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This is dramatic and extremely well done - speaks to the challenges of living and working in the West Bank.
Everyone should watch.
Everyone should watch.
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Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
news.mongabay.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Freezing rain and rainfall warnings now in effect for Kawarthas region Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Ice accretion amounts of 5-15 mm expected in the south, with 15-20 mm expected in the north. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/27/f...
Freezing rain and rainfall warnings now in effect for Kawarthas region Sunday afternoon into Monday morning | kawarthaNOW
By kawarthaNOW. Ice accretion amounts of 5-15 mm expected in the south, with 15-20 mm expected in the north
kawarthanow.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Freezing rain and rainfall warnings now in effect for Kawarthas region Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Ice accretion amounts of 5-15 mm expected in the south, with 15-20 mm expected in the north. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/27/f...
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Well hello there MELIA 💗
your Bluesky friends are helping you find a quiet adult only home. With no dogs. Cats are ok (slow intro) dont you worry baby girl, it'll happen soon 🤞💗🤞
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
your Bluesky friends are helping you find a quiet adult only home. With no dogs. Cats are ok (slow intro) dont you worry baby girl, it'll happen soon 🤞💗🤞
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Well hello there MELIA 💗
your Bluesky friends are helping you find a quiet adult only home. With no dogs. Cats are ok (slow intro) dont you worry baby girl, it'll happen soon 🤞💗🤞
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
your Bluesky friends are helping you find a quiet adult only home. With no dogs. Cats are ok (slow intro) dont you worry baby girl, it'll happen soon 🤞💗🤞
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
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The greatest strength and power of America is the American people.
WE MUST STOP THE TRUMP INSANITY AND DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA NOW!
DONALD TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICAN MAGA MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR US SENATE MUST BE FIRED.
FIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS, SUPPORT THEM, AND VOTE.
WE MUST STOP THE TRUMP INSANITY AND DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA NOW!
DONALD TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICAN MAGA MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR US SENATE MUST BE FIRED.
FIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS, SUPPORT THEM, AND VOTE.
December 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The greatest strength and power of America is the American people.
WE MUST STOP THE TRUMP INSANITY AND DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA NOW!
DONALD TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICAN MAGA MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR US SENATE MUST BE FIRED.
FIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS, SUPPORT THEM, AND VOTE.
WE MUST STOP THE TRUMP INSANITY AND DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA NOW!
DONALD TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICAN MAGA MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OUR US SENATE MUST BE FIRED.
FIND THEIR REPLACEMENTS, SUPPORT THEM, AND VOTE.
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MELIA is sleeping her days away in the shelter. She didn't get her Christmas wish. But we can make her New Years a great one. Shes a great dog just needs the right home. 💝
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
MELIA is sleeping her days away in the shelter. She didn't get her Christmas wish. But we can make her New Years a great one. Shes a great dog just needs the right home. 💝
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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A favorite every single year. RIP, Kirsty and Shane. 🎄🎅🏻💚
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by ThePoguesOfficial
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December 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A favorite every single year. RIP, Kirsty and Shane. 🎄🎅🏻💚
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Xmas miracles aren't for people only:
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-c...
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-c...
Endangered Chick Appears in 'Christmas Miracle' Hatching to Parents Thought Infertile
A breeding pair of endangered takahē birds in New Zealand were found to be rearing a chick, having previously been thought of as infertile.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Xmas miracles aren't for people only:
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-c...
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-c...
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Editorial cartoonist @dennisgoris.bsky.social is exceptional.
Please follow and share (&credit his work).
Please follow and share (&credit his work).
December 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Editorial cartoonist @dennisgoris.bsky.social is exceptional.
Please follow and share (&credit his work).
Please follow and share (&credit his work).
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"In the face of the suffering of the poor, he sends one who is defenseless to be the strength to rise again. Before violence and oppression, he kindles a gentle light that illumines with salvation all the children of this world.” #PopeLeoXIV #MerryChristmas www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo: Announce the joy of Christmas, a feast of faith, charity, and hope - Vatican News
During the Christmas Mass during the Night on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV encourages us to announce
www.vaticannews.va
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"In the face of the suffering of the poor, he sends one who is defenseless to be the strength to rise again. Before violence and oppression, he kindles a gentle light that illumines with salvation all the children of this world.” #PopeLeoXIV #MerryChristmas www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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After 17 years in hospital, A man critically injured in 2009 hopes new provincial program will allow him to leave hospital but as Dylan Dyson reports, the project has been delayed.
#PremierDougFord #torontonews #canadiannews #Canada #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
#PremierDougFord #torontonews #canadiannews #Canada #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
After 17 years in hospital, a Renfrew, Ont. man hopes a new program will help him leave
A man critically injured in 2009 hopes a new provincial program will allow him to leave hospital but as CTV’s Dylan Dyson reports, the project has been delayed.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
After 17 years in hospital, A man critically injured in 2009 hopes new provincial program will allow him to leave hospital but as Dylan Dyson reports, the project has been delayed.
#PremierDougFord #torontonews #canadiannews #Canada #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
#PremierDougFord #torontonews #canadiannews #Canada #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #cdnpoli
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
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"While humanity seeks to become 'god' in order to dominate others, God chooses to become human in order to free us from every form of slavery." #PopeLeoXIV #MerryChristmas www.ncronline.org/vatican/turn...
To turn away others is to turn away God, pope says on Christmas Eve
If people refuse to make room for others -- like the poor, children and the stranger -- then they also refuse to make room for God, Pope Leo XIV said as he celebrated the birth of Jesus.
www.ncronline.org
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"While humanity seeks to become 'god' in order to dominate others, God chooses to become human in order to free us from every form of slavery." #PopeLeoXIV #MerryChristmas www.ncronline.org/vatican/turn...
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Three native evergreens that carry life through the winter in Ontario's forests. In the first of a three-part holiday series, #Ptbo GreenUP explores how white pine, hemlock, and cedar support wildlife and ecosystems through the coldest months. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/25/t...
Three native evergreens that carry life through the winter in Ontario’s forests | kawarthaNOW
By GreenUP. In the first of a three-part holiday series, GreenUP explores how white pine, hemlock, and cedar support wildlife and ecosystems through the coldest months.
kawarthanow.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Three native evergreens that carry life through the winter in Ontario's forests. In the first of a three-part holiday series, #Ptbo GreenUP explores how white pine, hemlock, and cedar support wildlife and ecosystems through the coldest months. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/25/t...
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Unto us a poor child is born. #MerryChristmas
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Unto us a poor child is born. #MerryChristmas
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‘Our community is suffering’: Salvation Army #Ptbo makes Christmas appeal as holiday fundraising falls short. Non-profit charity says $150,000 shortfall in its annual campaign threatens services for those in need in 2026. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/25/o...
‘Our community is suffering’: Salvation Army Peterborough makes Christmas appeal as holiday fundraising falls short | kawarthaNOW
By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Non-profit charity says $150,000 shortfall in its annual campaign threatens services for those in need in 2026.
kawarthanow.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
‘Our community is suffering’: Salvation Army #Ptbo makes Christmas appeal as holiday fundraising falls short. Non-profit charity says $150,000 shortfall in its annual campaign threatens services for those in need in 2026. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/25/o...
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All the funds were collected through community donations.
cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...
cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...
Hanover hospital gets $400K for new X-ray machine
All the funds were collected through community donations.
cknxnewstoday.ca
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All the funds were collected through community donations.
cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...
cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...
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"The woods rang with voices. The rocks echoed a festive chorus. The brothers sang praises to the Lord. The whole night seemed to leap with joy. Then the saint of God stood before the manger. His spirit trembled with love and compassion beyond words." #Celano #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #MerryChristmas.
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The woods rang with voices. The rocks echoed a festive chorus. The brothers sang praises to the Lord. The whole night seemed to leap with joy. Then the saint of God stood before the manger. His spirit trembled with love and compassion beyond words." #Celano #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #MerryChristmas.
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The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
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"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
The appeal was issued by the Miami archbishop and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"'We request that the government pause apprehension activities during the Christmas season. Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families.'
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The White House did not mention the holiday season in its rejection of the Bishops' request..."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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#Lindsay community ensures every Victoria Manor resident has a gift to open on Christmas Day. Donations from municipal staff and community members mean all 166 residents at the long-term care home will feel remembered and valued.
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/l...
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/l...
Lindsay community ensures every Victoria Manor resident has a gift to open on Christmas Day | kawarthaNOW
By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Donations from municipal staff and community members mean all 166 residents at the long-term care home will feel remembered and valued.
kawarthanow.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#Lindsay community ensures every Victoria Manor resident has a gift to open on Christmas Day. Donations from municipal staff and community members mean all 166 residents at the long-term care home will feel remembered and valued.
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/l...
kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/l...
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44-year-old man wanted for December 6 homicide in #Ptbo now also wanted for December 23 homicide in #Oshawa. Michael Waterman is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/4...
44-year-old man wanted for December 6 homicide in Peterborough now also wanted for December 23 homicide in Oshawa | kawarthaNOW
By kawarthaNOW. Michael Waterman is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
kawarthanow.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
44-year-old man wanted for December 6 homicide in #Ptbo now also wanted for December 23 homicide in #Oshawa. Michael Waterman is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. kawarthanow.com/2025/12/24/4...
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Canadians have a long history of being treacherous when lives and the right to live in a free democracy are on the line
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Canadians have a long history of being treacherous when lives and the right to live in a free democracy are on the line
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"Today Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed, and victims of wars and climate disasters." #PrayForAmerica #Christmas www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
In Advent, Isaiah has a political message for us
The prophet would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed, and victims of wars and climate disasters.
www.ncronline.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Today Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed, and victims of wars and climate disasters." #PrayForAmerica #Christmas www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
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Thousands of members of the Canadian Armed Forces are spending Christmas away from home – standing on guard for our freedoms, and those of our allies.
In this increasingly dangerous and divided world, we are ever more grateful for your service and sacrifice. Merry Christmas.
In this increasingly dangerous and divided world, we are ever more grateful for your service and sacrifice. Merry Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Thousands of members of the Canadian Armed Forces are spending Christmas away from home – standing on guard for our freedoms, and those of our allies.
In this increasingly dangerous and divided world, we are ever more grateful for your service and sacrifice. Merry Christmas.
In this increasingly dangerous and divided world, we are ever more grateful for your service and sacrifice. Merry Christmas.