Martín Paredes

I've launched a new Youtube and #podcast series: The Mex Fed Docuseries, where we will explore the past, the present and the future of the Mexican military. Unknown to many, #AMLO started the rapid militarization of the country when he assumed office. www.youtube.com/@mexfed #mexicanmilitary

An illustration showing a small town somewhere in Mexico with the word Mexico created from papel picado, a Mexican art type where shapes are chiseled into paper. The word anhelos, Spanish for yearning, is near the bottom.

Sometimes when I'm stressed about the headlines on the news, I start to doodle to bring back some sanity into my life. #mexico #doodles #digitalart

It may come as a surprise to some of you that I’ve worked on El Paso political campaigns since 2001. Drawing from my 24 years of experience creating political campaign branding, strategies and a voter data platform I wrote “The Handbook to Winning El Paso Elections.” It goes on sale next week.

A Mexican Airforce Hercules C-130 with several people in front, some in Mexican military uniforms holding, from left to right, the US flag, the California state flag and the Mexican flag.

Adding context to stories about #MexicanFirefighters helping in #LAfires. México's armed forces has three primary tasks: DN1 - national sovereignty, DN2 - internal security & DN3 - disaster response. DN3 is helping in #LA. México invests heavily in DN3, which arrived yesterday. MXAF C-130 in back.

At about 9:30am EST today, the United States of America will have the first #convictedfelon as president elect soon to be president. Let that sink in. American people, at least the majority that voted via the electoral college, made this happen. What does it say about America's #ruleoflaw? #trump

I agree with my president, Claudia Sheinbaum, it's time to start thinking about renaming the United States to its original name, you know before the invaders arrived: America Méxicana. #MexicanAmerica Donald Trump has never done well against women willing to take him on.

Well said. Knowledge is power and context is important.

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The about face by #Facebook on #factcheck is both a business decision and commercial window dressing. Moderation and fact checking will never be fair because, whether automated or manual in the end it is #anglocentric voices the decide. The rule of the minority over the majority.

An image of the mugshot of Donald J. Trump superimposed over an image of handcuffs with a fingerprint sheet and a part of a one hundred dollar bill.

What is important to remember about the sentencing of Donald Trump on January 20 is not that he is not going to jail but the fact that he will be a convicted felon upon being sentenced. Under US jurisprudence, it is the sentence that make him a convicted felon. www.justice.gov/archives/jm/...

There is corruption and there is public corruption, but if you understand what #throffers are you understand what political corruption is. Check out my latest column.

In my recent column I explain the geopolitics behind President Claudia Sheinbaum's #tariffs on #Chinese textiles.

If you are a #business owner, did you file your Beneficial Ownership Information Report with the government? Did you know that Chinese #hackers may have your personal details? Worse, is that it may not have been necessary to file the #boir because the courts may find it #unconstitutional.

¡Mis mejores deseos para todos ustedes en 2025! Que todos sus sueños se realicen este año nuevo. Saludos a todos.

Wishing you and your loved ones a fantastic 2025 where all your dreams/goals come true.

Luigi Mangione And Abusive Free Speech Takedown Notices A look at how copyright law is used to stifle creativity and free speech.

How many of you know that there is a shadowy world behind US #copyright law that is trying & succeeding in stifling #freespeech. Wealthy people & oppressive governments pay to remove unflattering content about them through bogus filings that cost nothing to file. martinparedes.us/p/luigi-mang...

Musk and Ramaswamy defend foreign worker visas, sparking MAGA backlash | CNN Politics Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump ove...

So the breakup among the #gop is starting to happen over #immigration as the need for #foreignworkers starts to concern business interests. www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/p...

I am excited about this new project that I am involved in. It is a digital magazine focused on the Mexican-American diaspora delivering to readers unique viewpoints about #books, #culture, #technology, #news & #opinion from diverse #Latino writers.

YouTube video by El Paso News Ronald Reagan Advocated for Open Borders in 1980

On April 23, 1980, during a national debate, Ronald Reagan publicly advocated for the free flow of #migrant workers from #Mexico to come and work in America. He also argued that the border between the US and México be open. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyOK...

They take our jobs away is one of the arguments made by those opposed to #immigrants. But inconvenient truth is that Americans are highly dependent on #migrants for low prices. Threatening to #deport migrants is not new, it has been done before and will be done again. Immigrants empower America.

This is one of the faces of #immigrants in America.

Missing in the dialog of the Mexican #drugcartels is how the targeting of the Cali and Medellin cartels by the US government led to the rise of small time Mexican marihuana peddlers into drug lords from 1970 and 1980's. It is from here where #Chapo Guzmán and others like him became household names.

Dasha Burns dishes on why she left TV news to go all in on digital "The tides are changing," Burns told Status.

"POLITICO is perhaps best positioned to take advantage of this distinct moment in the American story."

For those looking for the Matt Gaetz ethics committee report, it is available at: ethics.house.gov/wp-content/u... #mattgaetz #ethicsreport

Public domain picture of VAN with antennas detecting radio spectrum emissions tied to television use.

As #hamradio operator (N4MEX) & someone who often writes about #publicpolicy & #taxes I was looking at #UK 's #televisiontax & enforcement. Enforcement is via spectrum analysis from street (harder for modern tvs) raising interesting technological & #privacy questions. Tax is about $213 USD/year.

I'm just waiting for an American to yell at Mexican police officers that they are "an American citizen with rights" as they are being lead away for public drunkenness. I've been arguing that the American legal system is corrupt for decades. It's now that Americans are starting to understand.

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For years, El Paso Children's Hospital has denied open records arguing they are not a governmental entity although #elpasotexas taxpayers paid for building they occupy & pay rent for. Now they are arguing they are a governmental entity to assert immunity from lawsuits. elpasonews.org/2024/12/18/l...

Reading some court testimony in a lawsuit I am not involved in I came across my name. Apparently I have been creating "great annoyance" with an official with my requests for #openrecords via the Texas Public Information Act. Keep in mind that the entity is operating in a building paid by #taxpayers.

The Alienation of Jaime Cachua (Gift Article) His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.

This article from @nytimes.com is a must read if you want to understand what it is to be those #immigrants that Trump voters believe are not the ones being targeted by #massdeportations. They voted for Trump now they scramble to save one of their own. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...

It is also accurate to say he was convicted on 34 felonies. However, my understanding, as a non-attorney, is that unfortunately we cannot say what everyone already knows "in common parlance" - "that he is a convicted felon," because, the conviction does not stand until he is sentenced.

This election for #ElPaso city council was a referendum between two factions of El Paso #Democrats. One was centered on Oscar Leeser and the other on congresswoman Veronica Escobar. Escobar won the battle. Moreover the amount of money was expression of anger against Leeser for killing sports arena.