It’s Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3-9). We’re kicking things off with a spotlight on the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Emergency Management team. They work behind-the-scenes to plan for, respond to and help recover from emergencies of all kinds. Learn more: halifax.ca/emergencyEPWeek2026

Sign up for hfxALERT, the municipality’s mass notification system for emergency alerts and important updates, including messages from municipal Emergency Management, police, Halifax Fire & Emergency and Halifax Water, as well as overnight winter parking ban notifications. halifax.ca/hfxalert

The Affordable Access Program is now accepting applications. Approved applicants can purchase an adult Halifax Transit monthly pass at 50 per cent off the regular price for one year.

Take a quick tour of the new Beechville Lakeside Timberlea (BLT) Community Centre. Designed with community input & built as a net-zero facility, this space is all about connection. Stop by 1492 St. Margarets Bay Rd. to check it out for yourself! Learn more about rec facilities at: halifax.ca/MyRec

Halifax Transit is offering a new way for riders to keep track of service updates. Residents can now visit halifax.ca/realtime-alerts and filter by their preferred route to quickly see real-time detours, trip cancellations, stop closures, and snow plan notifications, all in one place.

The Voluntary Vulnerable Persons Registry (VVPR) assists residents who need more support during emergencies.

Our asphalt repair crews are out across the municipality filling potholes and helping make roads safer for everyone. After a long winter, there’s plenty to tackle. If you spot crews on the road, please slow down and give them space to work safely. halifax.ca/potholes

Motorcyclists are among our most vulnerable road users and have little protection in the event of a collision. In the final video in our vulnerable road users series, Sgt. Brian Palmeter shares tips for both drivers and riders to help reduce the risk of serious collisions. halifax.ca/RoadSafety

Halifax Transit is offering a new way for riders to keep track of service updates. Residents can now visit halifax.ca/realtime-alerts and filter by their preferred route to quickly see real-time detours, trip cancellations, stop closures, and snow plan notifications, all in one place.

No matter how you’re traveling, everyone deserves to get where they’re going safely. In this video, Sgt. Brian Palmeter shares tips that pedestrians and cyclists can use to help stay safe. This follows our first video in the series focused on tips for drivers. halifax.ca/RoadSafety

“Let me in! Let me in! March Mammal Madness has started and I need your laptop!!!” #2026MMM

Trump sued his own government for $10 billion. Today he settled with the DOJ he runs and cut the judge out of the process. The deal: a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund his Attorney General controls, with no court oversight and no transparency. It's the most corrupt scheme of his presidency.

We have two episodes of Sharing with Shellshock this week! First, we'll be having a discussion on Movies Based on Video Games! Joining me are @8bitjosh.com, @korshalvalent.bsky.social, @benamation.bsky.social, and @redb3ard.bsky.social! This Friday at 8PM Eastern!

"Porta'ns a Oslo": així ha celebrat el Barça que jugarà una nova final de Champions contra l'Olympique de Lió a Noruega. Kika Nazareth ha cantat una cançó viral a Patri Guijarro en un restaurant amb gran entusiasme.  #KikaNazareth #PatriGuijarro #Barça #Champions #Champions

Journalist George Knapp says there are briefing documents on historical communication with non-human intelligence. Source: Jeremy Corbell / Sleeping Dog

Spent my Tuesday evening watching Husk expose AI hallucinations on TikTok while waiting to find out if we were all about to die. This is a good one.

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🗺️ Today is #WorldHealthDay, a call on people everywhere to #StandWithScience For this, it's important to understand how health & democracy are connected - and what shapes people's trust. More in: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications... & eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications... @who.int

A remote rural town makes headlines as it goes up for sale. But behind the novelty lies a rich family legacy. That’s #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #SouthAfrica #News

This is what they look like in winter:

From your first interest in nephrology to years in practice, ASN membership supports you at every stage and connects you to where kidney care is going. Be part of what drives the field forward and shapes what comes next across the globe. Join ASN today: http://asn.kdny.info/KN1Y50Yyrt2

Heavy scare quotes around "Doctors"

🌍 On the podcast! @jayatighosh.bsky.social calls inequality an existential crisis, equivalent in scale to climate change. Till Kellerhoff & Jayati Ghosh on why our societies and democracies depend on getting this right. 🎧 vist.ly/4224k

The 3rd Annual OH-11 Housing Expo is June 6 from 9 AM - 2 PM at Tri-C Corporate College Warrensville Heights. Get resources, tools, and information on assistance programs, credit repair, how to apply for a mortgage and more.  Visit shontelbrown.house.gov/housing to register.

I promise this 800mg Ibuprofen will fix that gunshot wound 🫡 On the front lines, sometimes humor is the only way injured soldiers cope with the atrocities of war. #milsim #combatmedic #indiegame

Wars. Lies. Corruption. Greed. We're done. Something is shifting. And sending love to the moon might be exactly the kind of thing that tips it. https://youtu.be/DO3xrn40MG8

Drop someone with LONG HAIR

Ahora si se me puso empoderada la elfa / Now the elf has really gotten a bit too full of herself #Metaphor

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#FlashbackFriday

Das ist die krasse Wahrheit über deine Wärmepumpe: Ein Kunde in Kleinmachnow dachte, er würde sparen. FALSCH! Er ignorierte die Dämmung, behielt seine alten Heizkörper und seine ... #kostenWärmepumpealtbau #Beelitz

Professor Michael Clarke, "On a daily basis the Russians are attacking Britain" "Attempts to create division in society" "Attempts to manipulate social media to create doubt" "And to effect our democracy, our elections"

No Kings. No Oligarchs. No ICE. Mainers are fighting back. ✊🏼🇺🇸

Your AI Coach Won't Judge You For Eating Pizza #fitness #AIcoaching #motivation

Alhind Group is set to launch 16 Indian visa and consular service centres across the UAE, enhancing accessibility and streamlining services for residents. This expansion marks a major step toward faster #UAE #India #VisaServices #AlhindGroup #Travel

De arrestatie van activisten van de Gaza-Flotilla leidt tot internationale kritiek. Een van de opvarenden van de Gaza-vloot is een Nederlandse journalist, Gijs Sanders. Wat is je positie als journalist in dit soort situaties? Oorlogsverslaggever Hans Jaap Melissen:

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This May Day, let us be clear: WORKERS DESERVE MORE Working people deserve a $25 minimum wage, healthcare, and the right to bargain for a fair contract. As the world celebrates International Workers' Day, let's build the power to win it. Solidarity forever.

Not a single ounce of dignity left at that table. It’s like a hostage video 😂🙃

In Rotterdam, members of The Netherlands' Muslim community attended Eid al-Adha prayers at Moskee Essalam as celebrations took place across the city for the Islamic holiday

Ya never know where the convo will go. Besides the funny misread, we talk writing process, in-store appearance, self-publishing. #author #novel More: www.youtube.com/live/DTDaT4c...

Temporarily occupied #Donetsk is being visited by #Ukrainian drones again, airdefence or what it supposed to be, can be seen and head firing into the darkness... [👇👀💪💙💛✊ 🇺🇦✌️]

#Berlin stolpert gefühlt von einer Affäre in die nächste und #Wegner wirkt einfach komplett überfordert. Tennis während des Stromausfalls, peinliche Außendarstellung, Rücktritte im direkten Umfeld. Man muss sich wirklich fragen, ob #Wegner der inkompetenteste Bürgermeister Deutschlands ist.

Now those are leaders !! Real leaders. #WTFAmericaGetItTogether

Today I honor those who gave their lives in service to this country.

🚨 “HOLY SH*T… SOMEONE IS GONNA GET KILLED.” 🚨 @jordanchariton.bsky.social is live outside Delaney Hall as agents push protesters into the street with trucks passing by. A protester says: “They pushed us into the cars pretty much… yesterday they pushed like three people into a semi.” WATCH LIVE ⬇️

🔥 ¡Ya me llegó el muñeco limitado de El Penitente de @blasphemousgame.bsky.social de @thegamekitchen.com y @youtoozofficial.bsky.social Una auténtica maravilla de edición limitada: oscuro,detallado y perfecto para los fans. The Miracle nunca se vio tan adorable.... #indiegames

Should advocates abandon universal rights language in favour of arguments rooted in local traditions and anti-colonial sentiment? Tune in to this week's episode of UCL Uncovering Politics, where we hear from Phillip Ayoub and Adam Harris, both professors in our department: tinyurl.com/2hbv6zm7

What's the most important quality for an NBA playoff team? Longterm health is becoming more and more of a priority...

🚖 Crazy Taxi 🚖 is still pretty hard to beat for arcade driving chaos. #Sega #crazytaxi #segadreamcast #arcadegame #drivinggame @sega.jp @sega-west.bsky.social @sega-16.bsky.social

Sunlight is ALWAYS the best disinfectant. This week California Congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social brings that light to dark places: the Epstein files, ICE raids, and Trump administration accountability. Stream our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/Ke1D_thFhOk

Mind your manners! Trans people are as deserving of dignity and respect as you are.

Video on social media appears to show strikes from inside Tehran as Israel launches an attack.

🚨 S. Burlington, VT, a chaotic confrontation happened late Wednesday. Federal and state authorities wrestled protesters to the ground as a crowd 200+ people sought to prevent ICE officers from detaining a suspect they believed was hiding inside a house. #ProudBlue 📹: Boston Globe/Paul Heintz

Russian "Z-bloggers" and local Crimean sources report a severe fuel crisis and logistical collapse in Russian-occupied Crimea and other Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories. Systematic Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure, fuel tankers, ferries, logistics have disrupted Russian supply lines.

Mais pourquoi Rayan Cherki a-t-il pris cette pose malaisante pour la photo de l'équipe de France avec Emmanuel Macron ??? #football #cherki #edf #france #macron #deschamps #mbappe #mondial2026

Proven racist felon Trump has been running since 2000.

Sacrifices build nations. Commitment and courage keep them strong.

Iran 🇮🇷 Enregistrement audio où l'on peut entendre un capitaine Indien implorer les Iraniens de cesser de tirer sur son navire alors même que, selon lui, Téhéran lui avait accordé le droit de passage. Le tanker a fait demi tour et est toujours coincé dans le Détroit.

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