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		By: Snow on Pine		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/20/open-thread-5-20-2026/#comment-2852102</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Snow on Pine]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s face it, the Iranians in charge will bob and weave, get close and then pull back, but they will never actually give up their nuclear ambitions, or their nuclear materials.

These things nuclear are really the only major leverage they have and, without them--their military and navy now decimated--they are pretty much a minor power.

Quit playing around.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s face it, the Iranians in charge will bob and weave, get close and then pull back, but they will never actually give up their nuclear ambitions, or their nuclear materials.</p>
<p>These things nuclear are really the only major leverage they have and, without them&#8211;their military and navy now decimated&#8211;they are pretty much a minor power.</p>
<p>Quit playing around.</p>
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		By: Selfy		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It seems to me that one issue, which I presume our Iranian War planners have considered, is how to limit collateral damage to infrastructure, so that the liberated Iranians&#039; country is not trashed more than is necessary. 

I imagine that we are aiming to limit human collateral damage, as well.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems to me that one issue, which I presume our Iranian War planners have considered, is how to limit collateral damage to infrastructure, so that the liberated Iranians&#8217; country is not trashed more than is necessary. </p>
<p>I imagine that we are aiming to limit human collateral damage, as well.</p>
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		By: Bob Wilson		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those of you who speak Spanish, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the Cuban people in Spanish. He speaks well with no accent. Well, a little bit of a Cuban accent to my Mexican Spanish ear. But perfectly understandable. The speech is clear showing the Cuban people how they are being robbed by the gangsters in their government. He says the United States government is going to send them $100 million in aid but to be distributed by a trustworthy agency like the Catholic Church. 

As in Iran, the Cuban people are not armed, and the government has all the weapons. Let’s hope the President and the secretary of state figure out a way to bring down the Cuban government without a lot of bloodshed. 

https://youtu.be/pRH9x_Wxb74?si=1q9iA40NX1pFmG9x]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those of you who speak Spanish, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the Cuban people in Spanish. He speaks well with no accent. Well, a little bit of a Cuban accent to my Mexican Spanish ear. But perfectly understandable. The speech is clear showing the Cuban people how they are being robbed by the gangsters in their government. He says the United States government is going to send them $100 million in aid but to be distributed by a trustworthy agency like the Catholic Church. </p>
<p>As in Iran, the Cuban people are not armed, and the government has all the weapons. Let’s hope the President and the secretary of state figure out a way to bring down the Cuban government without a lot of bloodshed. </p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/pRH9x_Wxb74?si=1q9iA40NX1pFmG9x" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/pRH9x_Wxb74?si=1q9iA40NX1pFmG9x</a></p>
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		By: Snow on Pine		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/20/open-thread-5-20-2026/#comment-2852073</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch”?

After several years filled with innumerable tests—many dozen—by now, perhaps hundreds--of rockets fired, multiple types of lasers shot up into the sky, unmarked Military model helicopters sometimes passing overhead, observing them, drone experiments and GPS anomalies, the &quot;hitchhiker effect,&quot; close and continuous observation of the area’s radiation levels and other electromagnetic fields, observation posts and high speed cameras observing everything, excavations and strange materials found—with hints of some large ovoid object underground, UAPs flying by and, once, even into and out of the Mesa, cattle mutilations, an apparent cryptoid corpse, strange radiation spikes and illnesses, film of a ground level orb, etc., etc., etc.

You’d think that, by now, the research team—putting all these things together--would have been able to come up with some sort of overarching theory to tie it all together but, no, they just keep piling on more tests, and stringing us along.
  
The answer is always illusive, just out of reach. 

We’ve walked into a bar where the sign on the wall promises, “Free beer tomorrow.”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch”?</p>
<p>After several years filled with innumerable tests—many dozen—by now, perhaps hundreds&#8211;of rockets fired, multiple types of lasers shot up into the sky, unmarked Military model helicopters sometimes passing overhead, observing them, drone experiments and GPS anomalies, the &#8220;hitchhiker effect,&#8221; close and continuous observation of the area’s radiation levels and other electromagnetic fields, observation posts and high speed cameras observing everything, excavations and strange materials found—with hints of some large ovoid object underground, UAPs flying by and, once, even into and out of the Mesa, cattle mutilations, an apparent cryptoid corpse, strange radiation spikes and illnesses, film of a ground level orb, etc., etc., etc.</p>
<p>You’d think that, by now, the research team—putting all these things together&#8211;would have been able to come up with some sort of overarching theory to tie it all together but, no, they just keep piling on more tests, and stringing us along.</p>
<p>The answer is always illusive, just out of reach. </p>
<p>We’ve walked into a bar where the sign on the wall promises, “Free beer tomorrow.”</p>
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		By: Kate		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SD, unfortunately, the Minnesota fraudster is a convicted liar, so there will have to be more than just her word to bring down Omar.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SD, unfortunately, the Minnesota fraudster is a convicted liar, so there will have to be more than just her word to bring down Omar.</p>
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		By: SD		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BREAKING! JUST IN: Minnesota fraudster names Ilhan Omar in SHOCKING claim - Video

https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2026/05/breaking-just-in-minnesota-fraudster.html]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BREAKING! JUST IN: Minnesota fraudster names Ilhan Omar in SHOCKING claim &#8211; Video</p>
<p><a href="https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2026/05/breaking-just-in-minnesota-fraudster.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2026/05/breaking-just-in-minnesota-fraudster.html</a></p>
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		By: Ray Van Dune		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/20/open-thread-5-20-2026/#comment-2852038</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Van Dune]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[About trying to get a &quot;deal&quot; with Iran...

Who exactly would the &quot;deal&quot; be with? What about the other 4 or 5 interests?

Once we have a deal with one interest, aren&#039;t the others still free to say and do anything? Who&#039;s going to stop them? Select one: Us / Nobody

While there is a deal, aren&#039;t we constrained from taking action without being accused of breaking it? Won&#039;t this be a trap of our own devising?

And we are already conceding that a deal would involve giving the Iranians access to considerable sanctioned funds?

I see a future where we delude ourselves that a piece of paper means something, while they know it means nothing!

What the hell is going on here? Is Trump trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Sure looks like it!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About trying to get a &#8220;deal&#8221; with Iran&#8230;</p>
<p>Who exactly would the &#8220;deal&#8221; be with? What about the other 4 or 5 interests?</p>
<p>Once we have a deal with one interest, aren&#8217;t the others still free to say and do anything? Who&#8217;s going to stop them? Select one: Us / Nobody</p>
<p>While there is a deal, aren&#8217;t we constrained from taking action without being accused of breaking it? Won&#8217;t this be a trap of our own devising?</p>
<p>And we are already conceding that a deal would involve giving the Iranians access to considerable sanctioned funds?</p>
<p>I see a future where we delude ourselves that a piece of paper means something, while they know it means nothing!</p>
<p>What the hell is going on here? Is Trump trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? Sure looks like it!!</p>
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		By: huxley		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;@physicsguy: &lt;/b&gt;If Trump blows through his “deadline” of this weekend yet again, to me it will just show how the Iranians are playing him. Again, watch the video huxley linked a few days ago.&lt;/i&gt;

That video was by Goldie Ghamari, whose family fled Iran for Canada when she was a child. Her latest video:

&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;--Goldie Ghamari, &quot;The Calm Before The Storm - USA vs Iran&quot;&lt;/b&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPKZ1heFgI&lt;/i&gt;

She argues that three things are now in place which make military escalation likely:

* Trump&#039;s conditions are not met
* Military build-up is complete. (The US and Israel have been busy during the ceasefire.)
* Trump is back from China.

I would add that the recent negotiations appear to be more of the usual Iranian delaying tactics.

Ghamari makes no firm predictions, but I consider military action imminent. Trump has given the Iranians more than enough chances and he needs to resolve Iran soon so Hormuz is open, gas prices start coming down and Republicans can start focusing on the midterms.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i><b>@physicsguy: </b>If Trump blows through his “deadline” of this weekend yet again, to me it will just show how the Iranians are playing him. Again, watch the video huxley linked a few days ago.</i></p>
<p>That video was by Goldie Ghamari, whose family fled Iran for Canada when she was a child. Her latest video:</p>
<p><i><b>&#8211;Goldie Ghamari, &#8220;The Calm Before The Storm &#8211; USA vs Iran&#8221;</b><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPKZ1heFgI" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JPKZ1heFgI</a></i></p>
<p>She argues that three things are now in place which make military escalation likely:</p>
<p>* Trump&#8217;s conditions are not met<br />
* Military build-up is complete. (The US and Israel have been busy during the ceasefire.)<br />
* Trump is back from China.</p>
<p>I would add that the recent negotiations appear to be more of the usual Iranian delaying tactics.</p>
<p>Ghamari makes no firm predictions, but I consider military action imminent. Trump has given the Iranians more than enough chances and he needs to resolve Iran soon so Hormuz is open, gas prices start coming down and Republicans can start focusing on the midterms.</p>
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		By: Miguel cervantes		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel cervantes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meanwhile back in Gotham

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2057175375365455926

https://x.com/Nath_limited_ed/status/2057076558209118294]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meanwhile back in Gotham</p>
<p><a href="https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2057175375365455926" rel="nofollow ugc">https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2057175375365455926</a></p>
<p><a href="https://x.com/Nath_limited_ed/status/2057076558209118294" rel="nofollow ugc">https://x.com/Nath_limited_ed/status/2057076558209118294</a></p>
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		By: sdferr		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sdferr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s Go! Free Cuba!: &lt;blockquote&gt; Over three decades later, we are committed to holding those accountable for the murders of four brave Americans: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales. For the first time in nearly 70 years, senior leadership of the Cuban regime has been charged in the United States for alleged acts of violence resulting in the deaths of American citizens. @POTUS and this @TheJusticeDept are committed to restoring a simple principle: if you kill Americans, we will pursue you. No matter who you are. No matter what title you hold.&lt;/blockquote&gt; 

https://x.com/i/status/2057153873807036531]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s Go! Free Cuba!: </p>
<blockquote><p> Over three decades later, we are committed to holding those accountable for the murders of four brave Americans: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales. For the first time in nearly 70 years, senior leadership of the Cuban regime has been charged in the United States for alleged acts of violence resulting in the deaths of American citizens. @POTUS and this @TheJusticeDept are committed to restoring a simple principle: if you kill Americans, we will pursue you. No matter who you are. No matter what title you hold.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://x.com/i/status/2057153873807036531" rel="nofollow ugc">https://x.com/i/status/2057153873807036531</a></p>
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