Elisabeth Tower🇨🇦
@etower.bsky.social
Mom, wife (no trad here), red-head, certified teacher, alternative education/ culture/museums consultant, disability advocate, feminist, homeschooler, environmentalist, gardener, buy nothing, jill-of-all-trades, loves data, nature and cats [she/her]
As a shock to no one but hopefully the horror and outrage of all:
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “we shouldn’t even have an election,” as he complained about the political risks his party faces in the 2026 midterms and boasted about his accomplishments. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘We shouldn’t even have an election’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
As a shock to no one but hopefully the horror and outrage of all:
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CEO of Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce pro-UBI
"Perhaps the strongest argument for basic income is that Canada already uses it selectively. The Canada Child Benefit and the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors are both forms of basic income"
rabble.ca/columnists/b...
"Perhaps the strongest argument for basic income is that Canada already uses it selectively. The Canada Child Benefit and the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors are both forms of basic income"
rabble.ca/columnists/b...
Basic Income in Canada is closer than you think
Basic Income isn't a utopian dream. It is a real policy initiative that is working its way through Parliament right now.
rabble.ca
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Almost hit by a car while waking today (again).
Were they a f'ing b or a Good person? IDK.
Did they share my politics? IDK or care.
Were they strictly following the orders of the stop sign? No.
Has this happened to me before? Yup.
What did I do?
I chose NOT to sh**t them in the face!
Were they a f'ing b or a Good person? IDK.
Did they share my politics? IDK or care.
Were they strictly following the orders of the stop sign? No.
Has this happened to me before? Yup.
What did I do?
I chose NOT to sh**t them in the face!
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Almost hit by a car while waking today (again).
Were they a f'ing b or a Good person? IDK.
Did they share my politics? IDK or care.
Were they strictly following the orders of the stop sign? No.
Has this happened to me before? Yup.
What did I do?
I chose NOT to sh**t them in the face!
Were they a f'ing b or a Good person? IDK.
Did they share my politics? IDK or care.
Were they strictly following the orders of the stop sign? No.
Has this happened to me before? Yup.
What did I do?
I chose NOT to sh**t them in the face!
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Today (Jan. 15) at 4:30 p.m.: Women and Gender Equity Advisory Committee. Virtual meeting. Read the agenda: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo.... Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/xWCS7nj...
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Today (Jan. 15) at 4:30 p.m.: Women and Gender Equity Advisory Committee. Virtual meeting. Read the agenda: www.halifax.ca/city-hall/bo.... Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/live/xWCS7nj...
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Congratulations to the Museum of Natural History and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on being selected Best Museum Gold and Silver in The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk #BestofHalifax 2026! We love you and are so proud of your awesome teams! Thank you for everything you do❤️
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations to the Museum of Natural History and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic on being selected Best Museum Gold and Silver in The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk #BestofHalifax 2026! We love you and are so proud of your awesome teams! Thank you for everything you do❤️
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“…women spend six to eight of their later years in poorer health, often cycling through unanswered symptoms, inadequate treatments and delayed or missed diagnoses.”
Yes, we do.
Yes, we do.
Longevity research is based on men's health. Women are diagnosed an avg of 4 years later across diseases & are 50% more likely to have adverse drug reactions. Women live 5 to 7 years longer than men, but far fewer of those years are spent in good health.
observer.com/2026/01/wome...
observer.com/2026/01/wome...
The Longevity Gap: How Aging Research Leaves Women Behind
Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy, and Kayla Barnes-Lentz, a leading expert in female longevity, examine how today’s longevity movement remains fundamentally male-coded, and why that imbala…
observer.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“…women spend six to eight of their later years in poorer health, often cycling through unanswered symptoms, inadequate treatments and delayed or missed diagnoses.”
Yes, we do.
Yes, we do.
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This right here, this is how I die.
#catproblems
#catproblems
January 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This right here, this is how I die.
#catproblems
#catproblems
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January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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If you had a Canadian grandparent, you may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship — these are new rules as of December 2025.
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
Check if you may be a citizen - Canada.ca
“Am I Canadian?” See if you are already a citizen
www.canada.ca
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If you had a Canadian grandparent, you may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship — these are new rules as of December 2025.
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:
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Don't allow Canadian news organizations to pretend this kind of behaviour is normal or acceptable.
Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
January 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Don't allow Canadian news organizations to pretend this kind of behaviour is normal or acceptable.
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...
www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...
www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...
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'Get a job'
'Work harder'
'Work harder'
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
'Get a job'
'Work harder'
'Work harder'
@basicincomeaction.org I would predominantly spend it on health/ chronic disease management and education for my family: more activities for my kids, better quality food, gym membership, adjustments to our home to improve health (like removing carpet for asthmatics), PT, OT, psych, massage etc.
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
@basicincomeaction.org I would predominantly spend it on health/ chronic disease management and education for my family: more activities for my kids, better quality food, gym membership, adjustments to our home to improve health (like removing carpet for asthmatics), PT, OT, psych, massage etc.
5yo Logic
5yo: Ferrero Rocher tastes like the red blood of the sun! Ya know, the blood of the sun mama?
Me: No. What is it?
5yo: Heat, you silly!
...
5yo: Ferrero Rocher tastes like the red blood of the sun! Ya know, the blood of the sun mama?
Me: No. What is it?
5yo: Heat, you silly!
...
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
5yo Logic
5yo: Ferrero Rocher tastes like the red blood of the sun! Ya know, the blood of the sun mama?
Me: No. What is it?
5yo: Heat, you silly!
...
5yo: Ferrero Rocher tastes like the red blood of the sun! Ya know, the blood of the sun mama?
Me: No. What is it?
5yo: Heat, you silly!
...
Some thought that surviving and (just barely) not requiring hospitalization for my family's first really bad flu since 2020 would make me realize I don't need 😷 etc.
I've been down for 2 weeks, it's triggered chronic illness flares, and did you hear me? First time since 2020!
I'll keep masking!
I've been down for 2 weeks, it's triggered chronic illness flares, and did you hear me? First time since 2020!
I'll keep masking!
December 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Some thought that surviving and (just barely) not requiring hospitalization for my family's first really bad flu since 2020 would make me realize I don't need 😷 etc.
I've been down for 2 weeks, it's triggered chronic illness flares, and did you hear me? First time since 2020!
I'll keep masking!
I've been down for 2 weeks, it's triggered chronic illness flares, and did you hear me? First time since 2020!
I'll keep masking!
Him: "I know who I married."
Me: Outside with bare feet hanging laundry on the clothesline in subzero day before Yule. "Did ya though?"
Me: Outside with bare feet hanging laundry on the clothesline in subzero day before Yule. "Did ya though?"
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Him: "I know who I married."
Me: Outside with bare feet hanging laundry on the clothesline in subzero day before Yule. "Did ya though?"
Me: Outside with bare feet hanging laundry on the clothesline in subzero day before Yule. "Did ya though?"
In the summer of '99, I worked as a field assistant for Doug Morris doing GUD experiments in the badlands of southern Alberta. These bad boys kept me safe banking around rattlers on the slick clay. Now, decades later, still going strong but the terrain has changed a bit. #conspicuousnonconsumption
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In the summer of '99, I worked as a field assistant for Doug Morris doing GUD experiments in the badlands of southern Alberta. These bad boys kept me safe banking around rattlers on the slick clay. Now, decades later, still going strong but the terrain has changed a bit. #conspicuousnonconsumption
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Put a price on congestion! It's worked amazingly well in other places. The province could:
- make people pay for parking
- pay for bridge use
- encourage alternate modes like biking
Wait, what's that you say...?
Oh.
- make people pay for parking
- pay for bridge use
- encourage alternate modes like biking
Wait, what's that you say...?
Oh.
Province explores ways to reduce traffic on Halifax peninsula
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· By Blake Priddle ·
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/p...
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· By Blake Priddle ·
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/p...
Traffic studies being conducted to reduce peninsula congestion
The Nova Scotia Government and HRM are both looking for ways to reduce traffic congestion in the Halifax peninsula. Both levels of government will be looking at ways to not only manage traffic congest...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Put a price on congestion! It's worked amazingly well in other places. The province could:
- make people pay for parking
- pay for bridge use
- encourage alternate modes like biking
Wait, what's that you say...?
Oh.
- make people pay for parking
- pay for bridge use
- encourage alternate modes like biking
Wait, what's that you say...?
Oh.
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Lately, I've had cause to be reminded that I married a man of great integrity, strength, perseverance, and courage. Someone who leads by example and chooses, bravely, to do the right thing, not the easy thing. ... @sschwinghamer.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Lately, I've had cause to be reminded that I married a man of great integrity, strength, perseverance, and courage. Someone who leads by example and chooses, bravely, to do the right thing, not the easy thing. ... @sschwinghamer.bsky.social