Amy Sullivan
@amysullivan.bsky.social
Once and future journalist • Religion, politics, gender • Alum: TIME, Yahoo, Washington Monthly, Harvard Divinity, University of Michigan • Sojourners Board of Directors
As heartening as it is to see Chicagoans working together to protect our neighbors, we know that mostly we can only hope to warn people to stay inside.
The lawlessness of ICE and other federal agents is impervious so far even to judicial orders.
Hands off our neighbors.
Hands off our city.
The lawlessness of ICE and other federal agents is impervious so far even to judicial orders.
Hands off our neighbors.
Hands off our city.
October 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As heartening as it is to see Chicagoans working together to protect our neighbors, we know that mostly we can only hope to warn people to stay inside.
The lawlessness of ICE and other federal agents is impervious so far even to judicial orders.
Hands off our neighbors.
Hands off our city.
The lawlessness of ICE and other federal agents is impervious so far even to judicial orders.
Hands off our neighbors.
Hands off our city.
Equal time for kitties as timeline respite
September 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Equal time for kitties as timeline respite
Another snapshot of our new tariff reality, crocheted tchotchke edition.
August 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Another snapshot of our new tariff reality, crocheted tchotchke edition.
The only thing that can get me out of the house at 4:45am is democracy.
This is my regular Election Day plea for people to serve as election judges. How desperate are localities for fresh blood? This is only my 2nd election & Cook County made me a polling technician.
Here goes nothing!🤞
This is my regular Election Day plea for people to serve as election judges. How desperate are localities for fresh blood? This is only my 2nd election & Cook County made me a polling technician.
Here goes nothing!🤞
April 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The only thing that can get me out of the house at 4:45am is democracy.
This is my regular Election Day plea for people to serve as election judges. How desperate are localities for fresh blood? This is only my 2nd election & Cook County made me a polling technician.
Here goes nothing!🤞
This is my regular Election Day plea for people to serve as election judges. How desperate are localities for fresh blood? This is only my 2nd election & Cook County made me a polling technician.
Here goes nothing!🤞
In the inbox this morning. I’ll resubscribe when Bezos finds a buyer who still cares about journalism.
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In the inbox this morning. I’ll resubscribe when Bezos finds a buyer who still cares about journalism.
In case no one's told you lately, it is okay to be enraged that we're all working our tails off to fix the things that Trump voters enabled and to save them from the consequences.
Or as Phil says after catching that kid for the umpteenth time: "YOU HAVE NEVER THANKED ME. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW."
Or as Phil says after catching that kid for the umpteenth time: "YOU HAVE NEVER THANKED ME. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW."
February 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In case no one's told you lately, it is okay to be enraged that we're all working our tails off to fix the things that Trump voters enabled and to save them from the consequences.
Or as Phil says after catching that kid for the umpteenth time: "YOU HAVE NEVER THANKED ME. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW."
Or as Phil says after catching that kid for the umpteenth time: "YOU HAVE NEVER THANKED ME. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW."
Vance appears to be talking about the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, but has of course muffed it up.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you should care about your immediate family before and/or instead of the larger community.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you should care about your immediate family before and/or instead of the larger community.
January 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Vance appears to be talking about the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, but has of course muffed it up.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you should care about your immediate family before and/or instead of the larger community.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you should care about your immediate family before and/or instead of the larger community.
When all you’ve known is Christian nationalism, it’s no surprise that the actual teachings of Jesus seem like an attack.
January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When all you’ve known is Christian nationalism, it’s no surprise that the actual teachings of Jesus seem like an attack.
Both of our school districts sent out a version of this email today. I'm sorry they had to, but also grateful to live in a community where "of course we will love and protect our neighbors" is the prevailing value.
January 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Both of our school districts sent out a version of this email today. I'm sorry they had to, but also grateful to live in a community where "of course we will love and protect our neighbors" is the prevailing value.
Still true, @melissamoorezolfo.bsky.social. Still so true.
November 26, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Still true, @melissamoorezolfo.bsky.social. Still so true.
**Narrator voice** The data did indeed reveal a phenomenal story that Democrats chose not to tell: the U.S. abortion rate fell by nearly 25% following enactment of the ACA and its contraception mandate.
That would be the same contraception mandate pro-lifers fought tooth and nail.
That would be the same contraception mandate pro-lifers fought tooth and nail.
November 12, 2024 at 11:14 PM
**Narrator voice** The data did indeed reveal a phenomenal story that Democrats chose not to tell: the U.S. abortion rate fell by nearly 25% following enactment of the ACA and its contraception mandate.
That would be the same contraception mandate pro-lifers fought tooth and nail.
That would be the same contraception mandate pro-lifers fought tooth and nail.
Constantly banging on about the fact that Democratic policies led to the lowest abortion rate since Roe was decided *and* cut teen pregnancies by 50 percent.
And I'll do it again.
And I'll do it again.
November 12, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Constantly banging on about the fact that Democratic policies led to the lowest abortion rate since Roe was decided *and* cut teen pregnancies by 50 percent.
And I'll do it again.
And I'll do it again.
What I don’t need today is advice from an older white man on how those of us gutted by the election should learn to deal with disappointment.
I am a woman in America. I am intimately acquainted with disappointment.
This take can eff all the way off.
I am a woman in America. I am intimately acquainted with disappointment.
This take can eff all the way off.
November 7, 2024 at 7:05 PM
What I don’t need today is advice from an older white man on how those of us gutted by the election should learn to deal with disappointment.
I am a woman in America. I am intimately acquainted with disappointment.
This take can eff all the way off.
I am a woman in America. I am intimately acquainted with disappointment.
This take can eff all the way off.
Reporting for election judge duty at 4:50am CT. Let’s do this, America.
November 22, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Reporting for election judge duty at 4:50am CT. Let’s do this, America.
The beaming face of a proud math nerd who had his heart set on being an irrational number for Halloween. “They’re spooky because you can never know their true value.”
October 29, 2023 at 2:16 AM
The beaming face of a proud math nerd who had his heart set on being an irrational number for Halloween. “They’re spooky because you can never know their true value.”
When you’re a little bit extra and think your Variety Show routine needs an extra degree of difficulty…
November 22, 2024 at 1:23 PM
When you’re a little bit extra and think your Variety Show routine needs an extra degree of difficulty…
We interrupt this Tuesday to bring you characters from the mind of our 8-year-old.
Please note French Squirrel’s beret and baguette.
Please note French Squirrel’s beret and baguette.
November 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
We interrupt this Tuesday to bring you characters from the mind of our 8-year-old.
Please note French Squirrel’s beret and baguette.
Please note French Squirrel’s beret and baguette.
Religion in America is complex. This take...is not. You don't need a very deep understanding of our history to know that social justice has been a key aspect of many faith traditions here, including (at one long ago time) the precursors of modern evangelicalism.
November 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Religion in America is complex. This take...is not. You don't need a very deep understanding of our history to know that social justice has been a key aspect of many faith traditions here, including (at one long ago time) the precursors of modern evangelicalism.
This is page one of two. For now.
November 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
This is page one of two. For now.
Me: Overconsumption is killing the earth and warping our souls, filling our lives with meaninglessness while shackling us to an exploitative capitalist system
Also me: I’m pretty sure I need these Monty Python Killer Bunny slippers
Also me: I’m pretty sure I need these Monty Python Killer Bunny slippers
November 22, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Me: Overconsumption is killing the earth and warping our souls, filling our lives with meaninglessness while shackling us to an exploitative capitalist system
Also me: I’m pretty sure I need these Monty Python Killer Bunny slippers
Also me: I’m pretty sure I need these Monty Python Killer Bunny slippers
My mom texts an artifact from the storied Allen Elementary Student Council Election of 1984.
It was a good autumn for the Detroit Tigers. Not so much for me.
Though honestly, I might think twice about voting for myself with those misused quotation marks.
It was a good autumn for the Detroit Tigers. Not so much for me.
Though honestly, I might think twice about voting for myself with those misused quotation marks.
November 22, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My mom texts an artifact from the storied Allen Elementary Student Council Election of 1984.
It was a good autumn for the Detroit Tigers. Not so much for me.
Though honestly, I might think twice about voting for myself with those misused quotation marks.
It was a good autumn for the Detroit Tigers. Not so much for me.
Though honestly, I might think twice about voting for myself with those misused quotation marks.
How it started
How it's going
(photo: Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
How it's going
(photo: Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
November 22, 2024 at 11:36 PM
How it started
How it's going
(photo: Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
How it's going
(photo: Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
It’s a good day for listening to this one on repeat. You can sing your hymns of unity and civility but We Will Make No Peace With Oppression.
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
November 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM
It’s a good day for listening to this one on repeat. You can sing your hymns of unity and civility but We Will Make No Peace With Oppression.
#MLKDay
#MLKDay
Found in the box of childhood mementos I brought back from Michigan: my first political writing, an imagined conversation between Richard Nixon and his conscience.
I’ve never been good at subtlety.
I’ve never been good at subtlety.
November 23, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Found in the box of childhood mementos I brought back from Michigan: my first political writing, an imagined conversation between Richard Nixon and his conscience.
I’ve never been good at subtlety.
I’ve never been good at subtlety.
Oof. The hard truth of this hit me like a New Oxford Annotated Bible when I first read it.
We’re sharing Daniel’s story & other testimonials at https://dir.lat/gR3VaT
If you’ve shifted how your faith impacts your politics, please consider telling your story in...
We’re sharing Daniel’s story & other testimonials at https://dir.lat/gR3VaT
If you’ve shifted how your faith impacts your politics, please consider telling your story in...
November 23, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Oof. The hard truth of this hit me like a New Oxford Annotated Bible when I first read it.
We’re sharing Daniel’s story & other testimonials at https://dir.lat/gR3VaT
If you’ve shifted how your faith impacts your politics, please consider telling your story in...
We’re sharing Daniel’s story & other testimonials at https://dir.lat/gR3VaT
If you’ve shifted how your faith impacts your politics, please consider telling your story in...