George
nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social
George
@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social
Baroque mind that loves Baroque music. Broken mind that loves breakaway minds. I am 68. A radical environmentalist. Happily married for 36 years. Dual citizen. In Canada - NDP or Green Party. In the US - straight Democratic ticket. I am sort of retired.
This is what the United Church of Canada pays its religious leaders. Nobody is getting rich.
November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Okay let’s try the graphics again. The graph is of the relationship between family income and life expectancy. The map shows with dark red the worst, that if you are poor where you live has a significant impact on your live expectancy.
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Of course it is not quite this simple. The first graph shows the relationship between family income and life expectancy in America. The map shows that where the poor live in America matters greatly to life expectancy.
October 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
More than a third of American Christians are Progressive Christians. That is we share the following core principle.
October 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I encourage everyone who cares about the issue of homelessness in America to read the article from NPR and then the fact sheet from the United Way. But always remember homelessness reflects America back at itself.

unitedwaynca.org/blog/vacant-...
October 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As a farmer and rancher I want to post two charts for all the non farmers. The first shows how the vast majority of farms (86+%) are small. The second shows farm median household
income for different sized farms and shows how little income small farmers make from farm operations.
October 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
September 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Do you really think these 1,600,000 farmers are rich, the 86.1%? The ones with Gross Cash Farm Incomes of less than $350,000. Notice how almost none of their family income comes from farming.
September 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As a “rich” farmer I voted against my self interest, voting the Democratic ticket 100%. I do want to point out however, you and the New Republic are wrong.

86.1% of farmers have less than $350,000 in gross income. The USDA says their income from farming is less than $35,000. #1.
September 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
You might find this interesting. From

www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
September 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I just came across this from Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social. This is why Progressive Christians don’t take the Bible literally.
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Every year we plant more perennial plants that are native to here in East Central Alberta. In the foreground are Golden Sedges (Carex aurea). Ironically, they are probably native where you live as well since they grow throughout most of North America.
June 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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May 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Many of the Weber State students in line to secure entrepreneurship certificates in the Ogden school's new Building Puentes program took part in commencement exercises on April 25. (Photo: Benjamin Zack, Weber State University)
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You misunderstand me. I strongly support taxing churches. The meme was inaccurate, even misleading. I was additionally pointing out that few churches would oppose taxation because it wouldn’t matter to them. What is a medium sized church?
December 22, 2024 at 7:11 AM
I am planning next year’s garden.
December 16, 2024 at 10:55 PM