t just showing — they’re splitting wide open.

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THE MULLAHS ARE BEGGING — IRAN WANTS OUT BEFORE IT GETS WORSE

When the missiles started flying, Tehran thought it could bluff its way into power. Now they’re crawling behind the scenes, desperate for a ceasefire.

Iran’s regime is crumbling under the weight of its own arrogance. After days of relentless Israeli airstrikes — precision raids that have crippled Iran’s military command and shredded its air defenses — the Mullahs have quietly begun begging for negotiations. Wall Street Journal reports that Tehran is using Arab intermediaries to plead for a deal, offering to return to nuclear talks in exchange for Washington staying on the sidelines. They’ve even tried passing messages directly to Israel, suggesting “mutual interest” in containing the violence. Translation: they’ve been hit harder than they ever imagined.

The math isn’t complicated. It took just 72 hours for Israel to gain complete control of Iranian airspace. Key missile launchers are offline. Command centers obliterated. And with every passing day, Israel inches closer to fully dismantling what remains of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The Mullahs know they’re staring down the barrel of long-term regime survival.

This matters because:

The globalist establishment always believed Iran could be “managed.” That delusion is collapsing in real time.

Trump’s return to power stripped away the old appeasement games. There are no pallets of cash this time. No backroom deals in Geneva. Just force.

Israel’s campaign shows exactly how you handle rogue regimes — without endless wars, occupations, or nation-building fantasies.

The media will frame these ceasefire pleas as an opening for “peace.” Don’t fall for it. This isn’t peace—it’s panic. Tehran isn’t negotiating from strength; they’re negotiating from fear. The only question now is whether Trump and Netanyahu have the discipline to finish the job or allow the same failed cycle to restart. Because if the Mullahs are allowed to regroup, this war will return in a few years — but with deadlier stakes.

And let’s be clear: this isn’t Iraq. Nobody’s trying to democratize Iran or turn it into a Western client state. The goal is simpler: dismantle the nuclear threat, break the regime’s military spine, and give the Iranian people the breathing room to rise or fall on their own. No boots. No reconstruction. Just consequences.

Bottom line:

Iran lit the match. Now they want the fire department. They deserve neither. The Mullahs finally picked a fight they can’t talk their way out of. And for once, the West might actually let the fight finish.

TRUMP TURNS UP THE HEAT: MASS DEPORTATIONS NOW TARGET DEMOCRAT POWER CENTERS

The MAGA base spoke. Trump listened. And now ICE is about to hit the heart of Democrat territory.

After days of internal backlash over reports of selective pauses on raids in sectors like agriculture and hospitality, President Trump has gone fully operational. On Sunday night, he announced a new directive: ICE will aggressively ramp up deportations — focusing directly on Democrat strongholds like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. These aren’t random cities. They’re the core hubs of the Left’s political machine, where illegal aliens are openly used to expand voting blocs, siphon taxpayer money, and entrench permanent progressive power.

Trump made it clear in his Truth Social order: “ICE Officers are herewith ordered… to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.” That’s not campaign rhetoric. That’s marching orders.

This matters because:

The establishment thought Trump would blink under economic pressure from big agriculture and hospitality. Instead, he’s doubling down where the political cost is highest for Democrats.

The Left has built its modern power structure on imported votes, bloated welfare rolls, and subsidized cheap labor. This crackdown strikes at the root of that entire strategy.

Sanctuary cities are about to become ground zero in the battle for American sovereignty. The political, financial, and social costs for blue states are about to spike.

Democrat-run urban centers have long relied on illegal immigration to reshape demographics, suppress wages for American workers, and turn federal law into a partisan tool. Trump’s move directly threatens that system. And while his administration is reportedly slowing enforcement against some industries to avoid “supply chain disruptions,” the message remains clear: no one in the country illegally is safe from deportation.

The media will howl that this is cruel. Corporations will whine about labor shortages. But for millions of American citizens watching their wages stagnate and their communities transformed without consent, this is long overdue.

Bottom line:

Trump isn’t just enforcing the law — he’s dismantling the shadow economy that keeps the Democrat machine alive. The deportation program is no longer just a border policy. It’s a war on the Left’s political survival.

SHOOTER’S HIT LIST EXPANDS: TARGETS SPANNING MULTIPLE STATES UNCOVERED

The Minnesota political assassinations weren’t just isolated bloodshed — they were part of something far larger.

New reports confirm that alleged shooter Vance Boelter had compiled a hit list reaching far beyond Minnesota, including Democrat lawmakers across Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. U.S. Capitol Police have already notified several members of Congress that their names were found on Boelter’s target sheet, which was recovered from his vehicle after his capture Sunday night. The list includes high-profile names like Michigan’s Reps. Hillary Scholten, Debbie Dingell, Haley Stevens, Shri Thanedar, Rashida Tlaib, and Sen. Elissa Slotkin. Wisconsin’s Mark Pocan was also listed, along with prominent Minnesota Democrats Ilhan Omar, Tina Smith, Angie Craig, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

Why this matters:

Because this wasn’t random violence — it was a calculated escalation against a political class viewed by some as the architects of America’s current unraveling.

Because the growing reach of the hit list suggests that the instability driving political violence is no longer state-based, but nationalized — crossing regional lines and pulling Washington into the heart of the chaos.

Because while the media will rush to cast this as isolated extremism, the underlying rage fueling it reflects the festering breakdown of trust in institutions that have repeatedly failed their citizens.

Boelter’s list reportedly included a separate category for lawmakers tied to “added protections for abortions in MN,” signaling how deeply the cultural and moral fractures have hardened. Minnesota AG Keith Ellison, former Hennepin County DA Mike Freeman, and several other local officials were among those targeted. Some lawmakers, like Scholten, have already canceled public events; others are pressing forward under heightened security.

This is not the old political game of rhetoric and rallies. This is the kind of targeted threat matrix more commonly seen in collapsing states abroad. And every new name that surfaces confirms the scale of the political instability now gripping the United States.

Bottom line:

This isn’t just about one shooter. It’s about a country approaching a breaking point, where political scores are no longer settled at the ballot box — but through crosshairs. And the system isn’t ready for what happens if this keeps spreading.

NO KINGS FIZZLES: AMERICANS TUNE OUT LEFT’S BILLION-DOLLAR MELTDOWN

Despite weeks of hype, corporate backing, and nearly 200 progressive groups behind them, the No Kings protests on June 14 landed with a dull thud.

While organizers claimed 5 million participants across 2,100 rallies, that number still represented less than 1.5% of the U.S. population — meaning over 98% of Americans stayed home, ignored the spectacle, and went on with their lives. Even using the ACLU’s own best spin, No Kings failed to even come close to its stated goal of mobilizing 3.5% of the population — the threshold it claims is necessary to spark political revolution.

Why this matters:

Because the Democratic machine, flush with cash and backed by media megaphones, still can’t ignite its own base — even as Trump pushes the biggest immigration crackdown and foreign policy reset in modern history.

Because the left’s “mass movement” is being artificially propped up by activist dollars, not organic public outrage — and even their most heavily choreographed national day of protest failed to move the needle.

Because the real story isn’t how many showed up, but how few cared. Outside of their activist echo chamber, most Americans see through the theatrics — and the regime knows it.

The ACLU still tried to declare victory, calling the protests the “largest mass mobilization since President Trump’s return to office.” But behind closed doors, Democrats and their donors are worried. Even legacy media outlets are starting to quietly report the obvious: outside of their Twitter feeds and university campuses, progressive momentum is drying up fast.

As Blaze News editor Christopher Bedford put it: “All of these things are intentional provocations in the hopes of setting something off… because they can’t get their own grassroots motivated.”

No Kings leadership is already pivoting to “virtual meetings” and vague promises of future action, hoping to keep the dwindling flame alive.

Bottom line:

The American people have had enough of the manufactured outrage circus. The professional protest class may still be screaming, but the country has moved on. And with Trump’s base energized and the establishment flailing, the political momentum is shifting hard — and fast.

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