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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
March 2, 2026
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Hello fellow Democrats,
Here we are in another one of Donnie’s wars. This one is a joint effort with Isreal’s Netanyahu. We know that both Donnie and Netanyahu want regime change in Iran, and granted the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now deceased, was a nasty authoritarian leader, as was Maduro in Venezuela, but is any of that our business? Why is Donnie not concentrating on the issues at home? If the truth were to be told, it is probably more about oil than anything else. Afterall, that is Donnie’s favorite thing to think about. There is discussion that the reason for blowing stuff up in Iran is about their building up of nuclear weapons and advanced missile systems. That may be true, but the fact is that Obama had a treaty in place that prevented that buildup from occurring and Donnie did away with it. He does away with anything worthwhile that Democrats create, especially Obama. Donnie has said that we may be in Iran for quite some time. Here we are in another long-term war without congressional approval. Umm let’s see, I think that makes it illegal! At least George W Bush had the decency to get congressional approval before he started blowing up Iran in 2002, but sadly, we all know that was nothing but smoke and mirrors.
There continue to be rumors of Donnie calling off the 2026 mid-term elections and using this Iran thing as an emergency to not hold elections. This is the really big deal for us, we lose our ability to vote and we may lose it all, fascism has then won!
This is one of the reasons we are working diligently to turn Torrance County BLUE and holding the Denim & Diamonds event. I am proud to say that we now have Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales secured as our keynote speaker. We are getting more candidates signing up for information tables and tickets to the public are starting to move. If you have not purchased your ticket, just click on the QR Code on the flyer below and join us for an evening of live music, dancing if the mood strikes you, catered dinner and lots of political conversation.
Please don’t forget that we are still collecting food for Bethel Storehouse.
Standup! Push Back! Continue the Fight!
Myra
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
By Bill Peifer
As nearly everybody in the world knows at this point, on Saturday morning, Donald Trump ordered, the U.S. and Israeli military forces to launch a massive air attack against Iran, targeting and killing that country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with 5-10 top leaders. According to International Law, the intentional killing of a foreign head of state by another nation is an “Act of War” and is a de facto “Declaration of War” by the attacking country. Of course, Congress hasn’t declared war against Iran, so the question of whether or not this attack on Iran is a “war” or just a “special military operation”, as Russia calls its invasion of Ukraine is one for lawyers who are well-versed in International Law to figure out.
But the attack on Iran isn’t the lie I want to discuss this week. Rather, it’s the action that makes lies out of a plethora of previous Trump statements. Specifically:
- In his election night victory speech in November of 2024, Trump said “I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars,”
- In his Inaugural address two and a half months later, he told the nation “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That’s what I want to be: a peacemaker and a unifier.
- In that same speech, he added “our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent and totally unpredictable.”
Fast forward five months to June when Trump ordered a massive attack on Iran’s nuclear research facilities in the Iranian mountains. Some administration officials had claimed, without providing evidence, that Iran was “only weeks, possibly only days,” away from developing a nuclear weapon and long-range missile capability. This was despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) saying that the Iranians were only working on peaceful nuclear capabilities for generation of electricity. Whether that June attack was justified is an argument for another time, but following the attack Trump released a series of statements touting its success.
- On the day of the attack, he claimed that “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”
- Three days later he doubled down on that comment, stating “It was my great honor to Destroy All Nuclear facilities & capability, and then, STOP THE WAR!”
- A White House spokesperson claimed that the operation “set the Iranian nuclear program back years, and probably decades.”
So, here we are again, just a little over eight months later, with a Trump aide claiming that Iran was “only a matter of days away” from being able to build a bomb, and Trump using that rationale to try to justify yet another war that isn’t quite a declared war. After Venezuela, Syria, Nigeria and now Iran for a second time in less than a year, it’s not a very good message from someone who desperately wants the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to be putting out there.
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Drop off Non-Perishable Food Items
at the DPTC Office:
Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday
12 Noon to 4PM
or
United Country Farm & Home Realty
200 Central Avenue, Moriarty
or
Donate Cash!
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Donations made through that special page will NOT be used to fund party activities. Every dollar that we get, and every dollar that gets matched, will go to Bethel*.
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Denim & Diamonds MARCH MADNESS
Table for 8 for $250
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EVERY SATURDAY - 12 PM - 1 PM
Save Democracy! Protest - Moriarty
Corner of Rt. 41 & 66
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SATURDAY
EVERY SUNDAY - 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Solidarity Sundays Protest - Tijeras
Corner of Old 66 and Rt. 337
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SUNDAY
DENIM & DIAMONDS FUNDRAISING DINNER
4PM - 8PM Sunday, April 19, 2026
Moriarty Civic Center 202 E. Broadway, Moriarty
See Below for Details
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Donate to the Billboard Fund!
We want to put several billboards on I 40! We need $10,000 to do this!
More information will be coming.
Please DONATE to the
Democratic Party of Torrance County!
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OR
You can mail a check to:
Democratic Party of Torrance County
PO Box 2206, Moriarty NM 87035
(make check payable to Democratic Party of Torrance County)
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Our Office!
Still Looking for Help!
Did you know that we have an office in Moriarty? It is in the same shopping center as Moriarty Foods. Stop by some time and check it out.
We are currently looking for a volunteer to take the Tuesday and Saturday shift - If you would like to help email Millie.
Help Wanted!
The DPTC has a need for a Certified Licensed Electrician. We have some minor issues in our office that we would like to have addressed. If you can help email Millie.
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Torrance County is currently accepting applications for a Customer Service Specialist II, Uncertified Deputy, Certified Sheriff's Deputy, a 911 Dispatcher, and an EMT/Fire fighter.
Click Here for more information.
- Moriarty is accepting applications for a Police Officer and a Maintenance Worker.
Click Here for more information
- Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer.
Click Here for more information.
| | Commission, Council and Board Meetings | |
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Torrance County Commission
Meeting March 11, 2026 9AM
205 S. Ninth Street, Estancia, NM
meeting is available via Zoom
Click Here for Zoom
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Moriarty
City Council
2nd & 4th Wednesday
Moriarty Civic Center
201 Broadway Street
7:30 PM
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Estancia
Board of Trustees
1st & 3rd Monday
Estancia Town Hall
513 Williams Avenue
6:15 PM
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Mountainair
City Council
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Council Meeting Room
107 1/2 N. Roosevelt
5:30 PM
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Claunch/Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Friday, 8 AM
1206 NM 55, Mountainair
ZOOM Meeting ONLY
Click here for more information
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East Torrance
Soil & Water Conservation District
2nd Tuesday, 8:30 AM
715 S 5th St, Estancia
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Central Tri-County
Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Thursday, 10 AM
2506 US 66, Moriarty
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Estancia Municipal Schoolboard
2nd Monday, 6 PM
300 N 9th St, Estancia
Van Stone Room 02/03
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Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard
3rd Tuesday, 6 PM
MESD Board Room
2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty
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Mountainair Public Schoolboard
4th Tuesday, 6 PM
Central Office
512 North Ross, Mountainair
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Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard
3rd Wednesday, 6 PM
District Office
101 East 4th Street, Vaughn
| | Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee | | |
DPTC Chair - Myra Oden- chair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Vice Chair - Bill Peifer - vicechair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer - secretary@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Ward Chairs
DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) - Ronnie Ray - imronnieray@gmail.com
DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden
DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden.
DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Don't know your precinct? Click here.
Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org
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