Luján Statement On Shooting In Clovis
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) has released the following statement following reports of a shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library this evening:
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of the tragic shooting at the Clovis – Carver Public Library in Clovis tonight.
While the details are still coming in, we grieve for the innocent victims shot in a senseless act of violence; lives disrupted and futures cut short; and a community reeling. We must come together to heal, but this trend must not continue.” Read More
Governor: 2,000+ Jobs Created Through JTIP
Gov. Susana Martinez- Nearly 10,000 Jobs Created Through JTIP Since 2011
FBI: Felon Prosecuted Under Federal ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Anti-Violence Initiative Gets 100 Months
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Jason M. Lutz, 39, of Albuquerque pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Lutz will be sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Lutz, whose prior criminal history includes convictions for conspiracy to commit kidnapping, distribution of methamphetamine and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, is being prosecuted under a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst of the worst”
DOE/NNSA: B61-12 Meeting Qualification Test Schedule
DOE/NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and U.S. Air Force completed two qualification flight tests of B61-12 gravity bombs August 8 at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
The non-nuclear test assemblies, which were dropped from an F-15E based at Nellis Air Force Base, evaluated the weapon’s non-nuclear functions and the aircraft’s capability to deliver the weapon.
These tests are part of a series over the next three years to qualify the B61-12 for service. The first qualification flight test occurred in March. Read More
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Announces New Visitor Center In Abiquiú
Georgia O’Keeffe Hitching a Ride to Abiquiu with Maurice Grosser, 1944. Photo by Maria Chabot. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. ©Georgia O’Keeffe MuseumSFCC And Santa Fe Higher Education Center To Close Labor Day, Sept. 4
SFCC News:International Day Of Victims of Enforced Disappearances: States That Make Journalists Disappear
REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS News:
On the eve of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Aug. 30, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals that a growing number of states are finding new ways to make troublesome journalists disappear.
Dawit Isaak, Jean Bigirimana, Akram Raslan and Guy-André Kiefferare all journalists who suddenly went missing, leaving their loved ones in a never-ending state of anxiety. All were the victims of “enforced disappearance,” a practice in which governments are directly or indirectly implicated.
It is governments, Read More
Privacy And The Internet
HSNW News:
In the Internet era, consumers seem increasingly resigned to giving up fundamental aspects of their privacy for convenience in using their phones and computers, and have grudgingly accepted that being monitored by corporations and even governments is just a fact of modern life.
In fact, Internet users in the United States have fewer privacy protections than those in other countries. In April, Congress voted to allow Internet service providers to collect and sell their customers’ browsing data. By contrast, the European Union hit Google this summer with a $2.7 billion antitrust fine. Read More
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Paul PletkaShin: County Council’s Immigration Proclamation … An Undercurrent Of Obstructionism
By LISA SHIN
Los Alamos
The Los Alamos County Council will consider an immigration proclamation this coming Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. This is a toned-down version from the April resolution, to which Councilor Antonio Maggiore stated, “could have easily been deemed as geared toward Donald Trump”.
While this resolution does not change how we treat immigrants, its local advocates are aligned with Indivisible, a grassroots movement formed to resist the Trump agenda. Nationwide, these activists protect sanctuary cities, and speak out for the rights of “undocumented” immigrants.
This proclamation Read More