Illegal Alien Charged With Child Sex Crimes

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By Daily Wire. . .State police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials traced pornographic videos involving children to Samuel Mendez-Garcia, an illegal alien who was blocked from entering the U.S. in 2002. . .

Prosecutors say that Facebook and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported Mendez-Garcia for the child porn videos in April and then alerted Rhode Island officials. . .

Officials claim that Mendez-Garcia admitted to receiving the obscene material from a group on Whatsapp and said he would delete any other illegal material he came into contact with, but the next day Facebook flagged another child porn video that he posted and a subsequent search of his phone was conducted. (Read more from “Illegal Alien Charged With Child Sex Crimes” HERE)

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Illegal From Guatemala Charged With Distributing Child Porn

By Washington Times. Federal authorities this week arrested an illegal immigrant from Guatemala on charges of distributing child pornography videos through Facebook.

Prosecutors said Samuel Mendez-Garcia was reported in April by Facebook and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who spotted and confirmed the videos, then alerted police in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island police and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement traced the video back to Mr. Mendez-Garcia, and eventually found more than 50 videos and images of child pornography on the man’s cellphone.

The criminal complaint filed Tuesday includes stomach-churning details of prepubescent girls and boys forced into sexual activities with adults.

When police first confronted Mr. Mendez-Garcia about the original child pornography video he admitted he received it from a group on the Whatsapp instant messaging application named “El sexo.” (Read more from “Illegal From Guatemala Charged With Distributing Child Porn” HERE)

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New Poll Finds Dem Would Beat Trump in Hypothetical Matchup

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Former Vice President Joe Biden would beat President Trump in a hypothetical 2020 matchup, according to a new poll.

Politico/Morning Consult found Biden would be 7 points ahead of the current commander in chief, with 44 percent of registered voters saying they’d support the former VP compared to 37 percent who said they’d vote to reelect Trump.

Registered Democrats favored a generic candidate over Biden by 9 points, with 89 percent saying they would vote for a generic Democrat compared to 80 percent who said they would vote for Biden. . .

“Biden never by himself could ever do anything. President Obama took him, made him vice president and he was fine. But you go back and look at how he succeeded in running, when he ran two or three times, I don’t think he ever … broke one. He was at the … 1 percent or less level,” Trump added. . .

Expect to see many more polls like this in the weeks and months to come. Of course you remember that just days before the 2016 presidential election pollsters and statisticians put Clinton’s odds of winning between 75 and 99 percent. So take these surveys with a grain of salt. (Read more from “New Poll Finds Dem Would Beat Trump in Hypothetical Matchup” HERE)

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Joy Behar Says Photo of Al Franken Groping Woman Was a ‘Sophomoric Joke’ and He’s a ‘Gentleman’

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“View” host Joy Behar defended disgraced former Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) Wednesday, calling a photo of him appearing to grope radio anchor Leeann Tweeden as she slept a “sophomoric joke.” She insisted he was a “gentleman.”

“Right after Al Franken attacked … Jeff Sessions,” Behar claimed, “he suddenly became the target of the right wing, to get him out of office, and then Gilligrand, Gillibrand—is that her name? She was out to get him also, and the Democrats decided, ‘Oh, we’re going to take the high road,’ and they basically lost a really good senator, in my opinion.”

Franken was forced to resign after being accused of groping multiple women. Leeann Tweeden provided photographic evidence of former Sen. Franken appearing to grope her as she slept in November. She also said Franken forcibly kissed her, an incident Franken says he remembers differently.

“That was a sophomoric joke by a comedian,” Behar said dismissively of the photo. “In a time when he didn’t know he was going to become a senator. He was fooling around. He was a comic. And, to his credit, he said, ‘She didn’t have any ability to consent. She had every right to feel violated by that photo.’”

“So he’s a gentleman, and he took the hit,” Behar concluded. “Now, can we please move on and get the great senator back, and get rid of the president.”

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Judge Rules in Multi-State Lawsuit Seeking to Halt Publication of 3-D Printed Gun Blueprints

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Federal Judge Robert Lasnik on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against Cody Wilson and his company, Defense Distributed, which would bar the federal government from allowing Wilson’s company to distribute 3-D printed gun blueprints. The decision comes after eight states and the District of Columbia, led by Washington State, sued to prevent Wilson’s Aug. 1 publishing schedule.

“The judge’s rule is clear,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said at a news conference. “We go back to the status quo, before the federal government made the disastrous decision to undo these protections for public safety.” . . .

Gun control advocates are applauding the decision. Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, tweeted, urging her followers to call their Congressmen:

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DHS Secretary Issues a Stern Warning About the Election

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By The Blaze. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen issued a stern warning Tuesday to Russia about meddling in U.S. elections, and said that her department was in “crisis mode” over cybersecurity. . .

Nielsen was addressing an audience at a cybersecurity summit when she directly addressed the assessment by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election. . .

“Two years ago, as we all know,” she continued, “a foreign power launched a brazen multi-faceted influence campaign to undermine public faith in our democratic process, and to distort our presidential election.”

“That campaign was multi-faceted – it involved cyber-espionage, leaks of stolen data, cyber-intrusions into voter registrations systems, online propaganda and more,” she added. . .

“We are in crisis mode—the Category 5 hurricane has been forecast and now we must prepare,” Nielsen said. (Read more from “DHS Secretary Issues a Stern Warning About the Election” HERE)

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Former Lobbyist Tony Podesta, Others Under Investigation by Federal Prosecutors Over Alleged Foreign Work

By NBC News. Former lobbyist Tony Podesta, Mercury Public Affairs partner and former Minnesota Republican Rep. Vin Weber and former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig are all under federal investigation by prosecutors for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News on Tuesaday.

Those sources say this months-long investigation in New York follows a referral from the Special Counsel’s Office.

The existence of this particular probe was first reported by CNN, which characterized the investigation as looking into whether lobbyists and operatives failed to register their work as foreign agents. None of the people identified as being investigated have been charged with any crime.

In October, NBC News was the first to report that Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta and the Podesta Group were being investigated by Mueller’s office.

Tony Podesta is the chairman of the Podesta Group and the brother of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s former presidential campaign chairman. John Podesta is not currently affiliated with the Podesta Group and is not part of the investigation. (Read more from “Former Lobbyist Tony Podesta, Others Under Investigation by Federal Prosecutors Over Alleged Foreign Work” HERE)

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The Bible Trump’s New VA Secretary Chose to Be Sworn in on Tells You Everything You Need to Know

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. . .During the swearing-in ceremony, Trump said of [Robert] Wilkie:

Robert Wilkie is the proud son of an Army veteran, an artillery officer raised on the base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. That’s a great place. On his daily walk to high school with the woman who is now his wife, he passed by the Fayetteville VA hospital, which bore the inscription: “The Price of Freedom is Visible Here.” It made a big impact. It was a price Robert saw firsthand through his own father, who was gravely injured in combat during the Vietnam War.

Robert went on to serve as an officer in both the Air Force and the Navy, then as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, and as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. Robert also serves with distinction as Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

During the swearing-in ceremony, Wilkie produced a worn-looking Bible. The Bible had an incredible story to it, which Wilkie shared with his audience.

“The Bible that I will take my oath on reminds me of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars,” Wilkie said, referring to WW1, “It was a Bible taken into battle by my wife’s grandfather who had probably never ventured beyond three or four counties in North and South Carolina. But by the time he was 18, he was marching up the Champs-Élysées into the cauldron of the Meuse-Argonne.” (Read more from “The Bible Trump’s New VA Secretary Chose to Be Sworn in on Tells You Everything You Need to Know” HERE)

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11-Time Deportee Sentenced for Attacking Women in Sanctuary Oregon

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An illegal alien was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Monday for re-entering the United States illegally after previously being deported no less than 11 times.

Sergio Jose Martinez was arrested by police last year after he attacked two women in Portland, Ore., just one week after he had been released from jail where he was held for interfering with police and providing a false birthdate, the Associated Press reports.

In December, he was sentenced to 35 years in state prison for those attacks, pleading guilty to sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, and other charges.

Oregon was the first state in the nation to adopt “sanctuary state” policies, passing a law in 1987 that prevents law enforcement from detaining illegal immigrants who have not broken other U.S. laws. Law enforcement officials say that because of Oregon’s sanctuary state policy, police were forced to release Martinez, enabling him to commit his violent crimes. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had issued an immigration detainer asking Oregon police to hold Martinez in jail, but he was ordered to be released by a court.

“He was released consistent with the orders of the court. No federal or state criminal warrants were present at the time he left our custody,” Sheriff Michael Reese said at the time.

Sanctuary state policies prevented this evil man from being held by police until ICE could deport him.

In November, voters in Oregon will have a direct say on whether the state keeps its sanctuary city policies, voting on a ballot measure to repeal the 1987 state law. (Read more from “11-Time Deportee Sentenced for Attacking Women in Sanctuary Oregon” HERE)

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Report: Iran Increased Persecution of Christians in July

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The Iranian government’s persecution of Christians increased over the past month, according to information gathered by the nonprofit International Christian Concern.

Earlier this month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed Christians have the same rights as others do in Iran. Despite the claim, a report from ICC, a Washington-based nonprofit that assists religious minorities from persecution through assistance, advocacy, and awareness, points to evidence from the month of July showing Christians have been targeted by the Iranian regime. Eight believers faced judicial action, “a noteworthy increase of publicized cases of Christian persecution in Iran,” according to ICC.

The report highlighted cases of Christians held by the government. On July 2, intelligence forces arrested and detained Massoumeh Taqinejad and her son. She was charged with proselytizing on the Internet. A couple weeks later, Ramiel Bet Tamraz received a four month prison sentence for allegedly acting against national security. In the following days and weeks, the report includes five others who were arrested, detained, or tried in court.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide, another organization dedicated to supporting Christians suffering persecution, issued a statement that observed, “as the Iranian regime has grown more unpopular and citizens have become more vocal in their criticism of corruption in official circles, the government has become increasingly reliant on the support of hard-line ayatollahs, who favour increased pressure on religious minorities.”

Similarly, ICC’s regional manager, Claire Evans, said “the persecution of Christians in Iran is increasingly building as the regime struggles to maintain its grip over the hearts and minds of its citizenry.” (Read more from “Report: Iran Increased Persecution of Christians in July” HERE)

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Ben Shapiro Wrecks Ocasio-Cortez in Bombshell ‘Interview’

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. . .As disastrous as Ocasio-Cortez’s performance was, it did have the redeeming quality of giving conservative commentator Ben Shapiro ammunition for his own satirical interview with the Democrat candidate for Congress in New York’s 14th Congressional District.

And the reception for Shapiro’s satirical “interview” said more about Ocasio-Cortez’s candidacy than a hundred thumbsucking sit-downs with the establishment media ever will.

If a Democrat “It” girl can’t make it through a series of softball questions from a liberal host with a liberal audience like Trevor Noah and “The Daily Show” without embarrassing herself, she wouldn’t have a prayer against a conservative who was really trying to do damage. (Hoover showed a lot of class on PBS.)

Ocasio-Cortez is, unfortunately, probably a lock to win her race in New York, in a district where Republicans are so rare as to be an endangered species. But her real use to liberals diminishes with her every turn in the public eye.

She is, however, proving to be a real boon for the conservative comedy sector of the economy. (Read more from “Ben Shapiro Wrecks Ocasio-Cortez in Bombshell ‘Interview’” HERE)

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Inmates Deliver Brutal Prison Justice to Jihadist Wanting to Murder Children

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. . .As such, it was no great surprise to learn that a convicted terrorist who had threatened violence against the young royal prince in the United Kingdom received a bit of “prison justice” from unknown assailants who were incarcerated with him.

According to The U.K. Sun, a 32-year-old self-proclaimed follower of the Islamic State group was allegedly assaulted in prison and slashed with a makeshift knife by at least one other inmate who has yet to be identified by authorities.

That terrorist’s name is Husnain Rashid and he is currently serving three concurrent life sentences after he confessed to three counts of “engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts,” as well as a four-and-a-half year sentence for “encouraging terrorism” among jihadists, according to the Sun.

Rashid initially ran into trouble after he shared images online of the 4-year-old Prince George of the British royal family family next to an anonymous jihadist fighter with a message that read: “Even the royal family will not be left alone.” . . .

According to the U.K. Daily Star, Rashid was attacked on Wednesday, June 25, by at least one other inmate at the Manchester Strangeways prison who used a toothbrush with a blade attached to it to slash a huge gash on or near Rashid’s right ear, likely due to his threats against the young prince. (Read more from “Inmates Deliver Brutal Prison Justice to Jihadist Wanting to Murder Children” HERE)

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