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Illegal immigrant profiled on the news allegedly kills father of five in car accident

The following is an excerpt an article by The Daily Caller News Foundation as reported in The Epoch Times.

An illegal immigrant who received positive press coverage during his fight against deportation earlier this year, struck and killed a father of five in Colorado on Aug. 2 while driving without a license.

According to press reports, Miguel Ramirez Valiente was charged with careless driving with a revoked license after he swerved his truck while driving on a state highway near Colorado Springs, hitting Sean Buchanan.

Buchanan was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by Ramirez Valiente, who came to the United States from El Salvador 14 years ago.

Ramirez Valiente has several prior charges on his arrest record.

According to Denver’s ABC news affiliate, The Denver Channel, Ramirez Valiente was charged with reckless endangerment in 2011 and domestic violence in 2016. Both cases were dismissed by the El Paso County district attorney.

Last year, Ramirez Valiente’s driver’s license was revoked after he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence, according to The Denver Channel. His probation for that charge was extended Aug. 1, a day before he killed Buchanan, because he had not finished his community service and therapy for alcoholism. (Continued...)

Read the rest of the article by clicking the link below.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/cnn-sympathetically-profiled-illegal-immigrant-dodging-deportation-8-months-later-he-killed-a-man-while-driving-without-a-license_3036307.html

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Unscientific poll: Who's to blame for the hurt of children of illegal immigrants?

The vast majority of you believe it's the illegal immigrant who is to blame for his or her children's hurt when the immigrant is arrested.

That's according to the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com.

A full ninety-seven percent (97%) faulted illegal immigrants. Very few blamed the government or anyone else. You can see the full poll results below.

Meantime, be sure and vote in our newest poll on the home page sidebar (or scroll down on mobile site).

Who's to blame for the hurt of children when their parents are arrested for illegal immigration or other crimes?

97% Their parents

2% The government

<1% Nobody

<1% I don't know/don't care

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5 years later, media and politicians should retire the "Hands up! Don't shoot!" false narrative

The following is an excerpt from my latest news analysis in The Hill.

‘Hands up, don’t shoot” never happened. Somebody tell the Democrats running for president.

Even amid the heated political rhetoric that dominates the news media and social media, resurrected false claims about the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., stand out as egregious.

On Friday and Saturday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), former congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, all running for their party’s nomination for president, tweeted out statements containing disproven claims or false implications about the incident...

Warren tweeted: “5 years ago Michael Brown was murdered by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael was unarmed yet he was shot 6 times. I stand with activists and organizers who continue the fight for justice for Michael. We must confront systemic racism and police violence head on.”

I’m not too surprised when I hear friends and members of the public refer to the debunked narratives about the Ferguson shooting. I’ll explain why in a moment. But I was more than a little taken aback to find these presidential candidates — some of them lawyers — passing along divisive, libelous implications.

To back up for a moment, the shooting happened on Aug. 9, 2014. A Ferguson, Mo., police officer named Darren Wilson shot and killed an 18-year-old unarmed suspect named Michael Brown. Brown was black, Wilson is white. Witnesses claimed that Officer Wilson had shot Brown in cold blood while Brown’s hands were raised in surrender. Though without evidence, those accounts were afforded wide credence in the media. They sparked riots. They ignited a movement called “Hands up, don’t shoot!” 

If ever there were a time for responsible journalists to carefully mitigate uncorroborated and inflammatory claims, this was arguably the moment. At the time, pockets of the nation were a racial tinderbox.

The problem is, all of the racially-tinged accusations against Officer Wilson were likely false, according to the final analysis by President Obama’s Department of Justice. The report, issued in 2015, found that Officer Wilson’s accounts were corroborated. He’d acted in self-defense. Brown, the report said, had reached into the police vehicle and grabbed Officer Wilson by the neck. And Brown appeared to be lunging toward Officer Wilson when Officer Wilson shot him in self-defense. 

The Obama Justice Department investigators concluded that original witness accounts claiming that Brown’s hands were up when he was shot, and other key claims, were “unreliable” and — in many instances — directly contradicted by the forensic evidence, while Officer Wilson’s story was supported by the forensics. “Hands up, don’t shoot,” the Obama Justice Department found, was contrary to reliable accounts — and likely fabricated. (Continued)

Read the rest of the article in The Hill by clicking the link below:

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/457049-5-years-later-media-and-politicians-should-retire-the-false-ferguson

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Police released surveillance video (screen shots below) that officials say depicts Michael Brown allegedly stealing a box of cigars from a store prior to the shooting. When a store clerk flagged the alleged theft, the video appears to show Brown grabbing the clerk the throat. Brown appears to start to exit but comes back toward the clerk one more time before leaving the store. A short time later, the Obama Justice Department says, Brown reached into the police vehicle of Officer Darren Wilson and grabbed Wilson by the throat. The Obama Justice Department concluded that Officer Wilson fatally shot Brown in self defense as Brown was lurching towards him.

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Unscientific Poll: Is America more divided than ever?

About 55% of the public thinks America's divisions are primarily isolated to the media or Washington D.C. and the states of New York and California.

That's according to our latest poll here at SharylAttkisson.com.

A significant minority, 40%, says America actually is more divided than ever.

The full poll results are below.

Meantime, vote now in our two current polls on the home page at SharylAttkisson.com. Who's to blame for the hurt of the children of illegal immigrants arrested for their alleged crimes? And do you believe Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide -- or something else? Look for the black box on the right sidebar or scroll down on the mobile site.

Is America more divided than ever?

40% Yes

5% No

42% Only in the media

13% Only in NY, DC and Calif.

<1% None of the above/Unsure

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Epstein's death just entered the hall of fame for conspiracy theories-- rightly so

Before today, even a Hollywood movie about Jeffrey Epstein's escapades and high profile friends would not have contemplated ending in his supposed suicide.

Too suspicious.

According to law enforcement sources quoted in the New York Post, there was a call for a reported cardiac arrest at the Manhattan Correctional Center just before 6:40 a.m. this morning. Authorities indicate Epstein had been found unconscious in his jail cell, and was rushed to the hospital where pronounced dead.

New documents in Epstein's case were released Friday. There were reports he was considering providing information to authorities in an effort to shave time off any prison sentence.

Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 and accused of sexually abusing dozens of young, underage girls. It was widely speculated he held blackmail material and damaging information on countless powerful political figures, Hollywood personalities and rich people around the world.

He was jailed on July 18. Epstein asked the judge to allow him to await trial at home under house arrest with an electric monitor and 24/7 surveillance, but the judge said no.

Epstein likely believed his life was in danger. There was plenty of speculation he would never make it to trial.

Last month, on July 24, Epstein was rushed to a hospital after alleged suicide attempt in his New York jail cell. He'd reportedly been found on the floor "blue in the face" with marks on his neck. Medical officials reportedly concluded Epstein had attempted suicide. He was returned to his jail cell the same day under "suicide watch." This means he should have been monitored 24/7 so that he would not be able to injure himself.

Although the July 24 incident was regarded as a suicide attempt, there was no public reporting as to what Epstein himself said about it.

At the time, Spencer Kevin, an attorney for several of Epstein’s alleged victims in a 2008 case, said Epstein's life was "definitely in jeopardy."

I question whether or not it was a true suicide attempt that Mr. Epstein was involved in in jail or whether or not there may be some powerful people who just don’t want him to talk...It’ll be interesting to see whether or not Mr. Epstein attempts again to get out on bail and if he does, whether he survives between now and the date of his trial.

Spencer Kuvin, Epstein victims' attorney, July 30

In the 2008 case, Epstein was convicted of underage sex and exploitation charges in a plea deal that is being criticized as lenient. Among other terms, he served 13 months in prison and was allowed to leave custody during the day.

Epstein was previously found injured in his cell on July 24. Authorities reportedly placed him on suicide watch following a medical examination.

Questions

A few of the obvious questions in the aftermath of Epstein's death include:

1. Considering the nature of the charges against him and the danger he faced, why wasn't Epstein in special protective custody from the start with 24-hour cameras and security monitoring him in jail? Who makes such decisions?

2. Even if Epstein wasn't carefully monitored initially, how could he have been returned to the same cell under "suicide watch," yet end up dead?

3. What does the video that was monitoring Epstein's jail cell show?

4. What did guards and other inmates see and hear?

5. What did Epstein supposedly use to commit suicide, since all items that could help an inmate accomplish that are supposed to be removed from the cell?

6. Who, specifically, was responsible for watching Epstein and ensuring he remained unharmed?

7. What, exactly, did Epstein tell his attorney and medical personnel after his reported suicide attempt last month? Was his interview recorded?

8. Is there any chance Epstein isn't dead, but was put into witness protection?

9. Will there be an autopsy and will the results be released?

Part of the strange story surrounding Epstein's death may be told in the coming days through the official response. Will we learn the names of those who surrounded Epstein in jail and those who were responsible for watching him? Will their testimony be released? Will they be held accountable?

After Epstein's July arrest, Democrat political strategist Christine Pelosi, daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tweeted a warning that it was “quite likely” that Epstein would implicate major political figures.

“This Epstein case is horrific and the young women deserve justice. It is quite likely that some of our faves are implicated but we must follow the facts and let the chips fall where they may—whether on Republicans or Democrats.”

Christine Pelosi, Democrat strategist

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Chuck Norris: Extended Edition

This segment of non-aired interview with the great Chuck Norris is one of our most popular videos of all time on Full Measure.

At the time I was visiting the Norris ranch in Texas to report on his wife's brush with death because of her exposure to MRI dye containing gadolinium. (Our follow up report on the MRI risks is here, if you're interested.)

My crew and I were lucky to have Chuck invite us to his storage houses in the back of his main house where we got treated to an amazing Chuck Norris tour!

Check it out by clicking the link below.

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Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, arrested on terrorism-related charge

Dmitriy Andreychenko
Greene County Sheriff's Office

Formal terrorism-related charges have been filed against a 20-year old man who allegedly was caught wearing body armor and carrying a loaded rifle with more than 100 rounds of ammunition at a Walmart in Springfield, Missouri.

However, according to NPR, police said they believe the man, Dmitriy Andreychenko, didn't want to kill anyone but wished to cause chaos.

It is legal to carry a weapon out in the open in Missouri. However, gun owners are not allowed to display or use their weapons in a threatening manner, and some say that's what Andreychenko was doing.

Andreychenko told police, "I wanted to know if that Walmart honored the 2nd Amendment." He reportedly indicated he didn't expect the reaction he got in Missouri. "I understand if we were somewhere else like New York or California, people would freak out," read Andreychenko's statement to police.

If convicted, Andreychenko faces four years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000.

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Lies and Two-Tiered Justice in the Trump-Russia probe

Newly-obtained documents show why a Trump foe at the FBI wasn't prosecuted for alleged lying, while Trump allies were.

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