@CathyCook_

Former journalist @ABQjournal

 Albuquerque, NM
Joined June 2016
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There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a sprawling network of anonymous college-sports accounts that can look, at first glance, like ordinary shitposting. Then I started looking closer. And what I found was a highly coordinated network of hundreds of anon accounts, dedicated to doxxing girls and ruining their lives. My investigation for @WIRED — including some of the men allegedly behind some of these accounts — is out now. wired.com/story/burnerverse-…

A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work

Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.

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It's my last week at the Albuquerque Journal. It's been a joy to work alongside some incredibly talented journalists for the last few years.
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Cathy Cook retweeted
Dan Boyd@DanBoydNMFeb 18
A New Mexico truth-finding commission tasked with investigating full legacy of Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico could soon start issuing subpoenas to “persons of interest.” Most material gathered by panel will be publicly posted. abqjournal.com/news/epstein-… via @ABQJournal

Epstein truth-finding commission plans to start issuing subpoenas to ‘persons of interest’

Congresswoman says prominent New Mexico residents named in unredacted Epstein files

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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM9 Dec 2025
It’s Election Day (again!) in Albuquerque. A hotly-contested mayoral race and two city council seats will be decided today. Check out our @ABQJournal election night livestream starting at 7 pm: live.abqjournal.com Early vote turnout high: abqjournal.com/election/arti…

Mayoral runoff drives strong early, absentee voting

Robust early voting turnout suggests strong interest in the outcome Tuesday of a feisty runoff contest between incumbent Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and challenger Darren White.

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Atomic bomb survivors visited New Mexico this week abqjournal.com/news/article_…

'The cross I've carried': Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors share experiences in New Mexico

On Aug. 9, 1945, 6-year-old Chiyoko Motomura was playing on a veranda at her family’s Nagasaki, Japan, home. Her mother, aunt and grandfather were weeding the rice fields while her

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Cathy Cook retweeted
Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM10 Nov 2025
For first time since 2021, New Mexico lawmakers are being called into a second special session in a single year. The session called today by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is focused on appropriating more state funds to cover SNAP benefits, despite possible end to federal shutdown.
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November. apnews.com/article/snap-bene…

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM6 Nov 2025
🚨 Breaking: For second time in two months, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling legislators back to Santa Fe for a special session. The session set for Nov. 10 will focus on appropriating more state funding to cover SNAP benefits during ongoing federal government shutdown.
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Former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce has been appointed by President Trump to run the Bureau of Land Management. The appointment, which is subject to Senate confirmation, drew praise from Republican senators, but was quickly blasted by environmental abqjournal.com/news/article_…

Former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce tabbed by Trump to run Bureau of Land Management

SANTA FE — Former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce was appointed Wednesday by President Donald Trump to run a federal agency that oversees roughly 245 million acres of public lands

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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM4 Nov 2025
🧵 It’s Election Day in New Mexico! Local races around the state will be decided today, though some cities could see runoff elections. Early voting rates were largely tepid, but appeared to pick up in final days before Election Day. abqjournal.com/election/arti… via @ABQJournal

Poll workers ready for Election Day, after lukewarm early voting turnout

SANTA FE — Poll workers across New Mexico spent the last few days preparing for Election Day, after a final barrage of campaign mailers and advertisements from candidates seeking election

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Rio Grande silvery minnows used to be one of the most prolific fish in the river. Now, they occupy 7% of their historic range.
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A lot of human effort goes into conserving the minnows, and last week was like the Super Bowl for those conservationists.
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They released 18,000 silvery minnows into the Rio Grande. abqjournal.com/news/article_…

BioPark releases endangered Rio Grande silvery minnows

Fish who have never known the river graduated to the wild on Wednesday, when the Albuquerque BioPark and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 18,000 captive-spawned endangered Rio Grande

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In addition to New Mexico, Vermont and Louisiana are among the states that have announced plans to foot the bill for SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown. abqjournal.com/news/article_…
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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM30 Oct 2025
Full story: With benefits freeze nearing, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to spend $30 million from state fund typically used for natural disasters to provide SNAP benefits to 460,000-plus New Mexico residents enrolled in the program. abqjournal.com/news/article_… via @ABQJournal

State to cover costs of looming SNAP funding freeze for 460,000 residents

For at least 10 days and maybe longer, New Mexico plans to foot the expensive bill to avoid having 460,000 residents lose their food assistance benefits due to an ongoing

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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM29 Oct 2025
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces state will use $30 million in emergency state funds to cover SNAP benefit costs for 10-day period after federal funding freeze begins Nov. 1.
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Local restaurants are banding together to supply free meals to children as funds for SNAP are expected to run dry in the coming days. abqjournal.com/news/article_…
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The Navajo Nation is investing nearly $3 million into a commercial scale test of technology that could make cleaning up abandoned uranium mines faster and cheaper.
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Navajo Nation will spend $3 million on test of new tech for cleaning uranium mine waste

The Navajo Nation is investing roughly $3 million in a commercial scale test of new technology for cleaning up uranium mine waste.

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Dan Boyd@DanBoydNM27 Oct 2025
New Mexico is set to launch its universal child care plan Nov. 1 under a final rule that was changed due to providers’ concerns. That includes increasing state subsidy rates and lowering minimum wage for early childhood workers to $16/hour. abqjournal.com/news/article_… @ABQJournal

New Mexico's universal child care initiative to launch Nov. 1 under revised final rule

SANTA FE — New Mexico is moving ahead with a trailblazing universal child care initiative, but only after making changes to proposed rules in an attempt to address providers’ concerns.

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