The Last Shoe Has Fallen

The full measure of iniquity is now center stage

Barbara Cleary
6 min readJun 30, 2023

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Photo by Kate Oseen on Unsplash

Remember the big story about the passenger log of those who traveled to Epstein Island? Remember the big names? Politicians, royalty, movie stars, CEOs — all the movers and shakers in the world being whisked off via Epstein’s Lolita Express (apparently aptly named private jet) to play on the island.

What did they play, exactly? How did they spend their time?

We knew. They told us. Sick and depraved as it was, it seemed though, that the public was less concerned about what was happening to the victims as much as they were about knowing who these people were.

It was and is repulsive. Ten years ago, as I talked with family and friends about this area of child abuse, they were outraged of course but weren’t ready to accept the depth and extent of human and in particular child trafficking. It couldn’t affect that many souls, right?

Most believed that things like Nxxivm involved a small number of underage girls being groomed for sexual exploitation, and those involved have been brought to light, and the business shut down. Nothing to see here any more.

Then Clinton’s private server was discovered. Ever take a look at what’s there? Pizzagate is not a fabrication but again no one wanted to press the…

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Barbara Cleary

Catholic wife/mom/Nan to four grandchildren. Writing about my faith, and life in a chaotic multigenerational home while trying to see the humor in it all.