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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

Prospect of Orbital Data Centres – or how to further harm Earth

Posted on July 20, 2026 by borderslynn

This is an extract from a piece by a researcher in The Conversation: Most plans for orbital data centres depend on the future success of SpaceX’s heavy-lift Starship. But every Starship launch burns over 1,000 tonnes of liquid methane, releasing around 80,000 tonnes … Continue reading →

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IDF to Wehrmacht?

Posted on July 19, 2026 by borderslynn

Here is an extract from the moving, honest book ‘Israel – what went wrong?’by Omer Bartov When the first intifada, or uprising, broke out, in late 1987, I was teaching at Tel Aviv University. I was appalled by Minister of … Continue reading →

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‘Bleeding the Beast’ 4.

Posted on July 18, 2026 by borderslynn

UK tax payers expenditure to Israel: support for Israel has often been framed within the context of shared democratic values and mutual interests in combating terrorism and promoting stability in the region. Over the decades, the UK has maintained a … Continue reading →

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‘Bleeding the Beast’ 3.

Posted on July 18, 2026 by borderslynn

An interesting read,  if you want to know where UK tax payers money went, during the £74bn Covid induced outlay under the Conservative government: https://private-eye.co.uk/special-reports/profits-of-doom Note the PPE Inquiry report: Billions of taxpayers’ money wasted on PPE failures, Covid inquiry … Continue reading →

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‘Bleeding the Beast’ 2.

Posted on July 17, 2026 by borderslynn

UK shameful waste of tax payers funds in defense spending: Example 2022: https://www.declassifieduk.org/the-mods-300bn-waste-of-public-money/ Drone construction waste: 46 In service from August 2014 Watchkeeper is a large unarmed drone operated by the British Army rather than the RAF. It is assigned … Continue reading →

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‘Bleeding the Beast’ 1.

Posted on July 17, 2026 by borderslynn

Globally, tax payers are exploited by those determined to escape paying tax which would have, if paid,  contributed to benefitting the living standards of their fellow humans. “Bleeding the beast” refers to a practice where individuals or groups exploit government … Continue reading →

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UK: British Steel rescue plan

Posted on July 16, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xwg0gdrpzo Government brings British Steel into public ownership to protect UK steelmaking The Government has today (16 July) taken British Steel into public ownership to protect the future of steel production in the UK.  https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-brings-british-steel-into-public-ownership-to-protect-uk-steelmaking

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Robbing UK taxpayers: Tory plan and Ben Houchen, South Teesside ‘redevelopment’

Posted on July 16, 2026 by borderslynn

This article, being reproduced here, covers an ongoing sore which the twice weekly magazine Private Eye highlighted in 2023: https://northeastbylines.co.uk/business/teesworks-houchens-silence/ About Ben Houchen: Ben Houchen net worth Jul, 2026 Ben Houchen, Baron Houchen of High Leven (born 9 December 1986) … Continue reading →

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Robbing nations of tax due, using loopholes: Epstein/ Mandelson Panama links

Posted on July 14, 2026 by borderslynn

https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/01/31/mandelson-epstein-panama-tax-emails/ Here is one of the blogs I wrote re The Panama Papers: https://borderslynn.com/2025/08/18/9-years-after-panama-papers-offshore-holdings/ And where Epstein was, so follows Donald Trump: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-panama-canal-hotel-lawsuit-history-b2669911.html And Chris Unger writes on Substack:

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Toxic mist sent through sprinklers used for golf courses and parks

Posted on July 14, 2026 by borderslynn

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/meta-ai-data-center-pathogen-bacteria-water So irresponsible: Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city’s reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacteria in Cheyenne’s water system News By Luke James … Continue reading →

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