And that’s just trans women—there are even more trans and gender-diverse people on staff at @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org more broadly!

to be fair we do both have brown hair

thank you!

LMAO that has been me for the last few weeks

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very true!!!

also sorry @vimiller.bsky.social for calling you broke and busted but i think we can agree that we both are compared to hunter schafer

know it's hard to believe the @chicago.suntimes.com employs two (2!!!!) trans women journalists full-time in the newsroom! idk anywhere else that does!!!

but come! on! violet is too cool for you to mix us up!!!

COMMENTARY OTHER VIEWS LGBTQ+ No, my Sun-Times colleague, Violet Miller, and lare not the same person Many people can't tell us apart because they don't know or understand trans women, a deficit that fuels policies and rhetoric that harm us all. By Ellery Jones | Apr 15, 2026, 6:00am CDT Chicago Sun-Times reporter Violet Miller (left) and Sun-Times and WBEZ Innovation Editor Ellery Jones | Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times

A very important personal message for you all today:

No, @vimiller.bsky.social and I are NOT the same person.

And the fact that y'all keep confusing us says something about Society™️

in case you need more clarification: chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2026...

those photos aren't going to share themselves with your coworkers!!!!!

today's the day

come out to the wiener's circle TODAY at 1 pm to win a free hot dog/see me humiliate myself

Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.

“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

not like romantically, more like a trying to understand the tech stack required to build a custom relay, appview and PDS server

do i have any cool friends who are atproto experts who can hold my hand

they're going to give me a DC series

to answer your questions:

1. This was completely voluntary.

2. Because I can.

3. I do have that dog in me, but it's a char dog.

hi again

some very important personal news:

You: "Cloudflare is down and the internet is falling apart 😢 how will I get my news? 😭"

The Humble Daily Newspaper:

IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...

A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."

But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.

From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The ...

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sorry to shill for my employer amid (*waves hands*) however we can do more to document this stuff with money.

we're not perfect but between us, @blockclubchi.bsky.social , @thetriibe.com , @unraveledpress.com , @chicagotribune.com + all the independents out there in the streets we do OK

help us buy Anthony some more sudecon wipes:

chicago.suntimes.com/become-a-mem...

NLG Chicago Denounces Continued Violence from Federal Law Enforcement and Attacks on Free Speech and Press in Broadview, Illinois. On Saturday, September 27, 2025, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago (NLG Chicago) witnessed alarming and violent attacks on those assembled to protest at the ICE detention facility in suburban Broadview, IL. CHICAGO - On Saturday, September 27, 2025, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago (NLG Chicago) witnessed alarming and violent attacks on those assembled to protest at the ICE detention facility in suburban Broadview, IL. The pattern of law enforcement violence and targeted attacks persisted yesterday, with agents launching chemical agents and firing munitions at members of the press and people assembled to protest.

NG Chicago has confirmed at least 11 arrests from yesterday, including one member of the press who was clearly identified as a journalist. As of Sunday morning, it appears 5 people remain in federal custody. This brings the total number of NLG confirmed arrests at the protests against the Broadview facility to twenty-eight (28), since September 19. Twenty-two (22) people from those confirmed arrests have been released. Yesterday, multiple Legal Observers were subjected to violence, as federal agents appeared to directly target Legal Observers who were actively documenting arrests and law enforcement actions. Agents used multiple chemical agents, launched kinetic grenades, and shot rubber bullets, mace, and pepper balls against those assembled. One Legal Observer was shot directly in the face with a projectile. Agents also menaced people by pointing firearms at them, including hand guns and a rifle.

The agents' attacks were notably distinct from prior days in that officers went after people who were simply gathered to support the active protesters. Officers forcibly removed people sheltering from tear gas in vehicles, resulting in the separation of a child from family members who were bringing food in support of the protest. Agents fired weapons at specific protesters in direct response to their First Amendment-protected statements and snatched protesters' signs. Officers also confiscated tents used for shade, as well as food, water and first aid supplies, and people's bike helmets and other personal property, putting them in a dumpster in the restricted area. When some of those present tried to leave in their vehicles, agents blocked them and demanded to illegally search people's bodies and vehicles.

According to Amanda Yarusso, a volunteer attorney with NLG Chicago, "Last night, our Legal Observers witnessed militarized federal agents deploy chemical weapons and fire projectiles at a crowd of people exercising their First Amendment rights. The violence was an indiscriminate, unprovoked, and illegal use of force. These unlawful actions by federal agents demonstrate this administration's complete disregard of constitutional standards." "NG Chicago will continue to provide legal support to individuals exercising their constitutional rights." said Yarusso.

five of the 11 people arrested during last night’s protest outside the ice detention center in broadview, illinois, are still in federal custody, per a statement from the national lawyers guild of chicago.

nlg details indiscriminate violence directed at legal observers, protesters, and press.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills: “The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

folks on scene told me he appeared to be singled out for filming a protester shouting KYS at an agent and the agent saying something along the same lines back. unless i'm missing something, it's not a crime to film two people arguing in a public street.

although it's good news he wasn't charged, this situation is absurd.

he was singled out in the crowd on suspicion of... what? filming a brief altercation between an agen and a protester?

1) this is a shocking attack on the press.
2) this is an attack on anyone with a phone's rights.

Steve (@peoplesfabric.com), @unraveledpress.com, @thetriibe.com (and others with them) have been doing some of the most phenomenal coverage of ICE ops/protests in Chicago.

They’ve had a journalist shot in the face w/ pepper balls and another detained for it.

Journalism is not a crime. Free Steve.

Rooftop agents fire apparent tear gas, pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility An ICE agent on the roof of the facility, 1930 Beach St., has begun firing apparent chemical agents about 7:50 a.m. and several protesters surround an SUV.

One of our photogs was just hit with a rubber bullet at the Broadview ICE facility. Things have escalated since ICE started shooting pepper balls and tear gas.

latest on @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

these look delicious!!!!!

WBEZ launches new morning lineup with two new shows Sasha-Ann Simons, Mary Dixon, Patrick Smith and Clare Lane to lead weekday mornings on 91.5 FM.

We have news! We are rolling out a refreshed weekday morning schedule starting Sept. 15, featuring two new live talk shows designed to engage listeners with the issues shaping our region, spark meaningful conversation, and bring Chicagoans closer together. trib.al/eDQj7VM