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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

The Food Industry and Covid 19

Posted on June 21, 2020 by borderslynn

The Coronoravirus epidemic has highlighted many inequalities in society – the poorest are hit hardest by the consequences of the disease. I will add to this blog as I research it, but do not want to delay its publication as … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged capitalism, consequences of unemployment, covid 19, fair wage, food industry, Maslow, poverty, respect, universal wage | Leave a comment

Christopher Columbus Statues

Posted on June 14, 2020 by borderslynn

This image taken 2019. A long running sore. Now many voices call for such symbols to no longer affront the daily lives of those whose ancestors helped build America (and previous empires of the world) with their suffering. Now statues … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged degradation, genocide, humiliation, indigenous, injustice, military aggression, oppressed, poverty, religion, slavery, terror, uncivilised, violence | Leave a comment

Land Grab attempted of Indian reservation whilst virus rampages

Posted on June 11, 2020 by borderslynn

“June 6, 2020 CONTACT: steven@smokesygnals.com NCAIPress@ncai.org KCarroll@usetinc.org Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Native Organizations Encouraged by Recent Decision in Mashpee v. Bernhardt and Now Call on DOI for Recommitment to Tribal Sovereignty. Yesterday, the United States District Court for the District … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged "indians", injustice, justice, land grabs, land rights, law, mashpee, native american peoples, racism, reservations, USA | Leave a comment

Africa: the suffering of DR Congo peoples

Posted on June 8, 2020 by borderslynn

Coronavirus adding to their misery. Please follow this website: https://congoinconversation.fondationcarmignac.com And this website: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/switzerland-opens-criminal-probe-into-glencore/?utm_source=ICIJ&utm_campaign=ed8fb2f734-0707_WeeklyEmail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_992ecfdbb2-ed8fb2f734-82075869 And as the elite demand their electric cars to virtue signal to the rest of us, we see the “dirty secrets” behind the making of such … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 95 percent pop in poverty, citizens in peaceful protest, covid 19, DR Congo, glencore, harsh crackdown, illegality, mining, pandemic | 2 Comments

Ibrahimi Mosque, Palestine

Posted on June 4, 2020 by borderslynn

From MiddleEast Eye: “During the coronavirus lockdown, everything was shut down, so the Israelis used this as a time for them to steal more land from Palestinians, because there was nothing people could do about it,” Abu Sneineh said. According … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged covid 19, ethnic cleansing, Ibrahimi mosque, illegality, injustice, land grabs, Palestine, pestilence, sacred places | Leave a comment

Brazil: the Rainforest is dying. It is the heart of the Earth. Ecocide is the cause.

Posted on June 2, 2020 by borderslynn

Please watch this video Home Images from the programme:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged brazil, climate change, coronavirus epidemic, criminal loggers, ecocide, fires, indigenous peoples need support, rainforest | 1 Comment

Religious Deception in the New World

Posted on May 23, 2020 by borderslynn

The ride of the fourth horseman Revelation 6:7-8 tells us this about the fourth seal: “When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’ So I looked, and behold, a pale … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Amerindians, ancestry, Caribbean, catholicism, conquistadores, disease, invasion, land ownership, pestilence, smallpox, Spanish Empire, West Africa | Leave a comment

Terror dogs arrival in the New World

Posted on May 18, 2020 by borderslynn

Conquistadors, the never to be forgotten military cultivated under the rule of a fanatical Portuguese Queen, Isabella, and her less fanatical Spanish husband, Ferdinand, had developed fighting skills empassioned by the Monarchs’ religious fervour to ‘cleanse’ the Iberian Peninsula of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged catholicism, Colombus, comversion, conquistadores, Molossian dogs, New World, portugal, slaughter of indigenous peoples., spain, war, war dogs | Leave a comment

First split hooved pigs in the Americas

Posted on May 16, 2020 by borderslynn

Image of wild boar in present day Hong Kong The species that make up the family Suidae are known as the pigs. All species in this family originated in Old World Europe, Africa, and Asia. Almost all of these pigs … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged animal welfare, christianity, Colombus, consumption of pigs, disease, domestication of pigs, jew, Latin America, muslim, palearctic, suidae | Leave a comment

The Americas: the origin of wild turkey

Posted on May 15, 2020 by borderslynn

Birds descend from a group of dinosaurs called theropods (from Greek meaning “beast feet”). The Turkey and chicken have the closest overall chromosome pattern to their dinosaur ancestor, possibly Tyrannosaurus Rex! After the dinosaurs were gone, mammals and birds were … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 15 and 16th century, Americas, ancestors, avian, Bahamas, birds, Colombus, dinosaurs, italy, Latin America, Mexico, Mongolia, spain | Leave a comment

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