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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

DARK: money, fleets, web

Posted on January 8, 2026 by borderslynn

The United States seems to be in DARK mode: Robert Reich, Substack, wrote today: And Corporate political spending was growing before Citizens United, but the decision opened the floodgates to the unlimited super PAC spending and undisclosed dark money we … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged brolarchy, crime, dark fleets, dark money, dark web, international anarchy, international crime, MAGA dark influencer, military, networks, oligarchy, PAC donors, politics, sanctions busting, Shipping, Stephen Miller, technology | Leave a comment

Shadow Fleet on the run

Posted on January 7, 2026 by borderslynn

Seizure of Shadow Fleet in the Atlantic: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/7/live-trump-says-venezuela-to-hand-over-up-to-50mn-barrels-of-oil-to-us Why? Why US seized Bella 1 and Sophia tankers and what it means for Venezuela The United States has seized two oil tankers, the Bella 1 and the Sophia, in the North … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, Cuba, Darcy Rodriguez, demand, Iran, oil, power, Russia, sanction busting, sanctions, shadow tankers, Special Forces, supply, ukraine, United States, venezuela | Leave a comment

Meanwhile, we still see you hiding from Epstein’s ghost

Posted on January 6, 2026 by borderslynn

Extract from Ellie Leonard’s ‘Panicked’ Substack, as she continues to work through recently released Epstein related material: 1/10/2015 4:02 PM – 6:42 PM The following email conversation, dated 1/10 – 1/11, was forwarded by Ghislaine Maxwell to Jeffrey Epstein. GM: I … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alan Dershowitz, criminal network, discrediting evidence, disruption, distraction, DOJ, elite protection, enablers, flood the zone, Ghislaine Maxwell, Harvard, inflict mass suffering, Isreali lobby, Jeffrey Epstein, lawyers, Palm Beach, Philip Barden, protect Trump, Rothstein, sex trafficking, silencing testimony, Viginia Guiffre nee Roberts, world order | Leave a comment

Venezuela under attack: there will be consequences

Posted on January 3, 2026 by borderslynn

So, it has started. Jan 3, 2026. Venezuela covers an area of approximately 916,445 square kilometers (353,841 square miles), making it the 32nd largest country in the world. It is roughly 11 times smaller than the United States. Al Jazeera Wikipedia Venezuelans … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, conflict, contradicting Trump, crime rates, criminals, Cuba, Delcy Rodriguez, economic strangulation, fossil fuels, geopolitical consequences, international anarchy, international law, Iran, Latin America, Maduro, Marco Rubio, maritime strategy, Mexico, military force, mobsters, regime change by US, ruling by military force, Russia, Stephen Miller, taiwan, troops on ground, Trump, ukraine, United Nations, US, venezuela, violence | Leave a comment

The poisonous hate worm

Posted on January 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Examples of right wing hate speech, anti semitism and white supremacy themes flourish on X, cultivating a core of support within communities, both at home and abroad. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/x-twitter-elon-musk-nazi-extremist-white-nationalist-accounts-rcna145020 And in January 2025 Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s former first minister, has accused … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Afrikaners, DOGE cuts, Epstein documents, eugenics, farmers, Minnesota, nazi, Nick Shirley, Senator Omar, Somalia, South Africa Apartheid, USAID cuts, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Thumbs down for PM2.5 air pollution

Posted on January 1, 2026 by borderslynn

When fossil fuels choke us to death, as in the Indian capital city of Delhi, the truth speaks, even yells at us, to take action https://news.abplive.com/business/abp-live-deep-dive-delhi-air-pollution-toxic-smog-economy-tourism-industry-1819349 PM2.5 (from coal burning) is the main culprit: New Delhi: The capital’s deadly PM2.5 … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1956, air pollution, China, choking fumes, clean air act, coal burning, coal mining, industrial pollution, London smog, lung disease, New Delhi, PM2.5, renewables, respiratory deaths, Russia, silicosis, smog, ukraine, USA | Leave a comment

The old story: weaponization of religion

Posted on January 1, 2026 by borderslynn

Yet another billionaire with an interesting back story, who has spent many years of his life spreading pro Russian propaganda: https://www.forbes.com/profile/vadim-novinsky/ What Human Rights Watch reveals: UKRAINE: Arrest warrant for pro-Russian billionaire Orthodox priest Vadim Novinskyi Freedom of Religion and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arrest warrant, billionaire, Christian extremism, criminal, Estonia, human rights, J D Vance, metals, oil, plot, pro Russian propagandist, Russian Orthodox Religion, Severn Mountains Mandate, Smart Holdings, Ukraine billionaire, USA, Vadim Novinsky, war | Leave a comment

Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

Posted on December 31, 2025 by borderslynn

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aggression, Arctic melt, Black Sea, broligarchs, Caribbean, coastal, conflict, cuts to funding, Denmark, ethiopia, fossil fuels, fraud rumours, Gaza, Georgia, glacier, Greenland, IDF, indifference, indigenous peoples, innocents killed, israel, lifeline to land locked, maritime trade routes, Minnesota, murder, oligarchs, Palestinian land, Pituffik Space Base, poverty, power grabs, propaganda, real estate, Russia, Saudi Arabia coalition, scarce resources, Somalia, sovereignty, Sudan RSF, theft, ukraine, US, US military, US personnel, venezuela, war, war crimes, wealth, West Bank, Yemen port | Leave a comment

We are only human

Posted on December 30, 2025 by borderslynn

I have mostly taken quotes from the Michael Steinberger book on Alex Karp. This study of one currently influential individual illustrates how our world order can be shaped by the impact of their life events and thus perceptions: 1967 was … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alex Karp, ancestry, anti semitism, becoming what you hate most, donors, genocidal, Hamas, holocaust. industrialized killing, human reaction, humanitarian, israel, Jewish, Nazi ideology, othering, Palantir, Palestinians, parental roots, philosophy, politicians, psychology of belief, silicon valley, wealth, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Swallowing Gaza and Boxing In Ukraine?

Posted on December 30, 2025 by borderslynn

Trump backs Netanyahu at meeting at Mar-a-Largo as IDF proceeds to gobble Gaza: Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cruelty, death, death of innocents, destruction, indifference to suffering, inhumanity, israel, land grabs, Netanyahu, oligarchs, Palestinians, real estate, revenge, Trump, Ukrainians, war crimes, wealth, world re-order, Zelensky | Leave a comment

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