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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

Extremists at war

Posted on March 31, 2026 by borderslynn

Shane Yirak observations on Substack

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, GCC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, international trade, Iran, IRGC, Japan, kill box, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, negotiating safe passage of tankers, oil, Persian Gulf, red sea, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war | Leave a comment

Ballroom (and Bunker)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by borderslynn

We guessed it all along. Just updating the 1941 bunker ‘concealed by a ballroom’……….. Donald Trump says military wanted a White House ballroom ‘more than anybody’: ‘It was supposed to be secret’ Story by Joseph Konig • 3d https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-says-military-wanted-a-white-house-ballroom-more-than-anybody-it-was-supposed-to-be-secret/ar-AA1ZtWo5

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1941, ballroom, bunker, Trump the Builder, update, White House | Leave a comment

“Your hands are full of blood”: Pope after Pete Hegseth comments

Posted on March 29, 2026 by borderslynn

Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’ Pontiff’s unusually pointed comments come after Pete Hegseth’s prayer for violence against enemies ‘who deserve no mercy’ Rory CarrollSun 29 Mar 2026 15.30 BSTShare Pope Leo has … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged illegal war, Israel-US war in Iran, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, Pontiff, Pope Leo, prayers for violence, troops to Iran | Leave a comment

Targeting Journalists: Lebanon and West Bank

Posted on March 29, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/lebanon-condemns-blatant-war-crime-israel-kills-three-journalists Time and time again, targeting journalists: https://borderslynn.com/2024/05/03/4337/ Jeremy Diamond and his CNN team were assaulted by IDF supporting illegal settlers:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Ali Shoeib, Fatima Ftouni, illegal settlements, international war crime, Israeli war crime, Jeremy Diamond, journalists targeted, Lebanon, Mohammed Ftouni, Palestinians, violence, West Banks | Leave a comment

Ben Delo of BitMex plus pattern of pardons

Posted on March 26, 2026 by borderslynn

Ben Delo is a 42 year old billionaire and co-founder of the BitMex cryptocurrency trading platform. He is autistic and has managed to flourish academically after he found educational support as a child in the British education system. He has … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anti immigration, anti-woke, Arthur Hayes, autism, Benjamin Delo, billionaire, Binance, BitMex, British Democracy, Brock Pierce, Cantor Fitzgerald, Changpeng Zhao, cryptocurrency, David Sacks, Donald Trump pardon, Elon Musk, funding right wing campaigns, hate crimes, Howard Lutnick, inciting violence, investor, Jeffrey Epstein, Justin Sun, MBS, money laundering, no empathy, poisoning words, Project 25, Qatar, Sam Friedman, Samuel Reed, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Tahnoon, stablecoin, Steve Witkoff, Tether, UK, undermining democracy, World Liberty Finance | Leave a comment

The Inner Circle

Posted on March 25, 2026 by borderslynn

Robert Reich, Substack, March 25 2026 remarks about insider betting and windfall for some, in past few days: It is generally a cause for concern, globally, here extracts from The Guardian: ………..past few days, from 6% on 21 March to … Continue reading →