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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

From Viktor in Kyiv

Posted on June 16, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing the personal experience of Viktor Kravchuk, Ukraine, Substack: See the World War II German encirclement of the Red Army in Kiev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kiev_(1941)

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged christianity, conflict, culture, destruction, Dnipro river, Dormitrion, history of Red Army trapped in Kyiv, Kyiv, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Orthodox, Russian attack, ukraine, war, WW2 | Leave a comment

Orthodox Dormition Monastery struck by Shaheed drone sent by Russia

Posted on June 15, 2026 by borderslynn

Before Attack After attack See one of my earlier blogs about the weaponisation of religion in Ukrane: https://borderslynn.com/2026/01/01/ukraine-disinformation-using-religious-influence/

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged christianity, Dormition Monastery, Kyiv cultural history, Ukraine Orthodox cathedral, UNESCO, weaponisation of religion | Leave a comment

About-face: from hawks to paying protection money

Posted on June 14, 2026 by borderslynn

UAE paid Iran billions of dollars to halt strikes: Report IRGC officials stayed at the UAE national security advisor’s guest house last week to cut a de-escalation deal. The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged direct dealing with Tehran, Iran, just business, liabilities, no trust in US-Israel, protection money, United Arab Emirates | Leave a comment

A perspective on cage fighters as staged for Trump celebration

Posted on June 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Robert Reich on Substack, opinion, reproduced here:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aggression, bluff, Brutality, cage fight, Donald Trump, donors, drawing blood, entertainment, Fall of the Roman Empire, fear, gladiator, identity crisis, macho, male inferiority, manosphere, masculinity, no rules, sponsors, symbolism, Trump income, Trump ticket sales, UFC, violence, White House | Leave a comment

No due process: use the “shoot now and forget about it” process

Posted on June 13, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-tren-de-aragua-leader-killed-in-us-military-strike-trump-announces/ar-AA25wbP5 Remember ‘due process’: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/wife-of-cartel-leader-files-criminal-complaint-against-top-mexican-over-extradition-of-operatives-without-due-process/ar-AA1V6vYG

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged venezuela, drug cartels, assassination, Tren de Aragua, due process, military strikes, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, Nino Guerrero | Leave a comment

Central African Republic (close ally of Russia) accepts US deportees using legal loophole

Posted on June 12, 2026 by borderslynn

Iranian woman among migrants deported from the US to the Central African Republic June 12, 2026, 5:14 AM ET By JEAN FERNAND KOENA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — An Iranian woman is among around … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Afghanistan, Armenia, Central African Republic, costa rica, court intervention, deportation, El Salvador, Eswatini, Georgia, Iran, Jordan, legal loophole, mercenaries, Mexico, no due process, oppression, Panama, poverty, Russia, Rwanda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey, Uganda, US, Wagner | Leave a comment

9/11 attacks and consequences

Posted on June 12, 2026 by borderslynn

It is an eye-opener for me to read the history behind Saudi Wahaabi influence, written so clearly by Wajeeh Lion, Substack, June 11, 2026. Here is an extract: The ideological penetration extended deeply into the Western hemisphere. Saudi charities aggressively … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 9/11 facilitation, al-Qaeda, British colonialism, conflicts, eroding alternative belief systems, global economy, imams, muslim, Saudi charities, Saudi global investments, Saudi Wahaabism, secular beliefs, war | Leave a comment

The pattern repeated

Posted on June 11, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/trump-has-predicted-an-iran-deal-38-times-since-march-prediction-markets-say-it-won-t-happen-soon/ar-AA25dHfp Example: https://borderslynn.com/2026/05/24/friday-trump-says-close-to-a-deal-monday-trump-says-war-back-on-oil-prices-drop-then-surge-another-pattern-for-money-making-amongst-friends/

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged grifter, insider trading, Iran, lack of trust, patterns of manipulation of the market, price of oil, trading oil, US, Wall Street, world economy collapse | Leave a comment

Adderall drug and microdosing psychedelics

Posted on June 11, 2026 by borderslynn

If you were there in the 1950s, you remember the drug culture growing: https://www.psychedelicarchive.com/1950s And today it seems as popular as ever, reaching the rich and powerful, but made available to those with mental issues they were born with, have … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Wall Street, RFK, stock market, influencers, tech bros, drug culture, decision makers, rich and powerful, mental health issues, addictive behaviour, White House culture, psychedelics, history of pharma intervention, micro dosing, heroine, pharma industry, profits before responsibility | Leave a comment

There are no winners in war, only losers

Posted on June 8, 2026 by borderslynn

The UK Isle of Grain Terminal, storage for Supplies of LNG gas, was a long term National Grid energy security plan, set up in 2025: https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2025/investment-in-grain-lng/ The UK partnered with US Bridgepoint Group. The UK began receiving LNG from Qatar, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged dependency, energy security, fossil fuels, fracking in US, investment, Isle of Grain, Liquid Natural Gas, Norway, Qatari LNG, UK | Leave a comment

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