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riversedge

(80,159 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:56 PM Yesterday

So Epstein had a private desert kingdom with a mansion, an airstrip, young girls being trafficked across continents, and

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, “Don’t investigate. We got this.” And then didn’t search the ranch. And now the FBI won’t 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


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So Epstein had a private desert kingdom with a mansion, an airstrip, young girls being trafficked across continents, and (Original Post) riversedge Yesterday OP
Damn, WTG, Effin' DOJ! electric_blue68 Yesterday #1
Are the keys right next to each other? rzemanfl Yesterday #2
In the drawing those keys are on opposite sides of the horn structure. electric_blue68 Yesterday #5
Hmmm. rzemanfl Yesterday #8
You can see the drawing can't you. Unless you're talking about sonething else that I don't get electric_blue68 23 hrs ago #9
I should have looked up what WTG means. rzemanfl 23 hrs ago #11
Got it electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #21
I'm thinking WTG means "way to go" FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #27
I grew up in the Midwest too. rzemanfl 11 hrs ago #34
Probably where all the sulfuric acid was used on his victims. gab13by13 Yesterday #3
Is this where the torture video was filmed? MuirHero 2 hrs ago #50
A former A billionaire Texas state senator now running for comptroller KitFox Yesterday #4
Don Huffines White christian nationalists, his son works at the White House MagickMuffin Yesterday #6
How does that work? Mosby 22 hrs ago #19
Good questions, however, I haven't a clue MagickMuffin 22 hrs ago #22
More time with the family? otchmoson 6 hrs ago #35
Very bad karma there, dude Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #45
Fishy indeed MuirHero 2 hrs ago #51
I read about that yesterday Skittles Yesterday #7
We should add Creepy former State Senator JCMach1 23 hrs ago #17
Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Trust won an $85M Powerball jackpot on July 2, 2008! womanofthehills 21 hrs ago #31
Did you mean "a billionaire former Texas state senator"? ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #42
Trump bought the Plaza Hotel where CNYHarris 1 hr ago #54
One of many sources: CNYHarris 1 hr ago #55
Is this all new as of today? bluestarone 23 hrs ago #10
Yeah, but if they don't investigate, they won't find anything. flvegan 23 hrs ago #12
Less possibility of hearing the girls screaming there. greatauntoftriplets 23 hrs ago #13
It was called Zorro Ranch..more like Sorrow Ranch. BattleRow 23 hrs ago #16
Kick orangecrush 23 hrs ago #14
well, he had a helipad. money always greases the wheels. pansypoo53219 23 hrs ago #15
Maybe Sweetheart Deal 2.0 was... Hugin 22 hrs ago #18
"" AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #20
One day...the Feds should raid Zuckerberg's and Musk's compounds after they dig for bodies at Epstein's Ranch. chowder66 22 hrs ago #23
"The DOJ literally told New Mexico, "Don't investigate. We got this." hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #24
Greatest Coverup Ever...... spanone 22 hrs ago #25
Texas businessman owns it now LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #26
And his son works in Trump's Administration leftstreet 21 hrs ago #28
It's under new ownership which is also suspect. Buddyzbuddy 21 hrs ago #29
This whole thing is creepy AF. Why didn't we investigate when we had the power?? I think many people Pisces 21 hrs ago #30
Same reason that during Jeffrey's first conviction womanofthehills 20 hrs ago #33
Stephanie Miller is right dflprincess 21 hrs ago #32
The ranch is owned by a wealthy magat who is running TBF 6 hrs ago #36
New Mexico Ranch gfarber 6 hrs ago #37
You should put this stuff in newspapers, substack, facebook, etc. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #47
Well done gfarber! MuirHero 2 hrs ago #52
That ranch was purchased by a Texan Republican Mblaze 6 hrs ago #38
Yup. One of the Huffines clan just bought it. Texin 5 hrs ago #39
He is running for Comptroller here. efhmc 5 hrs ago #41
today i heard a caller on radio show (i think it was thom hartmann's) who said orleans 3 hrs ago #48
Low life sacks of crap. That's what many people with money think of the rest of the world: slaves. C Moon 5 hrs ago #40
Curiouser and curiouser. Martin68 3 hrs ago #43
There are Intelligence Agencies behind this fuck. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #44
DOJ loses credibilty as this all goes on. They are looking more inept by the day. Current and historic. n/t Evolve Dammit 3 hrs ago #46
Question is: Did the orange dick visit that ranch? 3825-87867 3 hrs ago #49
The Epstein Agenda CNYHarris 2 hrs ago #53

electric_blue68

(26,516 posts)
9. You can see the drawing can't you. Unless you're talking about sonething else that I don't get
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:29 PM
23 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(40,891 posts)
27. I'm thinking WTG means "way to go"
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:29 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(31,277 posts)
34. I grew up in the Midwest too.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:45 AM
11 hrs ago

Same era. Too old to be up to date on how folks text. It does mean “way to go.”

gab13by13

(31,733 posts)
3. Probably where all the sulfuric acid was used on his victims.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:04 PM
Yesterday

They and the Republican party are monsters.

MuirHero

(110 posts)
50. Is this where the torture video was filmed?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:10 PM
2 hrs ago

New Mexico is controlled by the Democrats. The New Mexico AG needs to launch an investigation, bring in the cadaver dogs and search that place from top to bottom. They now have witnesses alleging that crimes were committed there so what is stopping the state from intervening?

KitFox

(525 posts)
4. A former A billionaire Texas state senator now running for comptroller
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:08 PM
Yesterday

bought it in 2023. It was through an LLC; his name is Don Huffines.

MagickMuffin

(18,276 posts)
6. Don Huffines White christian nationalists, his son works at the White House
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:23 PM
Yesterday

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

(19,383 posts)
19. How does that work?
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:43 PM
22 hrs ago

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)
22. Good questions, however, I haven't a clue
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:59 PM
22 hrs ago


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

(307 posts)
35. More time with the family?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:14 PM
6 hrs ago

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?

womanofthehills

(10,786 posts)
31. Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Trust won an $85M Powerball jackpot on July 2, 2008!
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:52 PM
21 hrs ago

It’s 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 $41–42 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 mechanism—especially given Epstein's unexplained wealth sources and the ranch's alleged role in his crimes.

ShazzieB

(22,381 posts)
42. Did you mean "a billionaire former Texas state senator"?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:58 PM
4 hrs ago

As in "he's a former Texas state senator but still a billionaire"? Just checking.

CNYHarris

(140 posts)
54. Trump bought the Plaza Hotel where
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:35 PM
1 hr ago

the Blue Suite was used for child abuse before Trump got involved with Epstein in 1980s.

Trump also bought Resort International Hotel that was linked to mob and covert drug running and money laundering.

flvegan

(66,046 posts)
12. Yeah, but if they don't investigate, they won't find anything.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 07:42 PM
23 hrs ago

If they don't find anything, then no consequences for any of the rich, powerful perps.

See? Good reason for it.

Hugin

(37,681 posts)
18. Maybe Sweetheart Deal 2.0 was...
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:39 PM
22 hrs ago

Faking death and holing up out at Zorro Ranch.

Justified by “You know what happens to pedos in prison.” “I don’t want my friends hurt.” “Do it before the trial.”



chowder66

(12,044 posts)
23. One day...the Feds should raid Zuckerberg's and Musk's compounds after they dig for bodies at Epstein's Ranch.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:15 PM
22 hrs ago

hamsterjill

(17,235 posts)
24. "The DOJ literally told New Mexico, "Don't investigate. We got this."
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:24 PM
22 hrs ago

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.

leftstreet

(39,663 posts)
28. And his son works in Trump's Administration
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:30 PM
21 hrs ago

Russell Huffines
White House Office of Cabinet Affairs (June 2025-), Associate Director of Agency Outreach

Pisces

(6,187 posts)
30. This whole thing is creepy AF. Why didn't we investigate when we had the power?? I think many people
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:35 PM
21 hrs ago

decided not to stir this hornets nest.

womanofthehills

(10,786 posts)
33. Same reason that during Jeffrey's first conviction
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 10:33 PM
20 hrs ago

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)
32. Stephanie Miller is right
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:54 PM
21 hrs ago

they need to go over Epstein and Trump properties with cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar.

TBF

(36,102 posts)
36. The ranch is owned by a wealthy magat who is running
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:17 PM
6 hrs ago

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)
37. New Mexico Ranch
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:19 PM
6 hrs ago


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 haven’t been yet.

“Don’t worry, we’ve got it,” they said,
To New Mexico’s folks who’d been led,
“Stand down, step aside,
We’ll 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 there’s some digging to do?”
But silence instead
From agencies read:
“No comment.” (That’s 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)
38. That ranch was purchased by a Texan Republican
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:25 PM
6 hrs ago

Sight unseen. I'm sure some "cleansing" has been going on.

Texin

(2,844 posts)
39. Yup. One of the Huffines clan just bought it.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:38 PM
5 hrs ago

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.

orleans

(36,780 posts)
48. today i heard a caller on radio show (i think it was thom hartmann's) who said
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:18 PM
3 hrs ago

he lived around there for a few years. when the huffines guy bought it they changed the name of the ranch as well as the street name that it's on. i think it was the same guy who said epstein built a barn there years ago and there was smoke that would come out of the barn -- it was speculated it was a crematorium inside the barn!

C Moon

(13,550 posts)
40. Low life sacks of crap. That's what many people with money think of the rest of the world: slaves.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:47 PM
5 hrs ago

Their brains have been demented with power and money.

Evolve Dammit

(21,656 posts)
46. DOJ loses credibilty as this all goes on. They are looking more inept by the day. Current and historic. n/t
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:04 PM
3 hrs ago

3825-87867

(1,862 posts)
49. Question is: Did the orange dick visit that ranch?
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:22 PM
3 hrs ago

More than inquiring minds want to know.
Check the files and redactions.

CNYHarris

(140 posts)
53. The Epstein Agenda
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:27 PM
2 hrs ago

... Invest in crypto/bitcoin, back Brexit, destroy the EU, destroy Pope Francis

I'd say Democrats need to destroy crypto in 2029. If the bitcoin millionaires have their victory and there are thousands of Elon Musks controlling American politics and industries, it is the end of the Democratic Party and any resistance to maga Republicans.

Democrats have to destroy crypto.

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