Ice's Update

Below is one of many updates that I receive on a daily basis on how we are being protected by ICE

Fort Worth man sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking children

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth man was sentenced Monday to life in federal prison for sex trafficking underage girls.

This sentence was announced by Erin Nealy Cox U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Texas.  This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the FBI; and the Texas police departments of Fort Worth, Tyler and Arlington.

Following a four-day trial in April 2018, Pierre Lagrone, aka “P” or “Pedro,” 34, and co-conspirators, Herman Sanders, aka “Pooh,” 29, and Demarcus Davis, aka “Zigg,” 26, were found guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to sex traffic underage girls. Lagrone was sentenced July 23 to life in federal prison.  Sanders was previously sentenced before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 420 months; Davis is scheduled for sentencing July 30.

According to evidence presented at trial, Lagrone and Davis were violent pimps who recruited, controlled and profited off underage female victims through commercial sex acts. Lagrone and Davis recruited and advertised underage female victims for commercial sex acts. The defendants communicated with potential clients, collected proceeds, and paid for motels rooms and supplies. Lagrone and Davis kept almost all, if not all, the proceeds of the commercial sex acts, providing only food, shelter and occasional clothing to the underage female victims. Sanders conspired with and assisted Lagrone in this sex trafficking.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys P.J. Meitl and Nicole Dana, Northern District of Texas, were in charge of the prosecution.

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FDA Warning on Ritz Crackers

Below is a product warning that I received on July 23, 2018 from FDA about Ritz Crackers.

Mondelez Global LLC Conducts Voluntary Recall of Certain Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits Product in the U.S., including Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands Due to Possible Health Risk
 EAST HANOVER, NJ - July 21, 2018 - Mondelez Global LLC announced today a voluntary recall in the United States, including Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands, of certain Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits product.  These products contain whey powder as an ingredient, which the whey powder supplier has recalled due to the potential presence of Salmonella.   Salmonella is a microorganism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.  This recall is limited exclusively to the products listed in the grid below, available at retail stores nationwide.  No other Mondelez Global LLC product is included in this recall.
The following Product are included in the recall, followed by their UPC Number, and Use by Date:
RITZ BITS CHEESE  BIG BAG 3 OZ
0 44000 00677 8
07 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19

RITZ BITS CHEESE  1 OZ
0 44000 02025 5
07 MAR 19  thru 13 APR 19
 
RITZ BITS CHEESE 12 PACK CARTON
0 44000 02032 3
08 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19

RITZ BITS CHEESE 30 PACK CARTON
0 44000 01309 7
03 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19

RITZ BITS CHEESE 
1.5 OZ
0 44000 00929 8
03 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19


RITZ BITZ CHEESE 3 OZ GO PACKS
0 44000 03215 9
07 MAR 19 thru 12 APR 19
       
        
10.8OZ RITZ CHEESE CRACKER SANDWICHES
0 44000 88211 2
14 JAN 19 thru 11 FEB 19
 
1.35 OZ RITZ CHEESE CRACKER SANDWICHES
0 44000 00211 4
14 JAN 19 thru 11 FEB 19

10.8 OZ RITZ BACON CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CHEESE 0 44000 04566 1
05 FEB 19
06 FEB 19

1.35 OZ RITZ BACON CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CHEESE
0 44000 04567 8
05 FEB 19
06 FEB 19
 
10.8 OZ RITZ WHOLE WHEAT CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE
0 44000 04577 7
04 FEB 19
05 FEB 19

1.35 OZ RITZ WHOLE WHEAT CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE
0 44000 04578 4
04 FEB 19
05 FEB 19

10.8 OZ RITZ EVERYTHING CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE
0 44000 04579 1
06 FEB 19
07 FEB 19
08 FEB 19

1.35 OZ RITZ EVERYTHING CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE
0 44000 04580 7
06 FEB 19
07 FEB 19
08 FEB 19

MIXED COOKIE CRACKER VARIETY 20 PACK
0 44000 04100 7
01 FEB 19 thru 04 FEB 19

MIXED COOKIE CRACKER VARIETY  40 PACK
0 44000 04221 0

Below this FDA update was sent to me on July 23, 2018. As someone who eats Ritz Crackers, I am concerned about their safety and wanted to let others know about this warning.

31 JAN 19 thru 05 FEB 19
There have been no complaints of illness reported to Mondelez Global to date in connection with these products.  The company is conducting this recall as a precaution, based on the ingredient supplier's recall.   Consumers who have these products should not eat them, and should discard any products they may have.  Consumers can contact the company at 1-844-366 -1171, 24 hours a day to get more information about the recall, and Consumer Relations specialists are available Monday-Friday, 9am to 6pm EST.  This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 
Contact: Laurie Guzzinati  847-943-5678  news@mdlz.com

Who is behind the violent protests?

Every news item and update on the protests going on in the United States seemed to be violent and want to destroy this great nation, beginning with the burning of our national symbol, our beautiful red, white, and blue FLAG!
My next statement, I am a white female, will be construed as being bigoted, which I have never been. However, I do judge others by their actions, (character), and words, no matter who they are.
The most recent such action as mentioned above was by a group of young people, most were black, as they burned the flag in front of Maxine Waters office in California. I can only assume that she is proud of teaching the young people, no matter their race, on how to be disrespectful, rude, and ignorant.
This is not to say they do not have a right to free speech, but they do not have a right to destroy another’s property such as the U.S. Flag which belongs to the citizens of this great nation that God allowed all of us to be born in.
Who is to blame for such bad behavior? I guess we can start with parents, celebrities, other adults, and of course those that were elected by the people as a representative for all citizens.
We need to go back to when I was a young person in the fifties. If I had behaved the way they do today my mother would have taken action, immediately. We would have been disciplined, no fun time, friends, TV, etc. We would have been stopped in our tracks and taught American History and the polite correct way to go about protesting.
My parents, Dad was a Republican and Mom a Democrat, taught us to argue.
Most of today’s young are used to almost free college, free room and board, food, etc. But because we now have a President that believes that we should earn our way this makes those that receive freebies mad and want Pres. Trump impeached.
Oh, and we cannot forget that the Democrats lost the election and are catering to the young and other citizens for now! If they had won then it would not be much different than what is being done today.
The Democrats appear to be selling their souls to become elected. And if they had then those who believed could have ended up regretting it because the Democrats would be pulling the strings and making all of us dance to their tune!
If the protesters were mainly white I would be saying the same thing. No matter our race we must set positive mannerly examples for the young to follow. As an old saying goes “The apple does not fall far from the tree.” How true that quotes is today!

“Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer"?

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" is exactly what it states. Apparently, many of the Democrats, especially the young, have not. They seem to want to bring the United States citizens to their knees and control every aspect of their lives. God is the only one we should kneel down to!

President Trump did not get as far as he has by ignoring the above-quoted statement. When we ignore others around us, or near us, then we will end up with a rude awakening. And we will blame others instead of facing the truth about ourselves and our mistakes!
President Trump is doing the best he can while going upstream, so to speak, in defeating the whirlpools that he has to face and swim around them.
Why are those that we the people elected have such a difficult time in respecting and working with the man the citizens voted for to lead this nation.? Could it be Envy or outright jealousy?
People, we need to protect this gift God gave us, United States of America, with every step, voice, and vote we have. For when we quit so will this nation!
Ida Temple

Mansfield Tea Party

So, You Want Socialism

Below are two of the most important definitions that were taken from, https://www.merriam-webster.com/Socialism/democracy 

Socialism is a system of society or group living in which there is no private property and a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.

In other socialism is a form of the government or rich people controlling those of us that are average and earn a little to support our families and ourselves in what is needed.

Democracy is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.

The reason for the above definitions is not for the elderly, for we were raised in a democracy, but for the young who may not have been taught by their own parents or through schooling. They should know the difference so they can make the best decisions for the future of the United States of America and its children.

As an elderly conservative, (Republican), I am concerned about America’s future, not so much for myself but for my great nieces who are still children. I fear that they will be living under the above first definition and never realize what it is to speak their heart and mind.

If you feel this way, please think about some of your decisions to see if they will protect the children in your family.

God gave us the great nation and we must ask for Him to keep blessing us and keeping the children and uneducated amongst us safe, this includes all legal immigrants, just as my Grandmother was three centuries who had to stop at Elis Island to be checked out.

Ida Temple

Mansfield