New Mexico

Grocery fever, seasonal produce and coming pandemics + this day in history w/the selling of 'The Scream' and our song of the day by Mazzy Star on your Morning Monarchy for May 2, 2018.

Rotten eggs, oil spill spoils and devouring plastic + this day in history w/the Freddie Gray riots and our song of the day by Father John Misty on your Morning Monarchy for April 25, 2018.

Convenient deaths, worldwide pedogates and actual sorcerers + this day in history w/Waco's fiery end and our song of the day by Night Drive on your Morning Monarchy for April 19, 2018.

A museum in Los Alamos, New Mexico (AP) — a once-secret New Mexico city that developed the atomic bomb — has put an exhibit from Japan on hold because of its theme of abolishing nuclear weapons.
The Los Alamos Historical Museum confirmed Monday that it will not host a traveling exhibit organized by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum until all parties can work out their differences over the theme.

Olympics outbreaks, epidemic levels and food stamp collectors + this day in history w/Saint Valentine and our song of the day by Shakey Graves on your Morning Monarchy for February 14, 2018.

Bread price fixing, Twinkie bonuses and toxic places + this day in history w/the Great Baltimore Fire and our song of the day by Lord Huron on your Morning Monarchy for February 7, 2018.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Craft beer is brewing big in New Mexico; Colorado cities are building their own internet; and some little kids show some old folks some virtual reality.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Craft beer is brewing big in New Mexico; Colorado cities are building their own internet; and some little kids show some old folks some virtual reality.

Despite having the highest rate of police shooting deaths in the nation, New Mexico’s governor is trying to pass a law giving legal immunity to cops who kill and abuse.
Governor Susana Martinez, a former prosecutor, says the law would protect taxpayers from having to pay settlements resulting from police abuse.
But who is going to protect the taxpayers from the cops?
Obviously, not her.

New Mexico’s first congressional district— basically Albuquerque— is nice and blue and it’s not going to fall into Republican hands any time soon. Hillary beat Trump 51.6% to 35.1% and the PVI is D+7. The Congressmmeber, Michelle Lujan Grisham, is leaving hereat to run for governor. She’s garden variety Democrat, not terrible, but nothing to write him about.