Nancy Laflin

Communications Specialist. Raised in New Mexico - both rural and city. Links & RTs aren’t endorsements. Opinions are my own.

[Ray Birmingham @BirminghamRay]

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[Ann Camp @A1camps]

@BirminghamRay @NancyLaflin The Journal editorial was interesting!

[paul @unopablocy60]

Deb Haaland’s campaign for governor is being marketed as a grassroots movement powered by everyday New Mexicans. But campaign finance records and political infrastructure surrounding the race point to something much larger: a sophisticated national fundraising and influence network fueled by out-of-state money, progressive nonprofit ecosystems, digital donor pipelines, and institutional political organizations operating far beyond New Mexico.

According to campaign finance reporting, Haaland has raised more than $11 million for her gubernatorial campaign, with reports indicating approximately 72% of the money originated from out-of-state donors. That means most of the financial power behind the campaign is not coming from New Mexico families, workers, or small businesses — it is flowing in through national political infrastructure.

At the center of that infrastructure sits ActBlue, the dominant Democratic fundraising platform in America. ActBlue processes billions of dollars nationally through recurring donations, email-list fundraising, PAC integrations, and synchronized campaign operations. Haaland’s campaign is fully integrated into that system, allowing national donor networks to rapidly inject money into New Mexico politics with the click of a button.

But ActBlue is only the financial gateway.

Surrounding Haaland is a much broader ecosystem of aligned organizations, donor pipelines, advocacy nonprofits, and political training operations that together form a nationalized progressive infrastructure.

Among the most significant networks connected to this ecosystem are:

Emerge America
Emily’s List
ActBlue
NDN Collective
Tides Foundation
New Venture Fund
Arabella Advisors
Sixteen Thirty Fund
Democracy Alliance
Justice Democrats
End Citizens United
Working Families Party
MoveOn
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
League of Conservation Voters

Individually, many of these organizations operate legally and publicly. But together they form what increasingly resembles a vertically integrated political machine:

candidates are recruited,
trained,
funded,
digitally amplified,
protected by independent expenditures,
and connected to national donor ecosystems that dwarf local fundraising capacity.

Haaland herself emerged from this national pipeline through Emerge America, which has built a nationwide network of progressive women candidates operating across state legislatures, congressional races, attorney general offices, and gubernatorial campaigns. In New Mexico alone, at least 11 candidates tied to the Emerge network are simultaneously active within overlapping fundraising ecosystems.

If voters follow the funding chains outward, they repeatedly encounter the same institutional hubs:

ActBlue processing recurring donations,
Emily’s List providing national fundraising support,
advocacy nonprofits shaping issue narratives,
Arabella-linked nonprofit structures moving large-scale dark money,
and ideological donor consortiums financing long-term political infrastructure projects across multiple states.

The result is a system where local elections no longer function as purely local elections.

Instead, New Mexico increasingly operates as one battlefield within a nationalized political influence war.

One of the most troubling patterns involves recurring donor structures. Public records show repeated small-dollar contributions flowing through automated fundraising systems — often from donors contributing dozens of times over extended periods. While recurring donations are legal, critics argue the systems can obscure the true scale and persistence of political fundraising while creating the appearance of spontaneous grassroots enthusiasm.
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[Megan Cruz @MeganDcCruz]

The reaction from the bow of the recovery deck! Welcome home, Artemis II! ✨🌙

[Nancy Laflin @NancyLaflin]

Man who killed Albuquerque Police officer decades ago dies in prison https://t.co/nNlaXWMLjM

[Jason Eck @Coach_Eck]

Pit Magic! Lobos own the Aztecs in Albuquerque! Hoops and Football!
Great win @CoachEricOlen @UNMLoboMBB

[Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman @BerncoDa]

Message from Sam Bregman on Behalf of the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office: Appreciation for Support as Family Faces Loss and Healing

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of support our office has received. Since the tragic events of February 17 involving our beloved colleague and her two children, we have experienced extraordinary compassion from New Mexicans.
On that Tuesday morning, an assistant district attorney from our office and her two children were shot by someone who was supposed to love and protect them. Her four-year-old little boy did not survive. The suspect is now charged with multiple crimes, and the case is being prosecuted by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office.
We are profoundly thankful to our fellow district attorneys’ offices throughout New Mexico and to members of the entire legal community who have stood beside us. We are equally moved by the countless people across our state who have reached out with messages of comfort, encouragement, prayers, and support.
I am incredibly happy to report that our colleague is recovering, and so is her one-year-old son. They are both miracles.
We know this will be a long road ahead. Please know how deeply grateful we are for your compassion, your prayers, and the many acts of kindness. The family understands the impact of this tragedy on our community but does not wish to provide interviews to the media at this time and asks all to respect their privacy.
Thank you again for all your support.
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

Pass it on. Find him. Bring her home.

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For 150 Years, This Bud’s For You. Watch our Super Bowl LX commercial now.

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

THE BREGMANS HAVE ARRIVED. 🥹

[ABC News @ABC]

A golden retriever puppy named Benji, who is currently being trained to become a certified avalanche rescue dog, got a nice ride to work recently, with footage showing him peacefully gliding down the slopes of Aspen, Colorado. https://t.co/vIFUTIz8VV

[MLB @MLB]

Cubs, 3B Alex Bregman reportedly agree to 5-year deal, per @MLBNetwork insider @JonHeyman.

[ABC News @ABC]

Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. https://t.co/9FTcIeweds

[Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman @BerncoDa]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT-CHECK OUT THIS REMINDER OF WHY MEANINGFUL UPDATES TO THE CHILDREN'S CODE ARE URGENTLY NEEDED --
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman is speaking at the Safe School Summit today with educators, school leaders and security officers from throughout New Mexico. The topic: Fixing The Children’s Code.
We don’t want to throw away the keys on kids.  We want them to face consequences early on Before their crimes escalate.  Right now in Bernalillo County - if a juvenile steals a car -he won’t spend  one night in detention.  With no consequences early on - Were seeing teens (and even adolescents) commit more crimes - and many of them have escalated to homicides.  We are urging lawmakers to update the children’s code- so juveniles get consequences early on, behavioral health treatment, and family intervention.  Our Children’s Code hasn’t been updated since before the invention of the iPhone.

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Albuquerque honors fallen Officer Daniel Webster 10 years after his death | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/nTBAoGH4l9

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Pandas are the reason pandas are endangered 😂😂

[Nancy Laflin @NancyLaflin]

Sam Bregman gets Jicarilla Apache endorsement in governor's race https://t.co/RaJFUfVHO3

[Grant Tosterud @granttosterudwx]

Woah. Near Lordsburg yesterday.