Steve Merelman
@smerelman.bsky.social
Criminal justice editor, New York Times metro desk
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Happy Thanksgiving - Turkey Drop
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November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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foster's daily democrat, route 1, york, maine, 2005
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
foster's daily democrat, route 1, york, maine, 2005
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THE TAKING OF POULTRY 1 2 3
An unfortunate denouement — Animal Care Centers of NYC confirmed to me this evening that the subway-chicken was found to be ill after it came into their care, and they decided to euthanize the bird
NEW IN SUBWAY-CHICKEN NEWS
SEE IT: Fowl that fouled morning commute abandoned by straphanger the previous night
SEE IT: Fowl that fouled morning commute abandoned by straphanger the previous night
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
THE TAKING OF POULTRY 1 2 3
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“It’s insane to have them rip our family apart.” Federal agents are arresting the foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. The couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps to secure permanent residency.
For Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“It’s insane to have them rip our family apart.” Federal agents are arresting the foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. The couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps to secure permanent residency.
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Roy Lichtenstein, Turkey, 1961 #Thanksgiving www.lichtensteincatalogue.org/catalogue/en...
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Roy Lichtenstein, Turkey, 1961 #Thanksgiving www.lichtensteincatalogue.org/catalogue/en...
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This is AMAZING journalism. The New York Times went through Trump's court filings related to what is happening in Chicago. There are videos, testimonies, and photographs. You can see this for yourself.
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is AMAZING journalism. The New York Times went through Trump's court filings related to what is happening in Chicago. There are videos, testimonies, and photographs. You can see this for yourself.
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NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Never been happier to work at a place that produces news by humans, for humans. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Never been happier to work at a place that produces news by humans, for humans. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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margate elephant, margate city, new jersey, 1978
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
margate elephant, margate city, new jersey, 1978
Do you know what it means to be emulsified now?
I'm gonna tell you a little story about being emulsified.
I'm gonna tell you a little story about being emulsified.
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Do you know what it means to be emulsified now?
I'm gonna tell you a little story about being emulsified.
I'm gonna tell you a little story about being emulsified.
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I am OUTRAGED by the way this headline frames a new fact that I only learned from this article
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I am OUTRAGED by the way this headline frames a new fact that I only learned from this article
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President Trump snapped at a reporter last week when she asked him about Jeffrey Epstein. “Quiet!” the president told Catherine Lucey, a reporter for Bloomberg News. “Quiet, piggy.”
The White House press secretary defended Trump's "frankness" during a briefing in the West Wing. nyti.ms/4a8jWvb
The White House press secretary defended Trump's "frankness" during a briefing in the West Wing. nyti.ms/4a8jWvb
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
President Trump snapped at a reporter last week when she asked him about Jeffrey Epstein. “Quiet!” the president told Catherine Lucey, a reporter for Bloomberg News. “Quiet, piggy.”
The White House press secretary defended Trump's "frankness" during a briefing in the West Wing. nyti.ms/4a8jWvb
The White House press secretary defended Trump's "frankness" during a briefing in the West Wing. nyti.ms/4a8jWvb
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Cover by C.C. Beck.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Cover by C.C. Beck.
