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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

Secrets

There are secrets and there is Victoria’s Secret. The Head of Victoria’s Secret Says Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Are Like Roman Emperors BY Katie Reilly November 2, 2016 at 11:20 AM EDT NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 07: Les Wexner … Continue reading

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At a tap near you

I am reproducing this article which offers a solution for drinking water: to use charcoal filters which are changed regularly. From The Conversation,  Daniel Drage, University of Birmingham Most UK rivers are contaminated by a chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This is … Continue reading

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It’s only men doing business

1986 Israel, Ehud Barak and technology: The upgrades to the drones were part of a larger technological push in the IDF, which in the late 1980s invested significant resources to acquire and develop precision ordnance—“smart bombs” that could hit their … Continue reading

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Merely men, not gods

Chris Hedges on Substack writes: Epstein, replicating the pretensions and vacuity of the characters who were parodied in the “Dinner with Trimalchio” chapter of Satyricon, organized elaborate dinner gatherings for his billionaire friends, including Elon Musk, Salar Kamangar and Jeff … Continue reading

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ICE ratios 1:400 migrants

Restacked on Substack: America once promoted its ‘melting pot’ of well integrated Americans, drawn from across the world. Now we have the “Big Beautiful Bill” which heralds a windfall for ICE (not the UK’s Institute of Civil Engineers, but America’s … Continue reading

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Compensation designed to be insufficient, too late for many victims

1979 A Workers Compensation Act was created by the UK Parliament. It was a recognition of all the illnesses caused since the various environmental hazards through employment were understood and classified. Silicosis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/silicosis/ Pneumoconiosis Home History of UK Coal Mining, … Continue reading

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Privatising Royal Mail and Evasion of Corporate Responsibility

This horror movie of a case of heartless and cowardly management at the Post Office and appalling decisions to continue to run a flawed legacy system. See Timeline of events at: https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/accounting-software/horizon-the-20-year-accounting-software-scandal For centuries, Royal Mail has been a cornerstone … Continue reading

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Intensifying weather patterns: flash floods

Flash Flood warning systems. If you don’t have one, the odds are this could happen: This was no way to celebrate July 4th, 2025 Catastrophic Flooding Along Guadalupe River Kills Multiple Devastating July 4 flood in Texas Hill Country causes … Continue reading

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Tyranny

I am reproducing a remarkable piece to mark July 4th, 2025, Independence Day, by Judge Michael Luttig, published by Telos.news:

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Iraq and Seduction by Delusions

I was watching an old, rare archive piece of film, introduced by Christopher Hitchens, which appeared to show Saddam Hussein asserting his control over the Ba’ath Party, sorting loyalists from covert opposition at a conference. Hitchens was referring to a … Continue reading

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