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		By: TJ		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2818055</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland was raided by the FBI this early Friday morning. Bolton served in the National Security Council under Trump during the Presidents first year. 

The rumor is that this involves possession of classified documents.

Bolton was seen conversing with Agents in the scene, and an FBI vehicle was seen leaving with papers inside, says FNC.

Byron York suggests that this might be a revival of a classified document dispute arising from when Bolton left the NSA and wrote his scathing account of his time there.

Bolton has not been arrested.


“No ons is above the law.” Kash Patel wrote on X.com just as the raid commenced.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John Bolton’s house in Bethesda, Maryland was raided by the FBI this early Friday morning. Bolton served in the National Security Council under Trump during the Presidents first year. </p>
<p>The rumor is that this involves possession of classified documents.</p>
<p>Bolton was seen conversing with Agents in the scene, and an FBI vehicle was seen leaving with papers inside, says FNC.</p>
<p>Byron York suggests that this might be a revival of a classified document dispute arising from when Bolton left the NSA and wrote his scathing account of his time there.</p>
<p>Bolton has not been arrested.</p>
<p>“No ons is above the law.” Kash Patel wrote on X.com just as the raid commenced.</p>
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		By: ST		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2818050</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ST]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#039;IT DOESN&#039;T WORK!&#039;: Virginia GOP candidate for governor sets the record straight on socialism


https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-doesnt-work-virginia-gop-candidate.html]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;IT DOESN&#8217;T WORK!&#8217;: Virginia GOP candidate for governor sets the record straight on socialism</p>
<p><a href="https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-doesnt-work-virginia-gop-candidate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2025/08/it-doesnt-work-virginia-gop-candidate.html</a></p>
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		By: AesopFan		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2818014</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AesopFan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 05:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We often mention that the Democrats project onto Republicans their own intent and actions, but sometimes the connections are not always clear, because of the separation in time or place of the events.

Not so this time; the posts are same-day reports on the same event.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/21/warren-republicans-are-determined-to-break-laws-to-hang-on-to-power/
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Warren added, “We can’t live in a world anymore where we pretend that everybody’s playing by the same set of rules, when it’s very clear that the republicans, who are not supported by the majority of people in this country,&lt;b&gt; that those Republicans are determined to rig every rule they can to break laws, to ignore laws &lt;/b&gt;in order to be able to seize power and to hang on to it. As Democrats, we have a responsibility to fight back and fight back hard. And that’s what I love about what California is doing.”


&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Warren&#039;s praise for Newsom is pretty run-of-the-mill, no surprise she supports him in working to redistrict California to shut out some of the few Republican-safe districts.
But watch how he does it, and then look back at her headline quote.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/gavin-newsom-signs-gerrymandering-bills-california-moves-before-texas/
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation Thursday evening to create new congressional maps designed by the Democrat-dominated legislature to eliminate half of the state’s Republican-held seats.

&lt;b&gt;The so-called “Election Rigging Response Act” consists of bills that were stripped of their existing language, and filled with redistricting language, to evade a state requirement that legislation wait 30 days for approval.&lt;/b&gt;

In doing so, Newsom and the Democrats set aside the state’s nominally independent redistricting commission, which was established by the voters in 2008 (and which is gamed by Democrats anyway).
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Tell me again who is &lt;b&gt; determined to rig every rule they can to break laws, to ignore laws &lt;/b&gt;in order to be able to seize power and to hang on to it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We often mention that the Democrats project onto Republicans their own intent and actions, but sometimes the connections are not always clear, because of the separation in time or place of the events.</p>
<p>Not so this time; the posts are same-day reports on the same event.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/21/warren-republicans-are-determined-to-break-laws-to-hang-on-to-power/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/21/warren-republicans-are-determined-to-break-laws-to-hang-on-to-power/</a></p>
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Warren added, “We can’t live in a world anymore where we pretend that everybody’s playing by the same set of rules, when it’s very clear that the republicans, who are not supported by the majority of people in this country,<b> that those Republicans are determined to rig every rule they can to break laws, to ignore laws </b>in order to be able to seize power and to hang on to it. As Democrats, we have a responsibility to fight back and fight back hard. And that’s what I love about what California is doing.”</p>
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<p>Warren&#8217;s praise for Newsom is pretty run-of-the-mill, no surprise she supports him in working to redistrict California to shut out some of the few Republican-safe districts.<br />
But watch how he does it, and then look back at her headline quote.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/gavin-newsom-signs-gerrymandering-bills-california-moves-before-texas/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/gavin-newsom-signs-gerrymandering-bills-california-moves-before-texas/</a></p>
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation Thursday evening to create new congressional maps designed by the Democrat-dominated legislature to eliminate half of the state’s Republican-held seats.</p>
<p><b>The so-called “Election Rigging Response Act” consists of bills that were stripped of their existing language, and filled with redistricting language, to evade a state requirement that legislation wait 30 days for approval.</b></p>
<p>In doing so, Newsom and the Democrats set aside the state’s nominally independent redistricting commission, which was established by the voters in 2008 (and which is gamed by Democrats anyway).
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<p>Tell me again who is <b> determined to rig every rule they can to break laws, to ignore laws </b>in order to be able to seize power and to hang on to it.</p>
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		By: AesopFan		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2818005</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AesopFan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Update on the Ukraine-Russia agreements: there aren&#039;t any.

https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/21/russia-disavows-every-advance-anyone-thought-was-made-in-alaska-and-dc-meetings-n2193073]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Update on the Ukraine-Russia agreements: there aren&#8217;t any.</p>
<p><a href="https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/21/russia-disavows-every-advance-anyone-thought-was-made-in-alaska-and-dc-meetings-n2193073" rel="nofollow ugc">https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/21/russia-disavows-every-advance-anyone-thought-was-made-in-alaska-and-dc-meetings-n2193073</a></p>
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		By: Chases Eagles		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2817987</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chases Eagles]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A cougar killed a deer in the neighbors driveway last night. Probably was the cougar we saw in our yard a few weeks ago. This is getting spicy. Just 100-200 feet away.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A cougar killed a deer in the neighbors driveway last night. Probably was the cougar we saw in our yard a few weeks ago. This is getting spicy. Just 100-200 feet away.</p>
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		By: Selfy		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2817984</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Selfy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was in the stall in the men&#039;s bathroom in the mall today. I heard a couple people enter and what sounded like a woman&#039;s voice. They went in the two other stalls and one woman finished first and waited by the towel machine.  When I emerged I looked at her and she appeared to be a normal woman. I was shocked and she seemed to be looking at me defiantly, but I just washed my hands.

Then the other one emerged from her stall.  She also looked commonplace, and they went on their way. I found the experience somewhat disturbing.

Later I deduced that the women&#039;s bathroom was closed for cleaning, so they used the men&#039;s bathroom next door, and perhaps didn&#039;t notice me in the stall when they entered. They also may have been Europeans; perhaps they have a different take on bathroom privacy than I do.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was in the stall in the men&#8217;s bathroom in the mall today. I heard a couple people enter and what sounded like a woman&#8217;s voice. They went in the two other stalls and one woman finished first and waited by the towel machine.  When I emerged I looked at her and she appeared to be a normal woman. I was shocked and she seemed to be looking at me defiantly, but I just washed my hands.</p>
<p>Then the other one emerged from her stall.  She also looked commonplace, and they went on their way. I found the experience somewhat disturbing.</p>
<p>Later I deduced that the women&#8217;s bathroom was closed for cleaning, so they used the men&#8217;s bathroom next door, and perhaps didn&#8217;t notice me in the stall when they entered. They also may have been Europeans; perhaps they have a different take on bathroom privacy than I do.</p>
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		By: Art Deco		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2817893</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Art Deco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;She proved she was pretty dim in 2009,&lt;/i&gt;
==
Supposedly, she was put in her place by Gov. Patterson, who was reported to have told her she had to pay her dues if she wanted a seat in Congress.  Don&#039;t know what he actually had to say to her.  Not sure she&#039;s dim, though a law librarian of my acquaintance read a book she wrote with Ellen Alderman and pronounced it &#039;fluffy&#039;.  She passed the New York bar exam on her first attempt, then never practiced law. Her brother required three attempts to pass the bar, but was a working lawyer for four years.   Her son passed the bar in January 2023, which means he must have skipped or failed the examination in July of 2022.  He has yet to land a law job, nor has he set up his own practice.  
==
The future belongs to those who show up for it.  Her grandmother Janet Lee [Married Name] had nine grandchildren, of whom two died in infancy.  The seven survivors have produced seven children between them; the granddaughters have aged out of further child-bearding, two of the grandsons are deceased, and the other two grandsons have reached an age where only someone like James Doohan sires children.  Two of Caroline&#039;s brood are no-accounts; her cousins&#039; kids are between 19 and 26, so the jury&#039;s still out.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>She proved she was pretty dim in 2009,</i><br />
==<br />
Supposedly, she was put in her place by Gov. Patterson, who was reported to have told her she had to pay her dues if she wanted a seat in Congress.  Don&#8217;t know what he actually had to say to her.  Not sure she&#8217;s dim, though a law librarian of my acquaintance read a book she wrote with Ellen Alderman and pronounced it &#8216;fluffy&#8217;.  She passed the New York bar exam on her first attempt, then never practiced law. Her brother required three attempts to pass the bar, but was a working lawyer for four years.   Her son passed the bar in January 2023, which means he must have skipped or failed the examination in July of 2022.  He has yet to land a law job, nor has he set up his own practice.<br />
==<br />
The future belongs to those who show up for it.  Her grandmother Janet Lee [Married Name] had nine grandchildren, of whom two died in infancy.  The seven survivors have produced seven children between them; the granddaughters have aged out of further child-bearding, two of the grandsons are deceased, and the other two grandsons have reached an age where only someone like James Doohan sires children.  Two of Caroline&#8217;s brood are no-accounts; her cousins&#8217; kids are between 19 and 26, so the jury&#8217;s still out.</p>
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		By: Banned Lizard		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2817870</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Banned Lizard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A.I. update on Iran:

&lt;i&gt;Iran is experiencing severe economic turmoil following the 12-day war, with its currency plummeting, a crashing stock market, and soaring inflation. Many businesses have shut down due to the recession, and the overall economic situation is described as grim, with widespread workforce reductions and rising unemployment.&lt;/i&gt;

Pretty much back to normal sans nuke program. Regime change would be merciful, but it&#039;s up to Iranians.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A.I. update on Iran:</p>
<p><i>Iran is experiencing severe economic turmoil following the 12-day war, with its currency plummeting, a crashing stock market, and soaring inflation. Many businesses have shut down due to the recession, and the overall economic situation is described as grim, with widespread workforce reductions and rising unemployment.</i></p>
<p>Pretty much back to normal sans nuke program. Regime change would be merciful, but it&#8217;s up to Iranians.</p>
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		By: Grunt		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/08/21/open-thread-8-21-2025/#comment-2817869</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grunt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Re: the notthebee article above.

Unfortunately, there&#039;s also an element of third-world culture that turns a blind eye to sexual relationships between adults and children.

This may be another factor why the victim and victim&#039;s mother did not want to cooperate with police.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: the notthebee article above.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there&#8217;s also an element of third-world culture that turns a blind eye to sexual relationships between adults and children.</p>
<p>This may be another factor why the victim and victim&#8217;s mother did not want to cooperate with police.</p>
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		By: Miguel cervantes		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel cervantes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[She proved she was pretty dim in 2009, not enough to be sent abroad to represent us

https://notthebee.com/article/watch-a-dc-journalist-discover-in-real-time-what-a-suspected-illegal-immigrant-has-been-accused-of]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She proved she was pretty dim in 2009, not enough to be sent abroad to represent us</p>
<p><a href="https://notthebee.com/article/watch-a-dc-journalist-discover-in-real-time-what-a-suspected-illegal-immigrant-has-been-accused-of" rel="nofollow ugc">https://notthebee.com/article/watch-a-dc-journalist-discover-in-real-time-what-a-suspected-illegal-immigrant-has-been-accused-of</a></p>
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