Rylee Kirk

An Odd Pick for Surgeon General Plus: Copycat reporters, roadway immigration sweeps, and a vivid report from Sudan's remaining soup kitchens.

The latest in Laurels/Darts:

How did so many reporters make exactly the same mistake in their reports on Trump’s company?

Plus: Top-notch reporting on a Trump nominee, and from Sudan and Syracuse

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Inside Trump’s Upstate NY migrant hunt: Border Patrol’s meaner tactics snare workers and families “It’s scary,” said a woman whose relatives have disappeared. “You can be followed just for being Hispanic.”

"You can be followed just for being Hispanic.”

Oswego County sheriff’s deputies are stopping Hispanic drivers for minor, unprovable traffic violations, then handing them over to border patrol agents.

Reported by
@mbreidenbach.bsky.social and @ryleekirk.bsky.social: www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...

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Syracuse lost 23 people in homicides in 2024: Meet the victims Syracuse recorded 23 homicides in 2024, a bit more than average for the city. The victims ranged in age from 5 to 62.

Syracuse lost 23 people in homicides in 2024. @ryleekirk.bsky.social and Anne Hayes share the stories of each victim: www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/0...

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