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Chris Sanders
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The ban on gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals announced last week relies on a poorly sourced 2023 document that lacks a a real sense of encounter. Read it at christopherksanders.substack.com/p/no-gender-... .
No gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
A weak 2023 foundational document
christopherksanders.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Excellent piece. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3e...
1972: The Historic Building Investigator | Look Stranger | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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iamstevenhale.bsky.social
New at @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: an update the less visible side of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort that has remained active at Nashville jails. nashvillebanner.com/2025/10/30/n...
ICE detentions rise in Nashville since Trump took office - Nashville Banner
A closer look at the Nashville numbers produced by Donald Trump's mass deportation effort as ICE agents increase enforcement and deportations from local jails.
nashvillebanner.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Completely mundane and definitely like experiences many of us had in the 70s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOAv...
A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977
YouTube video by Vampire Robot
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October 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Be part of this, show up for #NoKings on Saturday — and join up with an organization afterwards — do what you can, it matters.
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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democracydocket.com
Yesterday, SCOTUS heard a case that could make it easier for GOP states to get away with racial gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterms. Should the court rule to weaken a key voting protection, it could kill what’s left of a vital civil rights law.
https://bit.ly/4osqNDX
SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP
Read more here.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Immutable biological sex? A short pretend dialogue about a very real issue at the link. christopherksanders.substack.com/p/immutable-... .
Immutable biological sex?
A short pretend dialogue about a very real issue
christopherksanders.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Speaking from Canterbury Cathedral on Friday, she said that "in an age that craves certainty and tribalism, Anglicanism offers something quieter but stronger". www.bbc.com/news/article...
I hope that it can again.
Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury
She becomes the first female leader of the Church of England, replacing Justin Welby who resigned over his handling of a safeguarding scandal.
www.bbc.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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churchofengland.org
A prayer for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 🙏
Almighty and everlasting God, the only worker of great marvels, send down upon your servant Sarah, called to be Archbishop of Canterbury, and all who are committed to her care, the spirit of your saving grace, and that they may truly please you, pour upon them the continual dew of your blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our advocate and mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
October 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
"If to raise malicious smiles at the infirmities or misfortunes of those who have never injured us be the province of wit or humour, heaven grant me a double portion of dullness!"
-Maria in Sheridan's The School for Scandal, a comedy that helps sort out what is and is not funny.
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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statesnewsroom.com
A state lawmaker has accused Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti of revising a legal opinion on use of the National Guard in violation of the state constitution.

via @tennesseelookout.com
Tennessee lawmaker says AG omitted, altered Guard deployment opinions
A Tennessee Democratic lawmaker is accusing the state’s attorney general of revising and withdrawing a legal opinion on National Guard deployment, enabling the governor to send troops to Memphis in…
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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tennesseelookout.com
Memphis community leaders have set up text alert systems, issued legal check lists and demanded police comply with a longstanding civil rights agreement barring cooperation by Memphis police with federal and state agencies in activities that violate First Amendment rights.
As feds descend on Memphis, local advocates prepare to respond • Tennessee Lookout
Members "Free the 901," a group organized to push back on federal and state deployment of the National Guard to Memphis, protested Saturday.
tennesseelookout.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
A curious string of events. slate.com/life/2025/09...
Beer Is Officially on the Decline in America. No One Saw the Real Culprit Coming.
The war on suds has multiple fronts—but they all come from the same place.
slate.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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tennesseelookout.com
Commentary: A Friday press conference by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee about the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis was short on details, writes Rev. Earle Fisher.
No strategy, just spectacle: Copaganda in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
Gov. Bill Lee's press conference on the Tennessee National Guard's presence was short on details, writes Rev. Earle Fisher.
tennesseelookout.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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esqueer.net
Bullets were left outside a Missouri LGBTQ center engraved with "die fags" on them. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...
Springfield LGBTQ+ center closes after finding death threat etched on bullets at its door
The Springfield Police Department is investigating after bullets with the words "die" and an anti-gay slur were left outside of the GLO Center in Springfield. Bullet casings were also found etched wit...
www.kcur.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Happy Bi Visibility Day!
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
chrissanders615.bsky.social
Many helpful points. english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
Susan Faludi, the US journalist who foresaw the right’s reaction: “There’s very much a ‘Lord of the Flies’ feeling here”
The Pulitzer-winning author of ‘Backlash,’ a 1991 classic about the conservative pushback against women’s rights, discusses how the trend is growing stronger — and less subtle — than ever
english.elpais.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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kairyssdal.bsky.social
This is the whole ball game, gang.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Sep 18
NEW: Trump administration asks SCOTUS to intervene in the Lisa Cook case
In the Supreme Court of the United States No. 25A DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPLICANT v. LISA D. COOK, ET AL. APPLICATION TO STAY THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAY Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of this Court and the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. 1651, the Solicitor General-on behalf of applicant Donald J. Trump, President of the United States-respectfully requests that this Court stay the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (App., infra, 23a) pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and any further proceedings in this Court. The Solicitor General also respectfully requests an immediate administrative stay of the preliminary injunction. This application involves yet another case of improper judicial interference with the President's removal authority-here, interference with the President's au- thority to remove members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for cause. The Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, broadly authorizes the President to dismiss members of the Board of Governors "for cause," without further restricting permissible types of cause. 12 U.S.C. 242. In August 2025, the President determined that cause existed to remove respondent Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board. (1)
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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tennesseelookout.com
Commentary: Editor @jhollymc.bsky.social on Gov. Bill Lee's latest flip flop. First, he said he had not talked to President Donald Trump about sending National Guard troops to Memphis. Two weeks later, he said they had discussed it for months. Dishonesty, hypocrisy, or both?
Editor's notebook: Tennessee governor’s lack of political spine apparent in treatment of Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said he's been in talks with the Trump administration for months about sending the national Guard to Memphis.
tennesseelookout.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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simplyedynandco.com
2 Bl*ck men hung in Mississippi yesterday.

1. Cory Zukatis - found around 10:30am hanging in Vicksburg MS.

2. Trey Reed - found hanging around 7:05am at Delta State

🚨 PLEASE stay safe and mindful on your surroundings‼️
September 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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esqueer.net
A Black student from Grenada, Trey Reed, was found dead hanging from a tree AG Delta State University in Mississippi.

Authorities say "no foul play suspected" but that seems highly doubtful.

www.wapt.com/article/delt...
Student found hanging from tree at Delta State University
Delta State University has identified the person found dead on campus as Demontre "Tre" Reed, 21, a student from Grenada.
www.wapt.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: SCOTUS refuses to step in, for now, in a dispute over one trans student's bathroom access in South Carolina. For now, the Fourth Circuit's injunction granting the student relief stands. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have granted SC's stay.

Background: www.lawdork.com/p/two-cases-...
CORDER LIST: 606 U.S.) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 25A234 ORDER IN PENDING CASE SOUTH CAROLINA, ET AL. V. DOE, JOHN The application for a stay of injunction pending appeal presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. The denial of the application is not a ruling on the merits of the legal issues presented in the Titigation. Rather, it is based on the standards applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court. The motion for leave to file under seal with redacted copies for the public record is granted. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would grant the application.
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Every week or so, I recall this exchange. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVW...
Trump to Clinton: 'No, You're the Puppet'
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
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September 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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esqueer.net
JUST IN: A judge quashed the subpoena to Boston Children's Hospital by the DoJ that sought the records of trans patients.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A court order from the United States District Court, dated September 9, 2025, in case 1:25-mc-91324-MJJ. The order grants a Motion to Quash a subpoena. Highlighted text explains the judge's reasoning: that the subpoena reflects the administration's disapproval of the transgender community, and its true purpose is to interfere with gender-affirming care in Massachusetts, harass the hospital, and intimidate patients. The judge finds the government failed to show proper purpose and that the subpoena was "motivated only by bad faith." The order is signed by Judge Myong J. Joun.
September 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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memphisflyer.com
And Gonzales tells it plain at law school seminar.
Green Gets Started
And Gonzales tells it plain at law school seminar.
www.memphisflyer.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM