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...

There is a path. It’s the path that Michael Vick walked. He has worked with the Humane Society for the last 17 years to educate folk about animal cruelty. He says he’ll do that work for the rest of his life.

Call me when Louis or Kanye devotes even one weekend to making reparation.

that's right

This is a nationwide phenomenon. The centrists and normies are more viciously angry than the socialists and anarchists, who gave up long ago on the illusion of a working system. Would encourage leftists of all stripes to take it seriously, welcome them in while they’re receptive.

QTP with a gif of your favorite pokemon! (wrong answers only)

Two fictional characters from different universes you want to see fight

As an American Jew it feels like I’m watching a 100-year flood of antisemitism rising in our country but for some reason we decided to deploy all of our available sandbags against anti-genocide college students

Medicaid: Timeline — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

What has 14 months of Trump meant for Medicaid?

Less funding and staff. Way more red tape for millions of low-income recipients. 10 million more people losing health insurance by 2034.

Fun fact: Sean Penn couldn’t accept his Oscar tonight because he’s actually working on a sort of “Dave”-in-real-life thing where he’s filling in for RFK Jr. who’s actually in a coma somewhere from huffing beef tallow fumes while shooting up pure raw milk.

I believe it’s also the 7th and 9th anniversaries of infrastructure week.

North Carolina: Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley win primaries to set up Senate contest Former Democratic governor Cooper to take on Trump-backed Whatley for seat held by retiring Thom Tillis

@neonflag.bsky.social This is a weird thing to post, but: I did some stringing for The Guardian on Primary Day and just noticed both our names on a piece. Reminded me that I was (very briefly) your successor at the RM Telegram. Cheers to mid-00s Cox alums. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Grammarly’s AI sloppelganger program is over, but my commitment to this bit is just getting started.

KKK Rowling
John Gristle
Sheev Larson
Jõ Knezbő
Elmore Leopard
Tom Sheep
Georg R R Youevergoingtofinishwockawockaamirite

Not trying to help Grammarly, but unlicensed sports video makers solved this problem long ago.

“Stephen King” is a lawsuit waiting to happen. But Bleven Crown? Bulletproof.

Same for:
Khalein Who Vurr
ff goings
ring books
Player #34
Prof. Soose
Leo Tulsitea
Jay Argh Argh Token

NO NO NO YOU DON’T

GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA

federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL

tell everyone you know

www.freetaxusa.com

Empty LatinX canisters littering the battlefield, pronoun bombs exploding overhead. There were days I swear I thought we'd all get canceled.

Transgender people are being forced out of public life in America, and what's happening in Kansas is accelerating that process. If you're in a red state, your Legislature will try to do this soon. Do not let them.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

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www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves “Before they came for us, and woke, and us, and power, they came for Jesse Jackson,” Kiese Laymon, the author of Heavy and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, wrote just hours after …

1) In one of the most personal (and, IMO, one of the most important) essays I have ever published, I wrote in @literaryhub.bsky.social on Jesse Jackson's LGBTQ legacy and what he meant to me regarding Black manhood, being born "illegitjmate," and practing love in America lithub.com/jesse-jackso...

Red and green squares from the quiz game, “Clues by Sam.”

What do you know, @cluesbysam.com Who are your sources. When is It Happening?

5 authors I've read at least 5 books by

John Irving
Colleen McCullough
Michael Chabon
Hanif Abdurraqib
Colson Whitehead

as far as i can tell “bio hacking” is just a goofy term for giving yourself some combination of an eating disorder and a drug addiction

Page 34: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct."

"free/cheap/non-toxic youth sports" feels like one of those skeleton keys that would have knock-on effects accidentally fix 100 unrelated things about America

or, you know, even if it didn't, at least a bunch of kids would be able to have fun playing sports

If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.

From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...

1970s paperback edition of ayn rand’s the fountainhead with a photograph of an attractive woman leaning back seductively on a drafting board

can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover

The image features a gradient background transitioning from pink to blue. Text reads "Introducing the Trans Bill of Rights" with an icon of a paper and pen.

A colorful infographic titled "What is the Trans Bill of Rights?" outlines four points with icons: protections from employment and housing discrimination, equal access to medical treatment without discrimination, legal recognition of gender identity, and the right to use restrooms aligning with a person's gender identity.

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.

To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.

Don’t be surprised. This is just what Drake Maye does when he sees Drake Thomas on the other side of the field.

One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.

Public employees should never--under any circumstances--be forced to sign NDAs. They work for us, not the would-be god-kings that happen to occupy the top spots at the agencies that employ them.