Nathan Brown
@natebrown.bsky.social
Assistant city editor, Santa Fe New Mexican. Politics reporter in Arizona and Idaho before that. Every calculation based on experience elsewhere fails in New Mexico.
A Republican congressman I used to cover once realized he was on the same flight as Ted Cruz and said, “You know, if the plane goes down I’d like to think I’ll be missed but the country will be better off.”
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
A Republican congressman I used to cover once realized he was on the same flight as Ted Cruz and said, “You know, if the plane goes down I’d like to think I’ll be missed but the country will be better off.”
It’s funny now reading the angry comments on this article of ours from October 2024, seeing as a lot of what’s being described here happened.
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
It’s funny now reading the angry comments on this article of ours from October 2024, seeing as a lot of what’s being described here happened.
One thing I’ve learned working at local papers is high school sports is one of the biggest drivers of not only subscriptions but single copy purchases. People who haven’t read a paper for years will buy it when their kid’s in it. And papers that cut sports too deeply don’t recover.
Also a good learning experience for the "I call it sportsball" folks that sportsball pays for the rest of the paper you love so much
If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
One thing I’ve learned working at local papers is high school sports is one of the biggest drivers of not only subscriptions but single copy purchases. People who haven’t read a paper for years will buy it when their kid’s in it. And papers that cut sports too deeply don’t recover.
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Ahead of the 1864 election, many believed Union soldiers would vote for Democrat George McClellan as the popular forme general who supported peace.
Instead, the soldiers, who'd seen the Southern aristocracy's evil up close, went ~75% for Lincoln and for seeing the war through to its end.
Instead, the soldiers, who'd seen the Southern aristocracy's evil up close, went ~75% for Lincoln and for seeing the war through to its end.
the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Ahead of the 1864 election, many believed Union soldiers would vote for Democrat George McClellan as the popular forme general who supported peace.
Instead, the soldiers, who'd seen the Southern aristocracy's evil up close, went ~75% for Lincoln and for seeing the war through to its end.
Instead, the soldiers, who'd seen the Southern aristocracy's evil up close, went ~75% for Lincoln and for seeing the war through to its end.
I might go watch the Super Bowl at Boxcar just to see how many of the Chiefs fans there for last year’s AFC championship game are wearing their old Brady jerseys.
Gotta wonder how Patriots fans suffered through the fifteen minutes the team was bad between dynasties
January 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I might go watch the Super Bowl at Boxcar just to see how many of the Chiefs fans there for last year’s AFC championship game are wearing their old Brady jerseys.
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In this Pats Broncos battle for the AFC, we are witnessing a stoppable force vs a very movable object.
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
In this Pats Broncos battle for the AFC, we are witnessing a stoppable force vs a very movable object.
At least I got one of my Super Bowl picks right. Should have gone with the Rams or Seahawks instead of trying to be a smartass.
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
At least I got one of my Super Bowl picks right. Should have gone with the Rams or Seahawks instead of trying to be a smartass.
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As a bills fan I’m sad they aren’t playing in New England right now. As a football fan I’m even sadder I gotta watch this bullshit vs Josh Allen doing god knows what in New England weather this afternoon
January 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
As a bills fan I’m sad they aren’t playing in New England right now. As a football fan I’m even sadder I gotta watch this bullshit vs Josh Allen doing god knows what in New England weather this afternoon
It’ll be pretty funny if the Broncos go to the Super Bowl because they happen to be the team wearing orange uniforms in a blizzard.
January 25, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It’ll be pretty funny if the Broncos go to the Super Bowl because they happen to be the team wearing orange uniforms in a blizzard.
What kind of no-tastebud burger ranking puts McDonald’s above Burger King and Wendy’s?
Whataburger above Five Guys and In-N-Out is a bold choice too. To the extent it’s defensible it’s the other stuff on their menu, I always thought the burgers were pretty average.
Whataburger above Five Guys and In-N-Out is a bold choice too. To the extent it’s defensible it’s the other stuff on their menu, I always thought the burgers were pretty average.
We Ranked The 9 Best American Burger Chains - Food Republic
From Shake Shack to McDonald's to Culver's, we put these American burger chains up against each other to uncover which was truly the best of the best.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:58 AM
What kind of no-tastebud burger ranking puts McDonald’s above Burger King and Wendy’s?
Whataburger above Five Guys and In-N-Out is a bold choice too. To the extent it’s defensible it’s the other stuff on their menu, I always thought the burgers were pretty average.
Whataburger above Five Guys and In-N-Out is a bold choice too. To the extent it’s defensible it’s the other stuff on their menu, I always thought the burgers were pretty average.
Riccardi’s, it was an Italian sandwich place in Schenectady.
They had this huge sandwich called the Sanducci that I usually got. There was a picture on the wall of a guy who’d eaten three of them. I promised myself one day I would be that man. But they closed before I could.
They had this huge sandwich called the Sanducci that I usually got. There was a picture on the wall of a guy who’d eaten three of them. I promised myself one day I would be that man. But they closed before I could.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Riccardi’s, it was an Italian sandwich place in Schenectady.
They had this huge sandwich called the Sanducci that I usually got. There was a picture on the wall of a guy who’d eaten three of them. I promised myself one day I would be that man. But they closed before I could.
They had this huge sandwich called the Sanducci that I usually got. There was a picture on the wall of a guy who’d eaten three of them. I promised myself one day I would be that man. But they closed before I could.
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Speaking in tongues just to rub salt in the Pope's wounds.
Meanwhile let's check in with Harrison Mevis after the game winning field goal! WHAT????
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Speaking in tongues just to rub salt in the Pope's wounds.
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From me: “ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs”
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in Arizona, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
From me: “ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs”
I found out about these hearings about a year ago when I read this book. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about the history of Reconstruction and the Grant administration’s campaign against the Klan.
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I found out about these hearings about a year ago when I read this book. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about the history of Reconstruction and the Grant administration’s campaign against the Klan.
I would still bet on the Eagles winning this game but they’re doing nothing to change my view that a repeat Super Bowl is not in the cards.
January 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I would still bet on the Eagles winning this game but they’re doing nothing to change my view that a repeat Super Bowl is not in the cards.
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Josh Allen wins a road playoff game for the first time in his career.
It’s the Bills’ first road postseason victory in 33 years.
It’s the Bills’ first road postseason victory in 33 years.
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Josh Allen wins a road playoff game for the first time in his career.
It’s the Bills’ first road postseason victory in 33 years.
It’s the Bills’ first road postseason victory in 33 years.
This line is going to live in my head for a while alongside one from an editorial in a Northern New York newspaper about a cop’s DWI that said four rum and cokes was “not enough to be drunk but probably enough to slow their reflexes.”
January 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM
This line is going to live in my head for a while alongside one from an editorial in a Northern New York newspaper about a cop’s DWI that said four rum and cokes was “not enough to be drunk but probably enough to slow their reflexes.”
I take it all back Caleb I never should have doubted you.
OK I’ll admit I was being deliberately provocative picking the Bears to win it all but I didn’t expect them to have only field goals by the fourth quarter.
Going with God for this year’s playoff picks.
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I take it all back Caleb I never should have doubted you.
OK I’ll admit I was being deliberately provocative picking the Bears to win it all but I didn’t expect them to have only field goals by the fourth quarter.
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM
OK I’ll admit I was being deliberately provocative picking the Bears to win it all but I didn’t expect them to have only field goals by the fourth quarter.
It’s always funny to me when people reply to these stories “Wow Idaho!!” Boise’s a blue city!! Red states have blue cities and blue states have red rural areas. It’s like being surprised there are Republicans in upstate New York.
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 AM
It’s always funny to me when people reply to these stories “Wow Idaho!!” Boise’s a blue city!! Red states have blue cities and blue states have red rural areas. It’s like being surprised there are Republicans in upstate New York.
Going with God for this year’s playoff picks.
January 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Going with God for this year’s playoff picks.
The US hat looks like something I would have bought at Hot Topic in 1999.
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The US hat looks like something I would have bought at Hot Topic in 1999.