Category Archives: anthropocene

Reshaping shipping insurance: managing transit risks

Posted on May 5, 2026 by borderslynn

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/567177/Business/Economy/Hormuz-war-risk-drives-sevenfold-insurance-spike,-.aspx

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged global economy, illegal war on Iran, Israeli - US Abraham Accord, shipping insurance, Strait of Hormuz | Leave a comment

Israel deploys to defend friend, UAE

Posted on May 5, 2026 by borderslynn

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/netanyahu-israel-iron-dome-uae-iran-missile-war-gulf-air-defense-alliance/ See also the above covering the impact of the Abraham Accord, here is an extract: UAE–Israel Military Convergence After the Abraham Accords The 2020 Abraham Accords fundamentally restructured Middle Eastern security alignments by formalising UAE–Israel relations, unlocking rapid expansion … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abraham Accord, alliances, cost benefit analysis, Houthis, Iranian Shaheds, israel, Israeli battle for dominance, middle east, Patriot Air Defence, Prince of Peace Award, Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates, war with Iran, yemen | Leave a comment

I wanna break free

Posted on May 4, 2026 by borderslynn

27th April 2026 Strait of Hormuz traffic showing early signs of recovery but analysts say crisis far from over Vessel crossings rebound over the weekend but analysts warn increased movement has not yet translated into a surge in oil and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Iran, US-Israel, Strait of Hormuz, trapped crews, 2000 trapped crewmen, illegal war on Iran, blockades, UNO card game, CENTCOM, Dark Eagle hypersonic missile | Leave a comment

A Lebanon school destroyed by Israel:complicit silence as destruction continues unabated

Posted on May 4, 2026 by borderslynn

A Substack comment:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged complicit nations, culture destruction, Gaza, Hezbollah, IDF, impunity, Iran, israel, land grab, Lebanon, preventing scholarship, proxies, southern villages in Lebanon, Turkey, war crime | Leave a comment

Inversion of international moral order

Posted on May 4, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing Chris Hedges Substack, 4th May 2026

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged brazil, extremist zionism, flotilla, genocide, illegal court process, imprisonment, impunity, injustice, israel, kidnap, Palestine, persecution, Spain Saif Abu Keshek, supply of weapons to aggressor, Thiago Avila, torture, travesty, weapon supply | Leave a comment

Money changes everything: how long has this been going on?

Posted on May 3, 2026 by borderslynn

October 2022, old news, but I missed it! Defying Pentagon secrecy, reporting exposes retired US Generals on Saudi payroll Jake Johnson, Common Dreams October 18, 2022 12:46PM ET A sweeping investigation published by The Washington Post on Tuesday after years of digging and legal … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AIPAC, Air Force Brig. Gen. John Doucette and retired Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Saudi payroll, bribery, Epstein and Saudi, geopolitics, israel, Jeffrey Epstein, lobbying in America by foreign countries, retired military, Russia, Trump and Saudi, Trump officials, US officials funded by foreign governments | Leave a comment

It’s official: Pentagon goes full AI

Posted on May 2, 2026 by borderslynn

From nextgov.com Oracle: Laying off workers who trained AI to replace them *like digging your own grave): Oracle Lays Off 30,000 As AI Spending Surges ByJon Markman,Contributor. Analyzing tech stocks through the prism of cultural change.Follow AuthorApr 06, 2026 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/04/06/oracles-massive-30000-layoff-as-ai-spending-surges/ And … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged artificial intelligence, conflict, culling tech jobs, decision making, mass unemployment of skilled computer staff, Pentagon, replacing human input, training AI, war machine | Leave a comment

Protesting against oppression

Posted on May 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Keir Starmer re protest chant as pro Palestinians march in the UK: “I will defend the right of peaceful protest very strongly and freedom of speech. I have defended those principles all my life and I will continue to do … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged apartheid, defenders, Intifada, israel, oppression, Palestinians, supporters, UK protesters | Leave a comment

When AI Art bites

Posted on May 2, 2026 by borderslynn

Explosive Media banned by Google on YouTube: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/vengeance-for-all-how-irans-lego-videos-won-narrative-war-against-trump Note: But the New York Times had an extraordinary detail about the Iranian offer: “A U.S. official also said that accepting it could appear to deny Mr. Trump a victory.” Chancellor Merz comments on Iran ‘having … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AI animation, AI art, art, Chancellor Merz, communications, Explosive Media, germany, Iran, media is the message, NATO, President Donald Trump, rap, US | Leave a comment

Offshore Banking, Oil, Jeffrey Epstein and GCC

Posted on April 30, 2026 by borderslynn

Reading a report ‘Big Oil and Offshore Banking, just released, April 2026, by The Ecologist. https://theecologist.org/ Here are a few extracts: How offshore banking began in UK: This process began in Jersey, in the 1960s. Marcus Samuel, the proprietor of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem , Bill Clinton, blackmail, bribery, corruption, criminal network, depriving nation wealth, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Fidel Castro, futures, global suffering, Gulf leaders, illegal war by US-Israel, Iran, island of Jersey, Isle of Man, Jeffrey Epstein, major global oil companies, manipulation of markets, Mick Jagger, Netanyahu, no taxes for the wealthy, offshore banking, oil magnates, Pope John Paul II, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim of Qatar, short selling, Strait of Hormuz profiteering, theft from nations, UK offshore banking, Wall Street | Leave a comment

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