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I have that no one searched Epstein's NM ranch for a few days now.
Anyone know if it will searched????
Mario Nawfal
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So Epstein had a private desert kingdom with a mansion, an airstrip, young girls being trafficked across continents, and law enforcement searched his island, his NYC mansion, his Paris place, his Palm Beach estate
But the massive ranch where half the survivor stories happened? Nope. Not touched. Not once.
The DOJ literally told New Mexico, Dont investigate. We got this. And then didnt search the ranch. And now the FBI wont even comment.
Imagine a 10,000-acre crime scene sitting out there like: Hello?? Anyone?? Maybe check the basement? The barn? THE MANSION??
But sure, tell us again how they were doing everything possible.
Source: The Guardian
Link to tweet
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electric_blue68
(26,516 posts)😑😑😑
rzemanfl
(31,272 posts)WTF?
electric_blue68
(26,516 posts)rzemanfl
(31,272 posts)I don't want to ask about the drawing or horn structure.
electric_blue68
(26,516 posts)rzemanfl
(31,272 posts)It makes as much sense or more than WTF.
electric_blue68
(26,516 posts)FakeNoose
(40,884 posts)I grew up in the Midwest and we used to say it a lot in the 50s-60s time frame.
Sort of a nice way of saying, "You really fucked up, asshole."
rzemanfl
(31,272 posts)Same era. Too old to be up to date on how folks text. It does mean way to go.
gab13by13
(31,733 posts)They and the Republican party are monsters.
KitFox
(525 posts)bought it in 2023. It was through an LLC; his name is Don Huffines.
MagickMuffin
(18,276 posts)I'm not sure if you've seen his campaign ads, they are straight up NAZI looking. Extremely creeping ads and he is just plain creepy.
Plus Don Huffines bought the property sight unseen, never step foot on the property. Who does that?
Subpoena time, Excavation time.
Mosby
(19,378 posts)The property isn't owned by Epstein. Is there probable cause that a crime was committed? Will a judge order a search warrant?
MagickMuffin
(18,276 posts)From what I've researched but haven't exactly documented on my own, is Epstein had left Zorro to a close friend, that eventually sold it to Huffines. I'll have to see if I can find the info again.
Here's some wiki info:
In 2019 the Federal Bureau of Investigation acquired search warrants for other properties owned by Epstein, namely Herbert N. Straus House and Little Saint James, but there was never an FBI raid on the ranch. This is despite Virginia Giuffre stating that she experienced sexual abuse from Epstein and his associates at Zorro Ranch.
In the years following Epstein's death, the ranch had remained largely unused until it was sold to San Rafael Ranch LLC for an undisclosed sum rumoured to be far lower than the asking price in 2023. The ranch was purchased by the family of Texas businessman and politician Don Huffines. Huffines, a former GOP state senator from Dallas, is running a high-profile campaign for comptroller a publicly elected position in Texas overseeing state financial matters. The name of the ranch has been changed to Rancho de San Rafael.
In 2025, state legislators in New Mexico pushed for an inquiry into the Zorro Ranch and Epstein's activities there. In 2026, the New Mexico Legislature's House prepared an investigatory committee due to files released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act that alleges there are buried bodies on the land.
Something is fishy in the landlocked desert of New Mexico.
otchmoson
(306 posts)How many retiring senators and representatives are doing so not to spend more time with their family, but like Brad Karp or Sultan Ahmed bin Salayem or Lord Mandelson, to preclude further scrutiny of their association with Epstein? Likewise state legislators and party operatives?
Skittles
(170,395 posts)fucking disgusting
JCMach1
(29,154 posts)With creepy white Supremacist friends.
womanofthehills
(10,785 posts)Its all over X, so I checked AI to make sure it was true!!!
IA -July 2008, a Powerball jackpot drawing (July 2, 2008) had an advertised annuity value of around $85 million (cash option roughly $4142 million pre-tax). The winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Altus, Oklahoma (not New Mexico, despite some misreports). The prize was claimed by an entity called the Zorro Trust, which opted for the lump-sum cash payout and received approximately $29.3 million after taxes in August 2008.
This Zorro Trust is the same legal entity Epstein used for various holdings, including donations in New Mexico and ownership/management ties to his Zorro Ranch (the ~10,000-acre property in Stanley, New Mexico). Contemporary news reports from outlets like The Oklahoman (August 2008) confirmed the trust as the winner, with Brice Gordon (Epstein's longtime ranch manager) signing as trustee for the payout. The trust structure allowed anonymity under lottery rules at the time.
The timing is suspicious to many: Epstein had just begun his controversial 13-month Florida jail sentence (starting late June 2008, with work-release privileges), following his 2008 plea deal. Conspiracy theories online suggest this was not legitimate luck but a form of money laundering, rigged draw, blackmail payout, or hidden funding mechanismespecially given Epstein's unexplained wealth sources and the ranch's alleged role in his crimes.
ShazzieB
(22,381 posts)As in "he's a former Texas state senator but still a billionaire"? Just checking.
bluestarone
(21,733 posts)I mean did the FBI before TSF know this?
flvegan
(66,045 posts)If they don't find anything, then no consequences for any of the rich, powerful perps.
See? Good reason for it.
greatauntoftriplets
(178,728 posts)Sad and disgusting.
BattleRow
(2,178 posts)orangecrush
(29,522 posts)pansypoo53219
(22,975 posts)Hugin
(37,681 posts)Faking death and holing up out at Zorro Ranch.
Justified by You know what happens to pedos in prison. I dont want my friends hurt. Do it before the trial.
AllaN01Bear
(29,031 posts)chowder66
(12,042 posts)hamsterjill
(17,234 posts)Was that Bill Barr? In all honesty, there is so much coming out, I can't keep up.
I also have to approach all of this in small increments. It's so horrifying that I can't stand to read much about it at one time.
spanone
(141,247 posts)LiberalArkie
(19,543 posts)leftstreet
(39,663 posts)Russell Huffines
White House Office of Cabinet Affairs (June 2025-), Associate Director of Agency Outreach
Buddyzbuddy
(2,358 posts)Pisces
(6,187 posts)decided not to stir this hornets nest.
womanofthehills
(10,785 posts)He only had to sleep in jail - could leave all day long. - supposedly because he was intelligence
I live less than an hr from that ranch. Super dry country- even for NM. He also leased thousands of acres of grazing gov land around ranch for like $2.00 an acre to make him even more remote.
dflprincess
(29,258 posts)they need to go over Epstein and Trump properties with cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar.
TBF
(36,101 posts)for office in TX - Don Huffine
I don't believe it has been searched at all. They need to send cadaver dogs.
gfarber
(235 posts)There once was a mogul with land,
A desert-sized kingdom so grand,
With a mansion and strip,
And a very dark trip,
That lawmen would half-understand.
They searched every townhouse and jet,
Epstein island was thoroughly swept,
New York got a glance,
Palm Beach had a dance,
But the ranch? Well, they havent been yet.
Dont worry, weve got it, they said,
To New Mexicos folks whod been led,
Stand down, step aside,
Well handle the ride,
Then ghosted the trail up ahead.
Ten thousand wide acres of dust,
With secrets all buried in crust,
The barn and the gate
Still patiently wait
Untouched, in official mistrust.
The basement might whisper, Hey, you!
Perhaps theres some digging to do?
But silence instead
From agencies read:
No comment. (Thats all they construe.)
They promised the public their might,
That justice was firmly in sight,
Yet one massive scene
Stayed oddly unseen
Out there in the desert sunlight.
Mblaze
(945 posts)Sight unseen. I'm sure some "cleansing" has been going on.
Texin
(2,844 posts)A lot could take place in that remote area of New Mexico (and with certainty it did) on such a huge estate ranch that essentially functioned like a small town, complete with a private airstrip and helipad.
efhmc
(16,319 posts)C Moon
(13,549 posts)Their brains have been demented with power and money.