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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The College of Bishops of the #ACNA gathered in Plano, TX, Sept 21-25, 2026. Bishop Julian M. Dobbs, Interim Ecclesiastical Authority, presided. No ♀️bishops. The men reviewed the history of ACNA’s efforts to address women's ordination; Bishop Duncan was heard. ⚓

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The clergy arrested were a United Methodist minister,two United Church of Christ ministers, an Episcopal priest and the archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont, a Quaker leader and a Unitarian Universalist minister. ⚓ www.ncronline.org/news/7-vermo...

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7 Vermont clergy arrested while protesting ICE targeting center

At least two were physically carried from the building by law enforcement officers. The arrests add to a growing list of clergy who have encountered law enforcement while protesting against Trump immi...

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The charges against Edgar come on the eve of the trial of the Most Rev. Steve Wood, primate of the ACNA, who is accused of sexual and personal misconduct. Archbishop Wood’s trial will be held in private and is scheduled to take place September 7–12. ⚓

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Serious situation for ACNA! Elicit communion with TEC. ⚓

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia is showing its Pride 🌈⚓

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia shield in pride colors.

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Natural experiments #econsky Some courts allow electronic devices, others don't. What effect is there on trial outcomes? Also, Virginia legislation would require all Virginia courts to allow electronic devices. www.vplc.org/news/give-pe...

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Give People Access to Virginia Courts

The 2026 Virginia General Assembly passed legislation to improve Virginians’ access to our courts, but this week the Governor suggested amendments that effectively undo this good legislation.

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#ACNA Announces Court Update and Trial Date for Archbishop Stephen D. Wood ⚓ anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/u...

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh has resigned following allegations that he stole over $1,000 worth of baseball cards at a Walmart. He had been on administrative leave since January amid claims he sold cathedral artifacts online. YCMTSU ⚓ religionnews.com/2026/03/16/e...

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Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean

The Rev. Aidan Smith had been on administrative leave since January amid claims he sold cathedral artifacts online.

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

“restoration of sacramental communion between our churches, sought for so many years, simply isn’t going to happen now,” said Msgr. Michael Nazir-Ali, who was one of several Anglican bishops received into the Catholic Church in 2021. ⚓ www.osvnews.com/catholics-ar...

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Catholics are urged to be cautious over new Anglican schism

"But the Catholic Church talks to people from all denominations and faiths -- and links of friendship and joint action should continue."

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 05/03/2026

Lars Jonung examines archival material from the Nobel Committee in Oslo to understand why, despite being nominated three times in the 1920s, John Maynard Keynes did not win the Nobel Peace Prize for writing “The Economic Consequences of the Peace”. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

John Maynard Keynes was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the 1920s for writing “The Economic Consequences of the Peace”. Yet, despite being highly ranked by the advisor of the Nobel Committee and placed on the shortlist, he did not win. This column brings out previously unused archival material from the Nobel Committee in Oslo to explore why. The Committee tended to withhold the Prize when circumstances were too politically sensitive. Keynes, though praised and admired internationally, was likely politically too controversial to be chosen.

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Jim Naughton @jimnaughton.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Kind of weird for a president to come out against affordable housing.

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 30/01/2026

The cliché explanation for how authority is more efficacious than coercion: "if I say I'll shoot you if you don't clean the blackboard, you'll only do what I want when there's a gun to your head." Trump is reaping the threat-adjustment-threat death spiral of doing FP exclusively through coercion.

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'Very dangerous': Trump reportedly warns UK of doing business with China as Starmer seeks a reset

Starmer is on a 4-day visit to China this week, the first trip by a British leader in eight years, signaling an attempt at resetting the bilateral ties.

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Bishop Stevenson, Diocese of Virginia, speaks out against an ICE detention center. ⚓ www.facebook.com/share/v/1Q8J... “Introducing a detention facility into our community shifts our focus away from love, care, and welcome, and toward surveillance, hostility, and fear.”

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

About the ICE agent who fatally shot a man on New Year’s Eve while off-duty: A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."

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ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings

A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

As insane as this is, it's also instructive: 1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again 2. Trump's trade deals are worthless 3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS) 4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/01/2026

damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.

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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/01/2026

this is what patriotism looks like

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Our 1939 moment. ⚓ www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffair...

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Mother Jones named several heroes of 2025, but they rightfully included Bishop Budde. Remember her sermon in Washington National Cathedral in January? She the book on How to be Brave. Literally. ⚓ www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Hero of 2025: Bishop Mariann Budde

Without raising her voice or insulting the president, she preached the Gospel. So, naturally, Trump lost it.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/12/2025

They’re actually redacting Trump’s name AFTER the release.

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

So glad my Congresswoman the Honorable Joyce Beatty is here to set the record straight.

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

"I want to extend an invitation for you to bring your questions and concerns to our next Provincial Office Hours tomorrow, December 19 at 12:00pm EST. Those who register will have an opportunity to submit questions or comments in advance" Julian Dobbs, Dean of #ACNA ⚓ mailchi.mp/anglicanchur...

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A Note of Thanks and an Invitation

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor?
I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Biden was the kind of old where you take away the car keys. Trump is the kind of old where you don't let him near the grandchildren

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

#acna Ruch found not guilty anglicanchurch.net/court-for-th...

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The Court for the Trial of a Bishop expects to render its verdict and issue a final order in the matter of The Rt. Rev. Stewart Ruch III, #ACNA Bishop of the Diocese of the Upper Midwest,, no later than 6:00 pm EST today, Tuesday, December 16, 2025 ⚓ 1/2

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John B Chilton @uaeeconomist.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

#ACNA Board of Inquiry finds that there is probable cause to present Archbishop Wood for trial. ⚓ 1/2

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol returned to Washington in recent days and has been wandering the neighborhood of Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin — alarming police and prosecutors, who urged a judge to immediately jail him.

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Justice Department urges judge to jail former Jan. 6 defendant after alarming return to DC

Taylor Taranto is the latest Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump to face new legal trouble.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.

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