Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

 Via The New York Times

July 11, 2026

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The Times’s top newsroom lawyer, in a statement on Friday evening. ---click for full article

Santa Fe named favorite American city by 'Travel + Leisure' readers for second straight year

 Via The Santa Fe New Mexican

July 7, 2026

Travel + Leisure readers have selected Santa Fe as their favorite American city for the second year in a row.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning on NBC-TV's Today show.

Santa Fe Mayor Michael Garcia issued a statement crediting nearly everyone for their part in keeping Santa Fe on top.

“The recognition belongs to our residents, our artists, our small businesses, our hospitality workers and everyone who helps make The City Different such a special place,” he said.

On July 2, 2026 Monroe Gallery hosted a Gallery talk with independent photojournalist Ryan Vizzions.

In September of 2016, Ryan Vizzions traveled from Atlanta, Georgia to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock NoDAPL movement. Bringing his camera with him, but not intending to be a media source, Vizzions soon found himself using social media to reach over half a billion people with his photographic documentation of events unfolding over the months. With viral reach of one photograph in particular, "Defend The Sacred", Vizzions’ photography helped bring awareness around the world to the movement.

In late 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Vizzions embarked on a long term, multi-year project traveling and photographing across the United States to create a photography book documenting all 50 states. 

In January, 2026 Vizzions documented "Operation Metro Surge" by ICE in Minneapolis involving roughly 3,000 federal agents, leading to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti. His photograph of a masked ICE agent appeared as a full-page spread in the Sunday Opinion page of the February 1, 2026 issue of The New York Times. He has contributed considerable time to photographing and archiving the street memorial of Renee Good.

July 4: America The Beautiful

 

Neil Leifer: Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, July 3, 1986

For July 4, have breakfast at Pancakes on the Plaza and visit the exhibition America The Beautiful.

America The Beautiful is an exhibition of compelling and provocative photographs illustrating America, American life, and the American people as the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday amid the erosion of civil rights, human rights, and democratic norms. Open 10-4 on July 4, admission is free.

Pancakes on the Plaza brings friends, families, and neighbors together for a morning of fantastic food, incredible entertainment, and patriotic fun in the heart of downtown Santa Fe. 

Best of all? Your breakfast makes a difference! Every ticket purchased directly supports local youth. As part of our two-year support cycle, proceeds from this year's event will fund life-changing grants for The Sky Center, Gerard's House, Communities in Schools, and the Santa Fe Symphony.

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