Wes Parnell

Photojournalist and Reporter. Contributor: New York Times. Other scribbles: Rolling Stone, Politico, WaPo, Forbes, + Formerly: policing and justice @NYDailyNews

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Thanks @RollingStone and to all of the small farmers and growers that were willing to share their stories with me, most of them where financial hope is hardly in view, it’s just survival.

The state wasn’t able to open legal dispensaries on time, but they licensed growers in 2021 to be able to supply a full market via an ags program. Many will not survive the next 6-12 months without legislative intervention. (There is currently a relief package struggling to make it into this years budget.)

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They Signed Up to Grow Weed. Then New York State Pushed Them Into the Black Market

Weed legalization was supposed to prioritize mom-and-pop businesses — but for some upstate farmers, things didn't go as planned.

Story: https://t.co/bdx1mILIWL

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Larry David declined to comment.

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Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts https://t.co/3Yg0vLSr0a via @NYTimes

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R.I.P. Willie. Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75 https://t.co/ZpmIc9OPRI via @NYTimes

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@C_Sommerfeldt @politico Fantastico

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Let’s go Yankees

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Turkish Photojournalist Vural Elibol with Anadolu Agency was thrown to the ground by ICE agents conducting a detention in federal court. Mr Elibol was unable to move, having to be placed on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital.

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Thanks, Pete. Hope you’re watching out for us from the Otherworld.

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Yankees' Aaron Judge ties Joe DiMaggio at fourth all time in franchise home run list https://t.co/pnf3SBoLS3

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Important story by @ByJessicaGould.

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In Suffolk county -- only one man was able to have his felony expunged after he reargued the decision in court. The judge found that his felony made him eligible for deportation despite it being a fine under the current law. The judge reversed his own decision.

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I wrote a piece last week about how certain DA offices have been reluctant to expunge old cannabis felonies. This creates a dynamic where defendants in certain parts of the state or more likely to get a clean slate than others 1/2 https://t.co/badEJDwoxs

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Legislators passed sweeping legislation via the MRTA that allowed for a swift vacature process. And it's swift in many places, like Brooklyn. But in other counties like Suffolk County, for example, the DA has opposed nearly all the motions since 2021.

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Deportation of 6-Year-Old Puts Spotlight on ICE’s Detention of Families https://t.co/vfMj3oB5a3 via @NYTimes

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How DOGE Left Mohammad Halimi’s Life in Tatters https://t.co/IaFAxUDmhq

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NYPD Commissioner Tisch calls on state to do more to combat NYC's mental health crisis https://t.co/LFBQV9DnTT

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GOP mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa's group bills itself a charity despite losing tax-exempt status https://t.co/ylDyuDwhKc

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Zohran Mamdani visited the home of Officer Didarul Islam in the Bronx around 9 a.m. after arriving at JFK Airport this morning, via @ParnellWesley. He stayed with the family for roughly an hour and could be seen embracing a family member before entering his vehicle.

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The Socialist Mayor Who Came 100 Years Before Zohran Mamdani | TIME https://t.co/rHdqubLKtb