Solomon Pena
Election denier and Trump supporter Solomon Pena. Source: Twitter

Stuff you need to know, 1.17.23

“Failed Republican candidate arrested in shootings targeting Democratic politicians’ homes”
by Elise Kaplan, Ryan Boetel and Jessica Dyer, Albuquerque Journal
January 16, 2023

Albuquerque resident Solomon Pena ran unsuccessfully as the Republican nominee in last year’s New Mexico House District 14 race and claimed on social media he should have won the election. He visited three of the targeted officials’ homes unannounced in November, complaining the election was fraudulent and should not be certified.

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Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle

Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.

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  1. This is exactly where the MAGA people are taking us! January 6th was not an anomaly; this is the gospel of the far right. They’ve drunk the Kool Aide and they are armed.

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