**Source:** Ken Klippenstein (Substack)

A leaked January intelligence bulletin suggests U.S. Border Patrol / DHS personnel monitored a Reddit user who called for a protest near a Border Patrol facility in Edinburg, Texas — even while the document reportedly acknowledges there was *no specific reporting of planned violence*.

## What happened

- The bulletin profiles a Reddit user ("Budget-Chicken-2425") and a short post in **r/RioGrandeValley** calling on community members to protest.

- Despite describing similar protests as generally lawful, the bulletin says demonstrations near the facility may present operational/safety/reputational risks that “warrant continued monitoring.”

- The document uses “force protection” framing and includes broader “pattern/trend” analysis, reportedly reviewing the user’s wider Reddit activity.

## Why it matters (Cyber Security / Privacy)

For security and platform teams, this is a reminder that:

- public social platforms are routinely treated as intelligence sources,

- metadata and public posting histories can be assembled into detailed profiles,

- and surveillance practices can create a chilling effect on lawful organizing.

**Link:** https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/homeland-security-spies-on-reddit