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.
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George
@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social
· Dec 22
These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith
In a party that has grown less religious, some prominent Democrats say discussing their deepest beliefs can be a way to connect — when it’s authentic.
www.nytimes.com
The United Church of Canada has fought for a woman’s right to birth control and abortion since 1923. We believe in science and teach evolution in Sunday School. I think Democratic politicians with strong religious beliefs should campaign on those beliefs.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/u...
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* WHAT?...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below zero.
Severe Weather Alert ⚠️
Alberta Clipper is arriving a bit early this year…🌬
Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
🙂
I'm fine…
Severe Weather Alert ⚠️
Alberta Clipper is arriving a bit early this year…🌬
Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
🙂
I'm fine…
a statue of a person wrapped in a blanket standing on a stage .
ALT: a statue of a person wrapped in a blanket standing on a stage .
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
* WHAT?...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below zero.
Severe Weather Alert ⚠️
Alberta Clipper is arriving a bit early this year…🌬
Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
🙂
I'm fine…
Severe Weather Alert ⚠️
Alberta Clipper is arriving a bit early this year…🌬
Thanks, Canada 🇨🇦
🙂
I'm fine…
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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String Lake, Grand Teton National Park. September, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/20″ – f/16 – ISO 160
🏷️ #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/20″ – f/16 – ISO 160
🏷️ #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks
December 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
String Lake, Grand Teton National Park. September, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/20″ – f/16 – ISO 160
🏷️ #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/20″ – f/16 – ISO 160
🏷️ #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks
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IM JUST PUTTING THIS UP CAUSE IM STILL DONT TRUST HER..
IF SHE CAN GET THIS ASSHOLE OUT OF THE SPEAKER BOX ..THEN DO IT THEN..!
YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYONE?
IF SHE CAN GET THIS ASSHOLE OUT OF THE SPEAKER BOX ..THEN DO IT THEN..!
YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYONE?
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
IM JUST PUTTING THIS UP CAUSE IM STILL DONT TRUST HER..
IF SHE CAN GET THIS ASSHOLE OUT OF THE SPEAKER BOX ..THEN DO IT THEN..!
YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYONE?
IF SHE CAN GET THIS ASSHOLE OUT OF THE SPEAKER BOX ..THEN DO IT THEN..!
YOUR THOUGHTS EVERYONE?
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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We need someone willing to keep resetting our expectations. All of that shouldn't seem so out of reach!
December 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We need someone willing to keep resetting our expectations. All of that shouldn't seem so out of reach!
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I think one of the craziest pasts of living in the US is that basically every single person you interact with on a daily basis could be carrying a concealed gun.
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think one of the craziest pasts of living in the US is that basically every single person you interact with on a daily basis could be carrying a concealed gun.
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Trump is blatantly weaponizing the justice system to attack his political enemies while handing out pardons to his crooked allies and those who will commit violence on his behalf. So much for “law and order.” [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump is blatantly weaponizing the justice system to attack his political enemies while handing out pardons to his crooked allies and those who will commit violence on his behalf. So much for “law and order.” [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Breaking: Fox “News” just attacked MeidasTouch co-founder Jordy and the MeidasTouch Podcast for refusing to buy the Trump administration’s excuse that the bruising and bandages on Trump’s hand are from “lots of handshaking.” Fox devoted an entire segment to smearing Jordy and the show. Our response.
Did You See What Fox Just Did to My Brother?
By Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Breaking: Fox “News” just attacked MeidasTouch co-founder Jordy and the MeidasTouch Podcast for refusing to buy the Trump administration’s excuse that the bruising and bandages on Trump’s hand are from “lots of handshaking.” Fox devoted an entire segment to smearing Jordy and the show. Our response.
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: National Trust Sues President Over Ballroom
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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20 States Sue to Block $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
20 States Sue to Block $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
20 States Sue to Block $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
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This.... 💯
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This.... 💯
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And this opens the door to conspiratorial thinking, false logic, propaganda, and other false notions.
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
And this opens the door to conspiratorial thinking, false logic, propaganda, and other false notions.
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Despite what dunderhead says.... 👇
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say. apnews.com/article/trum...
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say. apnews.com/article/trum...
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Eco...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Despite what dunderhead says.... 👇
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say. apnews.com/article/trum...
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say. apnews.com/article/trum...
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The ongoing federalization — the first in Illinois history over a governor’s objections — also drew heightened scrutiny after a federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return control of that state’s National Guard to California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Illinois National Guard still federalized as President Trump extends order, despite troops sitting idle
The federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard troops was extended for 32 days, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said, even though the soldiers have mostly remained on an Illinois Army National G…
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The ongoing federalization — the first in Illinois history over a governor’s objections — also drew heightened scrutiny after a federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to return control of that state’s National Guard to California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Sitting in the theater, you can almost picture a young Van Dyke in the same seats, watching the screen light up and thinking that maybe he could end up there someday. The magic is that the wonder never left him.
Not at 30. Not at 60. Not at 90. And not at 100. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/o...
Not at 30. Not at 60. Not at 90. And not at 100. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/o...
Jacob Lane: Dick Van Dyke has offered 100 years of American joy, from Danville to Hollywood
Dick Van Dyke, the happiest export Danville, Illinois, ever had, turns 100 on Saturday.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sitting in the theater, you can almost picture a young Van Dyke in the same seats, watching the screen light up and thinking that maybe he could end up there someday. The magic is that the wonder never left him.
Not at 30. Not at 60. Not at 90. And not at 100. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/o...
Not at 30. Not at 60. Not at 90. And not at 100. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/o...
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The Week in Wildlife courtesy of the Guardian.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Week in Wildlife courtesy of the Guardian.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Given that collective narcissism shapes current political landscapes, it is important to understand its mechanisms and consequences" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 29, 2024 at 6:50 PM
"Given that collective narcissism shapes current political landscapes, it is important to understand its mechanisms and consequences" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Economic Calendar: These are the Government Data Reports We’re Still Waiting On After the Shutdown. www.investopedia.com/economic-cal...
Economic Calendar: These are the Government Data Reports We’re Still Waiting On After the Shutdown
Federal statistical agencies are releasing delayed reports on inflation, jobs, and economic growth as they work through a major backlog from the 43-day government shutdown. Here's the economic calenda...
www.investopedia.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Economic Calendar: These are the Government Data Reports We’re Still Waiting On After the Shutdown. www.investopedia.com/economic-cal...
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Pastel sketch on Charmouth beach where we regularly holidayed when child was small. Looking back I love the little details like the guy in the black socks. I have several of these old seaside sketches so maybe I'll feed them in gradually.
#art #pastel #pleinair #Charmouth #Dorset
#art #pastel #pleinair #Charmouth #Dorset
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Pastel sketch on Charmouth beach where we regularly holidayed when child was small. Looking back I love the little details like the guy in the black socks. I have several of these old seaside sketches so maybe I'll feed them in gradually.
#art #pastel #pleinair #Charmouth #Dorset
#art #pastel #pleinair #Charmouth #Dorset
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"As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude."
www.space.com/space-explor...
#Space #SpaceEnvironment
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#Space #SpaceEnvironment
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
"As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARL...
www.space.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"As far as we know, no coordination or deconfliction with existing satellites operating in space was performed, resulting in a 200 meter close approach between one of the deployed satellites and STARLINK-6079 (56120) at 560 km altitude."
www.space.com/space-explor...
#Space #SpaceEnvironment
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#Space #SpaceEnvironment