Kaitlyn Jakola
@kaitlynjakola.bsky.social
Editorial director, strategy and ops, @chicago.suntimes.com
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this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
@journalists.org are the OJAs being moved up to coincide with the 2026 conference?
September 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@journalists.org are the OJAs being moved up to coincide with the 2026 conference?
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Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
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There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
I’m gonna hold your hand while I say this: “full flavor” sparkling water is just soda. You’re drinking soda. And that’s okay! You can just like having a soda, as a treat, without pretending it’s a health elixir.
February 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’m gonna hold your hand while I say this: “full flavor” sparkling water is just soda. You’re drinking soda. And that’s okay! You can just like having a soda, as a treat, without pretending it’s a health elixir.
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
Hobbies include: spending four hours watching a one-hour episode of television because I keep pausing it to do little tasks
January 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hobbies include: spending four hours watching a one-hour episode of television because I keep pausing it to do little tasks
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In a year that had the national spotlight squared on Chicago, the Sun-Times saw it all. Here’s how we’ll remember 2024.
Chicago's top 10 news stories of 2024
The city thrived in the spotlight for the Democratic National Convention during a tough year for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
buff.ly
December 28, 2024 at 3:08 AM
In a year that had the national spotlight squared on Chicago, the Sun-Times saw it all. Here’s how we’ll remember 2024.
The worst thing about chronic illness is that I’m always, like, ill?? Chronically???? What a ripoff
December 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The worst thing about chronic illness is that I’m always, like, ill?? Chronically???? What a ripoff
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Vlado Chernozemski, who assassinated King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, belonged in his youth to a club that was devoted to a game of regicide.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
December 10, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Vlado Chernozemski, who assassinated King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, belonged in his youth to a club that was devoted to a game of regicide.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
In the game, known as "chess," contestants subtly maneuver into a position that allows them to topple the opponent's monarch.
Remembering the time Cigna denied a claim for a provider I'd found through their "find a provider" tool, then chided me on the phone for not verifying the provider was in network before seeing them. I asked how I should have checked — they said, using the "find a provider" tool, of course.
December 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Remembering the time Cigna denied a claim for a provider I'd found through their "find a provider" tool, then chided me on the phone for not verifying the provider was in network before seeing them. I asked how I should have checked — they said, using the "find a provider" tool, of course.
Last night I made a turkey so good that people stood around picking bites off it while I put away leftovers, and that might just be the pinnacle for me
November 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Last night I made a turkey so good that people stood around picking bites off it while I put away leftovers, and that might just be the pinnacle for me
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nothing but respect for MY best in show
November 28, 2024 at 7:46 PM
nothing but respect for MY best in show
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The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cervical Cancer Mortality Among US Women Younger Than 25 Years
This study examines trends in cervical cancer mortality in US women aged younger than 25 years before and after the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccines.
jamanetwork.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:43 AM
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I’ve taken @cberedjick.bsky.social on several dates to the Mars Cheese Castle in the past decade, and I’ll do so for as long as they let me
For the @washingtonpost.com travel section, I wrote about the Mars Cheese Castle, which IS a castle and DOES sell cheese but is located on the side of the highway in Wisconsin, not on Mars.
A literal castle full of cheese? Only in Wisconsin.
Mars Cheese Castle is more than a roadside curiosity and a store. It has become a symbol for all things Wisconsin.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I’ve taken @cberedjick.bsky.social on several dates to the Mars Cheese Castle in the past decade, and I’ll do so for as long as they let me
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Today is a good day to support the Trans Journalists Association: www.transjournalists.org
Trans Journalists Association
Promoting more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media. Supporting gender-expansive journalists in their careers.
www.transjournalists.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Today is a good day to support the Trans Journalists Association: www.transjournalists.org
Can confirm: It’s wild out there
A “really intense batch of snow” was expected to hit the Chicago area Thursday morning, making things dicey for motorists before turning into rain this afternoon. chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2024...
'Really intense batch of snow' expected to hit Chicago area, causing hazardous driving conditions
A winter weather advisory remains in effect since 7 a.m. while a wind advisory will go into effect at 10 a.m. for the city and surrounding suburbs. Two to four inches of snow was possible and wind gus...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm: It’s wild out there
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This would effectively ban me from visiting the National Gallery of Art. It would turn my favorite place in the world into hostile territory.
Nancy Mace has introduced a federal bathroom ban which would ban trans people from bathrooms in DCA and Dulles airports, national park bathrooms, museum bathrooms, and all federal building bathrooms.
November 20, 2024 at 7:19 PM
This would effectively ban me from visiting the National Gallery of Art. It would turn my favorite place in the world into hostile territory.
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she has no idea who Matt Gaetz is 🥺
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
she has no idea who Matt Gaetz is 🥺
My wife is my favorite writer, and they could be yours, too!
coming up on the one year anniversary of my Substack! I’d love if you subscribed:
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November 18, 2024 at 3:49 AM
My wife is my favorite writer, and they could be yours, too!