Monthly Archives: April 2026

You’re not singing anymore….

Posted on April 18, 2026 by borderslynn

The title of this blog is the first line of the UK footballer fans chant when the visiting top team favoured to win – is losing. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/17/saudi-turns-back-on-world-as-iran-war-derails-spending/ For example: LIV Golf just the start. Saudis abandon sportswashing after huge losses … Continue reading →

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CISA: proposed operational budget cuts

Posted on April 18, 2026 by borderslynn

I used to be on the CISA mailing list due to my interest in protecting small businesses in the UK back in the 1990s. Their global support has been immensely useful, but if this bill is passed that aspect of … Continue reading →

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Ukraine, out of the headlines but not out of our hearts

Posted on April 18, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this ‘lonely Ukraine’ message where their endless subjection to Russian aggression has gone out of the headlines, much to the pleasure of Putin.

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US diesel stocks under strain

Posted on April 17, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-diesel-traders-turn-rail Trump is encouraging further depletion of US diesel: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-signals-tankers-headed-to-us-to-load-up-sweetest-oil-we-are-waiting-for-you/ar-AA20EuZq Is Trump manipulating the markets? Why some are accusing Trump of manipulating stock markets April 10, 20257:17 PM ET By  Maria Aspan Wall Street has been whipsawed for more than a … Continue reading →

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Polling around the world

Posted on April 17, 2026 by borderslynn

Meloni, Starmer, Macron currently polling ‘under water’. It is hard to know if such polls are truly accurate or politically biased. YouGov is a example of a polling company which was founded by right wing members of the Conservative Party. … Continue reading →

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Soldiers march on their stomach

Posted on April 17, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/uss-abraham-lincon-uss-tripoli-food-shortage-meal-rationing-iran-war-middle-east-article-154097383 The GCC imports most of its food. Over 70% of GCC food imports typically arrive via the Strait of Hormuz, which is a crucial maritime chokepoint for shipping. The ongoing conflict in the region has significantly disrupted this route, … Continue reading →

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Contempt for life and international law cannot be normalised

Posted on April 17, 2026 by borderslynn

https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/08/scenes-devastation-israel-bombs-lebanon-100-times-10-minutes-27900858/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.native PM Sanchez of Spain condemns Netanyahu: “Netanyahu’s contempt for life and international law intolerable”: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez ANI Updated At : 04:25 AM Apr 09, 2026 IST ………………. “Just today, Netanyahu launched his harshest attack against Lebanon since the … Continue reading →

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In 1963 JFK told Israel not to develop a nuclear weapon on Dimona

Posted on April 16, 2026 by borderslynn

In the year of his assassination, John F Kennedy warned Ben Gurion of Israel not to develop a nuclear weapon. They did so. President Kennedy gave Israel a strong warning about its nuclear reactor in 1963 Kennedy, who was otherwise … Continue reading →

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Is he crazy? Discuss.

Posted on April 16, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing Robert Reich’s expression of alarm on Substack today: And global discussions are taking place as our world economy collapses after Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran: Mental health professionals state that Trump exhibits typical behaviors associated … Continue reading →

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He said ‘no more wars’

Posted on April 15, 2026 by borderslynn

This headline of ‘more’ troops is apparently not quite correct. These troops have been on their way since the end of March and will arrive soon: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-to-send-thousands-of-troops-to-iran-after-trump-says-war-is-almost-over/ar-AA20WtA0 Terrence Goggin (Substack) suggests it would take 100,000 US troops to take over … Continue reading →

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