Headlines say crime is down. Our streets say otherwise. We open with a stark clash between New Mexico’s governor and Albuquerque’s mayor over a $7M National Guard deployment that was supposed to clean up Central Avenue. The state says there was “lax engagement” from city leadership and no sustained impact; APD’s chief concedes Central “looks the same,” insisting effort isn’t the issue. We sift what actually happened, why metrics were thin, and what residents observe daily: encampments, open-air dealing, and little proactive policing.

From there we follow the numbers. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Operation Route 66 made 640 arrests since February, yet court outcomes show defendants repeatedly released pretrial, many missing hearings and sliding into active warrants. We spotlight repeat arrestees to illustrate how catch-and-release undermines officers, communities, and confidence in the system. The core ask is simple: make our neighborhoods safe enough for kids to play outside again.

We widen the lens to national policy and immigration vetting. Sovereign countries set standards for who enters and why; ignoring that during mass migration surges invites risk we can’t measure or manage. We argue for robust, lawful screening while refusing dehumanizing rhetoric. Then we pivot to the statehouse: as the Clear Horizons Act pushes net-zero targets into law, we challenge lawmakers to prioritize first-order needs—juvenile justice, pretrial detention, economic relief—before piling on mandates that drive up energy costs and strain low-income families.

To close, we examine a rift among conservative media voices over Israel and truth-telling, urging integrity over clout. A lighter final act brings a massive Colorado wildlife crossing that animals haven’t adopted yet, Wyoming winds strong enough to tip train cars, and Philip Rivers’ unexpected NFL comeback—a reminder that courage sometimes means saying yes when the safe answer is no.

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