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

We are only human

Posted on December 30, 2025 by borderslynn

I have mostly taken quotes from the Michael Steinberger book on Alex Karp. This study of one currently influential individual illustrates how our world order can be shaped by the impact of their life events and thus perceptions: 1967 was … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Alex Karp, ancestry, anti semitism, becoming what you hate most, donors, genocidal, Hamas, holocaust. industrialized killing, human reaction, humanitarian, israel, Jewish, Nazi ideology, othering, Palantir, Palestinians, parental roots, philosophy, politicians, psychology of belief, silicon valley, wealth, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Swallowing Gaza and Boxing In Ukraine?

Posted on December 30, 2025 by borderslynn

Trump backs Netanyahu at meeting at Mar-a-Largo as IDF proceeds to gobble Gaza: Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged cruelty, death, death of innocents, destruction, indifference to suffering, inhumanity, israel, land grabs, Netanyahu, oligarchs, Palestinians, real estate, revenge, Trump, Ukrainians, war crimes, wealth, world re-order, Zelensky | Leave a comment

Pray for Oleksandr

Posted on December 27, 2025 by borderslynn

If you follow Lev Parnas on Substack, he has worrying news about his cousin in Ukraine: https://levremembers.substack.com/p/breaking-live-update-oleksandr-and SLAV UKRAINE!

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged front line, invasion, Russia, Russian bombardment, ukraine, winter | Leave a comment

Be careful what you wish for….

Posted on December 27, 2025 by borderslynn

Another headline over Christmas 2025, as Trump approves a strike in Nigeria, Africa: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/trump-strikes-nigeria-isis-christians-b2890642.html CNN referenced on Substack: According to CNN, residents of Jabo village in northwestern Nigeria described fear and confusion after debris from a U.S. missile strike landed … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, anti love, Ba'ath Sunnis, Boko Harem, conflict, immigrants, innocents killed, Iraq, ISIS, land grabs, MAGA Christianity, muslims, Nigeria, pro hate, resources, Syria, threat from within, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Authoritarian innovation

Posted on December 25, 2025 by borderslynn

Ruth Ben-Ghiat has contributed an essay on Substack, here is an extract: DOGE may seem like a failure, if we take on good faith Elon Musk’s claim that its agenda was greater government efficiency and savings. The architects of DOGE … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged america, authoritarian capture, civil servant pain, Collosus, digital power, DOGE, dominance, Elon Musk, indifference. sadism, innovation, intentional harm, oppression, psychopathic regime, white supremacy, world suffering | Leave a comment

We are not your enemy

Posted on December 24, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing a Substack from Carole Cadwalladr: And Dean Blundell comments on Substack: BREAKING: Trump Regime Sanctions Several EU Officials/Anti-Hate Speech Orgs, In STUNNING Move To Amplify Hate Speech In The EU Free Speech Is the Cover Story. The … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged algorithms, broligarchy, hate speech, manipulation of minds, racism, silicon valley, social media, white supremacy | Leave a comment

OCHA weekly reports: the fight for survival goes on

Posted on December 23, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing the 17th December 2025 Report, please follow OCHA for future weekly reports about the desperate situation for Palestinians:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged abandonment, endless retribution, Gazans, indifference, israel, merciless, Palestinians, peace for who?, preventable deaths, punishing innocents, silent response toward aggressors | Leave a comment

Already Pirated

Posted on December 23, 2025 by borderslynn

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 60 Minutes, Bari Weiss, CBS, CECOT, ICE, illegal deportations, innocent immigrants, Larry Ellison, no due process, Paramount, Salvador, torture | Leave a comment

Contradicting Intelligence

Posted on December 23, 2025 by borderslynn

Michael D Sellers, Substack noted As Reuters put it, intelligence agencies continue to warn that Putin “has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire.” That stands in stark contrast to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Arctic, Atlantic, Denmark, fossil fuels, fuelling war, Greenland, international security, Iran, NATO alliance, oil, Reuters, Russia, shadow fleet, spy crews, Tulsi Gabbard, US intelligence, venezuela, wealth | Leave a comment

From Russia with Love

Posted on December 22, 2025 by borderslynn

Ivanka Trump is good friends with Dasha Zhukova. Wendy Deng (then the wife of Rupert Murdoch) introduced them. the former wife of Rupert Murdoch, who had introduced Dasha Zhukova to Ivanka years earlier and whose social and investment networks tied … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Dasha Khukova, Elena Khukova, Jared Kushner, legal support for Abramovich, London, oil, Roman Abramovich. Ukraine invasion, Rupert Murdoch, Russian banks, Russian oligarchs, ukraine, VEB | Leave a comment

Author Archives: borderslynn

About borderslynn

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