Rosalind Adams
@rosalindadams.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter @ THE CITY. Also seen NY Mag, The Guardian, BuzzFeed News, ProPublica
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great story by @rosalindadams.bsky.social — well worth your time to read
“Somebody ratted someone out.” How Eleni Polinski's would-be weed empire came crashing down:
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
great story by @rosalindadams.bsky.social — well worth your time to read
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She grew award-winning strains and was poised for a legal cannabis license. Instead, a massive police and FDNY raid — triggered by her vindictive ex-DEA uncle — left “the Godmother” facing felony charges. @rosalindadams.bsky.social deep dive into the family saga.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
She grew award-winning strains and was poised for a legal cannabis license. Instead, a massive police and FDNY raid — triggered by her vindictive ex-DEA uncle — left “the Godmother” facing felony charges. @rosalindadams.bsky.social deep dive into the family saga.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
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This Brooklyn woman got caught in New York's extremely messy legal cannabis industry launch and saw her family wrecked because of it. A wild read from @rosalindadams.bsky.social.
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This Brooklyn woman got caught in New York's extremely messy legal cannabis industry launch and saw her family wrecked because of it. A wild read from @rosalindadams.bsky.social.
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Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned family drama?
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
The ‘Godmother’ of Weed vs. Her Uncle, the DEA Agent
Cannabis officials courted a rising pot star to join New York’s legal market. Then a stunning police raid upended everything and shattered her family.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned family drama?
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
Well, here’s some for ya — and it’s good stuff, as they say in the trade. From @rosalindadams.bsky.social in @thecity.nyc www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/20/g...
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NYSNA has now announced it is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor, right on the heels of 32BJ and HTC. That's three major unions now lining up behind that had not backed Mamdani in the primary (NYSNA did not endorse, and 32BJ/HTC backed Cuomo)
June 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NYSNA has now announced it is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for mayor, right on the heels of 32BJ and HTC. That's three major unions now lining up behind that had not backed Mamdani in the primary (NYSNA did not endorse, and 32BJ/HTC backed Cuomo)
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New: 32 BJ, the powerful union that endorsed Cuomo for mayor, is now out on record backing Zohran Mamdani in November's election.
I'm being told HTC is expected to follow suit, too.
We first reported yesterday this was likely: www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/26/m...
I'm being told HTC is expected to follow suit, too.
We first reported yesterday this was likely: www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/26/m...
June 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New: 32 BJ, the powerful union that endorsed Cuomo for mayor, is now out on record backing Zohran Mamdani in November's election.
I'm being told HTC is expected to follow suit, too.
We first reported yesterday this was likely: www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/26/m...
I'm being told HTC is expected to follow suit, too.
We first reported yesterday this was likely: www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/26/m...
Charlotte Bennett, an ex-Cuomo aide who prev sued the gov, advocated for legislation to protect ppl from retaliatory defamation suits calling them “financially devastating, emotionally traumatizing.”
(Cuomo’s filed 2 notices of defamation claims against her)
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/26/c...
(Cuomo’s filed 2 notices of defamation claims against her)
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/26/c...
Reign in Cuomo’s Aggressive, Taxpayer-Funded Legal Tactics, Advocates Demand
Women subpoenaed by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on lawmakers to curb his litigation spending and push for greater protections for whistleblowers.
www.thecity.nyc
June 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Charlotte Bennett, an ex-Cuomo aide who prev sued the gov, advocated for legislation to protect ppl from retaliatory defamation suits calling them “financially devastating, emotionally traumatizing.”
(Cuomo’s filed 2 notices of defamation claims against her)
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/26/c...
(Cuomo’s filed 2 notices of defamation claims against her)
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/26/c...
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“There are no more wars for him to fight. It’s over. The book is closed on the Cuomo dynasty.” — Karen Hinton told @rosalindadams.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/25/c...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/25/c...
Cuomo Accusers Celebrate ‘Poetic Justice’ of His Primary Defeat
Women who reported harassment express relief, after getting ensnared in the former governor’s costly legal gauntlet.
www.thecity.nyc
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“There are no more wars for him to fight. It’s over. The book is closed on the Cuomo dynasty.” — Karen Hinton told @rosalindadams.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/25/c...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/25/c...
Cuomo’s attacked James fiercely the past 4 yrs as part of his defense in his sexual harassment suits. He’s called the AG office report biased and filed an ethics complaint. Zohran’s win is no doubt personal for James, too www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
James: His critics said that he should wait his turn. His critics said that he did not have the experience. His critics said they did not have the right name. Well, now all of them know his god damn name.
June 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Cuomo’s attacked James fiercely the past 4 yrs as part of his defense in his sexual harassment suits. He’s called the AG office report biased and filed an ethics complaint. Zohran’s win is no doubt personal for James, too www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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www.thecity.nyc
May 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
early voting starts in less than a month. get weekly updates about the state of the race in THE CITY's election newsletter!
the ugly, no good, horrible truth behind brooklyn's queer icon sherita: www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/19/s...
The Terrible Truth About Sherita, Brooklyn’s Beloved Billboard Dinosaur
The vanished icon of Atlantic Ave. was the relic of a secretive family who grabbed buildings from immigrant owners across the booming borough.
www.thecity.nyc
May 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
the ugly, no good, horrible truth behind brooklyn's queer icon sherita: www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/19/s...
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I talked to a researcher who studies social isolation about this in 2023. Friendships, unlike AI, aren't built on "instant gratification": What happens when people "try to create real intimacy with a real person ... who can’t be manipulated in the same way?” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Creators, porn stars turn to AI doppelgangers to keep fans entertained
The latest wave of AI is being built to emulate specific people, adopting their faces and speech patterns to advertise uncanny simulations the promoters say are always available and can never die.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I talked to a researcher who studies social isolation about this in 2023. Friendships, unlike AI, aren't built on "instant gratification": What happens when people "try to create real intimacy with a real person ... who can’t be manipulated in the same way?” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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truly remarkable how much of our reporting is now showing up in this probe. so proud of my colleagues!
the CFB "has asked Adams’ election lawyer for voluminous records about a host of fundraising activities connected to 11 individuals, eight of whom were first exposed by THE CITY"
the CFB "has asked Adams’ election lawyer for voluminous records about a host of fundraising activities connected to 11 individuals, eight of whom were first exposed by THE CITY"
Following THE CITY’s Trail, Campaign Board Escalates Eric Adams Fraud Probe
Undeterred by the Trump administration’s derailing of the mayor’s criminal case, the NYC Campaign Finance Board again denies him reelection matching funds. It’s also examining events where our investi...
www.thecity.nyc
May 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
truly remarkable how much of our reporting is now showing up in this probe. so proud of my colleagues!
the CFB "has asked Adams’ election lawyer for voluminous records about a host of fundraising activities connected to 11 individuals, eight of whom were first exposed by THE CITY"
the CFB "has asked Adams’ election lawyer for voluminous records about a host of fundraising activities connected to 11 individuals, eight of whom were first exposed by THE CITY"
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Woman from Haiti died in ICE custody at a for-profit immigration detention center owner by GEO Group 👇
Woman from Haiti dies while in ICE custody at detention facility in Broward
She’d been at the facility for 20 days and in ICE custody for two months, 13 days.
www.miamiherald.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Woman from Haiti died in ICE custody at a for-profit immigration detention center owner by GEO Group 👇
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Mayor Eric Adams is petitioning to run on an “EndAntiSemitism” ballot line — a choice that highlights one of his few remaining areas of unbridled political support, and attempts to undermine Andrew Cuomo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Eric Adams plans to run on an ‘EndAntiSemitism’ ballot line
The pick, first reported by POLITICO, is a challenge to mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo, who is running on his opposition to antisemitism.
www.politico.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Mayor Eric Adams is petitioning to run on an “EndAntiSemitism” ballot line — a choice that highlights one of his few remaining areas of unbridled political support, and attempts to undermine Andrew Cuomo.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Protesters stormed the stage as former governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Black Agenda forum in Brooklyn tonight. It might be one reason why he’s running a Rose Garden strategy: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
Cuomo’s Campaign Strategy: Limit Appearances and Avoid Confrontation (Gift Article)
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is embracing a so-called Rose Garden strategy in his tightly controlled campaign for mayor of New York City.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Protesters stormed the stage as former governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Black Agenda forum in Brooklyn tonight. It might be one reason why he’s running a Rose Garden strategy: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
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NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.
April 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.
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Harvard University is suing the Trump administration.
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
www.harvard.edu
April 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration.
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
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“It’s total chaos,” he said, with clients calling up unsure of how to access the program’s services. “We don’t know what’s going to happen.” Barasch told @katiehonan.bsky.social that one man called asking, “Will the government keep paying for my chemo?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/9...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/9...
Anxiety Is Side Effect of Staffing Cuts at Sept. 11 Health Program
Mayor Eric Adams has been slow to criticize the moves of the Trump administration, which have 9/11 survivors and first-responders on edge.
www.thecity.nyc
April 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“It’s total chaos,” he said, with clients calling up unsure of how to access the program’s services. “We don’t know what’s going to happen.” Barasch told @katiehonan.bsky.social that one man called asking, “Will the government keep paying for my chemo?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/9...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/21/9...
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finally, a place to cry
April 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
finally, a place to cry
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🚨SCOOP🚨: DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants.
They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨SCOOP🚨: DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants.
They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove from the country, for the time being, any of the individuals slated for possible deportation to El Salvador. The vote is apparently 7-2, with Justices Thomas and Alito in dissent
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
BREAKING: SCOTUS orders the government not to remove from the country, for the time being, any of the individuals slated for possible deportation to El Salvador. The vote is apparently 7-2, with Justices Thomas and Alito in dissent
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This is a concise overview of how American research universities became so heavily reliant on federal government funding and how that relationship has been mutually beneficial.
A great book on this subject focused on Oceanography is @naomioreskes.bsky.social's Science on a Mission.
A great book on this subject focused on Oceanography is @naomioreskes.bsky.social's Science on a Mission.
How Universities Became So Dependent on the Federal Government (Gift Article)
For decades, universities got billions in federal dollars for research. The relationship was mutually beneficial, until President Trump decided it wasn’t.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is a concise overview of how American research universities became so heavily reliant on federal government funding and how that relationship has been mutually beneficial.
A great book on this subject focused on Oceanography is @naomioreskes.bsky.social's Science on a Mission.
A great book on this subject focused on Oceanography is @naomioreskes.bsky.social's Science on a Mission.
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Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for reading NPR.org this week.
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
🔊 Listen Now: A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
All Things Considered on NPR One | 7:13
one.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Happy Friday everyone. Thanks for reading NPR.org this week.
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...
Wanted to take a second to also remind you: I interviewed whistleblower Dan Berulis to accompany my lengthy written story on NLRB. Hear from him in his own words:
one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5355...