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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

Paulo Zampolli, Jeffrey Epstein and the UN Russia ties via Vitaly Churkin

Posted on July 21, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2017/02/20/the-diplomatic-life-of-vitaly-churkin-a57215 He died shortly after his connections with Epstein were revealed: https://tommycarstensen.com/epstein/people/vitaly-churkin.html Churkin lived 3 blocks away from Jeffrey Epstein. Melania was brought to the US by Paulo Zampolli, and he remains her closest friend. Zampolli was also a close … Continue reading →

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Caring about the cybersecurity threats made greater thanks to AI model intrusion

Posted on July 20, 2026 by borderslynn

Just been alerted to threats I was previously totally unaware of: Volt Typhoon Energy Grid Cyberattack Exposes US Infrastructure Vulnerabilities The Volt Typhoon advanced persistent threat (APT) group maintained access to a Massachusetts power utility’s OT network for almost a … Continue reading →

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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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