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Pro-lifers react to MLG’s plan to spend $10M tax dollars on Cruces abortion mill

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On Wednesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) announced during a press conference that she will be signing an executive order pledging $10 million to build a state-funded abortion mill in Doña Ana County. This would come from 2023 capital outlay funds if she gets re-elected in November.

“This is a state that will stand against any attempts to remove or eviscerate women’s constitutional rights,” claimed Lujan Grisham, despite the U.S. Supreme Court affirming that there is no constitutional right to kill a child in the womb.

Pro-lifers quickly responded to Lujan Grisham’s extreme use of taxpayer funds on a live stream held by Southwest Coalition for Life.

Attorney Mike Seibel of Abortion on Trial said, “This is a complete diversion to provide New Mexico as the back-alley abortion clinic for Texas.”

Southwest Coalition for Life wrote in a press release, “New Mexico women have one of the lowest rates of abortion, and according to statistics from the New Mexico Department of Health, 80% of abortions in New Mexico happen in Albuquerque, meaning less than 500 women from Doña Ana County are seeking abortions each year.”

“Considering the influx of private abortion business already flocking to Las Cruces, there is no other reason for the governor to spend $10 million on what will now be a fifth abortion center in Doña Ana County unless she is specifically targeting Texas women in the county that borders El Paso, Texas.”

State Sen. David Gallegos (R-Eunice) said during the live stream, “This will be done in Senate Finance and House appropriations. What we need to start doing is contacting our state legislators and letting them know that this is unacceptable. We need to put a stop to this.” He added, “If she wants to put something somewhere and say she cares, then why not put this towards the pregnancy centers and maternity homes?”

Seibel encouraged pro-lifers to take action by contacting their local 40 Days for Life group while pointing out, “Just this year, the abortionist Franz Theard in Santa Teresa is up from 140 abortions a month to 260 a month. We’re seeing a doubling of Texas women coming from out of state.”

In July, hundreds of pro-lifers rallied outside an abortion mill soon to open in Las Cruces, where national pro-life leaders joined in standing up for the right to life. These massive numbers of pro-lifers are expected only to multiply as Lujan Grisham continues to assault the right to life in New Mexico.

According to a recent Albuquerque Journal poll, 59 percent of New Mexico voters polled support limits on abortion, putting abortion up-to-birth supporters in the extreme minority with just 35 percent support. 

In November, the Governor faces Republican nominee Mark Ronchetti, who has pledged to work across the aisle, if elected, to enact limits on abortions, affirming what the 59 percent of voters agree: Unlimited abortions in New Mexico are out-of-step with the populous.

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UFO sighting in Carlsbad: Video

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According to multiple reports, including a video, there has been a UFO (unidentified flying object) sighting southeast of Carlsbad near Loving, New Mexico.

While Ashley Bock was watching a lightning storm with her family on Monday night, the family spotted multiple bright orange-yellow lights appear in sequence and then “burst into flames before the family’s eyes.”

“I immediately pulled out my phone and started taking video,” she told the Carlsbad Current-Argus. “There was initially a bright light. It immediately went to three. It kind of like rotated, but it was pretty stationary. It moved a little.”

“She stressed that although one could be quick to believe it was the mark of an unidentified flying object (UFO) or extra-terrestrial lifeform, the odd lights could have been a human aircraft or potentially a military operation,” the outlet reported. 

Duncan Gonzalez, 21, of Carlsbad, saw the unexplained aerial phenomena as well. 

He was pulled over at a truck stop when he saw the blinking lights as he headed out of town. 

Gonzales said, “At one point, it lit up so bright that it lit up every cloud in the sky,” Gonzalez said. “It was bright as Hell. I’ve never seen anything like that. It was brighter than every star in the sky.”

He even called the flashing lights “frightening,” prompting him to take off since the UFO was, as he described it,  “blazing through the stars.” 

No official explanation for the phenomena has yet become available.

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More information has been released in recent years regarding UFOs, including a photograph that has been said to be the clearest image of a UFO known to date:

In 2020, the Pentagon released never before seen videos of UFOs, while in 2022, it reported it had encountered “now close to 400 reports from military personnel of possible encounters with UFOs,” according to ABC News.

PHOTO: Gianluca Carenza via Unsplash.

Poll proves most NM voters are pro-life, abortion up-to-birth Dems in extreme minority

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A new poll commissioned by the Albuquerque Journal proved once again that most New Mexicans are pro-life and support restrictions on the life-ending abortion procedure.

The poll conducted by Research & Pollinc Inc. between August 19 and August 25 with a sample size of 518 voters found that 35 percent of New Mexicans support abortion up-to-birth, meaning no restrictions whatsoever.

Twenty-two percent supported some legal limits on abortion, while 25 percent say abortion should be legal only in cases of rape or incest, while 12 percent say abortion should always be illegal. 

Therefore, adding up those who back bans on all abortions with minor exceptions and those who think it should always be illegal adds up to 37 percent — more than the abortion up-to-birth supporters. If adding those who believe in some limitations on abortion to those who believe in minor or total abortion bans, the extreme majority of the state (59 percent) backs abortion limits. 

24 percent of Republicans, five percent of Democrats, and eight percent of declined to state and Libertarians say abortion should always be illegal. 41 percent of Republicans, 11 percent of Democrats, and 28 percent of other voters say abortion should be legal with minor exceptions. Among those who support some limitations on abortion, 28 percent of minor party and independent voters agree, along with 24 percent of Democrats, and 18 percent of Republicans.

Among those who believe abortion should always be legal, Democrats lead with 55 percent in that category, eight percent of Republicans, and 35 percent of other voters.

The poll also reveals how out-of-touch politicians such as Michelle Lujan Grisham and other Democrats are on the issue of abortion, with only a minor 35 percent of the state agreeing abortion should be legal in any case without exceptions.

We previously reported regarding a CNN interview Lujan Grisham had with the network’s Jake Tapper: 

She then went on to tout her signing of the anti-life law, telling Tapper, “We eliminated an antiquated New Mexico unconstitutional ban on abortion that criminalized providers. And while it was never utilized, providers were, in fact, nervous about it. Could see sort of the tipping point at the U.S. Supreme Court and were very clear that that needed to be removed from our statutory framework, which we did about a year ago.”

The bill flatly stripped all protections for babies in the womb, mothers, and medical professionals, creating an unsafe, unregulated abortion free-for-all in the state of New Mexico.

Then Tapper told Lujan Grisham that most Americans support some restrictions on abortion, telling the Governor, “The polls also indicate the American people, as a whole, do support some restrictions on abortion. What is the law in New Mexico? Are there any restrictions?”

Lujan Grisham responded, “There are no restrictions. given that we interpret and I agree that, again, per this new Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, is this is a privacy right and a personal decision between a woman and her doctor. and to interfere in any of these medical decisions creates, and it has, unknown, untold reductions in civil liberties for any number of individuals.”

She piled on, “Here, we would love to do as much as we can to focus on maternal health and prenatal health, to make sure that we have fewer and fewer and fewer and eliminate all unwanted pregnancies. however, in these late-term abortion issues, these are women who have picked a name, have enrolled in child care, who have a nursery. The kind of medical issues and deeply private, personal traumas that are occurring in those aspects, I don’t believe government has any right to interfere and judge those decisions when two medical providers are providing that information directly to their patient.”

Far-left lawmaker rammed into three parked cars, insists no alcohol, drugs involved

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On Friday evening, far-left state Sen. Jacob Candelaria, a former Democrat-turned leftist independent, rammed his cars into three parked cars in Old Town, according to a KRQE 13 report. 

The lawmaker claimed the incident was due to a “truly freak traumatic accident.” He said, “. In which I am as much of a victim as these individuals. I did have a seizure condition when I was a child… I now have an appointment with my primary care provider for a follow-up next week to start seeing if there is an explanation.”

“Candelaria says he was on his way home from work, and the last thing he remembers was waking up upside down in his Chevy Equinox near Mountain and Rio Grande. He says police and paramedics evaluated him,” the report notes. Candelaria insists there were no alcohol or drugs involved.

The incident happened in front of the home of Felipe Tapia, where three vehicles were parked. 

“After the accident, when I talked to Jacob, Mr. Candelaria, he told me that he’s not going to leave any of us hanging without a vehicle. He said we’ll be fully compensated a hundred percent. Shaking my hands,” Tapia said. “You can’t just do that to people and walk off and say sorry and say you’re going to be compensated 100 percent.”

“Me missing work means lost wages, you know, having to find other rides for children, trying to move around town and get kids to school and back, get to the store and back, get to the gas station and back, and with this going on,” said Tapia to KOB 4. “We have to borrow vehicles.”

“It’s been a nightmare,” said Tapia. “It’s been a nightmare since I walked out that day.”

KRQE News 13 contacted police to confirm the details of this incident but has not received an answer.

Check out the damage to the vehicles:

KOB reports, “According to police, witnesses said Candelaria’s vehicle was speeding and ran a red light prior to colliding with the three parked vehicles. Candelaria reportedly told police he did not remember the initial cause of the crash, and he could have possibly fainted.”

“I was coming home and the last thing I remember is, I just coughed, and then everything went dark,” Candelaria said. “I honestly don’t know.”

A report showing lapel camera footage from the incident can be seen here:

Woke op-ed: NM’s ‘free’ college holding state ‘hostage’ because oil & gas funds it

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In a hilarious move, the left-wing “Source New Mexico” blog ran an op-ed by a person called Jonathan Juarez-Alonzo, who the website says “is a queer, two-spirit Indigenous climate activist” who is “working on the frontlines of combating environmental racism and ecological destruction here in New Mexico.”

Alonzo claims the extreme taxpayer-funded “free” college passed last year by the Democrat-dominated Legislature doesn’t go far enough because of “climate change” and funds from oil and gas being used to fund the socialist program. Because of the supposed climate crisis, Alonzo says he is “on an indefinite leave of absence from the University of New Mexico”

Oil and gas made up 33 percent of the state’s revenue in the last fiscal year.

“[F]unding these scholarships with volatile oil revenues, students like myself feel our futures are being held hostage: Do we invest in ourselves and take advantage of free higher education? Or should we even be wasting these last fleeting years of our youth in a classroom when our elected leaders are leading us down a path toward total climate collapse,” writes Alonzo.

Throughout the rest of the piece, he claims victimhood, invoking the name of slain fentanyl addict George Floyd, saying that is why he quit college to go into “criminology and social work,” writing that he grew up “surrounded by one of the most violent police forces in the nation.”

Alonzo then calls for the total decimation of the oil, gas, and all extractive industries, writing, “We’re lacking the political willpower to dismantle and transform an industry that holds every aspect of our state in economic hostage.”

“New Mexico is handing out symbolic victories like tuition-free college that are meaningless when thousands of New Mexicans are being displaced by wildfires, and our farmers are losing their crops because the acequias are running dry,” he writes, claiming that fires and droughts are caused by the fictitious “climate change” emergency.

He claims “real solutions” entail “investments in proven renewable energy and battery technologies, and investments in industry cleanup (which our politicians should make the polluters cover),” but does not take into account that states that have implemented far-left enviro-Marxist policies like California are facing raging blackouts statewide, which have led to the deaths of people.

Solar and wind have extreme environmental impacts due to the materials mined to make these “renewable” energies a reality. Also, the ecological impact kills countless wild animals, such as solar killing around 138,600 birds annually and wind turbines responsible for about 538,000 bird deaths and 900,000 bat deaths every year.

But despite the radical Democrats passing the Green New Deal via the “Energy Transition Act” to totally annihilate the oil and gas industry, that is still not enough for Alonzo and the folks at “Source New Mexico.”

Abortion up-to-birth Gov. MLG claims we must ‘protect ALL of our children’

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In another spout of irony, far-left Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham claimed “we must protect ALL of our children,” citing a shooting in Uvalde which left 19 children and two adults dead.

Lujan Grisham wrote, “In the wake of Uvalde, I think about our children’s safety every day. Democratic governors are the last line of defense against gun violence, and we must protect ALL of our children. For the security of your families and mine, vote like our kids’ lives depend on it.”

The Governor using the slain children as political props to push for anti-gun measures is not new since she has done this on multiple other occasions in the wake of mass shootings to weaponize the issue for political gain.

But even more ironic, Lujan Grisham’s tweet claims to want to “protect ALL of our children” and save “our kids’ lives,” but backs policies to kill the most vulnerable babies in the womb up to the date of their birth.

In 2021, Lujan Grisham signed a law stripping all protections for mothers, children, and babies, legalizing abortion up to the date of birth. Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion groups rejoiced when she did this.

So Lujan Grisham saying she supports “ALL” children while pushing anti-gun laws to strip citizens of the right to defend themselves and promoting killing children through abortions does not pass the smell test.

Feds indict man on charges of attempting to establish ISIS training camp in NM

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On Saturday, it was reported that Herman Leyvoune Wilson, also known as Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, 45, of Albuquerque, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of attempting to set up an “Islamic State Center” in the state.

Wilson’s center would “teach ISIS ideology, provide training in tactical maneuvers and martial arts, and serve as a safe haven for individuals preparing to travel and fight on behalf of ISIS in the United States and abroad,” the DOJ said.

According to a Fox News report, “The DOJ also charged Wilson with attempting to obstruct, influence and impede an official proceeding for allegedly shutting down an online platform to destroy and conceal records. Wilson allegedly used the platform to promote ISIS ideology and recruit others to join ISIS and come to the center he allegedly attempted to establish in New Mexico.”

Two Texas men, Kristopher Matthews and Jaylin Molina said Wilson radicalized them, adding that “without Wilson’s influence, they would never have committed the crimes.” Both Matthews and Molina pled guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS.

The DOJ wrote that “When Matthews and Molina were arrested, Wilson allegedly instructed online platform members to destroy evidence of their use of the group. Matthews and Molina were sentenced in July 2022 to 20 years and 18 years in prison, respectively.” 

The report notes that if Wilson is convicted, “he faces up to 20 years in prison for the charge of attempting to provide material support and 20 years for attempting to impede an official proceeding.”

PHOTO CAPTION: Views of the site of a massacre by the Islamic State and mass grave of Ezidis in Shingal (Sinjar) in summer of 2019 as field fires approach the location. Via Wikimedia Commons.

MLG attacks gun owners with latest anti-gun executive order

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While still recovering from testing positive for the virus after a fundraising trip to Aspen and Denver, Colorado, far-left Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took time out of her day Friday to attack legal gun owners by doubling down on her 2020 “red flag” law.

She signed an executive order to create a task force “dedicated to the coordination and promotion” of her red flag law, which strips away New Mexicans’ inalienable Second Amendment rights, as well as Fifth Amendment due process rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

According to a press release from Lujan Grisham, the red flag task force “will be chaired by Department of Public Safety Secretary Jason Bowie and consist of six additional members appointed by the governor with professional experience in law enforcement, mental health, or public health.”

Lujan Grisham was angry that most sheriffs, who support the Constitution, have refused to implement the unconstitutional law, which has resulted in only nine uses of it since its passage. 

The law is useless since most criminals have illegally obtained firearms (which this law would do nothing about), and the law punishes those who have obtained firearms legally, just to be ripped away through a law based on presumptions — not facts — about an individual. 

“We applaud this executive order and thank the Governor for her work,”  said Sean Holihan, state legislative director of the dark money Giffords organization, which just so happened to have a phone bank for the embattled governor earlier this week. 

After the order was made, the extremist anti-gun organization “Everytown For Gun Safety” founder Shannon Watts wrote on Twitter, “VICTORY IN NEW MEXICO! @GovMLG just issued an executive order to help implement the state’s [red flag law], which authorizes law enforcement to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from people who pose a risk to themselves or others.” 

The New Mexico Shooting Sports Association responded to Watts’ tweet, writing, “​​She has no idea what she is talking about. New Mexico has had a red flag gun confiscation law for 2 years now. Violent crime went way up since it became law. No one is safer, we just have fewer rights while @Michelle4NM plays games for big money out of state donors.” 

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Dems attack Ronchetti’s wife’s $2K loan, ignore MLG’s husband’s $229K loan

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A recent piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican pointed out how Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti decried Joe Biden’s $10,000/apiece student loan forgiveness but appeared to try and paint him as a hypocrite because his wife, Krysty Ronchetti, received a $2,500 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for her small business, SJ Communications, in May 2020 that was reportedly forgiven. The Piñon Post has not been able to independently verify the status of Ronchetti’s loan.

“This is completely unacceptable and wrong,” Ronchetti said in a statement about the Biden student loan handout. “I firmly oppose Biden’s elitist bailout.”

“Ronchetti personally benefited from thousands of dollars of … federal loan forgiveness but opposes student loan forgiveness for tens of thousands of New Mexicans,” Democrat Party of New Mexico spokesman Daniel Garcia claimed in a statement.

Enrique Knell, Ronchetti’s campaign spokesman, clapped back in a statement, telling the New Mexican, “The PPP program was designed to provide short-term bridge grants during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, where the Governor used the government to force businesses to close their doors,” adding, “There is less than zero similarity between that and a student loan, no different than a car loan or mortgage, which you agree upfront to pay the balance with no expectation of anyone else covering your debt. And you shouldn’t be allowed to shift the burden of your student loans to the mechanic, grandmother, or waitress down the street, either.”

Despite the Democrats’ attacks on Ronchetti over the loan, they forget that Lujan Grisham openly encouraged New Mexicans do take out PPP loans, writing on Twitter on January 14, 2021, “New Mexico business owners are strongly encouraged to apply for federal PPP funds, particularly those who have not yet received any PPP assistance.”

The New Mexican piece failed to mention one key detail: While it called out Krysty Ronchetti for a small loan during the Governor’s pandemic lockdown for her business, it failed to even glance at how much Lujan Grisham’s husband, Manny Cordova, received in PPP loans that were forgiven.

Cordova, who lists himself as the “Owner/President” of Southwest Collision Craftsmen, Inc., an automotive shop in Albuquerque, received at least two PPP loans, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Both loans are “ongoing,” according to FederalPay.org, meaning, “This loan has been disbursed by the lender and has not yet been fully repaid or forgiven. The exact status of ongoing loans is not released by the SBA.”

One loan approved on January 30, 2021, totaled $108,693, while another approved on the same day totaled $120,242 — adding up to $228,935.

According to the SBA, 80% of all PPP loans have been fully or partially forgiven, making it extremely likely Cordova’s business has been forgiven the loan.

These key details about Cordova were left out of the New Mexican report, but they show a trail of massive hypocrisy on the part of New Mexico Democrats for attacking Ronchetti’s wife for something Lujan Grisham’s husband is guilty of, especially since Krysty Ronchetti’s loan was a mere 1.09% the amount of that taken out by Manny Cordova.

Lujan Grisham tests positive for COVID-19 after fundraising trip to Colorado

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According to breaking reports, far-left Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested positive for COVID-19.

KOB 4 reports, “In a statement issued Thursday morning, the governor is reportedly experiencing mild symptoms and is taking the antiviral medicine Paxlovid. She reported being fully vaccinated and twice-boosted for COVID. The governor is isolated at her residence and will continue her schedule remotely. This is the first time she has tested positive. She previously tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday.”

She wrote on Twitter, “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I am very grateful to be experiencing only mild symptoms after being fully vaccinated and twice boosted, and I will continue my work on behalf of New Mexicans while working remotely.”

Lujan Grisham was previously in Colorado to attend Democratic Governor’s Association fundraising functions. She chose to hobnob with wealthy Colorado donors instead of attending a NAIOP function with small business leaders in Albuquerque.

Lujan Grisham had strict lockdowns during the pandemic, which included barring out-of-state travel, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates for health care workers, state employees, and others.

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