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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There a Reason for the First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
Church of England in Virginia - History and Role
The Church of England (also called the Anglican Church) was the established religion of colonial
Virginia from its founding in 1607 until the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in
1786 w Wikipedia +1

Early Settlement and Establishment

. 1607: The first English settlers arrived at Jamestown, bringing Anglican worship with them.
Services were held under canvas, in temporary structures, and later in a wooden church completed
in 1617 vA Virginia Places.

. 1619: The House of Burgesses, Virginia's first elected colonial legislature, formally made the
Church of England the official religion of the colony w Wikipedia +1
. This meant taxes were paid to the Anglican parish, church attendance was mandatory (with fines
for non-compliance), and dissenters-especially Quakers, Catholics, and other Protestants-faced
legal and social restrictions
AmericanRevolution.ORG

Governance and Local Control

. Unlike in England, where bishops governed directly, Virginia had no bishop. The Bishop of London
had jurisdiction, and ministers had to be ordained in England

. Each parish was overseen by a vestry-a local board of property owners-responsible for hiring
ministers, funding churches, and enforcing Anglican moral codes
AmericanRevolution.ORG +1

. This local control meant parishes could choose or reject ministers, leading to tensions between
congregations and clergy

AmericanRevolution.ORG +1

Encyclopedia Virginia.Worship and Practice

. Services followed the Book of Common Prayer, blending Protestant theology with elements of the
ncyclopedia Virginia.
. In rural areas, large parishes often had chapels of ease to serve distant settlers

. Slaves attended services, often in segregated galleries or separate services Encyclopedia Virginia

Decline and Disestablishment

. The Church of England's influence peaked in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, especially after
the appointment of minister James Blair in the 1690s Encyclopedia Virginia.

. After the American Revolution, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) ended the
Church of England's established status, allowing free public and private worship of other faiths
w Wikipedia.

Roman Catholic liturgical calendar

Encyclopedia Virginia.

In summary: The Church of England in Virginia was deeply tied to the colony's political and social life
from 1607 to 1786, serving as both a religious institution and a pillar of colonial governance, until the
revolutionary era brought religious freedom.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood on stage in front of thousands of US military personnel, quoting Bible scripture. His religiosity is now extending to all service members, prompting a new battle involving the government, free speech, and the Constitution.
military.com
Hegseth's Newly Announced DOD Religious Affairs Office Sparks a New Debate Between Church and State
Hegseth said "the real battle is spiritual," invoking scripture and mentions of an "Almighty God" during a major speech this week at Quantico.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan had earlier rejected Trump’s comments about not needing Canadian goods, pointing to the fact that “62% of the amount of oil the U.S. imports” was from Canada. He added that 25% of the total oil barrels going into U.S. refineries originate from Canada.
benzinga.com
Trump Once Said the US Did Not Need Canadian Goods— Now Mark Carney's New Oil Pipeline Could Open Exports
Canada to build new oil pipeline to west coast for exports to Asia amid Alberta's target to produce 8 million barrels of oil per day.
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WTVR CBS 6 News Richmond, Virginia @cbs6-richmond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Chesterfield County Police Department employee has been charged after an internal audit uncovering suspicious activity in police systems, including Flock cameras and VCIN/NCIC database.
wtvr.com
Chesterfield Police employee charged with misusing Flock data, police database
A Chesterfield County Police Department employee has been charged after an internal audit uncovering suspicious activity in police systems, including Flock cameras and VCIN/NCIC database.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Trump F-up that will not be fixed.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan says that Canada’s planned West Coast Pipeline, officially called the Pacific Link, should alarm interior parts of the U.S. as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shifts away from a Washington-dependent economy.
youtu.be
Carney, Smith back Pacific Link pipeline as 90% of Alberta oil goes to US; Asia exports to rise
YouTube video by Mint
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ACLU of Northern California @aclu-norcal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 2022, we settled a lawsuit against the Marin County Sheriff's Office for illegally sharing millions of drivers’ license plates and locations with federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies, including ICE. Two years later, they reportedly did it again. We’re calling for an investigation.
aclunorcal.org
Marin County Sheriff's Office Shared Automated License Plate Reader Information with Outside Law Enforcement Agencies - ACLU of Northern California
The California ACLUs and the Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the county in 2021 for illegally sharing drivers' locations with federal and out-of-state agencies.
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Disability Rights Florida @disabilityrightsfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Florida’s voter registration deadline for the 2026 General Election is October 5. Before the deadline, take a moment to check your voter registration information and make sure it is current. Your Right to Vote Includes Access.
Graphic promoting Florida’s voter registration deadline. On the left, large navy text reads “Voter Registration Deadline,” followed by “Florida General Election” and a calendar graphic showing October 5, 2026. Below it reads, “Check your registration before the deadline” and “Your Right to Vote Includes Access.” On the right, a Black woman with long locs stands outdoors holding a phone and folder and using a forearm crutch. Disability Rights Florida and VOTE! logos appear across the bottom.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/09/2026
This should be on the front page of every newspaper in America. Trump cut a deal with one of the most corrupt and violent gold mining companies in Venezuela, a company that the U.S. has designated a threat to our national security and one whose miners pay protection money to a local gang.
nytimes.com
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 30/09/2026
Bruce is headlining the “Power To The People” concert THIS SATURDAY! SET YOUR REMINDER AND WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLnT...
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 30/09/2026
Crude oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz hit prewar levels, but fuel shipments remain constrained
cnb.cx
Crude oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz hit prewar levels, but fuel shipments remain constrained
It is unclear how long the recovery can be sustained given that it relies on U.S. military protecting tankers in the Persian Gulf.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 30/09/2026
"The text, legislative history, and subsequent amendment of the Troops at Polls statute indicate a deliberate congressional effort to constrain the military's use in election contexts, even in situations when the Insurrection Act might otherwise apply," writes @lorenvoss.bsky.social & Natalie Orpett
lawfaremedia.org
The Insurrection Act Is No Exception to the Troops-at-Polls Ban
Congress restricted military deployments to election sites, even when a broader deployment authority might otherwise apply.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An ancient ground carving that was severely damaged by the administration’s border wall construction was created before Stonehenge and Egypt’s oldest pyramid, according to recently publicized research.
nbcnews.com
Trump’s border wall construction cut into an ancient ground carving older than Stonehenge
The Las Playas Intaglio carving of a huge fish is at least 2,000 years older than the first Egyptian pyramid, according to researchers’ estimations.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All Republicans Know How To
Do Is Trash Talk

VOTE BLUE
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026
A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. cnn.it/4rHyFUP
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Truthout @truthout.org · 29/09/2026
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is recusing himself from a climate crisis-related case before the court this year, reversing his previous announcement that he would remain on the case despite his personal financial interests in its outcome.
truthout.org
Alito Reverses Course, Announces Recusal From Major Corporate Fossil Fuels Case
The Supreme Court associate justice had previously refused to step away from a case involving fossil fuel companies.
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Greg Giroux @greggiroux.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New #VA02 ad from ex-Rep. Elaine Luria (D) and DCCC features footage of Ronald Reagan in 1980 debate against Jimmy Carter ("Are you better off than you were four years ago?") Luria faces four-year Rep. Jen Kiggans (R) in swingy southeastern Virginia district that's a Navy/veteran stronghold
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 29/09/2026
The IRS tried to turn more than a thousand HR and IT staffers into tax processors. That failed. Now they’re being assigned to a team that remains a mystery.
washingtonsun.com
The IRS Is Reshuffling Staff Without Telling Them Why
The tax agency tried to turn more than a thousand HR and IT staffers into tax processors. That failed. Now they're being assigned to a team that remains a mystery.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Another fossil fuel con job. Any savings on the front end get eaten up and spat out by excess costs of fuel, which go to — oh, right — Trump’s big corrupt fossil fuel donors. Fuel economy standards have saved drivers hundreds of billions of dollars. www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
washingtonpost.com
Trump says new fuel economy rules will cut car prices. Analysts are doubtful.
In rolling back fuel efficiency standards, the administration said the average new vehicle price in 2031 should be reduced by $1,300.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not just his fossil fuel buddies but
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Earth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The heatwave season has stretched by about 39 days since 1979, with the biggest shifts in dry regions and a recent rise in fast-peaking heat.
earth.com
Heatwave season has quietly grown by 39 days, arriving sooner and lasting longer
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A burning bush is a desire. A serpent that stands up and start talking is a one eye serpent that wanted something. (Eve had a baby) Don't tell Mike Johnson that, he would have a cow.😂
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This will not do nothing for the farmer and do very little to help bring down cost to the comsumer.
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alternet.org @alternet.org · 28/09/2026
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas could have cemented a "singular" place in American history, but as one Fox News analyst lamented in a new piece for The Hill, he is now doomed to a "tragic" legacy synonymous with the court's decline.
alternet.org
Fox News analyst shreds Supreme Court justice’s 'tragic' legacy
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas could have cemented a "singular" place in American history, but as one Fox News analyst lamented in a new piece for The Hill, he is now doomed to a "tragic" legacy synonymous with the court's decline.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.
theguardian.com
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026
Today, the Trump administration finalized a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks. This move effectively kills the nation's CAFE standards, a program that has saved drivers $321 billion in fuel costs since 2010. Read UCS Statement: act.ucs.org/46NApCk
“The federal government’s decision to gut fuel economy standards is a handout to automakers and oil companies that will strap American consumers already struggling with an affordability crisis...Weakening these standards means drivers will spend more on fuel while having fewer options to choose efficient vehicles."
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Democrats Abroad Japan @demsabroadjapan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Angie Nixon wants the government to work for the people. Florida voters: help send her to the Senate by requesting and returning your ballot! Learn how to at VoteFromAbroad.org
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I call it Market manipulation
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 28/09/2026
Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait
cnb.cx
Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz Strait
Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the conflict.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
First there is an announcement of peace talks, price of oil goes down, Trump rejects the talks price goes up. Talking about insider information, and Trump manipulating the markets.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PROFITING OFF WAR Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/m... Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have heavily invested in military drone finance.yahoo.com/markets/cryp... Trump and Big Oil Raked in Profits www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach...
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone planning to ship holiday gifts through the U.S. Postal Service may want to pay attention to the calendar—and the weight of those packages.
aol.com
USPS Quietly Announces Major Price Change Starting October 4 - AOL
Shipping price increases start Oct. 4, with some packages costing considerably more.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Profiting from war. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have heavily invested in domestic and military drone manufacturing companies www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cach... www-cdn.abcnews.com/US/trump-son...
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LA Forward @laforward.org · 26/09/2026
Grab 5+ friends and VOTE! Learn how to host a ballot party Monday at 7pm on Zoom - RSVP: www.laforward.org/events/how-t...
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a reminder: The
Constitution wasn't
written to restrain
the behavior of
citizens. It was
written to restrain
the behavior of
government.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't stay home, VOTE BLUE
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: "We all die anyway, so it doesn't matter."
youtu.be
Tucker Carlson has a new enemy: the politics he helped build | Newsmakers
YouTube video by NPR
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ElieMar @eliemar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#florida Byron Donalds Trump accomplice Donalds voted for Trump's $1 TRILLION tax cut to Oligarchs & for ICE $75 BILLION to KILL people REPUBLICANS party of LIES/LOOTING SELF-DEALING OLIGARCHS POWER ABUSE UNAFFORDABILITY Democrats💙 for Workers Vote for: David Jolly Angie Nixon Elliott Rodriguez
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All the Republican have is to trash talk.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICYMI: Eight service members attached to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group attempted suicide during its current deployment, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged this week in a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. From Stars and Stripes' Alison Bath:
stripes.com
8 service members in Lincoln strike group attempted suicide on recent deployment
The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group experienced eight service member suicide attempts during its current deployment, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration released a “comprehensive” plan on Thursday that U.S. election officials can use to safeguard the integrity of the voting process during the upcoming midterms, The Federalist has learned.
thefederalist.com
Trump Admin Releases Plan To Protect 2026 Election Infrastructure
The Trump admin released a plan for election officials on Thursday to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming midterm elections.
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A gallon of diesel costs $6.52.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Translation in description
youtu.be
Valerie Hayer speech President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament
YouTube video by The Hog Caller
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
While he cashes in
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 24/09/2026
The Senate on Thursday rejects a symbolic resolution calling for President Trump to end the U.S. war with Iran, with most Republicans siding with the president despite the war’s unpopularity.
nbcnews.to
Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with Trump
The same resolution passed the House in July.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At this point it all for show. And I doubt it will pass after the midterms.
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's always a tweet.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Star Meat Delivery Inc. of Lucama, North Carolina, is recalling approximately 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement posted Tuesday.
today.com
Over 160,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled Due to Lack of Inspection, Receives Highest Risk Level From USDA
They were also labeled with false USDA marks of inspection.
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Hogcaller @hogcaller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The fossil fuel industry secured an estimated $190bn in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade after responding to Donald Trump’s pre-election call for major campaign donations, leaving American taxpayers to shoulder higher bills and public health costs associated with pollution...
theguardian.com
Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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