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And This Just in Our Little World from Southern New Mexico to Central Colorado Why you missed it if you don't live here. Hint: It's "evironmental" news We don't need no stinkin' tree hugger news Here are a week's worth of big-time serious news, collected the New Mexico Political Report, a newsletter. •   On Sunday,  wastewater from a well operated by BPX in southern Colorado leaked into the Animas Citizens Ditch and Animas River . As a precaution, the cities of Farmington and Aztec both shut down the intake pumps that draw drinking water from the river.  The  Durango Herald  and  Farmington Daily Times             That's the same river system that took the hit from the  Gold King Mine spill.  • Fortunately, no one was hurt on Wednesday at a  Noble Energy site when thousands of gallons of diesel fuel ignited in Weld County, Colorado .  Smoke was visible in Denver and residents living within a mile of the accident were evacuated. 

The Judge Who Threw a Tantrum [Texas politics, doncha know] Ousted GOP judge randomly released a group of defendants because that’s “what the voters wanted”* Vote me out?!... I'll show you! MIFFED! (Ex-)Judge Republican Glenn Devlin arbitrarily released a bunch of juvenile defendants (some dangerous) because "That's what the Democrats wanted!" after he lost his race.   Very mature of you, Judge. (Kind of Trumpian, though.) Judge cartoon credit * Story source ;   Story source 2

Whoo boy... The NRA Steps in It Big Time One day before the Thousand Oaks shooting NRA: " “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane. Half of the articles in Annals of Internal Medicine are pushing for gun control,” the NRA  tweeted . “Most upsetting, however, the medical community seems to have consulted NO ONE but themselves.” (Like call the NRA!) Surgeons: "... Replying to @NRA You’re never the ones elbows-deep in someone’s body trying to keep them from dying of their gunshot wounds. You’re never the ones telling someone their loved one is dead. Come into my trauma bay and deal with the results of your insanity with me, or stay out of MY lane. 292 5:53 AM - Nov 9, 2018 Plus a BUNCH more.  angry docs.

Born in Russia, Dual British and American Citizenship Gives $200 Million to Harvard for Translational Medicine  ("Translating" scientific discoveries to actual drugs and treatments) Another immigrant success story p.s. He's Jewish Amidst all the anti-immigrant shouting, there is the hard truth that new immigrants are America's most successful class of entrepreneurs.  Some 25% of all successful new startups in the country were founded by immigrants. Something about picking up and moving from one's country of origin to a new life in America identifies smart people with powerful risk-taking instincts. Check it out . America's super  power is it's diversity.  * Those darn immigrants

Quantum Radar Can See the Stealthiest Those Darn Chinese Did It Again... China Shows Off First Quantum Radar Prototype Nov 5, 2018 Steve Trimble    |  Aerospace Daily & Defense Report * I see you, stealthy American plane/ship/missile. You surely know I'm worried about China taking the lead in  critical  fields**. This latest could be the most expensive (for us) yet, making our super-expensive stealth weapons quite visible. How Many Billions Has and Is the U.S. Spending on Stealth?  B-21 (new) F-35 B-2 F-22 F-117 QUITE A LOT, ACTUALLY.  $Billions and Billions and Billions (read "Trillions") Here's the way it works  (for "how does it work?" fans) The principle of quantum radar is well understood. The device creates a stream of entangled photons, which is then split into two streams. One of them is converted into a microwave frequency that is transmitted and reflected like a tradition

(Just one of..) America's Forgotten Super Powers .... And because many of us have forgotten it, we risk falling into narrow tribalism, ethnic revulsion, religious hatred and vile racism, all "not good" for national unity.  E pluribus unum , not so much. No, YOU forgot about the joys of diversity. Ok, PR/Ad/Pundit pros , here’s the plan. Use your talent and skills to “sell” the truth that one of America’s great strengths is its diversity. Or, in your mode, “ONE OF   AMERICA’S GREAT STRENGTHS IS ITS DIVERSITY!! ”   Lookout, World, here we come! Use a thousand truthful anecdotes, all supporting the message. The super hard working first generation immigrant; the super successful technical team with a technicolor staff; the history of super inventors from all races; the super hero minorities of American battles… etc, etc. Note “super,” all part of the unique super powers of America. American Institute of Mathematics Gang You can do it. Sell,