Opinion columnist · Wrong Speak Publishing
LJ Priest
- Opinion columnist
- Analyst
- Documentary researcher
- Voice actor
An imperfect Christian, former platform teacher and analyst who digs through the numbers and the fine print — and writes plainly about what she finds.
The backstory
Walk with me.
LJ is a former platform teacher turned analyst and documentary researcher. On X, where more than 160,000 people follow her as Trader Jill, she is known for long, sourced threads that walk readers step by step through election numbers and the stories behind the headlines.
At Wrong Speak she writes about culture and the human cost of modern life — online infidelity, broken families, faith, and the public pile-ons that follow people who fall out of favour.
She also works as a voice actor on radio commercials, and she describes her priorities simply: God first.
Selected writing
Read LJ
Wrong Speak Publishing · October 26, 2026
Christina Applegate Lost the Label
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · October 14, 2026
The Seduction And Devastation Of The Online World
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · September 28, 2026
Inside Ashley Madison
ReadWrong Speak Publishing · September 14, 2026
I Was Raised By A Death Cult And Called It A Mother
ReadThe path
How LJ got here
Platform teacher
Taught before moving into research and analysis.
Analyst & researcher
Documentary researcher and data-driven threads as Trader Jill on X.
Voice work
Voice actor for radio commercials.
Today
Opinion columnist at Wrong Speak and writer on her own Substack.
Bylines
Where to read her
- Wrong Speak Publishing
- Her Substack
- X (Trader Jill)
Follow & contact
Connect with LJ
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