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With Senator Henrich's new bill looming overhead that would make fighting hyperscale data centers even harder and Project Jupiter doing everything in their power to fast track the construction of one of the largest data centers in the world, we've got a lot at stake.

Can an independent local news outlet succeed in this era of lethargy and cynicism? What would it take for you to support it the way you do your local coffee shops and restaurants?

I recorded a reading of an old New Mexico witchcraft legend. If you're in Santa Fe, please check out our @505omatic.bsky.social Halloween show "The Living Dead Room" at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jean Cocteau Cinema. We'll be interviewing our panelists about their TRUE(ish) scary stories.

Boggles the mind that stuff like this keep happening

Our latest @505omatic.bsky.social: As state lawmakers and law enforcement in New Mexico probe Jeffrey Epstein’s operations in the state, a survivor has come forward in the hopes that more like her will contacting the state Survivors Truth Commission. www.505omatic.com/to-stay-sile...

It's so rare to wake up to good news. The NM supreme court stalled the data center project after every single thing people tried failed to work. The governor and her agencies wanted to shove this through and this stopped it for the time being. Hopefully the circular debt kills this center for good.

ICE on a Warrantless Arrest Spree in Santa Fe and Española Right Now

NM’s Education Dept says AI reading tests for K-2 will continue, no parent opt-out. But recording will be deleted monthly.

New Mexico is a total score for Amira Learning because we don't have the same privacy/biometric protections as other states

Journalists are the worst at defending journalism

Santa Fe's Burning of Zozobra celebration has been getting some heat online for their use of AI art in their promos, and we're absolutely not above stoking those flames (Fire puns intended). Here's the entire saga up until now…

New Mexico Gubernatorial front-runner Deb Haaland sat down with 505OMATIC contributor @austiejfish.bsky.social on May 7th.

Roger Adams, the son of roller-rink owners, who created Heelys, sneakers with wheels that popped out, died in March. He was 71.

Let’s get together and talk about Blackstone attempting to buy PNM. Join us at The Living Room to break it all down with Jonathan Juarez (Climate Activist) and Xubi Wilson (renewable energy expert) and more! Jean Cocteau Cinema April 23rd, Doors at 6, show at 6:30 PM $10 suggested donation.

Advocates for the Upper Pecos watershed are considering litigation over a decision by the Trump administration earlier this month to strip the area of mining protections.

It’s Local News Days and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: paying homage to our favorite local commercial of all time. IYKYK. chip in $5/month for our newsletter at 505OMATIC.COM.

Telling our story about why we've established a Truth Commission, and what it entails. Thanks to you all at @505omatic.bsky.social for a great chat on how we're just getting started...!

For my first story with @505omatic.bsky.social, we interviewed the chair of the Survivors Truth Commission investigating Jeffrey Epstein's operations in New Mexico: youtube.com/shorts/6DYDJ...

A Tense and Tearful Public Comment Session on the Soldiers' Monument Underscores Deep Wounds Far From Being Resolved

En Español: Project Jupiter AI Data Center

What if NEW MEXICANS owned PNM instead of the cartoonishly evil PE corporation??

The Obelisk to Box to Stump pipeline in Santa Fe is real

🌟 Our latest "5 Questions with..." features Jerome Morrison, Katy Gross, and Warren Langford of @505omatic.bsky.social. An independent collective of journalists, 505omatic creates accessible social media content that has garnered a strong community following. www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...

TikTok be buggin

The Small New Mexico Town with a Big Inhumane ICE Detention Facility

The Oldest Video Store in The World and a Precious Community Resource

Thanks IG algorithm for showing @aoc.bsky.social our Las Cruces Timebank video

We had something that could have supported HUNDREDS of working artists but they gave it all away to shareholders, Viacom executives and people who flunked out of LA. Now, it’s not even safe to go there because these vampires see security as overhead.

The General Plan has been a menace to Santa Fe for 25 years

Hey Santa Fe! Let’s Party!

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Haters say we can't sustain a local media institution on people power. That we're all too jaded, braindead, and apathetic to make our community into an shining example of how we can come together to solve problems. Let's prove them the fuck wrong.

We love Albuquerque or "Burque" whatever you call it we love it.

Spending Time at a Las Cruces Timebank

Why so many car washes? We talked to Housing Advocate @danielwerwath.bsky.social and City Councilwoman Jamie Cassutt to learn what exactly "land use" is and why we should know something about it when it comes to the future of Santa Fe.

WHAT IS UP WITH ALL THE NEW FOLLOWERS

No Kings 2.0 is Saturday

It’s Indigenous Peoples Day! While acknowledgment is a good first step, there are ways to go further. The O'Ga P'ogeh Land Tax offers non-Native people in Santa Fe a way to participate in a project of repair and redistribution. Learn more at the link in bio.

Santa Fe city council candidate face-off in a battle of the brains. It’s another Quizomatic evening from 505OMATIC