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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

Drill, baby, drill…..

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are the leading producers of oil in the world. There are two major oil contracts that are closely watched by oil market participants. In North America, the benchmark for oil futures is West Texas … Continue reading

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River PFAS pollution

I am reproducing a Conversation article. It is sad that America has just reversed the magnificent decision to ban PFAS:

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‘Cult’ure

Many years ago, one of my blogs was about a powerful Mesoamerican cult which elicited wonderful art and architecture, and it was a positive cult, revering Nature and humbled before it. See https://borderslynn.com/2019/02/10/the-cult-of-kukulkan-quetzalcoatl-and-the-feathered-pterosaur-reptiles/ Today we have followers of fashion, music … Continue reading

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Not Right Enough?

It seems, now we no longer ‘see through a glass darkly, but now face to face’ that Charlie Kirk was not right enough for the Far Right Groyper cult. Well, I am not well versed in this ‘meme’ terminology, so … Continue reading

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Barbarism and Western civilisation

I am reproducing this Substack by Chris Hedges:

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Arms to Israel: Why?

A sequence of recent headlines: The new man overseeing Britain’s arms exports is vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel By Iain Overton on 7 Sep 2025 https://aoav.org.uk/2025/the-new-man-overseeing-britains-arms-exports-is-vice-chair-of-labour-friends-of-israel/ Israel’s objective is ‘annihilation of diplomacy’ itself 8 hours ago 22:16 BST “The stated objective of Israel’s … Continue reading

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Letter from America

From Lev Parnas, Substack And another view on current events by Heather Cox Richardson: From Heather Cox Richardson, Political Historian:September 6, 2025 (Saturday) “Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as … Continue reading

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Cover up? Who me?

Gizmodo article here:

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Bearing Witness

I am reproducing a Substack piece by Lev Parnas: Breaking Silence: Survivors Confront Trump as His Cover-Up Crumbles While Trump scrambles jets and calls it a “hoax,” survivors speak their truth, Trump allies break ranks, and the demand to release … Continue reading

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RFK, Saint of the Anti-vaxers, ‘destroyer of women’ – ‘destroyer of health protection for US citizens’

Newsweek 2023: Robert F. Kennedy stated in a televised interview on Tuesday that he had flown on Jeffrey Epstein‘s private jet twice—weeks after telling Newsweek that he had only taken one flight on the late financier’s aircraft. The independent 2024 presidential candidate was among a … Continue reading

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