Writer, Educator, Systems Disruptor

Jillian Jayde Hastings is a writer, civic educator, and professional system-poker with over two decades of experience cutting through noise with clarity, conviction, and a little bit of chaos.

JJ is hellbent on making democracy make sense–loudly, accessibly, and without apology.

She’s the founder and editor-in-chief of The Shatterpoint, a free Substack publication built to make civic knowledge accessible: no jargon, no gatekeeping, just the truth about how government works.

Since 2002, she’s written everything from punk zines and blogs to investigative pieces, public interest essays, technical reports, global speeches, and nonprofit manifestos. Her work spans platforms and audiences, but her mission remains the same: make complex things make sense, and make people care enough to act.

She also writes Notes from the Wreckage for LinkedIn, a personal newsletter about what it means to live with integrity while crashing out of traditional professionalism. Part survival log, part call to arms, it’s a love letter to the outsiders, the over-it crowd, and anyone trying to build a life that actually fits.

Jillian’s voice is honest, unsanitized, and fiercely committed to equity and clarity. She writes for people who are sick of being talked down to and ready to pull back the curtain—on politics, professionalism, and everything in between.