#newmexico — Public Fediverse posts

Our dog is a little mad at us for leaving her in #NewMexico while we were in Baltimore packing up the house, so I think she needs a little trip of her own. Seems like the perfect opportunity to try out the Bavarian restaurant in the Taos Ski Valley, and let her enjoy her Rottweiler roots as an alpine cattle driver (ideally without any actual cattle, she’s scared of them).

TIL: you have to derate the continuous current and voltage of circuit breakers (among other things) at altitudes above 2000 m. This likely explains why my 50A breaker at 2064 m tripped despite not exceeding the continuous current rating of 40A on a hot day.

I will still have a professional electrician take a look at it to be safe, but adjusting my max load down a couple amps should do the trick. #NewMexico

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"The company’s statement says additional information about next steps will be made public within the next 30 days and committed to establishing dedicated communication channels for the public."

Canadian uranium firm says lack of outreach in northern New Mexico a ‘mistake,’ vows future candor

https://sourcenm.com/2026/08/24/canadian-uranium-firm-says-lack-of-outreach-in-northern-new-mexico-a-mistake-vows-future-candor/

#nuclear #uranium #newmexico #environment

Located about halfway between Taos and the gorge, Hotel Luna Mystica is one of my favorite places to stay, particularly when my canine cohort accompanies me. 🐶

#Taos #NewMexico #travel #roadtrip #dogfriendly #lodging #glamping

As a former journalist & someone who's been involved in startups, I can tell you it takes serious work to do what Damien Willis & Organ Mountain News did here: https://www.organmountainnews.com/southern-new-mexico-community-listening-information-ecosystem-report-2026/

To do a community listening / deep dive while you're also going to community events, town halls, putting out breaking news, and having real conversations with your community, that's an accomplishment worth celebrating

#LocalNews #LocalGovernment #Startups #Journalism #Accountability #NewMexico

Nevada files lawsuit challenging federal plan for Colorado River revival
By Gabrielle Canon

In Trump administration’s plan, California, Arizona and Nevada face about a 20% cut to water supply over two years

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/nevada-federal-lawsuit-colorado-river

#USnews #Colorado #Utah #Arizona #Nevada #California #NewMexico #Wyoming #Rivers #Environment #WestCoast #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #GabrielleCanon

Nevada files lawsuit challenging federal plan for Colorado River revival https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/nevada-federal-lawsuit-colorado-river #UsNews #Colorado #Utah #Arizona #Nevada #California #NewMexico #Wyoming #Rivers #Environment #WestCoast #ClimateCrisis

The hearing examiner overseeing an air quality permit application for the data center known as Project Jupiter recused himself and withdrew from the case over the weekend in an order made public Monday. 

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/project-jupiter-hearing-examiner-bows-out/3108469

#newmexico #projectjupiter #datacenters

Latter-day Saints serve their community across the Southwest Area – Church News https://www.allforgardening.com/1934208/latter-day-saints-serve-their-community-across-the-southwest-area-church-news/ #GardeningNewMexico #LivingFaith #NewMexico #SERVICE

Bravo, #NewMexico! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/new-mexico-gender-affirming-care-minors-medicaid

#GenderAffirmingCare #TransLivesMatter

Judge orders state to allow cannabis producer to sell some products after reports of mold https://www.allforgardening.com/1934184/judge-orders-state-to-allow-cannabis-producer-to-sell-some-products-after-reports-of-mold/ #CannabisControlDivision #CannabisLegalization #CannabisRegulationAct #GardeningNewMexico #NewMexico #SacredGarden

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Haaland visits Grants Community Pantry, Hears Rural New Mexico Concerns Firsthand https://www.allforgardening.com/1934166/haaland-visits-grants-community-pantry-hears-rural-new-mexico-concerns-firsthand/ #GardeningNewMexico #NewMexico

Another view of the Jemez Box #waterfall last week. Someone has placed a rickety ladder on the top stage of the waterfall. It caught our attention since we've been trying to make a connection from here to Las Conchas, upstream. It's a long way and personally, I think it's unlikely, but two of our group are convinced it's doable. Thunder and lightning interrupted our ideas of trying to get up to the ladder this time, and we hightailed it back down the creek.

#hiking #NewMexico

Any error can be the unrecognized bearer of truth.
-- Umberto Eco

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #UmbertoEco #Error

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico

New Mexico: "...numerous companies have acquired uranium properties and plan to explore and develop deposits in the district in the future. The Grants district is probably 7th in total world production behind East Germany, Athabasca Basin in Canada, Australia, South Africa, Russia, and Kazakhstan."
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/uranium/nmresources.html
#nuclear #uranium #newmexico

Bubonicon was great this year. So long and thanks for all the rats!

#bubonicon #newmexico #sciencefiction #writingcommunity

In the second of two Sunday night orders, the New Mexico Supreme Court called a temporary halt to the state’s authorization of a new water well supporting construction of Project Jupiter, the data center campus under construction in Santa Teresa.

This story, too, will be updated throughout the day.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/water-well-authorization-for-project-jupiter-temporarily-halted/3108262

#NewMexico #ProjectJupiter #datacenters

New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts
By Cecilia Nowell

Trump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/new-mexico-gender-affirming-care-minors-medicaid

#NewMexico #Transgender #LGBTQrights #Trumpadministration #USnews #LawUS #Medicaid #Children #UShealthcare #Health #Society #USpolitics #TheGuardian #CeciliaNowell

New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/new-mexico-gender-affirming-care-minors-medicaid #NewMexico #Transgender #LgbtqRights #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #LawUs #Medicaid #Children #UsHealthcare #Health #Society #UsPolitics

“It is peaceful, Just like good cooking should be.”

Elio jumped back in fear. His flour-covered hands hit the wooden shelves behind him, knocking over a small jar of dried apple slices. The jar hit the floor, but neither of them looked at it.

The icy blue light from the white leather book grew brighter. It filled the dark tea shop, making the shadows on the walls look long and strange.

“Moira,” Elio whispered, his voice shaking. “What is happening? Books do not glow.”

“Stand back, Elio,” Moira said. Her voice was very steady, even though her heart was beating fast. She did not look away from the rusted iron box.

Toe, the black cat, let out a loud, angry yowl. He jumped down from the top shelf and stood on the counter next to Moira. Ashwaganda joined him. Both cats stared at the white book. Their fur was standing up, making them look twice as big.

Suddenly, the heavy cover of the white book flipped open all by itself.

Elio gasped and grabbed Moira’s arm. “Did you see that? There is no wind in here!”

Moira gently pulled her arm away. “I saw it. Do not be afraid. But do not touch it.”

She leaned over the counter to look at the open pages. The pages inside the white book were not yellow or creamy like her own book. They were completely black, like the night sky.

As they watched, glowing silver letters began to write themselves across the dark paper. The writing moved quickly, spelling out a message in the cold blue light.

Moira read the words out loud:

The twin wakes from the dark earth. The cook was called to the water. The old hunger returns to the hills.

Elio stepped closer, his eyes wide. He looked at the glowing words, then he looked at Moira. “The cook was called to the water? That means me. I went to the water to find the wild mallow. Are you telling me this… this magic book made me want to go there?”

Moira looked at him sadly. “Magic is like a magnet, Elio. It pulls things to it. It pulls people to it. You thought the wild mallow was your own idea for a new recipe. But the book was waiting to be found. It used you to wake up.”

Elio rubbed his face with his hands. He looked like he was trying to wake up from a very strange dream. “This is crazy. This is a quiet village in Italy. We make pasta and drink tea. Magic is not real.”

Moira knew it was time to share her biggest secret. If Elio was part of this now, he needed to know the truth.

She reached under the heavy oak counter. She pulled out her own book, The Days of the Dreams, with its dusty blue cover and the silver sleeping cat.

Elio stared at it. “There are two of them?”

“Yes,” Moira said quietly. “Mine is the blue book. I found it years ago. It helps protect Speranza. It warns me when danger is coming. But I did not know it had a twin.”

Moira placed her blue book on the counter, right next to the rusted metal box that held the white book.

As soon as the two books were close to each other, the air in the room felt heavy. A warm, golden light began to glow from Moira’s blue book. It mixed with the icy blue light of the white book.

The silver letters in the white book faded away. New words began to write themselves, but this time, the words flowed across both books at the same time. The writing started on the black pages of the white book and finished on the yellow pages of the blue book.

Light and shadow meet again. The gates of the old hunger are open. You must feed the shadow, or it will eat the village.

The light from both books flashed brightly, and then, suddenly, they both went totally dark. The glowing stopped. The shop was quiet again.

Elio was breathing heavily. He pointed at the black pages of the white book. “Feed the shadow? What does that mean, Moira? Feed it what?”

Moira looked down at her hands. They were shaking just a little bit. She thought about the warning. The old hunger returns.

“I don’t know yet,” Moira admitted, looking up at the worried chef. “But I think your cooking is going to be very important, Elio. And I think we are going to need more than just wild mallow to save Speranza this time.”

On Sunday night, the New Mexico Supreme Court granted a temporary stay on proceedings over an air quality permit for Project Jupiter. Breaking story; check back for updates.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/nm-supreme-court-pauses-project-jupiter-air-permit/3108233

#NewMexico #ProjectJupiter #datacenters

The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it.
-- Anonymous

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #Anonymous #Success

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico

A physical altercation between an 83-year-old Fairacres resident and his court-appointed guardian in July reportedly culminated in bruises, a fall and a visit from Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office deputies.  

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/deputies-respond-to-altercation-between-guardian-and-elderly-client/3088505

#NewMexico #LasCruces #eldercare #guardianship