Algernon D'Ammassa

Southern NM correspondent, Albuquerque Journal. Formerly with the Las Cruces Bulletin, Deming Headlight, Las Cruces Sun-News and Gannett.

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Last Notes

2026-09-05 21:02:45 UTC

Sometimes a news story breaks not on the front page or on TV, but in the classified ads.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/in-silver-city-rapid-community-response-to-local-data-center-proposal/3115188
#NewMexico #datacenters #SilverCityNM #SiteLayer1 #AirLayerAdvisory

2026-07-30 01:25:03 UTC

Three data center opponents who were arrested yesterday, including a woman knocked to the ground by private security, were released from jail today as local officials react to the use of force at a public meeting.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/unacceptable-use-of-force-at-county-meeting-draws-criticism/3091769
#NewMexico #datacenters #democracy #ProjectJupiter

2026-06-02 00:44:41 UTC

Wild story from Otero County today.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/fugitive-who-lived-under-dead-classmates-identity-for-40-years-pleads-guilty/3054419
#newmexico #oterocounty #oterocountynm #IdentityTheft #crime

2026-03-15 02:47:50 UTC

Gift link: This guy is back to threatening to yank broadcast licenses if he or the president doesn’t like the war coverage.
This is totalitarian shit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world/middleeast/fcc-broadcasters-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.GiL5.qc_bhYZJHXrp&smid=url-share
#censorship #censorednews #fcc #brendancarr

2026-03-03 13:42:59 UTC

Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees. The voice-enabled chatbot, called “Patty,” is part of an overarching BK Assistant platform that will not only assist employees with meal preparation but also evaluate their interactions with customers for “friendliness.”
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/884911/burger-king-ai-assistant-patty
#ai #burgerking #surveillance

2026-02-16 02:59:27 UTC

Welcome to the state of Permian?
(From my colleague, Gregory Hasman.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/lea-county-legislator-reintroduces-secession-amendment/2978090
#secession #newmexico #nmpol #nmleg #permianbasin

2025-12-22 13:36:22 UTC

A new book seeks to elevate Diogenes the Cynic as a serious thinker. A WSJ review argues the author is reaching.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/diogenes-review-a-philosophy-of-scandal-7bdb423b
#books #philosophy #Diogenes

2025-10-09 04:16:39 UTC

Two members of Deming's City Council have resolved civil complaints brought by the State Ethics Commission related to their businesses' contracts with the city.
The SEC publicized the settlements one day after early voting started in elections where the two council members are running.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_fc80af3e-031e-40e3-b09f-214f5df59977.html
#NewMexico #DemingNM #ethics

2025-06-17 02:32:59 UTC

For more than an hour, residents denounced the presence of SWAT sharpshooters during a Friday evening protest that preceded the larger and highly publicized “No Kings” demonstration over the weekend.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_e5583f38-001a-49fb-bd7a-aaac8cc365ae.html
#LasCruces #NewMexico #police #1A

2025-05-27 00:06:01 UTC

Actors who sold their likeness for “AI“ use are now seeing their faces and voices used to promote false medical cures and other disinformation.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/regrets-actors-who-sold-ai-avatars-stuck-in-black-mirror-esque-dystopia/
#tech #ai