Russia’s occupying forces in Bakhmut just published on one of their Telegram channels new video footage and photos of the eastern Ukrainian city almost a year after it was destroyed and captured. The photos are stomach-churning and I admit they fill me with rage. I’ll post them

Staff & volunteers from across #CairngormsConnect explored the theme of Gaelic in the landscape with discussions on how contextualised appreciation for Gaelic culture and language can support landscape restoration. Presentation & support by researcher Ryan Dziadowiec and SEGS James Hutton

This is so alarming. If officers at Comhairle nan Eilean can’t even admit the reality of the situation then we have a big problem. Now a minority language in the WI - what exactly is CNES doing to help outside Education?

The Free People of Morocco - a beautiful essay by Gemma Smith on how the people of Morocco are facing the same crisis as we are here & everywhere) ... bellacaledonia.org.uk/2024/07/15/the…

Some thoughts on the Flow Country, landownership, and the clearances. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2024/08/16/peo…

The top stories for exam results this year were falling pass rates and record-high attainment gaps at N5, Higher & Advanced Higher. But there are lots of other exam stats, so today I'm diving in for The Herald heraldscotland.com/news/24520748.…

Jamie McIntyre I use the wonderful Highland Archives centre here in Inverness for book research, and came across some interesting entries in the school records for Embo (near Dornoch). 🧵

Ukrainian children are being displayed online like products. This must stop! The Russian occupation administration has launched a chilling online catalog of Ukrainian orphans, displayed openly on the web. These children are presented like products in an e-commerce store,

In 1999, British Gas estimated 1.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil off Gaza’s coast. Palestinians have seen none of it. If Israel fully seizes Gaza, depopulates it, and annexes it, it takes the resources. Just like it already did with the West