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• Post #4221327

  Three data center opponents who were arrested yesterday, including a woman knocked to the ground by private security, were released from jail today as local officials react to the use of force at a public meeting. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/unacceptable-use-of-force-at-county-meeting-draws-criticism/3091769 #NewMexico #datacenters #democracy #ProjectJupiter

• Post #4177858

  Attorney General sues CYFD over dropping a teen at a bridge and telling him to walk into Mexico during the night... https://www.abqjournal.com/news/nm-attorney-general-sues-cyfd-over-expatriated-teen/3090779 #CYFD #NewMexico #border #childProtection

• Post #3960606

  The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this past Wednesday, when the Justice Department filed an application seeking the removal of an individual whose name is withheld from the single-page document posted on the court's website. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/justice-department-activates-untested-court-for-alien-terrorist-deportations

• Post #3902350

  The commissioner upheld a decision to deny access to the pipeline. The office also indicated she is taking a hard look at a data center proposal at Spaceport America. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/lands-commissioner-nixes-project-jupiter-pipeline-for-second-time/3083075 #datacenters #newmexico #projectjupiter #spaceportamerica

• Post #3139299

  “Thucydides never used the word ‘trap’,” put great emphasis on human agency (arguably was the inspiration for Hannah Arendt’s notion of ‘action’) and had a way of spreading out his messages all through the book in such a way that many readers fail to notice the connections among them.” https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/22/the-thucydides-trap-according-to-thucydes/ #history #thucydides #china #geopolitics #war

• Post #3139298

  State Auditor Joseph Maestas presented a special audit report to Doña Ana County commissioners Tuesday, expressing “grave concern” over systemic failures in governance and management in the seat of New Mexico’s second most populous county. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state-auditor-expresses-grave-concern-over-doa-ana-county-probe/3050246 #NewMexico #LasCruces #audit #government

• Post #3139297

  A new letter from Desert Sage: "Fascism and dystopia, that smog of scum and stupidity, certainly darkens the skies and soils the ground. It is morally exhausting. "But I have gremlins around me, young and old, who are hard to tame and don’t stay down when they fall." https://desertsagenm.substack.com/p/life-you-insouciant-flower #hope #family #optimism #DesertSage

• Post #3139296

  With a week or even less to find a new healthcare provider for the Doña Ana County Detention Center, county commissioners were aghast Tuesday as staff pulled a contract approval from consideration and told commissioners they were back at square one. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/doa-ana-county-scrambles-to-line-up-health-provider-for-detention-center/3051121 #NewMexico #YesCare #CorizonHealth #detentioncenters

• Post #3139295

  With the approaching 400th anniversary of New Mexico viticulture in 2029, the state’s winemakers see an opportunity to raise their products’ profile nationwide and reach new markets — in particular, with high-quality and low-priced sparkling wines. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/for-deming-winemakers-the-future-looks-bubbly/3052034 #newmexico #wine #LunaCounty #winesofnewmexico #DemingNM

• Post #3139294

  A prominent government transparency advocate is accusing the city of Las Cruces of unlawfully convening a select committee that conducted public business out of public view for years. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/government-watchdog-says-city-held-secret-policy-meetings/3053084 #LasCruces #NewMexico #opengovernment #transparency

• Post #3139293

  On watching the 2016 documentary film, "Weiner," 10 years later -- with some thoughts on tragedy and farce. https://open.substack.com/pub/desertsagenm/p/weinglorious #Weiner #AnthonyWeiner #movies #documentaries #politics #tragedy

• Post #3139292

  That explosion and home fire in Las Cruces last week has been linked to an acetylene tank kept in a car trunk. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-home-explosion-linked-to-acetylene-tank/3054622 #newmexico #lascruces #firehazard

• Post #3139291

  Wild story from Otero County today. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/fugitive-who-lived-under-dead-classmates-identity-for-40-years-pleads-guilty/3054419 #newmexico #oterocounty #oterocountynm #IdentityTheft #crime

• Post #3139290

  On Monday, state and local officials as well as some of their Chihuahua counterparts and Mexican port officials gathered near the border wall to cut a ceremonial ribbon in front of a massive flood diversion project more than a decade in the making. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/major-flood-diversion-project-opens-first-phase-in-columbus/3054581 #NewMexico #ColumbusNM #infrastructure #border #ecdev

• Post #3139289

  A majority of the Las Cruces City Council joined Mayor Eric Enriquez on Monday in supporting the repeal of an ordinance that allegedly enabled a select committee to conduct public business in secret. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/las-cruces-mulls-ordinance-change-after-secret-meeting-allegations/3056046 #newmexico #lascruces #transparency #openmeetings

• Post #3139288

  Doña Ana County commissioners secured a new healthcare provider for the county detention center Tuesday morning, ensuring services will continue uninterrupted as YesCare withdraws amid bankruptcy proceedings. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/county-secures-detention-center-healthcare-after-yescare-bankruptcy/3055772 #newmexico #lascruces #jails #prison #yescare

• Post #3139287

  A cattle industry lawsuit challenging the removal of unauthorized cattle from the Gila Wilderness was dismissed Wednesday by a federal appeals court. Both sides in the dispute found some vindication in the outcome.  https://www.abqjournal.com/news/federal-court-dismisses-lawsuit-over-aerial-killing-of-cattle/3057008 #newmexico #gilawilderness #gilaforest #forestservice #ranching #livestockfarming #cattle

• Post #2477770

  Sen. Ben Ray Luján heard from producers and ag economists about the rising costs of fertilizer and fuel stemming from the war in Iran. Yet current events only exacerbate long-term conditions particular to New Mexico and the American West, they emphasized, such as long-running droughts, labor shortages, price inflation trending upward since 2000 and, above all, water scarcity. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/lujan-holds-roundtable-on-fertilizer-fuel-costs/3039739 #agriculture #farming #newmex...

• Post #2422933

  There are reasons for writing or coding on one’s own. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00508-w #ai #genai #academia #writing #tech

• Post #2332140

  An incomplete list of things I keep hearing are really difficult that are not very difficult: 1. Writing with a fountain pen. 2. Tying a bow tie. 3. Meditation without music or other added stimulation. 4. Mastodon. #fountainpens #handwriting #bowties #meditation #zen #mastodon

• Post #2332134

  The newest omicron subvariant is even more highly contagious: SARS-CoV-2 is getting better at spreading. Early to tell how severe it is but that might not be the right question anyway: More spread means more mutation, more people getting sick and widespread risk of "long COVID." https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/01/11/new-covid-19-subvariant-arrives-new-mexico/ #COVID19 #NewMexico #DemingHeadlight

• Post #2332133

  Deming’s post office, seen from a post. #DemingNM #ITookAPicture

• Post #2144996

  For a change of pace, I write about a nice restaurant in Sunland Park. https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/beard-recognized-chef-danny-calleros-makes-ardovinos-desert-crossing-a-trip-worth-taking/3023302 #food #restaurants #NewMexico #SunlandPark #ElPaso

• Post #2144993

  Ninety days into his administration, Mayor Holguin issued a public call for probes into the city that aimed new allegations against political foes. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/anthonys-new-mayor-calls-for-forensic-audit/3025991 #NewMexico #AnthonyNM

• Post #2144992

  The former Las Cruces mayor is running for governor as an independent. He sat for a 90-minute Q&A at the Albuquerque Journal Monday. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/ken-miyagishima-discusses-independent-run-for-governor-at-town-hall/3026905 #NewMexico #nmpol #NMPolitics #LasCruces

• Post #2144991

  From Dan Boyd: Reb Dow of TorC is back on the ballot. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/state-supreme-court-overturns-lower-court-orders-rep-rebecca-dow-be-put-back-on-ballot/3026308 #NewMexico #NMPolitics #nmpol

• Post #2144990

  The “scientists are disappearing” meme is not holding up to scrutiny. But something is happening to scientists, all right: They’re getting laid off and losing federal funding. From Daniel Engber. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/missing-scientists/686885/ #scientists #research #conspiracytheories

• Post #2144988

  Stars and Stripes ombudsman, fired by our war pastor, pens farewell column. https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2026-04-23/stripes-former-ombudsman-pentagon-trying-to-silence-21465037.html #starsandstripes #pressfreedom #1A #Hegseth #censorship

• Post #2144986

  My colleagues Natalie Robbins and Gillian Barkhurst on those ads everyone has been seeing in support of Project Jupiter. https://www.abqjournal.com/news/who-are-the-people-behind-pro-project-jupiter-ads/3028394 #projectjupiter #datacenters #newmexico

• Post #2144984

  Heath Haussamen writes, “For those of us who live in these communities, Project Jupiter’s agreements with Doña Ana County are moral documents. They promise jobs we desperately need and pledge to limit use of water we must protect. “But to the developers, this is nothing more than a financial transaction.” https://haussamen.com/2026/04/24/we-need-a-better-deal-from-project-jupiter/ #datacenters #projectjupiter #newmexico