The Deep State Just Blinked.
Trump’s FBI just raided John Bolton’s house — and that was just the opening shot.
Good Morning, it’s Sunday, August 24th, 2025.
Trump’s FBI just raided John Bolton’s house — and that was just the opening shot.
At 7:00 a.m. Friday, federal agents entered the Maryland home of former national security adviser John Bolton. Minutes later, FBI Director Kash Patel dropped a one-line kill shot: “NO ONE is above the law.” This wasn’t just a raid. It was the first public move in Trump’s purge of the saboteurs who spent years undermining him from inside the wire. You’re not going to hear the real story anywhere else — but you will here.
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Kash Patel Isn’t Playing Anymore
John Bolton’s home and office just got raided. That sound you hear? Swamp creatures are sweating.
Kash Patel just tweeted “NO ONE is above the law” as FBI agents raided John Bolton’s Maryland home and DC office — the first high-profile action in what’s quickly shaping into Trump’s second-term deep state purge. The raid targets Bolton’s alleged transmission of classified national security documents to his wife and daughter through a private email server while still in the White House.
Yes — the same John Bolton who pushed every neocon war since 2001, published a classified-riddled memoir to sabotage Trump in 2020, and spent years leaking intel while playing pundit on CNN.
Now he’s the one answering questions.
The raid was executed early Friday morning, August 22nd, by federal agents under orders from FBI Director Kash Patel. Bolton, 76, has not yet been arrested, but sources say prosecutors reopened the dormant case after Biden’s DOJ froze it in 2021 — a freeze that conveniently aligned with Bolton’s public anti-Trump crusade.
“This is what swamp draining actually looks like,” one senior official said. “You don’t tweet about it — you show up with a warrant.”
Trump, asked about the raid, claimed he had no prior knowledge: “I don’t want to know. But they have to do what they have to do.” The White House confirmed Bolton’s security clearance and Secret Service detail were terminated in January.
What’s behind the warrant? The feds allege Bolton used a private server to send “highly sensitive” documents to his family — a method that echoes the same national security risks the left once screamed about with Hillary Clinton. But don’t expect MSNBC to cover this the same way.
The official warrants also reference Bolton’s 2020 book — the one Trump tried to block over national security breaches — to establish a pattern of behavior. One federal insider said: “While Bolton was national security adviser, he was literally stealing classified information, utilizing his family as a cutout.”
That same morning, as agents entered his home, Bolton’s X account posted a scheduled jab at Trump over Ukraine policy. Perfectly timed — but totally irrelevant now that he’s under federal scrutiny.
Patel’s FBI is just getting started. A day earlier, he publicly confirmed former FBI Director James Comey “authorized classified leaks while misleading Congress” — a revelation that would’ve been front-page news in a functioning country.
If this had happened to a Democrat, the media would be screaming “political persecution.” But when Trump’s people go after Trump’s enemies, it’s suddenly authoritarian?
No — it’s called accountability.
BOTTOM LINE
Bolton thought he was untouchable. Now he’s target number one. This isn’t revenge — it’s cleanup. Trump 2.0 is dismantling the shadow government piece by piece, and the neocon rats are finally getting their turn under the light.
Congress is Getting Epstein Files… Redacted to Hell
First batch lands—but the names they’re protecting stay hidden.
Congress just got its first official batch of Epstein documents from Trump’s DOJ—and right out of the gate, they’re warning about “heavy redactions.” Translation: we’ll get the logistics, the travel dates, the shell companies—but the most powerful names? Blacked out like a CIA operation.
After years of denial, deflection, and data burial, the Department of Justice finally handed thousands of pages to the House Oversight Committee in response to Chairman James Comer’s subpoena. But instead of full disclosure, what we’re seeing is classic government stagecraft: drop crumbs, bury the stake.
The batch included a DOJ-conducted interview with Ghislaine Maxwell—who, by the way, is now begging Trump for a pardon. In it, she insists she “never saw” Trump in any “inappropriate setting.” That’ll be the media’s soundbite. What do they gloss over? Everything else is buried under redactions.
Even Comer is playing the cautious game, saying they’ll “consult with DOJ” before releasing more to the public. Why? To “protect victims.” Fair enough. But how many times have we heard that line while the real perpetrators walk free?
And let’s not forget: this is the same DOJ that protected these files under Biden and Obama, only opening the vault after a political firestorm forced their hand. Even now, they’re controlling what gets out.
Here’s how elite protection works in real time:
• Release enough to claim “transparency”
• Redact the names that actually matter
• Hide behind victim privacy while shielding the architects of abuse
BOTTOM LINE
This isn’t the truth. It’s narrative management. If Trump’s DOJ wanted real transparency, every name would be public by now. Instead, the system is doing what it does best—protecting its own while pretending to investigate itself.
Judge Shuts Down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Over… Gators
Federal court halts Trump’s Florida deportation hub. Welcome to lawfare, Everglades edition.
A federal judge just ordered Florida to dismantle the controversial migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” — not for civil rights violations, not for overcrowding, but for hurting the environment.
The ruling, handed down Thursday by Obama-appointed Judge Kathleen Williams, halts all construction and orders the state to remove infrastructure, fencing, and generators within 60 days. The court sided with environmental groups claiming the facility, located in the middle of the Everglades, poses a threat to alligators and wetlands.
Let that sink in: the same swamp the federal government ignored for decades is suddenly sacred ground now that it’s housing illegal immigrants.
The $450 million complex was set to hold up to 5,000 detainees as part of Trump’s expanded mass deportation operation. DeSantis planned to model future detention centers after the Everglades site. That plan is now in legal limbo, pending appeal.
The court’s reasoning? Florida violated federal, state, and local environmental laws. But it’s not about ecosystems—it’s about obstruction. Federal courts have become the new front line of resistance to border enforcement, using every law in the book to block Trump’s immigration agenda.
This is environmental lawfare. And it won’t stop with Florida.
BOTTOM LINE
The same system that shrugged at cartel tunnels and fentanyl smuggling just threw the book at Florida for “too much fencing” in gator country. This isn’t about wildlife — it’s about stopping deportations, one court order at a time.
Trump Grabs 10% of Intel in Historic Tech Power Move
White House claims victory — but what just got normalized?
The U.S. government is now a 10% shareholder in Intel. Trump made the bombshell announcement Friday, touting the $8.9 billion equity deal as a “win for America” — and a wake-up call for the private tech world.
Intel, weakened by years of global market losses and China entanglements, is now on life support with the government holding the IV. The funds are drawn from CHIPS Act grants ($5.7B) and Secure Enclave dollars ($3.2B), but the kicker? Taxpayers didn’t buy shares — they were the shares.
“I said, ‘You should give us 10% of your company,’ and they said yes,” Trump bragged during the press conference. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, previously under fire for financial ties to Beijing, reportedly agreed to the deal after being summoned to Washington earlier this month.
But here’s the problem:
This isn’t a bailout — it’s a precedent. The government now owns a slice of a major U.S. tech firm, setting the stage for state ownership under the banner of “national security.” Today it’s chips. Tomorrow? Cloud storage. AI. Telecom.
Legal scholars are already warning that this isn’t like the post-2008 auto bailout. Intel isn’t facing bankruptcy. It’s just not winning, and now government bureaucrats have their foot in the boardroom.
Remember: when the state owns the platform, it owns the data, the flow of information, and eventually, the people using it.
BOTTOM LINE
Intel didn’t just take a check — it handed over power. This is what state capitalism looks like. The federal government now has skin in the tech game… and that should send a chill down every spine in Silicon Valley.
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If you thought the intel state was out of control in 2020… You haven’t seen 2025.
UK Court Blocks Government From Shutting Down Asylum Hotel
The UK High Court just rejected the Home Office’s request to shut down a migrant-filled asylum hotel in Epping, marking yet another case of unelected judges blocking elected governments from enforcing basic border policy. It’s not just Britain — courts across the West are using “human rights” law to override national sovereignty and handcuff immigration enforcement. Different country, same globalist blueprint: paralyze executive power through endless litigation, then flood the system with foreign dependents.
Armed National Guard Now Patrolling D.C. Streets
National Guard troops carrying service-issue weapons are now patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., a dramatic escalation in Trump’s federalization of the capital’s law enforcement. Sold as a crackdown on political unrest, it’s also a quiet power grab: military forces now answer to the president, not local voters. What starts in D.C. won’t stay there. This is how federal policing spreads — by crisis, then by precedent.
UN Admits Gaza Famine, Profits From the Collapse
The UN now confirms Gaza is in famine, with over 500,000 facing starvation — but the same aid organizations sounding the alarm are also cashing the checks. For decades, billions in international “relief” money disappeared into corrupt NGOs, administrative overhead, and terror-aligned intermediaries. Now they’re back at the trough, using suffering they helped enable to fundraise their next round of failures. Humanitarian aid has become the most unaccountable money laundering operation on earth.
Australian Surgeon Caught Filming 4,500 Bathroom Videos
Trainee doctor Ryan Cho allegedly recorded thousands of secret restroom videos in Australian hospitals — and was released on bail to live with his parents. Regular people go to prison. Predators in white coats get house arrest. Full story here.
US Launches Another Secret Military Space Shuttle
The Pentagon launched its X-37B orbital vehicle on yet another classified mission — no timeline, no payload info, no explanation. The surveillance state just left Earth’s atmosphere. Details here.
Rubio Confirms Visa Pause for Truck Drivers
New work visas for foreign truck drivers are paused, and corporate America is furious. If they paid Americans a real wage, there wouldn’t be a “shortage.” Read more.
“While Bolton was national security adviser, he was literally stealing classified information, utilizing his family as a cutout.”
— Senior U.S. Official, briefing on FBI raid of John Bolton’s home, Aug. 22, 2025
This isn’t speculation. This is how the swamp operated behind closed doors — and how it’s finally being exposed.
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P.S. Here’s my take on the Bolton raid:
This wasn’t just about a document. It was about dominance. For years, Bolton operated like the rules didn’t apply. Trump just reminded him — and the rest of them — that the rules have changed.
What do you think? Was this justice, revenge, or both? Hit reply — I read every message.
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Scott I love your stuff but this article on intel is off the mark compadre . The deal wasn’t written for control . And it wasn’t a handout .