Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Kiah MVP tonight with 11 pts and 10 rebounds. So key for the Valks all season and in the playoffs. 040
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“The idea of live-streaming a firing squad execution is reprehensible in the extreme and will cause moral injury to everyone involved. We need to ask ourselves who we have become as a nation when senior officials decide to make a spectacle of state-sponsored violence.”—Episcopal Presiding Bishop ⚓️ 062
Reposted by Sarah LawtonTransEpiscopal @transepiscopal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Magnify: A Women's Justice Retreat: a gathering for Episcopal Church women for learning, networking, prayer, soul-tending. Ages 21+. Scholarships available for low-income women and ages 35 and under. This is an explicitly welcoming event for trans women. ⚓️ www.episcopalchurch.org/event/magnif... 041
Reposted by Sarah LawtonMarisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Valkyries are going to the WNBA semi-finals 417622
Reposted by Sarah LawtonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026abolish the death penalty 383154522
Reposted by Sarah Lawtonabby (sports) @stabbyabby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You can in fact just lead with kindness and it’s consistently impressed me how Andy does just that 2332
Reposted by Sarah LawtonTransEpiscopal @transepiscopal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We join Bishop Matthew Heyd in standing with the Reverend Flourish Klink, in gratitude for their witness. Thank you for proclaiming the Good News and for being a beacon of courage and hope, Fr. Flouish, and thank you for vocally standing with them and all of us, Bishop Heyd. ⚓️ 14811
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We scared the dog leaping & screaming during this epic comeback; have watched this video twice just to see it again. Can’t wait to be in Ballhalla for playoff game #1! Also all the flowers to Madame President Nneka for her amazing career and union leadership. #Valkyries youtu.be/NFpyS0jKZCY?...youtu.beLast 2 Min of Valkyries Miracle Comeback vs LAS + Kaitlyn Chen & Veronica highlightsYouTube video by Eric Apricot Jam 021
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Especially since the primary goal of the program (not this cruel administration’s, I realize) is to cover Americans who are falling into health care coverage gaps— crowing over kicking people off. This move makes the argument for expanding Medicare to be universal, like any decent country. 020
Reposted by Sarah LawtonOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026both of these are deeply political stories of problems and in neither case does it make sense to make private tech giants judge jury and executioner 312912
Reposted by Sarah LawtonJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16/09/2026NEW: Trump claims he's “done more for religion than any other president." But 81 religious plaintiffs (including clergy and entire denominations) have filed 21 lawsuits challenging his immigration policies since Jan 2025, most alleging religious freedom violations. religionnews.com/2026/09/16/r...religionnews.comRNS tracked the religious lawsuits against Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s what we found.(RNS) — Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, ... 915446
Reposted by Sarah LawtonKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comHouse to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November electionsHouse Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9. 22445891438
Reposted by Sarah LawtonTransEpiscopal @transepiscopal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The way that trans people are being treated in this world, in this culture, in this country, it is one of the many things that keeps me up at night. It’s contrary to the gospel. It’s a scandal to the heart of God.” —Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe ⚓️ episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/09/08/f... 06925
Reposted by Sarah LawtonKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Yesterday would have been my father's 76th birthday. My first Sept. 7th without him. I penned an essay about why journalism and union organizing are acts of political love. What my Father Taught Me About Fighting for Journalism in a Loveless, Lying Society karenattiah.substack.com/p/what-my-fa...karenattiah.substack.comWhat my Father Taught Me About Fighting for Journalism in a Loveless, Lying SocietyOn Labor Day what bell hooks, my father, and the labor movement taught me about truth, love, and solidarity 829751
Reposted by Sarah LawtonMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Here’s Trump posting the results of the German election in which the neo-Nazi AfD did well. It’s important to understand that the U.S. Republican Party is part of a global fascist movement dedicated to persecuting minorities and stealing our freedom. 641775704
Reposted by Sarah LawtonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…nbcnews.comICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operationsThe doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that 921118934666
Reposted by Sarah LawtonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong. 351972824
Reposted by Sarah LawtonOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026once again saying: Nuremburg trials is the moderate position 8870561754
Reposted by Sarah LawtonHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars. 11565132723
Reposted by Sarah LawtonElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026See, people always want to make this just about "sports," but the real upshot here is that, 6-3, trans women can't make a claim under the Equal Protection Clause. And if they can't do that, it's hard to see how they have constitutional rights. 3539821424
Reposted by Sarah LawtonElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Supreme Court's decision in the Temporary Protected Status case proves the Supreme Court *is* racist. They don't merely affirm Trump's racism, they endorse it. And while that's not "news" for anyone paying attention, it's still outrageous. My latest in @thenation.comthenation.comThe Supreme Court Once Again Endorses Trump's RacismThe court took a look at Trump's obviously bigoted handling of the Temporary Protected Status program and said, "Nothing to see here." 612349848
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Got the earthquake warning while on a flight. Guess I’m in the safest place? Hope Ukiah is okay. #quakesky 040
Reposted by Sarah LawtonCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21/06/2026sojo.net/articles/new...sojo.netIn Idaho, an Episcopal Camp Stands as Solace for Queer PeopleEpiscopal Diocese of Spokane, Washington, hosts Queer Camp where Alex Flannagan hopes to foster a space where “folks can know there is a place where they can be Christian and be their full self.” 1113
Reposted by Sarah LawtonTransEpiscopal @transepiscopal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge to the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, meeting in the Diocese of Puerto Rico, June 2026 ⚓️ 074
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026On Juneteenth, from the Revs. Kelly Brown Douglas, Stephanie Spellers, Winnie Varghese ⚓️ share.google/EfWCN9qwCojU...share.google161 years after Juneteenth, there is unfinished work of freedom(RNS) — The forces that threaten freedom continually take new forms. 072
Reposted by Sarah LawtonTransEpiscopal @transepiscopal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/06/01/e... ⚓️episcopalnewsservice.orgEpiscopal Church plans celebration of 1976 LGBTQ+ resolution on ‘full and equal’ welcome[Episcopal News Service] It was a single sentence, adopted 50 years ago by General Convention meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Today, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians credit that sentence with opening the do… 0103
Reposted by Sarah LawtonAshton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Treating trans kids like real people is a radical and brave act for a politician in America these days—even in California. It shouldn't be. 337567
Reposted by Sarah LawtonKara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization." - Magnifica Humanitas 39836
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026So much for Episcopalians to discuss with regard to Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, but I hope we, both General Convention and our House of Bishops Theology Committee, will engage with his clear statement that just war theory is outdated. ⚓️ religionnews.com/2026/05/25/i...religionnews.comPope Leo calls just war theory 'outdated' in new encyclical(RNS) — “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the 'just war' theory, which has all too often been used to just... 2222
Reposted by Sarah LawtonStephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This is a terrific piece, and I especially appreciated the reference to NC Congressman George H. White's 1901 valedictory address to the US House. There would not be another Black member of Congress for 28 years - and no Black member from an ex-Confederate state until Barbara Jordan in 1973. 12715
Reposted by Sarah Lawtons. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 22/05/2026The rural hospital crisis is killing people and rapidly escalating. The Republican cuts to Medicaid are basically going to be the end of hospital services in the rural US.npr.org'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fundRepublicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital. 4188113
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Re the topic of Christian Nationalism, the Episcopal Church is clear this is heresy, apostasy, sin. ⚓️share.googleEpiscopal leaders confront the urgent danger of Christian nationalismIn the face of rising Christian nationalism, leaders in the Episcopal Church have published the findings of a study requested by Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry in 2022. The Crisis of Christian N… 0134
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Attended Sunday mass at my bishop’s former church, St. Paul’s Within the Walls Episcopal Church in Rome; discovered it is beautiful and welcoming. Glad hear they were hosting a citywide ecumenical service for international day against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia later in the afternoon. ⚓️ 0152
Reposted by Sarah LawtonMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Jason Collins died of glioblastoma today. He was a wonderful person. This is awful 161223141
Sarah Lawton @sarahelawton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Happy Frances Perkins feast day (Episcopal Church calendar, May 13)! Witness to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, later FDR’s Labor Secretary; she wrote the Social Security Act in her church’s rectory kitchen. She pushed to admit Jewish refugees. Known as FDR’s conscience and author of the New Deal. ⚓️ 19877311
Reposted by Sarah Lawtonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2026yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state 112118902829
Reposted by Sarah LawtonJulie Novkov @jnovkov.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This amazing image really captures the Tennessee fight and it's all over the internet. I am reposting it to encourage people to credit photographer Nicole Hester and the Tennessean. 5932311211
