Elaine Bougie Gilligan
@elainebg.bsky.social
Profile budgie avatar (Zacky) seems a propos for BlueSky. We had budgies for 30 years, almost all adoptees, and I've volunteered with Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary. Interested in the arts, politics and pressing social issues of our time.
#Trump 's America vs. #Canada For a time it seemed Americans were too challenged by domestic damage wrought by Trump & Co. to pay attention to their excessive aggro against Canada but there's been an uptick in US voices denouncing that uncalled-for enmity and now Europeans ears are also opening. ⬇️
🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦@sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 2d agoAt Toronto’s TIFF, Dame Helen Mirren responds to the question, “What in Canadian culture is worth defending and fighting for?” En français with English subtitles. (Video: @_rozann_/Instagram)
𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐕𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐀 𝐕𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐔𝐙𝐙𝐋𝐄 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑐 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝐿𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠 In #Vancouver, the dogma holds that unbridled supply boosts will correct unaffordability that inflationary #redevelopment has created.
Once again this backward, unaware President demonstrates that he is the epitome of whatever accusation he levels at others, with "...the Destructionists’ and Deviants’ foul play and illegal conduct...” Is there any aspect of US achievement he hasn't tried to destroy, while deviating from decency?
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d agoSeptember 14, 2026
9/11 I've been a fan of the song for a long time and wouldn't have thought of it in this context but the mood of mourning the most hollow of human affairs is so well captured in this.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · last wk.Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism 𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗧 Wanting to #travel in #Canada, we're in the middle of booking an Ontario+Quebec trip next month. It felt quite odd to be rejected from one package that appealed to us because it only accepts 18-35 yr olds. One 36 yr-old prev. client was sorry to be excl. ⬇️
Ageism - Wikipedia
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#Hydrangea and border plants I never get tired of hydrangea, all the colours and changes. In the neighbourhood Sep 6.
𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘 Charlie Angus Sep 09, 2026 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡: 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 #𝑓𝑎𝑟-𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 Smith is premier of #Alberta, feigning neutrality while enabling a separation referendum to remove Alberta from #Canada (w. funding/support from #Trump/the US far right) ⬇️
#𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐊 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 feature in HCR's letter tonight: it's a disturbing but significant summary. The callout boxes feature some voter interference Musk is engaging in and the DOGE (dir. by Musk) unlawful data gathering on Americans Trump could now use to disrupt midterms.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · last wk.September 8, 2026
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/how-... 𝐒𝐎-𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 #𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐎𝐑_𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 I was thinking ruefully of a couple of things my husband and I did lately that might be tagged as senior moments. This article is better than many & punctures some clichés about those. (𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤) ⬇️
The Seven Most Toxic Myths About Senior Moments
Ninety percent of what you think you know about senior moments is false--the rest, questionable.
psychologytoday.com
www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/g2844... 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝_𝐞𝐲𝐞_𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲? My soft contact lenses only comes in sets of 6 and now with loss & damage I'm short two right-eye lenses. I found online the maker only has tinted lenses in sets of 2 so I've ordered a set... ⬇️
Kate Bosworth Has Two Different-Colored Eyes, and They're so Stunning
The condition is called Heterochromia Iridum, and many celebs have it.
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"Canada Subsidizes the U.S., not the Other Way Around" -Thank you to the wonderful folks at The University of British Columbia for explaining in 3 simple, salient points how Canada props up the world's biggest welfare queen: socialwork.ubc.ca/news/canada-...
🍁MODERN DAY #CANADIAN Fans of Gilbert & Sullivan's manic-paced Modern Major General will enjoy Tod Maffin's Canadian version. I have to watch again 'cause some of the lyrics went by too quickly for me. His shortened/ tracked link to the YouTube is: b.link/moderncanadian ⬇️
I Am the Very Model of a Modern-Day Canadian
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦@todmaffin.com · 2w agoTwo years ago, I had 47 subscribers suffering through my dad jokes. This has turned into something Jocelyn and I never expected, and we're grateful every day. ✅ Watch the video I'm MOST proud of — MONTHS to produce, and hundreds of locals sworn to secrecy! ▶️ Watch it at: b.link/moderncanadian
𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 #𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋-𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 We had noticed neighbourhood laundromats closing in our area & our local newspaper had this story a few days ago. Vancouver's real estate inflation has caused the loss of many small businesses--not only small profit margin ones like laundries. ⬇️
𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧-𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 #𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞_𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚' 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 Mayor left baffled over renaming of #Lake_Ontario National Post Sep 5 26
FBI Probes Report of Breach Exposing 153 Million Driver’s License Scans share.google/oC4lS2GuGUUi... This apparently includes some Canadian licenses. Hacking of the data transfer system used by one state DMV is mentioned but sources of the breaches isn't really made clear.
FBI Probes Report of Breach Exposing 153 Million Driver’s License Scans
If confirmed, the breach could be one of the most extensive leaks of government-issued ID documents in North America. How can you protect yourself?
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Just in time for the 2026-2027 vaccines, a new review shows that COVID19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe illness and hospitalization across all age groups, including kids. Pregnant women were also protected, as were their babies. Don’t forget to schedule your vaccination!
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory Season
This Special Communication aims to identify and summarize the most recently published evidence evaluating the effectiveness and safety of US-licensed COVID-19 vaccines and report on the epidemiology o...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/u... President #Trump once again exposing his ignorance and deceitfulness, in this case rationalizing his attacks on #Canada. He lies about US banks being barred from Canada and has no doubt noticed his latest round of tariffs aren't being well received.
Donald Trump mistakes Bank of Canada for retail bank | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday implied the Bank of Canada was a commercial bank with locations south of the border, not a Crown corporation based up north.
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#𝟑𝟔_𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐎𝐍 We cracked champagne tonight to celebrate 36 years living together here at The Wellington near Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver. Sep 1, 1990 we sublet our friend Larry's suite while he travelled & 9 months later moved down the hall to Suite 4. ⬇️
Jonestown: An American Tragedy MS NOW is replaying this 2018 documentary about the #Jonestown #cult; I wasn't watching but the killing of the hundreds of children drew me in, among 918 people in a coordinated mass murder-suicide directed by the cult leader Jones. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown ⬇️
Jonestown - Wikipedia
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Pretty wild Albertan quotes her eg: "David Parker of the Centurion Project, over on X, formerly Twitter, wrote: “Nothing is more laughable to me than the idea that Canadians think we are going to wait for them to tell us whether independence is “legal” or not. We have America backing us, you fools.”
@moe-rosie.bsky.social · 3w agosubstack.com/@patriciapoo... Here’s a good article It’s not Ottawa it’s Alberta!
Google is only lying to their American users and fawning over the US President there
