@catepoe1.bsky.social
Grew up on the Mexican Border. Navigating that divide ever since. Long-time labor and community organizer. Retired, traveling and joining the fight, when and how I can.
So many coverups.
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Homan tapes.
Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.
A screenshot of a Wired article by Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra, published May 14, 2025, with the headline: "CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers."
A screenshot of a Wired article by Lily Hay Newman, published June 16, 2025, with the headline: "Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses."
One month apart.
17.06.2025 13:56 — 👍 4624 🔁 1823 💬 26 📌 39Rick -- I just got an email from Ahmed with a PayPal link. Is this your friend?
16.06.2025 19:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE In the case of: ________________________________ A-File No:__________________ 1. The person named above is fourteen years or older: 2. The person named above is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States: 3. The person named above is a citizen of Venezuela: If any of these three requirements are not satisfied, the person named above shall not be ordered removed under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In such a case, you should consult your supervisor and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and, where applicable, initiate removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 4. The person named above is validated as a member of Tren de Aragua (TDA), as determined by reference to the following evaluation form: Instructions: Complete the following validation evaluation form for each suspected alien targeted for removal under the AEA, or, following apprehension, for each alien potentially subject to an AEA removal. After accounting for the two comments below, aliens scoring 8 points and higher are validated as members of TDA; you should proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled, “Notice and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act.” Aliens scoring 6 or 7 points may be validated as members of TDA; you should consult with a supervisor and OPLA, reviewing the totality of the facts, before making that determination; if you determine an alien should not be validated at this time as a member of TDA, when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA. Alien scoring 5 points or less should not be validated at this time as member of TDA; when available, you should initiate removal proceedings under the INA.
The following alt-text is excerpted of a larger checklist, as the whole page doesn't fit within alt-text character limits. Comment 2: For purposes of validating an alien as a member of TDA, at least one scoring category must involve conduct occurring, or information received, within the past five years. Valuation Explanation Category Definition Explanation Points Judicial Outcomes and Official Documents a. Subject has been convicted of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 521 or any other federal or state law criminalizing or imposing civil penalties for activity related to TDA 10 b. Court records (e.g., indictments, criminal complaints, sentencing memorandums) identifying the subject as a member of TDA, describing specific activity of TDA 5 Self-Admission a. Subject self-identifies as a member or associate of TDA verbally or in writing to law enforcement officer, even if that self identification to a law enforcement officer is unwitting, e.g., through lawful interception of communications. 10 Criminal Conduct and Information a. Subject participates in criminal activity (e.g., narcotics trafficking, human smuggling, etc.) with other members of TDA, including preparatory meetings and significant incidents directly attributed to TDA 6 b. Law enforcement or intelligence reporting identifying subject as a member of TDA, to include Bureau of Prisons validations and reliable foreign partner information. 4 c. Credible testimonies/statements from victims, community members, or informants that affirm the subject’s membership in or allegiance to TDA. 3 d. Detailed open-source media (e.g., newspapers, investigative journalism reports) that describe arrest, prosecution, or operations of a subject as a member of TDA 2 e. Subject conducts and/or facilitates business with TDA (e.g., money laundering, mule, service provider) 2 Documents and Communications
Final page: Association a. Surveillance documentation that a subject is frequently observed closely associating with known leaders and members of TDA 2 b. Subject part of group photos with two or more known members of TDA 2 c. Subject presently resides with known members of TDA 2 Total Points VALIDATION DETERMINATION Note: If any of the four requirements are not satisfied, do not complete this validation determination. Based on the validation guide and instructions above, including Comments 1 and 2, I find that the person named above, _______________________________________________: 1. Is fourteen years or older; 2. Is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; 3. Is a citizen of Venezuela; and 4. Is a member of Tren de Aragua. Accordingly, the above-named person is validated as an Alien Enemy. _____________________ _________________________ __________________ Name of Agent/officer Signature of agent/officer Date completing the form completing the form ______________________ _________________________ ____________________ Name of Supervisor Signature of Supervisor Date
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
30.03.2025 16:37 — 👍 13558 🔁 6755 💬 539 📌 673Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.
22.02.2025 17:31 — 👍 17236 🔁 4083 💬 394 📌 187Only hot take hacks — who style themselves as bold truth tellers and brave contrarians but are really just pathetic lapdog amanuenses — are inside the Pentagon now.
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Do NOT resign in response to that email.
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Lalo Alcaraz 2019
22.01.2025 13:21 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“Two consecutive nights of pogroms and settler violence in villages and towns across the West Bank, with a clear intent to sabotage the hostage deal and the #ceasefire agreement,” the Israeli human rights group Yesh Din wrote in a message on X."
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
"Trump plans to declare a national emergency at the southern border. [He] will then issue orders to restart the “Remain in Mexico”, designate drug cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, & suspend refugee resettlement in the U.S. for at least 4 months."
wapo.st/40BjBMt
Rest in Power, my fellow Texan, fellow organizer. Cecile Richards 1957-2025
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Every MLK Day I share this photo of the day my dad decided to join the freedom rides. It’s a reminder that fear is always present in resistance and it’s natural to feel that fear in the face of the worst of humanity. But it’s also a reminder that fear won’t win. We will. I promise.
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Amerika will be speaking tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5 PM at Casa Corazon, a fundraiser for ABBA House in Celaya via the Latin American Relief Fund. latinamericanrelieffund.org/projects/
RSVP: languageadventurepros@gmail.com
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The ACLU calls OLS, "unchecked cruelty" "unchecked cruelty". "Billions of dollars to racially profile and arrest people who pose no threat to public safety, then forces them into a separate and unequal legal system run by the state." www.aclutx.org/en/publicati...
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We spent the afternoon with Amerika Garcia Grewal, visiting San Miguel to fine-tune her Spanish through Rebecca Eichler's Language Adventures.
Amerika has returned to her hometown Eagle Pass, TX. and is doing great work to fight Texas Governor Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star".
The answer is yes they will
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