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July 31, 2024
Crime
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UK

Top BBC Anchor Pleads Guilty to Making Indecent Images of Children.

Top BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Edwards made his court appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 31 where he admitted to all charges.

The BBC broadcaster, recognized as the highest-paid news anchor until April, pleaded guilty to three counts relating to indecent images of children in his first public sighting in several months.

A Metropolitan Police investigation culminated in Edwards being charged with three counts of “making indecent images of children” in late June. The offenses, spanning December 2020 to April 2022, allegedly pertain to images shared via WhatsApp. Edwards is accused of possessing six category A images, which are characterized by penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal, or sadism.

Edwards, known worldwide for announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, was apprehended five months before his departure from the BBC and faced charges two months later.

Due to the ongoing legal proceedings, the BBC has refrained from commenting on the case, clarifying whether Edwards was on their payroll post-arrest, or confirming if they had prior knowledge of his legal troubles.

The case echoes that of former BBC host and DJ Jimmy Savile, who sexually abused children for decades but was never arrested or charged before his death in 2011.

This fueled speculation about how much the BBC knew about his activities. Many believe the broadcaster may have ignored it or engaged in a cover-up.

The BBC is funded by British taxpayers, who must pay for a TV license or face heavy fines backed by the threat of imprisonment.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for the scrapping of the TV license, arguing the biased broadcaster should switch to a subscription model.

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Top BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Edwards made his court appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 31 where he admitted to all charges. show more

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July 31, 2024
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News
Politics

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder Threat Against Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A man from Atlanta has entered a guilty plea to charges of making interstate threats to murder Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Sean Patrick Cirillo, aged 34, faces a potential prison term of up to five years and will be sentenced on November 7.

Cirillo was accused of calling Greene‘s Washington D.C. office on November 8, 2023, where he made alarming statements to her staff. According to court documents, he stated he had “a bead on her like a sniper rifle” and threatened, “I’m gonna kill her next week.” Additionally, he said, “I’ll kill you too if you want,” and referenced “shoot[ing] her in the f****** head.”

Federal prosecutor Ryan K. Buchanan for the Northern District of Georgia condemned Cirillo’s actions in a statement released on Tuesday. “Threatening to kill a public official is reprehensible,” Buchanan emphasized. Additionally, he reiterated the commitment of his office, alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, to not tolerate any forms of violence, threats, or intimidation against public officials.

Similarly, Keri Farley, special agent in charge at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Atlanta office, underscored that violent threats, whether directed at elected officials or civilians, would not be normalized in America. She stated, “Our democracy depends on the ability of members of Congress to do their jobs without fearing for their safety.”

Cirillo reportedly admitted to making the calls during an FBI visit to his home the day after the threats were made. Subsequently, he revealed that he intended to “get attention,” as per the criminal complaint.

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A man from Atlanta has entered a guilty plea to charges of making interstate threats to murder Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Sean Patrick Cirillo, aged 34, faces a potential prison term of up to five years and will be sentenced on November 7. show more

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July 31, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Immigration
UK

Muslim Politician Demands Ban on Anti-Grooming Gangs Group (That is Already Defunct).

Disgraced former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has called on the British government to ban, or proscribe, the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-grooming gang activist group that has been defunct for years. Yousaf published a letter on X (formerly Twitter) stating that membership in the EDL must be made a criminal offense under the 2000 Terrorism Act, alleging the group adheres to “far-right,” “Islamophobic,” and “racist” ideologies.

The letter was presented in response to disorder in Southport, England, which saw locals riot in reaction to a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class by a 17-year-old male born in Wales to Rwandan migrant parents. Three girls aged six, seven, and nine were killed, and several others remain in critical condition.

A major issue with Yousaf’s call to proscribe the EDL as a terrorist organization is that the group has been on a rapid decline since 2013, and as of 2023, even the left-wing Guardian newspaper said the group was “defunct.”

Prior to the violence, Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was heckled by locals when laying flowers in front of press photographers near the site of the killings, with some asking him, “How many more children, Prime Minister?”

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Disgraced former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has called on the British government to ban, or proscribe, the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-grooming gang activist group that has been defunct for years. Yousaf published a letter on X (formerly Twitter) stating that membership in the EDL must be made a criminal offense under the 2000 Terrorism Act, alleging the group adheres to "far-right," "Islamophobic," and "racist" ideologies. show more

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Of course, young girls are stabbed to death in the street, but the Muslim politicians in Britain come out against the “far right” – and the defunct “far right” at that
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July 31, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration

Illegal Alien ‘Gotaway’ Charged in Fatal Carjacking of American Grandmother.

Jose Aguilar-Martinez, a 21-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, has been charged with felony carjacking following the killing of a Maryland grandmother in Loudoun County, Virginia. Melody Waldecker, 54, of Montgomery County, was allegedly run over by Aguilar-Martinez after he stole her car at a 7-Eleven in Sterling, Virginia, around 11:30 AM. She had been visiting her sick mother.

The Salvadoran was apprehended approximately 45 minutes later, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed his status as an illegal alien. ICE has also placed a detainer on him, so he should be transferred to their custody if he is released from jail at any point. However, local authorities frequently refuse to cooperate with ICE and release criminal illegals in defiance of detainer requests, sometimes with disastrous results.

Aguilar-Martinez is a so-called “gotaway,” meaning he crossed the U.S. border without encountering Border Patrol officers or other U.S. officials. The number of annual gotaways is estimated in the hundreds of thousands and has tripled since the inaugurations of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The latter was given special responsibility for tackling the “root causes” of illegal immigration by Biden in 2021, but it has increased exponentially under her watch.

Even if Aguilar-Martinez had been apprehended when he crossed the border, illegal aliens are usually released after minimal vetting, with immigration court dates set years into the future. The Biden–Harris government has granted a de facto amnesty to hundreds of thousands of these illegals by terminating their asylum cases with no on either deporting them or granting them refugee status.

Family members tell the press that Melody Waldecker worked as a caregiver at a nursing home in Montgomery County and was fond of spending time with her grandchildren. Her four children and eight grandchildren survive her.

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Jose Aguilar-Martinez, a 21-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, has been charged with felony carjacking following the killing of a Maryland grandmother in Loudoun County, Virginia. Melody Waldecker, 54, of Montgomery County, was allegedly run over by Aguilar-Martinez after he stole her car at a 7-Eleven in Sterling, Virginia, around 11:30 AM. She had been visiting her sick mother. show more

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July 31, 2024
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Crime
Immigration
UK

WATCH: Machete Gangs Brawl in Broad Daylight Near London.

Eight people have been arrested following machete brawls in the streets of Southend, Essex, just 40 miles east of central London. At least one person was stabbed, with local representative Bayo Alaba MP confirming, “There are some people in hospital with quite serious injuries.”

Footage from the seaside city, one of the most densely-populated localities in England, shows multiple brawls between mostly migration-background males with long blades, often in the presence of children. Some of the wounded had to be evacuated by air ambulance.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, recently elected to Parliament as the representative for Clacton-on-Sea, another seaside Essex town, commented, “Our country is being destroyed, our values trashed and the public on the point of revolt.”

He may have been referring to separate disorder in Southport, Merseyside, which saw clashes between police and rioters yesterday in response to a 17-year-old identified as the son of African migrants targeting children in a mass stabbing.

The suspect, not named by the authorities due to his age, targeted a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class for young children, killing three and leaving several others in critical condition. Two female class instructors and a man in his sixties who intervened were also wounded.

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Eight people have been arrested following machete brawls in the streets of Southend, Essex, just 40 miles east of central London. At least one person was stabbed, with local representative Bayo Alaba MP confirming, "There are some people in hospital with quite serious injuries." show more
July 31, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Immigration
World

Establishment Attacks Populist Lawmaker for Warning School Kids About Knife Crime and Rape Gangs.

A populist member of the German regional parliament in Brandenburg has been criticized for speaking to schoolchildren aged nine to 12 in Potsdam about rape gangs and knife crime. Alternative for Germany (AfD) member Dennis Hohloch told media he felt it was his duty to warn the children. Germany—and Europe at large—has faced waves of migration from Africa and the Middle East, leading to rising social tensions and crime.

The AfD politician’s opponents, however, are calling the remarks inappropriate. Critics, like Social Democrat Steffen Freiberg, Brandenburg’s current Minister of Education, said that Hohloch should have been aware that teachers cannot state personal political views to their students, while others claimed the subject matter was not appropriate for children that age. Hohloch says the criticism is an attempt to silence him on certain topics and that he will not stand for it.

Brandenburg will see an election in September, and the AfD is currently the most popular party in the region. In prior polls, its support was surging among German youth.

Sexual assault and incidents of rape have become major issues in Germany. The National Pulse previously reported that a study documenting incidents of attacks shows that sine since 2015, as many as 7,000 German women and girls have been assaulted or raped by migrants, and that migrants are greatly overrepresented in sex crime statistics.

Attempts have been made to silence other AfD members recently. AfD politician Marie-Thérèse Kaiser was fined by a German court in May for daring to quote official German crime statistics during a debate, noting the alarming rates of sexual crimes among Afghan migrants in particular.

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A populist member of the German regional parliament in Brandenburg has been criticized for speaking to schoolchildren aged nine to 12 in Potsdam about rape gangs and knife crime. Alternative for Germany (AfD) member Dennis Hohloch told media he felt it was his duty to warn the children. Germany—and Europe at large—has faced waves of migration from Africa and the Middle East, leading to rising social tensions and crime. show more
July 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
UK

WATCH: ‘How Many More Children, Prime Minister?’ – Parents Heckle Starmer After Mass Stabbing by African Migrants’ Son.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was heckled by parents and other members of the public during a photo op in Southport, England, where three children are dead, and five others are in critical condition following a mass stabbing. The violent crime was allegedly perpetrated by the 17-year-old son of two Rwandan migrants.

Starmer was laying flowers in the English seaside town in front of a pack of press photographers when parents began calling out, “How many more children, Prime Minister?”

Others called out, “Are we going to do something?” and “Time for change, Starmer!” They became more agitated as the leftist politician pointedly ignored him and began to leave, saying, “Bye-bye, you’ve got your photos; off you go.”

“Make a real change! Our children!” some cried out.

Members of the public also shouted, “You’re not wanted!” and “Scumbag!” One woman said she had been told a nine-year-old girl she held in her arms as a baby had died in the attack.

In addition to the 12 children murdered or wounded by the attacker during a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class, two women teaching the class were also injured. A man in his sixties working in the same building who attempted to intervene was also wounded.

One of Starmer’s first acts as Prime Minister was scrapping a plan to deport migrants to Rwanda, the native country of the alleged stabber’s parents.

The Labour premier has also sprung thousands of criminals from prison early, claiming he needs to ease overcrowding.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was heckled by parents and other members of the public during a photo op in Southport, England, where three children are dead, and five others are in critical condition following a mass stabbing. The violent crime was allegedly perpetrated by the 17-year-old son of two Rwandan migrants. show more
July 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
UK

England Mass Stabber Identified as Son of African Migrants, Targeted Taylor Swift Yoga Class for Kids.

The person responsible for a mass stabbing in Southport, England, on Monday has been identified as a 17-year-old born in Cardiff, Wales, to immigrants from Rwanda. Law enforcement has not named him, citing legal reasons—although the authorities can name minors involved in serious crimes if they believe it is in the public interest.

It is now confirmed that the stabber, who is in police custody with no motive for his attack disclosed, targeted a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class for children aged six to 11. Three children have died, while another nine are wounded, with five in critical condition as of the time of publication. Police say the case is not being treated as terror-related “at this moment in time.”

Dance teacher Leanne Lucas, 35, was also stabbed, and is reportedly in critical condition. Fellow teacher Heidi Barlow, also 35, suffered less severe injuries.

Another adult, 63-year-old Jonathan Hayes, requires surgery after being stabbed in the leg. The businessman, working in an office in the same building as the dance studio, had rushed to the scene of the attack and put himself between the knifeman and the children, attempting to disarm him.

“The dance studio is tucked away down a little alley, you wouldn’t know that there was a children’s dance studio there just by walking past—you would have to have known it was there,” the businessman’s wife told the press, adding her husband is “very upset that he wasn’t able to be more help.”

The Southport stabbings come roughly a year after Syrian asylum seeker Abdalmasih Hanoun stabbed multiple babies and toddlers, including a British child, and two elderly men in a public park in Annecy, France.

This story is developing…

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The person responsible for a mass stabbing in Southport, England, on Monday has been identified as a 17-year-old born in Cardiff, Wales, to immigrants from Rwanda. Law enforcement has not named him, citing legal reasons—although the authorities can name minors involved in serious crimes if they believe it is in the public interest. show more
July 29, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Election 2024
News
Politics

New Footage Shows Law Enforcement Surrounding Would-Be Trump Assassin, While Leaving Trump on Stage.

New footage of the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks positioned himself in his assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump has emerged, showing law enforcement officials around the building moments before gunshots occurred.

Crooks had taken a position atop a building near a rally in Butler, PA. Despite the imminent threat, Trump remained on stage until shots were fired.

Bystander video footage released July 29 revealed that law enforcement had tried to clear the area between the building where Crooks was positioned and the rally’s perimeter fence about an hour before the shooting.

As security personnel seemed aware of the threat, Trump continued his speech without interruption until the gunfire began.

The individual recording the video, while fleeing the scene, noted heightened police activity with officers surrounding the sniper’s location. The footage was only released this week as the FBI had briefly seized the phone used to record the video.

President Trump suffered a minor injury, being hit in the ear. The shots also struck several attendees behind him. Corey Comperatore, a former volunteer firefighter, was fatally wounded while protecting his family.

Following the gunfire, Crooks was neutralized by Secret Service counter snipers stationed on nearby buildings.

Investigations reveal Crooks had flown a drone over the rally site in the hours leading up to the incident. It has been reported that counter snipers were alerted to Crooks’ presence approximately 90 minutes before the shooting occurred.

Questions still remain regarding the shooting, and Congress voted unanimously last week to create a task force to investigate the incident more deeply.

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New footage of the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks positioned himself in his assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump has emerged, showing law enforcement officials around the building moments before gunshots occurred. show more
July 29, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
News

Texas Policewoman Shot by Venezuelan Illegal: Reports.

Venezuelan national Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, who shot a policewoman with in San Antonio, Texas, early Sunday morning, has been identified as an illegal immigrant. The confrontation between the 25-year-old migrant and San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers occurred around 3 AM as the force responded to a domestic violence call. Upon arrival, officers found Chacon-Gutierrez lying in bed with a rifle. He opened fire on the officers, dying in the ensuing gunfight. It remains unclear whether the Venezuelan died as a result of the officers’ gunshots or if he committed suicide.

The wounded officer, shot multiple times, underwent surgery Sunday morning. Doctors expect her to survive.

Border Patrol apprehended Chacon-Gutierrez in November 2023 after he illegally crossed into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, Texas. Despite his illegal status, authorities soon released him into the U.S., scheduling his immigration court date far in the future in April 2026.

This incident raises further questions about the lax policies surrounding migrants detained following illegal entry into the United States. It could prove particularly damaging to presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris due to her senior role in Joe Biden‘s government and special responsibility for tackling illegal immigration as “border czar”—an informal title she is trying desperately to shed.

Brandon Judd, President of the National Border Patrol Council, recently revealed that he told her exactly what policies are required to end the southern border crisis, but she refused to implement them.

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Venezuelan national Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, who shot a policewoman with in San Antonio, Texas, early Sunday morning, has been identified as an illegal immigrant. The confrontation between the 25-year-old migrant and San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers occurred around 3 AM as the force responded to a domestic violence call. Upon arrival, officers found Chacon-Gutierrez lying in bed with a rifle. He opened fire on the officers, dying in the ensuing gunfight. It remains unclear whether the Venezuelan died as a result of the officers' gunshots or if he committed suicide. show more