Author Archives: borderslynn

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

Datacenters hit in Middle East (sold as safe and secure)

Posted on April 5, 2026 by borderslynn

Iran succeeds in targeting datacenters: https://www.networkworld.com/article/4153994/amazon-middle-east-datacenter-suffers-second-drone-hit-as-iran-steps-up-attacks.html UAE denies reports of attack: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/oracle-office-in-dubai-hit-in-iran-strikes-what-uae-said/ar-AA202BzB Cost of Oracle Datacenter: Oracle’s data center services cost $30 billion per year for OpenAI’s needs, as reported in July 2025. This includes building and operating massive facilities … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AWS, Bahrain, datacenters, Dubai, Iran, Larry Ellison, Oracle, United Arab Emirates, US-Israeli war on Iran | Leave a comment

US Military cannot hide from Iranian strikes

Posted on April 4, 2026 by borderslynn

1st April, 2026 For whom the bell tolls…….. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/irgc-claims-37-us-officers-dead-in-uae-strike/ar-AA1ZVdDe In Kuwait: Iranian drone hits US Chinook helicopter at Kuwait base, aircraft damagedNews DeskLast Updated: 04 Apr 2026, 11:04 am IST2 min Share An Iranian … Read more at: https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/iranian-drone-strike-us-chinook-kuwait-m6wg2dsc Bahrain, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 37 dead, 5th Fleet evacuates, Bahrain, Chinook hit at US base, F15E downed, HC130 destroyed, Iranians strike US military, IRGC, Kuwait, passive infrared detection, UAE | Leave a comment

Who would buy American weapons?

Posted on April 4, 2026 by borderslynn

After F15 was shot down over Iran, so far one pilot has been recovered, the other is being sought. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt How much does the A-10 Warthog cost? According to Military Machine, The A-10 Thunderbolt II costs about $18.8 million per … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged A10 Warthog, asymmetric warfare, depletion of stockpiles, F15E, Iran, Israel-US war on Iran, military expenditure, stress on military, tomahawk missiles, Trump request for new military budget, UK | Leave a comment

Russian shadow fleet using Starlink

Posted on April 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Russia blocks loophole for Apple payments: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/russian-iphone-users-lose-apple-id-payments-as-kremlin-escalates-vpn-crackdown/ar-AA1ZUOpk

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Apple payments, avoiding sanctions, Elon Musk, gas, Maksut Shadayev, oil, revenues, Russian shadow fleet, Starlink, ukraine | 2 Comments

The Red Cross in Lebanon, update 2nd April 2026

Posted on April 2, 2026 by borderslynn

The Lebanese Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organization in Lebanon, with approximately 7,000 members/volunteers and 200 staff personnel. It operates over 250 ambulances and 46 first-aid centers across the country. Wikipedia redcross.org.lb I received this email update: I’m writing with another … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged children, death, destruction, displacement, Hezbollah, hospitals, IDF, Israeli attacks on health workers, Latani River, Lebanon, medics, occupation, suffering | Leave a comment

Stablecoin could cause the next financial crash

Posted on April 1, 2026 by borderslynn

Definition: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stablecoin.asp Who owns Tether? https://thecoinomist.com/personalities/giancarlo-devasini-tethers-owner-richer-than-piero-ferrari/ Audit due: Tether, the World’s Biggest Stablecoin, Is Finally Getting Its First Full Audit After more than a decade of accusations, the company claims it will submit to a legitimate review of its finances. … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged audit 2026, Cantor Fitzgerald, Genius Act, Giancarlo Devasini, Howard Lutnick, insider knowledge, Jeffrey Epstein, knowing when to crash the economy, Putin, stablecoin, Tether, Thorbjørn Jagland, undermining dollar, US treasury bonds | 1 Comment

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 And then,on … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1941, ballroom, bunker, Judge block, 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 →