Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
@mscathybrowne.bsky.social
Proud Canadian senior. Award-winning CBC journalist, blind photographer, foodie, curling fan and disability advocate. Hugger.
I was cathybrowne.bsky.social until I was hacked. So here I am again, hoping for the best. If you remember me, give me a follow.
I was cathybrowne.bsky.social until I was hacked. So here I am again, hoping for the best. If you remember me, give me a follow.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
Holy cow, folks.
Archive link to a paywall read, but it’s an astounding op-ed with an outside perspective on American Olympians & the crisis of confidence in representing the “American brand” on the world stage.
This does NOT mince words. Wow. From the searing Jake Paul lede to the end: Oof.
Archive link to a paywall read, but it’s an astounding op-ed with an outside perspective on American Olympians & the crisis of confidence in representing the “American brand” on the world stage.
This does NOT mince words. Wow. From the searing Jake Paul lede to the end: Oof.
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Holy cow, folks.
Archive link to a paywall read, but it’s an astounding op-ed with an outside perspective on American Olympians & the crisis of confidence in representing the “American brand” on the world stage.
This does NOT mince words. Wow. From the searing Jake Paul lede to the end: Oof.
Archive link to a paywall read, but it’s an astounding op-ed with an outside perspective on American Olympians & the crisis of confidence in representing the “American brand” on the world stage.
This does NOT mince words. Wow. From the searing Jake Paul lede to the end: Oof.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
I always poopoo the Olympics, but when I see the art, I end up shedding a tear and wanting to watch. It's a Canada thing.
Check this out...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Check this out...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The Gold Within: Family & Fire
An inspiring short film featuring Alessia Cara and professional figure skater Elladj Baldé, for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games.
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I always poopoo the Olympics, but when I see the art, I end up shedding a tear and wanting to watch. It's a Canada thing.
Check this out...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Check this out...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
This is beautiful. Ben West lost his brother to suicide years ago.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
Reasons to Stay - Mental Health
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is beautiful. Ben West lost his brother to suicide years ago.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
He decided to make a website called "Reasons to Stay" in hopes of preventing others dying the same way.
Countless strangers wrote "Reasons to Stay" letters for those in need to read.
Today, someone told Ben it worked. They stayed.
We've Never Been Quiet - 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
YouTube video by Curling Canada
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
RIP 💔
“You don’t forget the best.”
Rest in Peace, Queen Catherine O’Hara.
Rest in Peace, Queen Catherine O’Hara.
a man with a name tag that says hello on it talks to a woman
ALT: a man with a name tag that says hello on it talks to a woman
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
RIP 💔
And a Canadian icon we all loved ❤️💔🇨🇦
Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
people.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
And a Canadian icon we all loved ❤️💔🇨🇦
We’ve lost the extraordinary Catherine O’Hara. I’m in shock. 71 is far too young.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
We’ve lost the extraordinary Catherine O’Hara. I’m in shock. 71 is far too young.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
I also cried - in sorrow, in frustration and in anger. What a horrific disintegration of the United States.
Stephen Colbert’s opening was great last night. It also made me cry.
Masked Secret Police Are Not Victims | The Truth About Alex Pretti | What Would The Founders Do?
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I also cried - in sorrow, in frustration and in anger. What a horrific disintegration of the United States.
Heartbroken and so very angry and despairing. I worked in Silicon Valley for several years and loved my time there. I still have friends there who I cherish. I can’t fathom what the hell is happening anymore.
A statement from the parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti:
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Heartbroken and so very angry and despairing. I worked in Silicon Valley for several years and loved my time there. I still have friends there who I cherish. I can’t fathom what the hell is happening anymore.
Forever honoured. Never forgotten ❤️🇨🇦
@charlieangus104.bsky.social More than 40,000 members of Canadian Armed Forces served, 158 CAD soldiers died in Afghanistan mission plus 7 by U.S. 'friendly fire'. Thousands of veterans of war were wounded physically, psychologically, leading to additional deaths by suicide.
Canadian War Museum.
Canadian War Museum.
Canada sent so many dedicated young people into the hellfire of Kandahar to help the United States.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Forever honoured. Never forgotten ❤️🇨🇦
Yep.
January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Yep.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
Random factoid:
Reminder that the University of Victoria (@uvic.ca) host the world's largest Transgender Archives, and it's all digitized for your online use around the world.
Trans rights are human rights.
Reminder that the University of Victoria (@uvic.ca) host the world's largest Transgender Archives, and it's all digitized for your online use around the world.
Trans rights are human rights.
Transgender Archives - University of Victoria
The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries is committed to the preservation of the history of pioneering activists, community leaders, and researchers who have contributed to the...
www.uvic.ca
January 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Random factoid:
Reminder that the University of Victoria (@uvic.ca) host the world's largest Transgender Archives, and it's all digitized for your online use around the world.
Trans rights are human rights.
Reminder that the University of Victoria (@uvic.ca) host the world's largest Transgender Archives, and it's all digitized for your online use around the world.
Trans rights are human rights.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Happy New Year ❤️ (fingers crossed)
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Happy New Year ❤️ (fingers crossed)
Saw this posted today and it spoke loudly to me. Taking this into the New Year.
December 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Saw this posted today and it spoke loudly to me. Taking this into the New Year.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
On December 26, 1966, Jimi Hendrix wrote the lyrics for "Purple Haze" in his dressing room between performances at London's Uppercrust Club.
You can read more about it in the article I've added:
faroutmagazine.co.uk/jimi-hendrix...
You can read more about it in the article I've added:
faroutmagazine.co.uk/jimi-hendrix...
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
On December 26, 1966, Jimi Hendrix wrote the lyrics for "Purple Haze" in his dressing room between performances at London's Uppercrust Club.
You can read more about it in the article I've added:
faroutmagazine.co.uk/jimi-hendrix...
You can read more about it in the article I've added:
faroutmagazine.co.uk/jimi-hendrix...
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
The Trump administration is putting extreme restrictions to Head Start programs, including preventing the use of words like “woman,” “disability,” and “race” when applying for grants.
We're taking President Trump to court to protect this critical program.
We're taking President Trump to court to protect this critical program.
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Trump administration is putting extreme restrictions to Head Start programs, including preventing the use of words like “woman,” “disability,” and “race” when applying for grants.
We're taking President Trump to court to protect this critical program.
We're taking President Trump to court to protect this critical program.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
Despite all the terrible stupidity between our countries now, I love that the tradition continues of sending a tree to Boston every year.
The 1917 blast killed 2,000 people. The shrapnel from the blast blinded so many survivors that it was the impetus for starting the CNIB.
The 1917 blast killed 2,000 people. The shrapnel from the blast blinded so many survivors that it was the impetus for starting the CNIB.
How a 1917 Explosion That Killed 2000 People Sparked a Christmas Tree Exchange That Continues to This Day
When the city of Boston unveils its Christmas tree each year, it's more than a simple holiday tradition. That's because the tree itself is a gesture of goodwill and a gift from the Canadian province o...
people.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Despite all the terrible stupidity between our countries now, I love that the tradition continues of sending a tree to Boston every year.
The 1917 blast killed 2,000 people. The shrapnel from the blast blinded so many survivors that it was the impetus for starting the CNIB.
The 1917 blast killed 2,000 people. The shrapnel from the blast blinded so many survivors that it was the impetus for starting the CNIB.
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
This is a general note for all of us who make starter/booster packs, on the one hand, and for people who follow us on the other that might be affected by our packs.
Make sure no one is in a list that doesn’t want to be there. There are solid reasons why some people might not want the exposure.
1/2
Make sure no one is in a list that doesn’t want to be there. There are solid reasons why some people might not want the exposure.
1/2
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This is a general note for all of us who make starter/booster packs, on the one hand, and for people who follow us on the other that might be affected by our packs.
Make sure no one is in a list that doesn’t want to be there. There are solid reasons why some people might not want the exposure.
1/2
Make sure no one is in a list that doesn’t want to be there. There are solid reasons why some people might not want the exposure.
1/2
Reposted by Cathy Browne 2.0 🇨🇦
Hey guys, last call for requests for our all-request, (okay, mostly request) Christmas Eve music show.
Please email us here: [email protected]
Tell us the song you would like to hear AND the version. And let us know who you're sending it out to or what it means to you.
Thank You!!!
Please email us here: [email protected]
Tell us the song you would like to hear AND the version. And let us know who you're sending it out to or what it means to you.
Thank You!!!
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hey guys, last call for requests for our all-request, (okay, mostly request) Christmas Eve music show.
Please email us here: [email protected]
Tell us the song you would like to hear AND the version. And let us know who you're sending it out to or what it means to you.
Thank You!!!
Please email us here: [email protected]
Tell us the song you would like to hear AND the version. And let us know who you're sending it out to or what it means to you.
Thank You!!!
I remember when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1971. I've watched countless Kennedy Center Honors galas over the years.
It will always be the Kennedy Center to me.
It will always be the Kennedy Center to me.
December 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I remember when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened in 1971. I've watched countless Kennedy Center Honors galas over the years.
It will always be the Kennedy Center to me.
It will always be the Kennedy Center to me.