Chris Sanders

No gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals A weak 2023 foundational document

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-... .

YouTube video by BBC Archive 1972: The Historic Building Investigator | Look Stranger | BBC Archive

Excellent piece. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3e...

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.

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...

YouTube video by Vampire Robot A visit to Sears with Mom in 1977

Completely mundane and definitely like experiences many of us had in the 70s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOAv...

Be part of this, show up for #NoKings on Saturday — and join up with an organization afterwards — do what you can, it matters.

SCOTUS Seems Ready to Scrap Fair Elections, Greenlight Racial Discrimination and Hand House Control to GOP Read more here.

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.
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Immutable biological sex? A short pretend dialogue about a very real issue

Immutable biological sex? A short pretend dialogue about a very real issue at the link. christopherksanders.substack.com/p/immutable-... .

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.

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.

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.

A prayer for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 🙏

"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.

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…

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

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.

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.

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.

A curious string of events. slate.com/life/2025/09...

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.

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.

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...

Bullets were left outside a Missouri LGBTQ center engraved with "die fags" on them. www.kcur.org/news/2025-09...

Happy Bi Visibility Day!

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

Many helpful points. english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

This is the whole ball game, gang.

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.

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?

Good piece. One note. It's "Western Kentucky," not "West Kentucky." In Tennessee, the situation is reversed. It's "West Tennessee," not Western Tennessee. In Tennessee, those are legal designations as well. I'm not sure whether that is the case in Kentucky. tennesseehistory.org/grand-divisi...

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‼️

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.

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.

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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.

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-...

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television Trump to Clinton: 'No, You're the Puppet'

Every week or so, I recall this exchange. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVW...

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.

JUST IN: A judge quashed the subpoena to Boston Children's Hospital by the DoJ that sought the records of trans patients.

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Green Gets Started And Gonzales tells it plain at law school seminar.

And Gonzales tells it plain at law school seminar.

Tennessee appeals judge's decision to block law making it a crime to aid minors get an abortion • Tennessee Lookout Tennessee is appealing an order to permanently block a portion of state law that made it a crime to help minors get an out-of-state abortion.

Tennessee is appealing an order by a federal judge that permanently blocked a portion of state law that made it a crime to help minors obtain an out-of-state abortion. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports.

[cite_start]A screenshot of the first page of a court document from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts[cite: 3]. [cite_start]The document is titled "MEMORANDUM AND ORDER" [cite: 43] [cite_start]and was filed on September 3, 2025[cite: 1]. The document lists two related civil actions: * [cite_start]**Civil Action No. 25-cv-11048-ADB**: President and Fellows of Harvard College, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants[cite: 4, 5, 14, 17, 21]. * [cite_start]**Civil Action No. 25-cv-10910-ADB**: American Association of University Professors - Harvard Chapter, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Department of Justice, et al., Defendants[cite: 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 36]. [cite_start]The order is from Judge Burroughs, D.J.[cite: 44]. [cite_start]The text begins by identifying the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases[cite: 45].

A screenshot of pages 81 and 82 from a court order, detailing the judge's rulings and the relief granted. **Rulings:** * **For Harvard's case:** The court grants Harvard's motion for summary judgment on several counts, including violations of the First Amendment and Title VI. It grants in part Harvard's motion regarding the "Freeze Orders" and grants in part the defendants' motion regarding the "Termination Letters," citing a lack of jurisdiction. * **For the Organizational Plaintiffs' case:** The court grants the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on their First Amendment claims and denies the defendants' cross-motion on several counts. The ruling on the "Freeze Orders" and "Termination Letters" mirrors the one in Harvard's case. **Ordered Relief:** 1. The court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders as arbitrary and capricious. 2. The court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders and Termination Letters as violations of the First Amendment. 3. The court vacates and sets aside the Termination Letters as violations of Title VI. 4. The court permanently enjoins the defendants from implementing the Freeze Orders, Termination Letters, and their unconstitutional conditions.

JUST IN: Harvard won summary judgment against the Trump administration with the court finding that the admin violated Harvard's 1st amend. rights. The court has vacated the funding freeze orders and termination letters and issued a permanent injunction.

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-04870-CRB OPINION GRANTING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. Congress spoke clearly in 1878 when it passed the Posse Comitatus Act, prohibiting the use of the U.S. military to execute domestic law. Nearly 140 years later, Defendants President Trump, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, and the Department of Defense deployed the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, ostensibly to quell a rebellion and ensure that federal immigration law was enforced. There were indeed protests in Los Angeles, and some individuals engaged in violence. Yet there was no rebellion, nor was civilian law enforcement unable to respond to the protests and enforce the law. Nevertheless, at Defendants' orders and contrary to Congress's explicit instruction, federal troops executed the laws. The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by protective armor) and military vehicles to set up protective perimeters and traffic blockades, engage in crowd control, and otherwise demonstrate a military presence in and around Los Angeles. In short, Defendants violated the Posse Comitatus Act.

BREAKING: Trump, Hegseth violated the Posse Comitatus Act with their troop deployment to Los Angeles, Judge Charles Breyer rules after trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers • Tennessee Lookout Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before adulthood compared with their peers in other wealthy countries.

Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood compared with their peers in other wealthy countries, according to a new study.