Dartmouth dog groomer faces charges for animal cruelty halifax.citynews.ca/2026/01/06/d... A local dog groomer is facing multiple counts in connection with several animal cruelty complaints.

It’s all in the details.  🎨     Designed by artist Sophia Yeshi, this year’s Black HistoryCelebration logo is layered with meaning, at once honoring the past and looking towards the future.

OZZY OSBOURNE’s BABY OZ Sculpture Helps Raise £241,000 For Birmingham Hospice bravewords.com/news/ozzy-os...

Liberals’ stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister ___________________ · By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press · halifax.citynews.ca/2026/01/03/l...

How we get around is changing as new options like self-driving rideshares arrive in earnest. Civil engineer Srinivas Peeta is unraveling what that means for communities and how we plan for a more connected transportation future. Hop in: b.gatech.edu/4aE5tYj

I'm working on a review of Kim De Wolff's "Synthetic Frontiers: Ocean Plastics and the Persistence of Trash Islands" (@mitpress.bsky.social) for @oaklandreviewofbooks.org & I truly cannot wait to explain why this book is so fantastic & I encourage anyone at all interested in pollution to read it.

We're excited to be at the Allied Social Sciences Association 2026 in Philadelphia this weekend. Find us at booth 611 during the conference for the latest economics research. @assameeting.bsky.social

"If more Western readers went beyond preconceived ideas ... they could discover very relatable and very complex ways of making literature, the literature that we are writing right now. " A Lit Hub roundtable on climate fiction and creating hope in crisis with contributors to "Climate Imagination":

Mi'kma'ki, also spelled Mi'gma'gi, is composed of the traditional and current territories, or country, of the Mi'kmaq people, located in Wabanakia, or the Dawnland region, along the east coast of Turtle Island (North America) #Occupy #Mikmaki #IdleNoMore ☀️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi%27km...

Call for NI Executive to make ‘doing their job’ their New Year’s resolution www.irishpost.com/news/call-fo...

Investigation after eight cars set on fire in Co. Meath car park www.irishpost.com/news/investi...

Concern grows for man missing from Co. Tipperary since New Year's Day www.irishpost.com/news/concern...

New appeal for information on 1994 disappearance of Imelda Keenan in Co. Waterford www.irishpost.com/news/new-app...

Canada issues travel advisory for Venezuela halifax.citynews.ca/2026/01/03/c...

#EFF The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... By Thorin Klosowski, Bill Budington, Rindala Alajaji, Christian Romero, Lena Cohen, Hayley Tsukayama, and Cooper Quintin #Anonymous

🌞 #IdleNoMore #Canada #SolarEnergy #Energy #TurtleIsland idlenomore.ca www.facebook.com/600824432150...

Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01... President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were taking President Nicolás Maduro and his wife

51 Years of Justice Denied: Black Panther Veteran Veronza Bowers www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEXU... #BlackPanthers #BLM #BlackLiberationMedia

Surveillance Self-Defense: 2025 Year in Review www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Ireland’s EU presidency will be a ‘whole of country effort’ www.irishpost.com/news/ireland... IRELAND’S EU presidency will be a ‘whole of country’ effort, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee

Police name young woman who died on St Stephen’s Day following collision earlier this month www.irishpost.com/news/police-... POLICE have identified a young woman who died on St Stephen’s Day after being involved in a collision in Co. Fermanagh earlier this month

Congress's Crusade to Age Gate the Internet: 2025 in Review www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #Occupy #OWS #Anonymous #USA #EFF

Anniversary appeal for information on man who disappeared 20 years ago today www.irishpost.com/news/anniver... Martin Kelly was last seen on New Year’s Day in 2006 in Belfast,

Black Liberation Media ✊🏿 Crossover: White Supremacy Revisited w/ Millennials Are Killing Capitalism www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkbN... #BlackLiberationMedia #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #BlackPanthers

The Year States Chose Surveillance Over Safety: 2025 in Review By Rindala Alajaji www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #EFF #Anonymous

NI Secretary pledges to ‘work closely’ with Irish Government to implement Troubles commitments www.irishpost.com/news/ni-secr... NORTHERN Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has pledged to ‘work closely’ with the Irish Government this year to implement commitments related to the legacy of the Troubles

Black Liberation Media ✊🏿 WAS IT SANTA THAT DROPPED BOMBS FOR CHRISTMAS? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBVC...

Higher sentences to be introduced for attacks on police officers www.irishpost.com/news/higher-... LEGISLATION is set to be brought forward in Northern Ireland to allow for higher sentences for those who attack police officers.

Challenges for N.S. restaurant industry expected to continue in 2026: RANS ___________________ · By Steve Gow · halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/30/c...

"Over a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was massive": Site Blocking Laws Will Always Be a Bad Idea: 2025 in Review

Tarrare 1772 – 1798, sometimes spelt Tarar, was a French showman, soldier & spy noted for unusual appetite & eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him & was turned out of the family home as a teen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

Saint Sylvester's Day, also known as Silvester or the Feast of Saint Sylvester, is the day of the feast of Pope Sylvester I, a saint who served as Pope from 314 to 335 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_S...

Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S... The Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état[a] was a coup d'état staged by Jean-Bédel Bokassa, commander-in-chief of the Central African Republic (CAR) army, and his officers against the government of President David Dacko

UN chief slams Israel's 'unlawful' plan to prevent 37 aid agencies from operating in Gaza www.irishpost.com/news/un-chie... Israel's plan to prevent 37 aid agencies from operating in Gaza, describing it as the 'latest in a pattern of unlawful restrictions on humanitarian access'

Local charity aims to feed hundreds on New Year’s Eve halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/30/l... Souls Harbour Rescue Mission says it will be serving the free restaurant-quality turkey meals and trimmings, thanks in large part to the many donors of the charity.

Patriots' Stefon Diggs faces strangulation, assault charges www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/... New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a felony charge of strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of assault from an alleged incident on Dec. 2

Palestine: Israel’s threat to withhold registration for NGOs www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is... Israel’s attempt to prevent organizations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, in breach of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law

EFF's Investigations Expose Flock Safety's Surveillance Abuses: 2025 in Review www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, revealing a system designed to enable mass surveillance and susceptible to grave abuses #EFF #Anonymous

Iberian lynx en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian... The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is one of the four extant species of the Lynx, a genus of medium-sized wild cats. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

South Sudan: MSF evacuates staff from Lankien healthcare facility following airstrikes https://www.msf.org/south-sudan-msf-evacuates-staff-lankien-healthcare-facility-following-airstrikes [1/2]