Texas people!
What would it take to start a campaign against TX Republicans for not protecting Texas from sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell just moved to a minimum security camp in Bryan, Texas?
There's a reason sex traffickers are held in more secure facilities.
Trump decided to stash the woman who "stole" his spa girls, forcing one into sex slavery, right there in TX.
This seems like something Texas Republicans should own.
Texas people!
What would it take to start a campaign against TX Republicans for not protecting Texas from sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell just moved to a minimum security camp in Bryan, Texas?
There's a reason sex traffickers are held in more secure facilities.
This is an 1,800-word story.
Number of times it mentions January 6?
Zero.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3lw7sxej52c2f
As a reminder here's the 5-point plan Russia was offering Trump in 2017.
We may well see something similar on Friday.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/70...
Trump's plan to invade DC involves spinning brown people and Democrats as "filth."
We are losing a battle over "filth" to a guy who moved the sex predator who "stole" his spa girls and forced one into sex slavery into comfier digs.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/12/d...
Don't Be Distracted from Trump...
Reupping this report, from Ghislaine's former cellmate. She says Ghislaine tried to trade dirt on Trump for lenient treatment.
That's important context for the report that she may now be permitted to leave her facility.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
I link both those details--along w/judge calling out Blanche for his grand jury diversion--in this post noting that we're losing fight over who is "filth" w/the guy who just moved the woman who "stole" his spa girls and forced one into sex slavery to comfy digs.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/12/d...
Don't Be Distracted from Trump...
Reupping this report, from Ghislaine's former cellmate. She says Ghislaine tried to trade dirt on Trump for lenient treatment.
That's important context for the report that she may now be permitted to leave her facility.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
This story relied on brave people making the docs available and has been live for just 134 minutes and was published in an outlet run by an oligarch currying favor to Trump.
Literally, someone DID speak up.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zctue4vtjwztlygf2lu7ydtm/post/3lw7bulhfnk2t
I explain how the John Durham prosecutions are a preview of the coming attractions for the show trials Pam Bondi just announced.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9G9...
John Durham's Show Trials: A P...
Turns out Trump wasn't misspeaking in his presser.
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