Susan Merriam (@semerriam) 's Twitter Profile
Susan Merriam

@semerriam

Data / Visual Journalist, Enterprise and Investigations, @mcclatchy. Co-founder @politicsndesign. Alum @columbiajourn @risd

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Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatraz’s first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didn’t flush. Temperatures went from freezing to sweltering. A hospitalization. And little or no access to showers, much less confidential calls w/ attorneys. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: The Miami Herald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

Brittany Wallman (@brittanywallman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

He held his arms out, β€œas if he was welcoming the train to strike him." The Brightline train's stunning death toll. 182 dead, mostly pedestrians. Presenting Killer Train, a collaboration of Miami Herald and WLRN Public Media Story 1 and Podcast 1 dropped today MiamiHerald.com/killertrain

Aaron Leibowitz (@aaron_leib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brightline officials say those who were hit are at fault. But that doesn't tell the full story. Speed, frequent crossings, quiet zones and a route through dense neighborhoods set it apart. There is little fencing. Local governments have resisted closing dangerous crossings.

Miami Herald (@miamiherald) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Shonda Bambace heard the whistle. She was about to catch a glimpse of the new Brightline train on a test run. It was the summer of 2017. Then she saw a young woman walking toward the tracks. Bambace heard a thud. The train went by β€” and the girl was gone.

Ana Ceballos (@anaceballos_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway. State and federal officials initially deflected questions about the boy being held at the facility, but eventually acknowledged he had been there. w Claire Healy miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ Our new Floods Above series has launched! For our first installment, Sarah Kaplan Kevin Crowe Naema Ahmed and Ben Noll unpack why those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and the July 4 Texas floods were so vulnerable. #climate washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

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🎧 On episode two of the Killer Train podcast: Taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of millions in costs related to Brightline, despite the company’s initial claims that the train would be fully funded by private investment. wlrn.org/wlrn-investiga…