Turkey has bombed Kurds 2000 times since the beginning of 2024.

Turkey on a killing spree against Kurds.

No one condemns Turkey. No one marches for Kurds.

Orkney's vigil today for peace and a ceasefire in #Gaza

Taken from isle of Sanday where the image is still part of the island's art and culture after a thousand years

Hi, wondering if based in the UK should we donate using the American based fund or is there a UK-specific way to donate? Cheers and solidarity

🌟We've officially launched our 2024 End-Of-Year Fundraiser, with special thank you gifts for donors! 🎁 We have big plans to build solidarity with #Rojava in 2025. 🌱 Help us see them through by spreading the word and chipping in what you can. 🙏 Thank you! 🌻
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Emma Roddick MSP: “a budget that focuses on delivering on people’s priorities” There was plenty to celebrate for Orkney as the Scottish Budget was laid out last week by Shona Robison, not least with £10 million capital funding for connectivity. I notice that the potential to …

Re: communications, they're still spaffing £25 million of our money on decade-old, redundant fibre optic cabling when a mere £10k for a 5g antenna per island. Which could be fit in a day. And is much, much faster. And weather-resilient. And much much cheaper!

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The book Smart Blonde by Dolly Parton on a blue library trolley

We don't have an elf on the shelf but we do have a

Photographs of books in our book sale

Never mind your Transformers, Sega Mega Drives and Teddy Ruxpin - imagine the glow on your family's faces when they unwrap a book from the #OrkneyLibraryBookSale! 🎄

All sorts of brilliant books costing from 10p to a few pounds AND your family won't have to return them. EVER. 📚🎁

Weather Forecast: Mainly dry today. Very windy with rain this evening YELLOW WARNING WIND Information from The Met Office . Image: Christmas tree in NHS Balfour Hospital. Today 4th December: This morning will see sunny spells and a few passing showers. This afternoon…

YELLOW WARNING WIND This morning will see sunny spells and a few passing showers. This afternoon will be mainly dry but clouding over from the southwest. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Weather Forecast: Mainly dry today. Very windy with rain this evening theorkneynews.scot/2024/12/04/w...

Putin wanted to take Kyiv in three days...but surrendered Aleppo in three days.

The fleeing army of the Assad regime leaves behind a lot of weapons and equipment.

Wow. Problem I suppose with Bluesky is that accounts like this can capture a user name like Anonymous and spout clear propaganda for the ruling classes...

The YPG released a video of civilians of all ages, men and women, preparing to defend Sheikh Maqsood

anarchist methods of organization and revolution always work best when in concert with the methods of the local people. we support rojava and ezln not because they are perfectly anarchist but because they represent horizontal revolutionary action, which is the core of anarchism

Historic moment in Allepo now, as the statue of Bassel al-Assad, brother of Putin's puppet Bashar al-Assad is ripped down.

#Brexit has been a disaster for our farmers in #Orkney. This is your reminder that the whole of Scotland voted to Remain in the EU.

RNLI Longhope & Thurso Involved in Search for Missing Diver Statement RNLI Longhope Lifeboat Yesterday 27 November at 14.24, RNLI Longhope Lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard to search for a missing diver in Cantick Sound and the surrounding waters of Scap…

Yesterday 27 November at 14.24, #RNLI Longhope Lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard to search for a missing diver in Cantick Sound and the surrounding waters of Scapa Flow and the Pentland Firth.
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Aye. It's time we have a big look at the shape of governance for our isles, what is working and what isn't. There's a strong argument that we return to our traditional autonomy of island councils directly elected on each island with a convention at Kirkwall.

Emma Roddick MSP: The Case for a Rural Visa Scheme I was pleased to be able to speak in a debate in Holyrood last week on the impacts of Brexit on Scotland’s rural economy – and to highlight the need for a different policy approach to suit Scotland…

It's increasingly clear that Orkney wants more control of the decisions about our lives. London cannot provide. We are a unique economy, a unique culture, a unique history. Rules made far away destroy our farms, businesses and happiness. #IndependentOrkney #Orkxit
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