Let us never forget the courageous Virginia Giuffre:
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday.
“Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21, the publisher confirmed to The Associated Press. Giuffre, who died by suicide in April at age 41, had been working on “Nobody’s Girl” with author-journalist Amy Wallace and had completed the manuscript for the 400-page book, according to Knopf. The publisher’s statement includes an email from Giuffre to Wallace a few weeks before her death, saying that it was her “heartfelt wish” the memoir be released “regardless” of her circumstances.
And the brave journalists who wanted to bring their voice to the public:
The Epstein Story: Edited Truths
This was supposed to be the story that changed everything. In 2003, Vicky Ward sat across from Jeffrey Epstein. He was already powerful. Already wealthy. Already strange. But to most of the world, he was just another shadowy financier with ties to billionaires and a few blurry rumors in his wake. The real Epstein — the predator, the manipulator, the monster — had not yet been exposed. Vicky Ward saw the signs early. She was working for Vanity Fair. The assignment was meant to be a profile — a deep dive into Epstein’s life, his work, his wealth. But as she dug deeper, the surface cracked. What lay underneath wasn’t finance or gossip. It was something darker. Two sisters. Annie and Maria Farmer. They spoke to her. On record. In detail. They told Ward about the abuse. About Epstein’s manipulation. About the things he did behind closed doors, masked by charm and money and power. Their voices were clear. Their stories were powerful. Their truth was horrifying. Ward believed them. She included their accounts in the original draft of the article. And then, just like that — they were gone. Removed. Cut. Erased from the final version before it went to print. What happened? Ward later said the decision was made by her editor, Graydon Carter — the powerful editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair. She claimed he was pressured. That Epstein called. That threats were made. That strange things began to happen. She spoke of a severed cat’s head left at her door. A bullet placed in her mailbox. Subtle, silent warnings. But here’s the question: why didn’t she push harder? Why didn’t she take the story to another outlet? Why didn’t she fight back publicly, loudly, forcefully? Why silence? This wasn’t just another article. It was one of the first public attempts to expose a man who would later be revealed as one of the most prolific sex traffickers of the modern era. Ward had the truth. She had the voices. She had the evidence. And yet… it was buried. Years later, when Epstein was finally arrested — and later, when he died in custody under suspicious circumstances — the world looked back at that Vanity Fair article with fresh eyes.
And TikTok is scrubbing all evidence of Epstein related material on its platform.
You just cannot scrub all evidence like Macbeth washing his hands obsessively to rid himself of the blood on his hands.
Example:
The truth may get buried, but it is a human trait to unearth it, no matter how long it takes.
North America
Human Trafficking in North America
North America has an estimated 2 million people living in modern slavery, with the highest numbers in the United States (approx. 1.1 million) and Mexico (approx. 850,000), and lower prevalence in Canada (approx. 69,000). Most trafficking in the region is domestic rather than cross-border, especially in the U.S. and Canada, where the majority of identified victims are citizens exploited within their own country. Children account for around one-quarter of trafficking victims, often in sex trafficking or hazardous labor (e.g., agriculture, domestic work). Women and girls represent about 80% of identified victims across the region, particularly in cases of sexual exploitation, which remains the most common form of trafficking.
All three countries have national laws prohibiting human trafficking and are parties to the UN Palermo Protocol. The U.S. has hundreds of prosecutions annually and a strong national victim services framework. Canada maintains a national strategy, but most prosecutions involve domestic sex trafficking. Mexico has robust laws on paper and has improved cooperation with the U.S., but faces enforcement challenges such as low conviction rates, uneven state-level implementation, and corruption. Victim services in Mexico are limited, especially outside urban areas.
Trafficking forms across the region include internal exploitation, cross-border flows (especially from Mexico and Central America into the U.S.), and trafficking of migrant workers in agriculture, hospitality, and domestic labor. Vulnerable groups include Indigenous women and girls, migrant laborers, runaway youth, and undocumented workers. While North America has made progress in prosecuting traffickers and supporting survivors, key challenges remain: underreporting, rising labor trafficking, and persistent demand for exploitative labor and commercial sex.
https://globaltrafficking.org/
Maya Angelou wrote: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
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