Good effort, Lobos. Helluva season.

From the December issue of Chicago magazine.

“How are you doing, first lady?” the president asks from across the room. “I’m waiting for a phone call,” she replies.

🚨 Need an escape from family this holiday season? The ebook of my short story collection is on sale for $3.49 (or less!) wherever ebooks are sold! (Also available in paperback!) Tough Messes features a range of characters from mafia soldiers to desperate men forced into impossible situations.

Trump’s plan to corrupt the media is starting to work. Paywall-free gift article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ Paywall-free gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

"I no longer wish to represent a company that coddles a man so seemingly void of compassion as he marches our country towards autocracy," Foley wrote.

“The president of the United States just barged into America’s living rooms like an angry, confused grandfather to tell us all that we are ungrateful whelps.” Paywall-free gift article: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The Trump administration has announced plans to close #Boulder's @NCAR_Science Mesa Lab: www.axios.com/local/boulde...

Sorry, kids. No Santa in the US this year. He once tweeted that Trump was on the naughty (Epstein) list, and now border patrol has denied him entry. Better luck next administration.

At least two students who were on Brown’s campus last night have survived shootings before — in high school. “People always think, well, it’ll never be me. .. And until I was shot in my school, I also thought the same thing.” @camillebaker.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...

The heads of three public radio stations in Colorado this week told a federal judge that they fear what might happen to them if they keep relying on NPR. coloradomedia.substack.com/p/in-court-c...

With Election Day ballots yet to be counted, Mayor Tim Keller leads Darren White in Albuquerque’s runoff election.

🚨 Need an escape from family this holiday season? The ebook of my short story collection is on sale for $3.49 (or less!) wherever ebooks are sold! (Also available in paperback!) Tough Messes features a range of characters from mafia soldiers to desperate men forced into impossible situations.

It is with great sadness I report that the World War I Flying Ace was shot down over Colorado Springs today. No known suspects have been identified, but police have named the Red Baron as a person of interest. Anyone with information on the Baron’s whereabouts is asked to contact local police.

Breaking: Trump crowns self Hay King

“Carbondale is an example of how the Supreme Court’s decision, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, to end a woman’s constitutional right to abortion has made geography an all-important factor in access to the procedure.” Paywall-free gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...

Some sights from tonight’s Festival of Lights in downtown Colorado Springs.

Who did it better?

Albuquerque Fire Rescue has determined that a deadly explosion at an Albuquerque home on Nov. 23 was caused deliberately. Investigators located "altered" gas lines and some kind of message written on a wall, according to AFR.

Snow outside my window, overtime football on my TV. Life is good.

Really good piece from one of our interns. Paywall free, btw. www.boomtownlosalamos.org/p/bored-in-l...

“It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away.” Paywall-free gift article:

“The Northwestern agreement also requires the university to revise all policies, protocols and public-facing materials on hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries for children at its Feinberg School of Medicine, and ‘ensure compliance with federal laws.’” Paywall-free gift article:

Another example of anti-semitism out in the open in politics. Tina Peters’ ally and MAGA podcaster Joe Oltmann blames “Satan Jews” for imprisoning Peters: Governor Polis, AG Weiser, DA Rubinstein, SOS Griswold. Oltmann then repeats his call for executions by hanging.

Oh, the humanity! Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everyone!

Wait, what?

I think the best part of MTG’s resignation video is how she prattles on about all that’s wrong with MAGA and American politics as though she’s the only person who’s noticed all that’s wrong with MAGA and American politics…

Omg the framing on the left is perfect

This weekend, we are joining the Fall of Freedom initiative (Nov 21st & 22nd) with two special screenings and Q&A's! Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to unite in defiance of authoritatian forcing sweeping the nation. Join us as we use THE LIBRARIANS as a tool of resistance! FallofFreedom.com

TYR is proud to participate in #FallOfFreedom, a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression & solidarity. We've gathered pieces from our archives that examine authoritarianism & cultural resistance. yalereview.org/fall-of-free...

“Trump’s signature does not guarantee the release of all the files. The bill contains significant exceptions, including a provision protecting ongoing investigations, that could mean many documents would stay under wraps.” Paywall-free gift article:

Me watching “Pluribus” and recognizing places across New Mexico.

My new @raygunsite.com shirt arrived, and it’s magnificent.

The emergency Situation Room meeting is making lots of sense now.

They’re gonna find out who’s on the list. You know, the list that doesn’t exist.

"The email in question described an encounter at Epstein’s home, where the interaction may have included more than babysitting tips. Further, contextualizing this email by noting which girl it involved is a strange way to respond to a 'fake' document." Paywall-free gift article:

“Elon Musk launched Grokipedia, an AI-generated encyclopedia with 855,279 articles, no human editors, and no way for users to request improvements beyond a suggestion box addressed to its eponymous chatbot author.” Paywall-free gift article:

Whew. That was close.

Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.

The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque. n.pr/4oT3Sl9

(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. $META @reuters.com www.reuters.com/investigatio...

NEW: In first 3 months of House v. NCAA era, Colorado spent $7.7M on athlete rev share and Kentucky spent $1.5M, per public records obtained by @sportico.bsky.social. But the bigger story might be why Nebraska and most others won’t reveal their totals. My column👇 www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...

An ICE agent assigned to the Broadview facility in Chicago is charged with DUI after a single-vehicle traffic crash as he was leaving work... Indicating that he was drinking on the job. Oh, and he's from Albuquerque.

“[I]ndulgence of the user is a feature, not a bug. Chatbots built for commercial purposes are not typically intended to challenge your thoughts; they are intended to receive them, offer pleasing responses, and keep you coming back.” Paywall-free gift article:

“In California, an overwhelming majority voted to redistrict, essentially canceling out the five House seats that Republicans had thought they gained through redistricting in Texas over the summer.” Paywall-free gift article:

Working from home and shaking the traditional election night pizza for election night nachos.

Democracy is cool.

“So many have made the move [to military bases] that they are now straining the availability of housing for the nation’s top uniformed officers.” Paywall-free gift article:

“What is on his mind lately that makes him fear his fate in the hereafter? What sins might he be regretting?” Paywall-free gift article: