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PufPuf23's JournalWhy Did Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico Look So Much Like George Washington's Mount Vernon?
Why Did Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico Look So Much Like George Washington's Mount Vernon?Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez; Mar 23, 2026
Fifteen years ago this July, I toured George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate on the Potomac River with my young son (now an adult). I’d taken him to Washington D.C. for the 4th of July, and the former Washington plantation belonging to this nation’s first president was one of many museums and historical sites we visited. It was one of those moments that lodges permanently in memory — the colonnaded piazza at our backs, the vast river plain below, the distant Maryland hills glowing with light, and the horrific contrast between all that splendor and the squalid, unheated quarters reserved for enslaved Africans, and the only slightly less terrible quarters for white indentured servants.
Washington was an athletic, ambitious narcissist who wanted power but wasn’t born to it. He married not for love but for property, money and slaves. His wife Martha had been married off by her father at 15 to a much older man, Daniel Parke Custis, and when he died his fortune became hers. Including more than 300 human beings. Martha would later write in her letters to friends that George seemed far more content to empty himself into enslaved women than he was in paying husbandly attentions to her. The whole thing was disgusting. I stood in the forest where hundreds of enslaved people were buried in unmarked graves — while all around me American tourists in red-white-and-blue t-shirts snapped photos and felt patriotic —and I wept.
I did not know then that I would one day be looking into what happened at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in my home state of New Mexico. I did not know that when I finally began combing through every available photograph and video of that property — aerial surveys, real estate listing archives, FBI-released images, drone footage — something would nag at me. A feeling of recognition I couldn’t immediately place. Like someone tugging at my heel from underground, to get closer to the earth and listen to the tree roots.
Then it came to me. I had seen this estate before. But it wasn’t in New Mexico. It was on the Potomac.
What follows is the result of a systematic visual comparison between George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. I am not an architect. I am a journalist with thirty-four years of professional experience and a memory sharpened by years of noticing what other people miss. What I found, documented entirely from publicly available sources — the Mount Vernon estate’s own virtual tour, professional real estate listing photography, aerial and satellite imagery, and FBI-released photographs — is either the most extraordinary coincidence in the history of American real estate, or it is something else entirely.
extensive article with many photos: https://alisav.substack.com/p/why-did-jeffrey-epsteins-zorro-ranch
Bernie Sanders on March 28, 2026
"I will be forcing a vote in the Senate on legislation to block the sale of nearly a billion dollars for bombs and bulldozers. A government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American tax-payers".
Bernie Sanders Moves to Block $1B Israel Weapons Sale, Calls Gaza War ‘Genocide'
>A new political flashpoint is emerging in Washington as Senator Bernie Sanders pushes forward with another effort to challenge U.S. military support for Israel.
The Vermont senator announced plans to force a Senate vote on legislation aimed at blocking nearly $1 billion in weapons sales, including bombs and heavy equipment, to the Israeli military. This move is part of a broader pattern, as Sanders has repeatedly introduced similar resolutions in recent years, though they have historically struggled to gain enough support to pass in Congress.
In his remarks, Sanders sharply criticized the ongoing military campaign in Gaza, arguing that U.S. taxpayer dollars should not be used to support operations he describes as deeply harmful to civilians. His use of the term “genocide” reflects a growing divide within American politics, with some lawmakers and international voices echoing similar concerns, while others—including U.S. allies and Israeli officials—strongly reject that characterization.
Previous attempts to block arms sales to Israel have seen limited success, with bipartisan majorities in the Senate voting them down, underscoring the longstanding U.S.-Israel alliance and the political challenges such measures face.
The issue continues to highlight a widening debate in Washington over foreign policy priorities, military aid, and how the United States balances strategic alliances with humanitarian concerns in conflict zones.<
Note the size of the crowd.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1516768806693479
Hey, Look! Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt and Del Norte Again Over the Weekend
Hey, Look! Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt and Del Norte Again Over the WeekendRyan Burns / Today (3/23/26) @ 12:55 p.m. / Celebrity, News / Lost Coast Outpost
Yes indeed, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former U.S. secretary of state, senator, first lady and presidential candidate, flew in to Humboldt County over the weekend and attended an event at the Requa Inn up in Klamath.
The Outpost had heard just the faintest rumors that she might be headed our way but was unable to confirm it last week. On Friday we got an email saying she’d flown in to ACV from SFO under a fake name.
“Secret service SUVs came and picked her up on the tarmac,” our tipster said.
more at: https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2026/mar/23/hey-look-hillary-clinton-was-humboldt-and-del-nort/
There are photos and video (that I did not watch) at the link.
Is coffee the new cocoa? Some expect coffee prices to also crash.
Sort of some good news maybe.
From Reuters.
Is coffee the new cocoa? Some expect coffee prices to also crash
By Marcelo Teixeira; March 18, 20263:04 AM PDT, Updated March 19, 2026
Summary
Coffee prices expected to fall like cocoa, industry experts say
High coffee prices hurt demand, leading to cost-cutting measures
Brazil's record coffee crop may not pressure prices much
TAMPA, Florida, March 18 (Reuters) - Some coffee industry experts have been drawing comparisons between the coffee and cocoa markets, projecting that coffee prices will sink in coming months, just as cocoa prices crashed after the chocolate-making ingredient hit an all-time high in 2024.
Whether coffee will replicate cocoa's downward price curve was a focus of discussions at last week's annual convention of the National Coffee Association in Tampa, Florida.
"I would be shocked if it did not happen," said Carley Garner, senior commodities strategist at DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner. "I do think coffee is the new cocoa," she said.
Complete article at: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/is-coffee-new-cocoa-some-expect-coffee-prices-also-crash-2026-03-18/
Darlingtonia or pitcher plant or cobra lily grows is rare and grows
in northern California and southern Oregon, usually on bogs formed on ultramafic soils.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlingtonia_californica
Trump PANICS over PUTIN ULTIMATUM in WAR!! - MeidasTouch
Putin states that Rusia provides Iran with intelligence. Demands Trump stop backing Ukraine.
Rep. Jared Huffman Has Written a Book About Christian Nationalism, 'America's Most Dangerous Political Movement'
Here’s some news that we weren’t expecting. Humboldt’s Congressman, Rep. Jared Huffman, has written a book, and it’s a book about Huffman’s first-hand experience with the reach of Christian nationalism in the federal government.
The book is titled No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism, and it’s published by W.W. Norton. Foreword from Rep. Jamie Raskin. It’s available for pre-order now — here’s the link at the publisher’s website — and it’ll be released on Aug. 18.
Huffman — a founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus — is currently running for re-election, and he’s running in a newly redrawn district that includes Redding — home of the Bethel Church empire. It’s a pretty Christian place!
Here’s the blurb from the publisher:
>>From Congressman Jared Huffman, a behind-the-scenes look at the shocking extent of Christian nationalism’s reach in our government—and the fight to defend church-state separation.
Sinclair Lewis is said to have predicted, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” Democratic congressman Jared Huffman witnessed something eerily like that vision on January 6, 2021. That was his wake-up call to the shocking power of Christian nationalism.
No Prophets argues that Christian nationalism is now America’s most dangerous political movement. Huffman uncovers the landscape of this movement — who they are, what they want, and how they plan to get it — and reveals how it has destabilized our nation more than most recognize. Blending deep research with untold stories from inside our government, he examines how this violent confederation of religious extremists is undermining science, education, foreign policy, and the very architecture of our democracy. But, Huffman argues, it’s not too late.
Provocative and clear-eyed, No Prophets exposes an existential threat to our democracy and compels us to reclaim the values core to our secular republic.
The Kiffness - Eating the Cats ft. Donald Trump (Debate Remix) - SPCA ad
SPCA ad with cameo by Kamala Harris (who should be POTUS).
Maps and charts of the Iran crisis from Reuters
Lots of war and economic information at this link to Reuters about how the attack on Iran is impacting countries of the Middle East
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-CRISIS/MAPS/znpnmelervl/
Netanyahu exclusive interview on Hannity (Fox)
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