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Gill Tennant

@gilltorkney.bsky.social
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I am a musician and a teacher, taught cello from 13-70, & arranged music for pupils, and now for friends. I have a published collection of cello stories, plus some short stories too. I kept goats for many years. I've lived in London, Wales and Orkney.

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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Europe continues to regard the war as just in Ukraine.. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/ee7f8d7...
telegraph.co.uk
Russia buys ‘Trojan horse’ homes near military bases across Europe
Kremlin spies acquiring network of sites designed to launch sabotage campaigns
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
www.justsecurity.org/81789/russia...
justsecurity.org
Russia's Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection
Updated: Key words, phrases, and themes appear to express intent to eliminate Ukraine or Ukrainians as a nation-state, people, or culture.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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⚡Senator SAID THIS to Zelenskyy right to his face! Listen to his response. Entire hall went silent
YouTube video by War & Politics 24
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
youtu.be/G2qZkw8o6rw
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Ukraine Waited for Russia’s $250M Convoy on Henichesk Bridge — Then BLEW All It Up
YouTube video by New Combat
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Acknowledging my starting point was a cartoon in the Orcadian newspaper.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukraine’s FP-5 “Flamingo” Strikes Kapustin Yar Test Range in Major Deep Strike Inside Russia
Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully strike missile preparation facilities in Russia, showcasing enhanced missile capabilities and effectiveness.
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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Hind Rajab #GazaGenocide theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/31/h...
theorkneynews.scot
Hind Rajab #GazaGenocide
It is now 2 years since 5 year old Hind Rajab was murdered. Hind and members of her family were fleeing Gaza City in their car when it was shelled by an Israeli tank. Hind’s aunt, uncle and t…
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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“This is a major blow to the local economies in Orkney and across the Pentland Firth" theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/23/t...
theorkneynews.scot
“This is a major blow to the local economies in Orkney and across the Pentland Firth”
The pausing of a major wind farm off the coast of Orkney is a tangible example of the damage being done to the islands by a UK energy system that is no longer fit for purpose. That was the claim fr…
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🟥 London's unfair energy tax on Scotland hammers Scottish households. 🔎 Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/scots_charge...
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Trump is suggesting he violate a treaty made by the USA to cede interests in Greenland in return for ownership of the Virgin Islands: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
en.wikipedia.org
Treaty of the Danish West Indies - Wikipedia
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
pensaroundtheworld.com/weewis/looki...
pensaroundtheworld.com
Looking back at Pens Around the World in 2025
With the start of this New Year, Pens Around the World, our international, Internet-based writers’ group, celebrates its fifth anniversary. A post looking back over the year and looking forward to…
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The Orkney News @theorkneynews.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
UPDATED : OIC Falling "Short of the expected standards" in replying to Freedom of Information Requests theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/15/o...
theorkneynews.scot
UPDATED : OIC Falling “Short of the expected standards” in replying to Freedom of Information Requests
In replying to Freedom of Information Requests Orkney Islands Council’s performance has fallen “short of the expected standards” as reported by the Scottish Information Commission…
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
It seems all the destructive power of nuclear blackmail is squarely the responsibility of the road the USA took back in the early 1940s. thebulletin.org/2025/08/the-...
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The nuclear road not taken—and its consequences 80 years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The nuclear era started 80 years ago with the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—and has continued to harm generations of people across the world to this very day. Another road was possible.
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🟡🐍Sviatoslove.pie♥🇺🇦#StandWithUkraine🙏 | українець на чужині @webknjaz.me · 26/12/2025
#UkrainianView #Christmas #StandWithUkraine️
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says.. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
theguardian.com
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
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Амбасадор дідівства @ambassador.name · 06/11/2025
190 000 documented war crimes in less than 4 years. About ±150 a day. And that is only the tip of the iceberg. Next time you even think about "it is war, it happens" or "it is not so black and white" - remember this number. It is pretty clear cut. #UkrainianView #UAView
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Snoad. @snoad44.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Hungary has set steps to leave ICC. In fact they still have to arrest P. President Orban is constant undermining the EU and supporting P. There will be a meeting between 3 war criminals and another business deal will be made. Today Zelensky will be put in the pressure cooker again in White House.
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Andrii Katriuk 🇺🇦 @andriikatriuk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Seeing a popular pro-Ukrainian post. Looks inside: fake Ukrainian and most probably a scammer. 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻 #UkrainianView
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaza-ceas...
opendemocracy.net
Daring to dream after two years under fire: Life in Gaza
For two years, our lives have been on hold amid constant air strikes and fighting. Now, we finally have reason to hope
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Andrii Katriuk 🇺🇦 @andriikatriuk.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
How's it going folks? [73] P.S. "unidentified". And who could that be? Ktulhu? Reptiloids? Siths? Truly a mystery since there is no one who already at war with the EU. #UkrainianView
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/in-g...
opendemocracy.net
In Ghana, Israeli efforts to whitewash genocide fall flat
An Israeli film festival accused of being ‘propaganda’ was marred by protest, prompting one sponsor to pull out
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
To balance my posts about the destruction of this world, here's a You-tube video we put on in more peaceful times, when we were still in Wales, with a little puzzle about the two species of bird sharing our single nesting site in our rebuilt stone end wall of the barn: youtu.be/YfxFKfVkxzY
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Twoderful nesting site!
YouTube video by Tennantfamily
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Roman Yeremenko @roalyr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
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Roman Yeremenko @roalyr.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
msn reports the strikes but suggests Trump has been trying to broker peace, does not admit his refusal to send arms, his demands for mineral rights in Ukraine, his refusal to punish Russia with sanctions, his admiration for Putin, deadlines forgotten, all embolden Russia: www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Ukraine is hitting Russia in the pocket. But Trump says he won't defend anyone after drones were shot down over Poland. I think we all know the only person Trump is interested in is himself and his wealth. Europe must look after itself. kyivindependent.com/military-int...
kyivindependent.com
Military intelligence: Russian missile ship sunk off occupied Crimea
Ukraine's military intelligence said that the ship costs approximately $60-70 million.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
More collections added to our Etsy CelloStory store, including a book of Irish, one of Welsh & one of Scottish folk-songs for cello duet & a collection of lullabies from around the world, as well as some easy cello duet books & vocal with cello very simple accompaniment. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Cell...
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
First listings on Etsy today. 'Cello nursery rhymes' or 'voice nursery rhymes' should find them in CelloStory store. More will be added over the next week or so.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
"Never again". Apart from FB the JC seems to have been the only place to pick up on Hamza Yusaf's speech in the Scottish parliament. Weaponisation it is not. Israel commits genocide, with displacement & slow and painful starvation affecting 90% of Gaza's population. www.thejc.com/news/politic...
thejc.com
Humza Yousaf ‘weaponising the language of the Holocaust’, claims leading Holocaust charity - The Jewish Chronicle
Scotland’s former first minister was slammed by the Holocaust Education Trust for referencing the Shoah during a debate on Gaza
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
One of the covers of a collection:- this one of cello duet, trio & quartet arrangements of lullabies from across the world, which I am planning to put on Etsy as digital download in the next few days.
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Roman Yeremenko @roalyr.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The growth sector in the Russian economy is tanks, uniforms and funerals. An interesting perspective from a Russian author:~ youtu.be/KOplevEsi8w
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How the War in Ukraine Changed Russian Lives Forever
YouTube video by Elvira Bary
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
In Scotland water is in public hands, not privatised. In England, the water companies have paid £52 billion in dividends to shareholders since 1990. Resist the lies told in Westminster: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
believeinscotland.org
Media Watch: UK gov minister's lies about Scotland's water goes unchallenged
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
I like solutions that think outside the box: www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
theweathernetwork.com
How beavers could help fight wildfires - The Weather Network
Scientists study how beavers' dams create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone areas
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Curlew in the barley stubble today
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sums it up neatly.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
A friend just said, "Good thing I got my dad's present off in time. Would be pretty crap if I can't send my own dad a present on his 94th birthday." As of today, it is no longer possible to send a parcel from the UK, & 33 countries, to the USA using Royal Mail or Post Office because of US tariffs!
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The Missouri votes don't seem to support their 'representative'. youtu.be/HTwD9PNKxPI
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‘Get your head out of Trump’s a**’: Angry Missouri voter grills Rep. Alford, calls Trump ‘dictator
YouTube video by The Economic Times
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
MIchael Rosen on the difference between Zionism and Judaism:~ www.facebook.com › michael.rosen.5496 › posts › 10162832788562225
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
If only Trump were educated! youtu.be/YGj-PscVAHU
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Putin ERADICATES Generals While FSB is CANNIBALIZING Russia
YouTube video by The Military Show
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Leaked: secret documents reveal Putin wants to totally wipe Ukraine off the map Story by thedailydigest.com
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ES - España | The Daily Digest |
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The 1-in-1-out scheme: "The Conservatives argue.. will not be a big enough deterrent and will not return large numbers of would-be migrants. They believe that Labour's deal with the French will be less effective than the Rwanda plan proposed by the . Tory government." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
First migrants detained under 'one in, one out' deal with France
The detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
youtu.be/L5yc4M_0OXs
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You WON’T Believe What Ukraine’s TIMUR Unit Just Pulled Off Behind Russian Lines!
YouTube video by The Military Show
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
'Even Joel Barnett, who devised the formula whilst working as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1978, has disavowed it, calling it a “terrible mistake”.' thegsaljournal.com/2020/04/01/a...
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A Union of Equals
Andrew – Year 13 Student Editor’s Note: This article was first published in GSAL’s student-led Politics in Review magazine. CPD The United Kingdom is often described as a union of…
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
msn.com
MSN
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
24th July Pannekoeken for breakfast
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The view that Scotland's water is more polluted than England's is not borne out by thhttps://www.brexitspotlight.org/scottish-water-is-publicly-run-and-67-of-its-rivers-are-in-good-health-england-shows-this-isnt-a-coincidence/is:
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Gill Tennant @gilltorkney.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
How on earth did Americans vote Trump in for a second term? youtu.be/gdstZDCCgAc
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10 Worst Things About The Trump Presidency | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Ron Hacker @ronhacker.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🇪🇺 🤝 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 An independent Scotland asking to rejoin the EU would be welcomed by most Europeans but it is clear that the only return into Europe for Scotland is through independence. 🔗 Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/europeans_wi...
Two women hug against an EU-flag background. One has a Scottish flag over her face, the other has European flags (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Belgium). Text reads: “Europeans would welcome Scotland back to the EU.” Believe in Scotland logo in the top right.
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