Sarah Lawton
@sarahelawton.bsky.social
New Englander San Franciscan, Episcopalian, union member.
When Ali Faqirzada was detained after a routine asylum hearing in New York, officials from Bard College and the Episcopal Diocese [of New York] tapped their networks to help. ⚓️
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/n...
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/n...
Church and College Leaders Work to Free a Detained Afghan Student
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
When Ali Faqirzada was detained after a routine asylum hearing in New York, officials from Bard College and the Episcopal Diocese [of New York] tapped their networks to help. ⚓️
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/n...
🎁 link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/n...
If you see this post a bird
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
If you see this post a bird
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Y’all, I need people to collectively understand that we do not need to a) hand it to war criminals or b) defend/explain away the sexual assault of minors.
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Y’all, I need people to collectively understand that we do not need to a) hand it to war criminals or b) defend/explain away the sexual assault of minors.
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this is actually really something. The NY Times stuff is bonkers.
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
this is actually really something. The NY Times stuff is bonkers.
“An Illinois man said his US citizen family – including his one-year-old daughter – were pepper-sprayed in their car by federal immigration agents … from a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction … Images show the girl in distress in her mother’s arms with her eyes streaming …”
ICE agents accused of pepper-spraying Illinois parents and their one-year-old
Video shows Rafael Veraza holding his face after he and his family we reallegedly sprayed through open car window
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“An Illinois man said his US citizen family – including his one-year-old daughter – were pepper-sprayed in their car by federal immigration agents … from a pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction … Images show the girl in distress in her mother’s arms with her eyes streaming …”
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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The American people need protection from those who seek to exploit the workers for every last penny.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The American people need protection from those who seek to exploit the workers for every last penny.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
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UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Federal authorities not allowing citizens to pray in OR NEAR a federal facility.
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Federal authorities not allowing citizens to pray in OR NEAR a federal facility.
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Trump just gave $40 billion in taxpayer dollars to Argentina to bail out its libertarian president.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump just gave $40 billion in taxpayer dollars to Argentina to bail out its libertarian president.
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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Since folks are talking a lot about democratic socialism this week, just gonna re-up this thread on how MLK voiced religious support for democratic socialism — but most folks aren't aware of when he did so most explicitly.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
1. Religion aside: Mamdani cites a 1961 speech by MLK here, but King was actually more explicit about his support for democratic socialism later on.
I know this because I went to great lengths to confirm the quote — which comes from a 1966 speech to staff in SC — for my book American Prophets.
I know this because I went to great lengths to confirm the quote — which comes from a 1966 speech to staff in SC — for my book American Prophets.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Since folks are talking a lot about democratic socialism this week, just gonna re-up this thread on how MLK voiced religious support for democratic socialism — but most folks aren't aware of when he did so most explicitly.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
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Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
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Decision Desk has called the New Jersey governors race for Mikie Sherill. Yet another state where millions of dollars in anti trans ads didn't work.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Decision Desk has called the New Jersey governors race for Mikie Sherill. Yet another state where millions of dollars in anti trans ads didn't work.
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Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
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Latest #News: Bishop-elect Greg Kimura’s Japanese-American grandparents became Christians in a concentration camp, and he hopes to focus on #ministry to the marginalized. #EpiscopalChurch
Bishop-Elect Sees Fertile Ground in San Joaquin - The Living Church
Bishop-elect Greg Kimura’s Japanese-American grandparents became Christians in a concentration camp, and he hopes to focus on ministry to the marginalized.
livingchurch.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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“This is such a flagrant insult to our faith that I don’t even know how to explain it.”
co-signing as an Episcopalian.
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www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
co-signing as an Episcopalian.
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www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
JD Vance’s immigration comments are an insult to our Catholic faith
This administration wants to set itself up as somehow Christian. Let them, then, do the bare minimum: Welcome the stranger.
www.americamagazine.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
“This is such a flagrant insult to our faith that I don’t even know how to explain it.”
co-signing as an Episcopalian.
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www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
co-signing as an Episcopalian.
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www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...
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They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.
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Ah, a thing I missed: It appears 3 other clergy have joined Rev. David Black as plaintiffs in this case: a Catholic priest, a UU minister and a UMC minister.
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
Huh.
*Real* curious what's in the redacted section of this filing by plaintiffs in the journalist, activist, and clergy-led lawsuit against DHS' treatment of all three groups at the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility. (Plaintiffs have asked it to be un-redacted.) www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
*Real* curious what's in the redacted section of this filing by plaintiffs in the journalist, activist, and clergy-led lawsuit against DHS' treatment of all three groups at the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility. (Plaintiffs have asked it to be un-redacted.) www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ah, a thing I missed: It appears 3 other clergy have joined Rev. David Black as plaintiffs in this case: a Catholic priest, a UU minister and a UMC minister.
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6