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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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Hey guys, last call for requests for our all-request, (okay, mostly request) Christmas Eve music show.
Please email us here: earlyed@cbc.ca
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: earlyed@cbc.ca
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: earlyed@cbc.ca
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: earlyed@cbc.ca
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.
We’ve lost a legend.
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
apnews.com/article/pete...
apnews.com/article/pete...
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We’ve lost a legend.
Hey friends, @vanityfair.com has a great subscription deal going right now.
Just thought I'd throw it out there.
Just thought I'd throw it out there.
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hey friends, @vanityfair.com has a great subscription deal going right now.
Just thought I'd throw it out there.
Just thought I'd throw it out there.
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Thank you, thank you for the Christmas song suggestions! Please keep them coming! You're saving my ass over here.
Also, some words are good too. You know, ones I can read before or after the song.
I've got to fill 2.5 hours here!
Song, version, some words, your first name.
Merci.
Also, some words are good too. You know, ones I can read before or after the song.
I've got to fill 2.5 hours here!
Song, version, some words, your first name.
Merci.
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thank you, thank you for the Christmas song suggestions! Please keep them coming! You're saving my ass over here.
Also, some words are good too. You know, ones I can read before or after the song.
I've got to fill 2.5 hours here!
Song, version, some words, your first name.
Merci.
Also, some words are good too. You know, ones I can read before or after the song.
I've got to fill 2.5 hours here!
Song, version, some words, your first name.
Merci.
This is the highlight of the year. Get your requests in now.
OK, Bluesky friends,
I'm putting together our all request Christmas music show for Dec 24 and I need your help!
I need requests!
The song, the version & little bit about what it means to you and/or dedicate it to someone you love (or like.) Please include your first name and location.
Thank you!
I'm putting together our all request Christmas music show for Dec 24 and I need your help!
I need requests!
The song, the version & little bit about what it means to you and/or dedicate it to someone you love (or like.) Please include your first name and location.
Thank you!
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is the highlight of the year. Get your requests in now.
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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
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Right now on The Early Edition:
New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic.
The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C.
And the findings are concerning.
Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic.
The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C.
And the findings are concerning.
Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Right now on The Early Edition:
New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic.
The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C.
And the findings are concerning.
Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
New research out of UBC is looking at the developmental health of the children who were born during the pandemic.
The study assessed more than 30 thousand kindergarteners in B.C.
And the findings are concerning.
Watch here:www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Hey guys, another excellent Thursday edition of the podcast. Check it out if you can.
Here's my weekly podcast with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social on Metro Vancouver politics, where today we did a deep dive into the Filipino Cultural Centre, how the debate went down at city hall, and the politics of cultural centres across the region.
Listen! Subscribe! Mystery third option!
Listen! Subscribe! Mystery third option!
The messy politics behind the Filipino Cultural Centre
Podcast Episode · This is Vancouver · 2025-12-11 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Hey guys, another excellent Thursday edition of the podcast. Check it out if you can.
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Well THAT was fast!
Holy, holy crap!
You guys are amazing!
I don't even know what to say.
Just tears over here.
Thank you.
Sheesh.
Holy, holy crap!
You guys are amazing!
I don't even know what to say.
Just tears over here.
Thank you.
Sheesh.
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well THAT was fast!
Holy, holy crap!
You guys are amazing!
I don't even know what to say.
Just tears over here.
Thank you.
Sheesh.
Holy, holy crap!
You guys are amazing!
I don't even know what to say.
Just tears over here.
Thank you.
Sheesh.
When you find out one of your most beloved colleagues and overall favourite journalists is in the building, you get a photo 🥌❤️ You brought so much joy to my day, @devinheroux.bsky.social. Thrilled to finally meet you!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
When you find out one of your most beloved colleagues and overall favourite journalists is in the building, you get a photo 🥌❤️ You brought so much joy to my day, @devinheroux.bsky.social. Thrilled to finally meet you!
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Apple is experiencing its most extensive leadership transformation since visionary CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs died in 2011, with a wave of departures that will reshape one of the world’s most valuable companies. trib.al/8TgPKgT
Apple won’t be the same in 2026. Meet the company’s next generation of leaders and rising stars after its biggest executive exodus in years | Fortune
Apple is overhauling its executive leadership with new heads of AI, design, operations, and legal, setting the stage for succession beyond Tim Cook.
trib.al
December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Apple is experiencing its most extensive leadership transformation since visionary CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs died in 2011, with a wave of departures that will reshape one of the world’s most valuable companies. trib.al/8TgPKgT
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Thanks to all of you, this is our total so far for Food Banks of BC.
I say "so far" because we keep the donation site open until Dec 31st.
You can donate here: cbc.ca/kindbc
You can choose the foodbank you want your money to go to. And you'll get a tax receipt.
And THANK YOU!
I say "so far" because we keep the donation site open until Dec 31st.
You can donate here: cbc.ca/kindbc
You can choose the foodbank you want your money to go to. And you'll get a tax receipt.
And THANK YOU!
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thanks to all of you, this is our total so far for Food Banks of BC.
I say "so far" because we keep the donation site open until Dec 31st.
You can donate here: cbc.ca/kindbc
You can choose the foodbank you want your money to go to. And you'll get a tax receipt.
And THANK YOU!
I say "so far" because we keep the donation site open until Dec 31st.
You can donate here: cbc.ca/kindbc
You can choose the foodbank you want your money to go to. And you'll get a tax receipt.
And THANK YOU!
