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Sophia Kalakailo (she/they)
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accountability + solutions journalist for chicago’s south & west sides @citybureau.bsky.social via @reportforamerica.bsky.social

✉️ sophia@citybureau.org or 💬 signal @sophiakalakailo.76

one of the bad ones
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u know i had to bring this one back
Heading: “Cool bug Fact’s” Text: “The highest honor in journalism is being murdered by the ClA” The text appears next to a crudely illustrated computer-generated image of a caterpillar in red shoes and boxing gloves.
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
sophiakalakailo.bsky.social
notes from my first time covering a presidential visit:
snacks: i didnt know i was allowed to bring any. all the other reporters had snacks. my coworker gave me goldfish concessions: roped off beyond my reach restrooms: all porta-potties (indoors) wifi: nearly nonexistent music: Come on eileen, 9 to 5, Africa, Pompeii, Mr blue sky Dont bring me down, I got a feeling, November Rain, YMCA (twice), Physical (twice) takeaways: a credential that says “white house press pool” (kinda swag)
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
sophiakalakailo.bsky.social
a card i apparently wrote to my friend when we were younger:
A hand holds a white card that says “thanks!” in rainbow letters The card is flipped open. It reads “For nothing. Heart. Sophie.”
April 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM