Albuquerque has now seen more rain this week than the entire monsoon season! 1.76” since Sunday! #NMwx
Laura Calderone
@lcaldero.bsky.social
Recently retired, make my home in New Mexico. Career in libraries and publishing. Academic background in archaeology. US Navy vet. Progressive forever. Lover of nature, pets, music, social justice and peace. 🏳️🌈
so the FBI director testified before Congress about bestiality and the president of the United States is holding the Kennedy center hostage and it’s only thursday!
Watching corporate media debate Trump's promise of $5000 a person the way Trump wants. In reality, Dems should simply be pointing out that the GOP controls the House & Senate today and ask Republicans: Why not pass it right now to show Americans it's real?! Put the GOP on defensive.
By all means, do it b/c New Mexicans aren't very proud of their unique heritage, here together so long before your kind showed up... do it and motivate every last one of us to register, donate & vote, and... remember, pendejo, the United States came to us, we did not come to the United States.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 3w agoApparently the renaming shenanigans isn’t over. Trump is now floating the idea of changing New Mexico to “New America.”
Oh hell no! Our state’s name carries generations of history, culture, and family—and it belongs to us. We’re New Mexicans. Period.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
nytimes.com
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
Aridification is here Sobering essay. We should be talking about this as a community, a state. #NMRollCall #NewMexico
Aridification is here • Source New Mexico
For decades, scientists warned that the U.S. Southwest would dry as the climate warmed. This summer, New Mexicans learned what that means.
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At this point the FDA has upgraded the egg recall linked to salmonella to its highest risk level, which does not mean that this outbreak can’t get any worse, it just means we lack official language for it getting any worse.
DHS is bulldozing the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend to build a wall where no migrants would ever cross. An egregious, obscene, and monstrous desecration... x.com/LaikenJordah...
Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) on X
BREAKING: DHS IS BULLDOZING THE MOUTH OF SANTA ELENA CANYON. DHS waived every single environmental law, now they’re butchering the most iconic part of Texas’ crown jewel national park. All happening the day after a massive protest right here and on the morning CNN left. This is
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A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.
Court orders Meta to pay $567 million to address kids' mental health and safety on its platforms
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
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Dogs surfing 😀 www.nytimes.com/card/2026/08...
Off-Leash and on the Waves: Scenes From the 2026 Dog Surfing Championships
Competitors in the World Dog Surfing Championships were scored on tricks, the size of the wave they caught, how long they stayed on the board and how much they seem to be enjoying it all.
nytimes.com
New Mexico born, LGBTQ author ( among other things), dies. Good obit. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino winner of PEN/Faulkner award, dies aged 71
Celebrated writer, poet and novelist for young adults drew upon his sexuality and life on US southern border
theguardian.com
A friend asked if the lettuce is okay. A friend asked if the parsley is okay. A friend asked if the eggs are okay. A friend asked if the cilantro is okay. My friends none of this is okay.
I mean, your kids won’t ever be able to buy a house or afford a college education, but Trump needs 250 Escalades, so suck it up peasant…
Eby: "I feel sorry for Americans. If you can't be friends with Canada, then you almost certainly do not have a friend anywhere in the world. And that is a very lonely place to be." #cdnpoli
Sending much love to our 🇨🇦 Canadian 🇨🇦 neighbors from a Sane American in Seattle, Washington!!
"It doesn't make me feel good at all to say, 'I told you so,'" said Garcia-Grewal. "I am just angry. I am livid, because I told the contractors this would happen." www.theborderchronicle.com/breaking-new...
Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump's Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water su...
theborderchronicle.com
Just when you think it couldn’t be more cringe - this: “Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke” How is it possible we haven’t hit rock bottom yet?
Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke
The White House did not respond to questions about what legal mechanism he would use to impose the tariffs or how the administration would calculate the rate of the levies.
wapo.st
🌩️ July 8 is Albuquerque's climatological start of the monsoon! It's when the average daily dew point reaches 47°, the NWS threshold for monsoon conditions. It doesn't mean widespread rain starts today. It does mean this is typically when the true monsoon pattern starts. #NMwx
A really important read! Jess Piper talks vetting, including self-vetting by women, and running for office.
Vetting
Platner
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Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!
So it’s ok to serve Roundup as a dressing at the SCOTUS salad bar?
