Rev. Clara Sanders (she/her)
@revclarasanders.bsky.social
Mother, friend, Episcopal transitional deacon, writer, organizer, musician, baker, earth-tender, social-convener, sister, daughter, yogi, etc. - Practicing a life of upholding the dignity of each human being. Mpls - Dakota land www.joyisnotacrumb.blog
Lessons from the ladies! open.substack.com/pub/joyisnot...
On Hatching
Yet another installment of lessons from the ladies.
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July 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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I think often about how the aftermath of 9/11 caused my first faith crisis as an adult. I was not skilled in what to do, but I knew the warmongering, the bombing, the violence, was wrong but the majority of people I trusted to speak to me about God were cheerleading for it.
June 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I think often about how the aftermath of 9/11 caused my first faith crisis as an adult. I was not skilled in what to do, but I knew the warmongering, the bombing, the violence, was wrong but the majority of people I trusted to speak to me about God were cheerleading for it.
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Juneberries, Juneteenth, and the Sun
As I rushed into a lunch meeting twenty minutes late because my AC tuneup had gone longer than expected, I pulled up short right outside the cafe.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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I think it’s mostly not taught this way because most of us are taught to think that enslaved people had way less agency than they did, combined with being taught to think that Lincoln’s proclamation had way more agency than it did.
It Was Not the “News” That Traveled Slowly — It Was “Power” -- an essay on #Juneteenth by Christopher Wilson to #TeachOutsideTextbook #TeachTruth
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Read excerpts in this 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I think it’s mostly not taught this way because most of us are taught to think that enslaved people had way less agency than they did, combined with being taught to think that Lincoln’s proclamation had way more agency than it did.
The laughter at the end. Lord have mercy and bring us back to our humanity.
April 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The laughter at the end. Lord have mercy and bring us back to our humanity.
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Look at this leader. Lift her up.
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Look at this leader. Lift her up.
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The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security team, granting them specific rights and protections as federal law enforcement agents.
February 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security team, granting them specific rights and protections as federal law enforcement agents.
Trying to keep beholding…but y’all…
2. Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and bring the independent mail agency under his administration’s control.
February 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Trying to keep beholding…but y’all…
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Bottom line: Abortion bans are cruel. And women in this country are being harmed by them every day.
Denying women life-saving care shouldn't happen - and yes, abortions can be life-saving care.
Denying women life-saving care shouldn't happen - and yes, abortions can be life-saving care.
NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Bottom line: Abortion bans are cruel. And women in this country are being harmed by them every day.
Denying women life-saving care shouldn't happen - and yes, abortions can be life-saving care.
Denying women life-saving care shouldn't happen - and yes, abortions can be life-saving care.
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NEW: DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
NEW: DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Welcome home
After nearly 50 years of incarceration, Native American political activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a Florida prison. Former President Biden commuted his sentence in January before leaving office.
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier welcomed home after release from prison
After nearly 50 years of incarceration, Native American political activist Leonard Peltier has been released from prison. Former President Biden commuted his sentence in January before leaving office....
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February 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Welcome home
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February 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Elon Musk’s man in the US Treasury is still holding down his day job as a software CEO. Critics believe this could be a massive conflict of interest.
Elon Musk’s Man in the Treasury Is Still Holding Down His Day Job as Software CEO
An email sent to workers at the US Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service said DOGE’s Tom Krause is “currently” the CEO of the Cloud Software Group. Critics believe this could be a…
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February 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Elon Musk’s man in the US Treasury is still holding down his day job as a software CEO. Critics believe this could be a massive conflict of interest.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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The Vatican-White House exchange is nearly unprecedented in modern history.
JD Vance used Catholic theology to justify Trump's immigrant expulsion. The Pope said he was wrong.
"Two moral views of the world that are clearly colliding.”
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February 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Vatican-White House exchange is nearly unprecedented in modern history.
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Elon Musk's takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That's the point.
DOGE's Race to the Bottom
Elon Musk's takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That's the point.
wrd.cm
February 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Elon Musk's takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That's the point.
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“King was fond of saying, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ We have to help it bend toward justice.” - Rev. Frederick Davie
February 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“King was fond of saying, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ We have to help it bend toward justice.” - Rev. Frederick Davie
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Just heard from a Minnesota farmer who fronted her own money for some conservation work because USDA had a contractual agreement to reimburse her.
Musk’s freeze means she’s out that money and USDA is refusing to reimburse.
Musk’s freeze means she’s out that money and USDA is refusing to reimburse.
February 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just heard from a Minnesota farmer who fronted her own money for some conservation work because USDA had a contractual agreement to reimburse her.
Musk’s freeze means she’s out that money and USDA is refusing to reimburse.
Musk’s freeze means she’s out that money and USDA is refusing to reimburse.
Trying to ground myself in remembering that trust is a dynamic exercise - musings are here: joyisnotacrumb.blog/2025/02/12/o...
February 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Trying to ground myself in remembering that trust is a dynamic exercise - musings are here: joyisnotacrumb.blog/2025/02/12/o...
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SCOOP: Dozens of workers at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau have been fired in an after-hours blitz. The emails they received were not even personalized.
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
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February 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
SCOOP: Dozens of workers at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau have been fired in an after-hours blitz. The emails they received were not even personalized.
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“It’s going to be the same cafe that people have known and loved for three decades, but now it’s going to be owned and managed by people who work here,” says worker-owner and barista Mira Klein.
Croissants and roses: The May Day Cafe reopens as a worker cooperative
The May Day Cafe in Minneapolis, a longtime community hub, will reopen on Friday, Feb. 7 as the worker-owned May Day Cafe Workers Cooperative, after raising over $100,000 in small donations and securi...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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