Today Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested. Epstein was a super-shady socialite and convicted sex offender who had lots and lots of cash and hobnobbed with elites in the political and financial world. Maxwell was his socialite companion, and had been rumored to procure and groom young girls for Epstein and his friends. Epstein was arrested on July 6, 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York, but died in his jail cell on August 10, leading a judge to dismiss all criminal charges against him. Maxwell was arrested today at a 156-acre farm in New Hampshire where she was hiding out. She is charged with six federal crimes, including sex trafficking and perjury.
I agree that Barr's actions in replacing Berman and others is not specifically linked to the Epstein case. Trumps atrocious lack of respect for women and his previous filanderings, gropings and abuse of all and sundry that are not male is known and even "liked" by much of his core support. Trump/Barr are really furthering their governmental policy which says that "the rich and powerfull can do no wrong" and freedom of speech does not include the right to say otherwise. Should their words or deeds contravene the existing laws, you certainly don't prosecute them...you change the law. Trump/Barr would be perfectly at home with the new security law that the chinese communist party has just imposed on Hong Kong.
Just yesterday while surfing the Web, I fell into a Wikipedia account of Thomas Cromwell, a toady of King Henry VIII, who did his dirty work behind the scenes, getting the King’s marriage annulled so he could marry Anne Boleyn then getting Anne beheaded. Really sordid stuff until reading this letter about the goings on with “modern” Royalty and King Bonespur’s toady, William Barr. At least the old corruption had a good ending when the King turned on Cromwell and had him beheaded.
Disgusting how deep the corruption runs! So many threads that tie 45 to the morally bankrupt people who make up his circle of friends. No words suffice to describe this situation. Things must change in November!
Heather, thank you for treating this as a big story!
In the background of that video you mention, one can see Ghislaine nearby. I have followed the Epstein-Maxwell story for years in the hopes that they would would receive what they deserve for the loathsome things they did.
Years ago, I read the story of a young girl, "Katie Johnson", who was held captive in the Epstein Manhattan mansion in 1994 with a 12 year old girl, "Maria". The younger girl had a notebook with details of her trauma which she passed to the 13 year old before trying to escape. She was never heard from again. Katie eventually brought a lawsuit in April 2016 but finally dropped it, citing threats on her life and her family's. Snopes did not refer to these stories as a hoax. I believe there is truth to it based on what has come out since. Both girls mentioned repeated sexual assault by important men, including trump.
I share these letters to facebook each night and attempt to do a little summary of who/what is inside. Just typing 'Ghislaine Maxwell' tonight made me want to vomit. These Epstein 'associates' are human scum.
One thing that must not be forgotten with regards to Epstein; the predators who associated him had one thing in common: wealth. The people who sought Epstein favors were far ranging. If it should all come out** I believe we will be shocked by some of the names revealed. Base behavior is not constrained political affiliation only by the lack of money to help hide abhorrent behaviors.
** Supposing Maxwell lives long enough to spill the beans.
Minor detail, perhaps, but we can all remember how Barr, before he was appointed, actually "auditioned" to be Trump's AG by writing him a long letter. And now it appears to be personal, a deal or quid pro quo, based on his own need to deal with the Epstein problem and a decades-long scandal that led to Barr's farther, and in return, he commited to covering up every one of Trump's crimes.
Thank you for responding to my comment, Heather. A change of subject from Barr/ Epstein/ Maxwell:
Robin Wright wrote an excellent article in The New Yorker today: Will the U.S. with its entrenched racism, inequality, crony capitalism, unjust justice system, gun culture, racist police culture and current political culture ever be capable of foundational change? In the following excerpts from this article, Wright quotes Mark Leonard and Abdulkarim Soroush.
"The sorry state of America’s political and physical health ripples across the globe. The United States, long the bedrock of the Western alliance, is less inspirational today—and perhaps will be even less so tomorrow. “The United States has traditionally had an ability to reinvent itself,” Mark Leonard, the co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, told me. “The brutality of the American political system—where entire élites get kicked out whenever there is a change of party at the top—has led to resilience historically. What you see now are structural problems much more difficult to solve.” He added that inequality is so “deeply baked”—in education, property and the economy, job opportunities, gerrymandering of voting districts, policing and justice, and the media—that America is now a “toxic brew” of problems. “That means there’s not much bandwidth in America for thinking about anything other than its culture wars,” he said."
"America today is a capitalist democracy more than a liberal democracy, Soroush said: “Capital is the tyrant here.” Even justice—“the pounding heart of democracy”—has become expensive, he added. “I greatly fear that this may be lost—due to racism, and capitalist democracy and the justice system becoming weaker for the poor. Heaven forbid, if that happens, America would not be the aspiration of anyone in the world.”
Wait till you see the media/institutional storm that will explode when/if they can get their hands on Prince Andrew. He's not the brightest...poor thing...but his taste for both spending other peoples money and for the company of "empty-headed" starlets is well know. The uk palace/gouvernment social/political "advice" to the media might mute the affaire at home but the rest of the world would love it. He might be the only "trophy" that Barr will let the investigation win.
I propose quotation marks for when we refer to the "justice" department.
I agree that Barr's actions in replacing Berman and others is not specifically linked to the Epstein case. Trumps atrocious lack of respect for women and his previous filanderings, gropings and abuse of all and sundry that are not male is known and even "liked" by much of his core support. Trump/Barr are really furthering their governmental policy which says that "the rich and powerfull can do no wrong" and freedom of speech does not include the right to say otherwise. Should their words or deeds contravene the existing laws, you certainly don't prosecute them...you change the law. Trump/Barr would be perfectly at home with the new security law that the chinese communist party has just imposed on Hong Kong.
Just yesterday while surfing the Web, I fell into a Wikipedia account of Thomas Cromwell, a toady of King Henry VIII, who did his dirty work behind the scenes, getting the King’s marriage annulled so he could marry Anne Boleyn then getting Anne beheaded. Really sordid stuff until reading this letter about the goings on with “modern” Royalty and King Bonespur’s toady, William Barr. At least the old corruption had a good ending when the King turned on Cromwell and had him beheaded.
Disgusting how deep the corruption runs! So many threads that tie 45 to the morally bankrupt people who make up his circle of friends. No words suffice to describe this situation. Things must change in November!
Heather, thank you for treating this as a big story!
In the background of that video you mention, one can see Ghislaine nearby. I have followed the Epstein-Maxwell story for years in the hopes that they would would receive what they deserve for the loathsome things they did.
Years ago, I read the story of a young girl, "Katie Johnson", who was held captive in the Epstein Manhattan mansion in 1994 with a 12 year old girl, "Maria". The younger girl had a notebook with details of her trauma which she passed to the 13 year old before trying to escape. She was never heard from again. Katie eventually brought a lawsuit in April 2016 but finally dropped it, citing threats on her life and her family's. Snopes did not refer to these stories as a hoax. I believe there is truth to it based on what has come out since. Both girls mentioned repeated sexual assault by important men, including trump.
I share these letters to facebook each night and attempt to do a little summary of who/what is inside. Just typing 'Ghislaine Maxwell' tonight made me want to vomit. These Epstein 'associates' are human scum.
One thing that must not be forgotten with regards to Epstein; the predators who associated him had one thing in common: wealth. The people who sought Epstein favors were far ranging. If it should all come out** I believe we will be shocked by some of the names revealed. Base behavior is not constrained political affiliation only by the lack of money to help hide abhorrent behaviors.
** Supposing Maxwell lives long enough to spill the beans.
Minor detail, perhaps, but we can all remember how Barr, before he was appointed, actually "auditioned" to be Trump's AG by writing him a long letter. And now it appears to be personal, a deal or quid pro quo, based on his own need to deal with the Epstein problem and a decades-long scandal that led to Barr's farther, and in return, he commited to covering up every one of Trump's crimes.
I’ve never have believed that Epstein acted alone in killing himself.
Is there a pool on whether Barr will show up for the hearing?
Can Barr be removed by Congress?
So, what ever happened to the "CDs labeled with the names of young girls, the “+” sign, and the names of men"? Will that ever come out?
Thank you for responding to my comment, Heather. A change of subject from Barr/ Epstein/ Maxwell:
Robin Wright wrote an excellent article in The New Yorker today: Will the U.S. with its entrenched racism, inequality, crony capitalism, unjust justice system, gun culture, racist police culture and current political culture ever be capable of foundational change? In the following excerpts from this article, Wright quotes Mark Leonard and Abdulkarim Soroush.
"The sorry state of America’s political and physical health ripples across the globe. The United States, long the bedrock of the Western alliance, is less inspirational today—and perhaps will be even less so tomorrow. “The United States has traditionally had an ability to reinvent itself,” Mark Leonard, the co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, told me. “The brutality of the American political system—where entire élites get kicked out whenever there is a change of party at the top—has led to resilience historically. What you see now are structural problems much more difficult to solve.” He added that inequality is so “deeply baked”—in education, property and the economy, job opportunities, gerrymandering of voting districts, policing and justice, and the media—that America is now a “toxic brew” of problems. “That means there’s not much bandwidth in America for thinking about anything other than its culture wars,” he said."
"America today is a capitalist democracy more than a liberal democracy, Soroush said: “Capital is the tyrant here.” Even justice—“the pounding heart of democracy”—has become expensive, he added. “I greatly fear that this may be lost—due to racism, and capitalist democracy and the justice system becoming weaker for the poor. Heaven forbid, if that happens, America would not be the aspiration of anyone in the world.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/to-the-world-were-now-america-the-racist-and-pitiful
Wait till you see the media/institutional storm that will explode when/if they can get their hands on Prince Andrew. He's not the brightest...poor thing...but his taste for both spending other peoples money and for the company of "empty-headed" starlets is well know. The uk palace/gouvernment social/political "advice" to the media might mute the affaire at home but the rest of the world would love it. He might be the only "trophy" that Barr will let the investigation win.
I am going to come right out and say it. Prepare yourselves for civil war.
America is being trafficked to abusers as much as those young girls (and probably boys) were. I want to vomit.