Tag Archives: greed

When you just know…..

Posted on December 14, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Substack by David Rothkopf as he ‘tells it like it is’ as an American from New Jersey:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged acquiring wealth, arrogance, crudity, Democrats, evidence of history, GOP, greed, ignorance, indifference to harm, insider trading, Republicans, tax reductions | Leave a comment

Sometimes good things fall apart…….

Posted on December 7, 2025 by borderslynn

The American Supreme Court decisions at July 2025: https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-supreme-court-rules-donald-trump-15-times-row-2100190 Chief Justice Roberts: The Reuters article goes on to say: The Roberts Court is the most conservative court in 100 years, and it has laudably corrected major jurisprudential mistakes in abortion, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anti immigration, anti-institutions, anti-multicultural, causing deaths which were preventable, causing harm, civil rights, conservative, constitution, cruelty, due process, extremism, fear, greed, human rights, John Roberts, Kushner, law, purging, Putin, Qatar, revenge, right wing, SCOTUS, UAE, US Supreme Court, wealth for the few, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Intending to suck out the soul of Ukraine, yet Ukrainians resist despite betrayals

Posted on December 4, 2025 by borderslynn

Looking back to Putin taking Crimea: Ukraine war: ten years after Putin annexed Crimea, Russia’s grip on the peninsula looks shaky Published: March 15, 2024 3.01pm GMT Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham ……….This does not mean, however, that Russia is in any … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged america, betrayals, cruelty, Derkach, Europe, greed, Guiliani, Lukoil, peace, Putin, sanctions, Senegal, shadow fleet, traps, Trump plan, Ukrainians, US-Russia | Leave a comment

UK and US special relationship

Posted on November 17, 2025 by borderslynn

1997 to 2010 https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/215661/economics/economic-record-of-new-labour-1997-2010/ 1999, Enter Prince Andrew, as described in the book by Lownie: On the morning of 9 February 1999 a small group gathered at Teterboro Airport, just outside New York, ready to catch a Gulfstream jet to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anti Muslim, arms dealers, building projects, coincidences, conflict, crusades, destruction, Deutsche Bank, Epstein, failed states, faith, Friends of Israel, greed, israel, land theft, loans, Mandelson, middle east, money laundering, North Africa wars, oil, overreach, Prince Andrew, Russia, settlers, terrorism, Tony Blair, US and UK, West Bank, zionism | Leave a comment

Barbarism and Western civilisation

Posted on September 10, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Substack by Chris Hedges:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aiding and abetting, barbarism, complicit, cruelty, Gaza, genocide for winners, greed, history, injustice, losers, middle east, othering, persecution, proxy, sadism, silence, torment, Western civilisation, winners | Leave a comment

Letter from America

Posted on September 7, 2025 by borderslynn

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 →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged abuse, america, authoritarian, bullying, civil war, conflict, corruption, cruelty, Deep State, deportations, end of empire, expansionism, greed, ICE, intimidation, Jeffrey Epstein, power, the americas, war, wealth | Leave a comment

Crypto Schemes

Posted on July 23, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this Substack piece by Ann Pettifor which has me impatient to read her forthcoming book, Global Casino, due out in January 2026.

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged bonds, crypto currency, destabilisation, dollars, get-rich-quick schemes, gold, greed, lies, Ponzi, smoke and mirrors, stable coin | Leave a comment

Iran’s dream of democracy once oil was discovered

Posted on June 27, 2025 by borderslynn

This was the ceremonial and spiritual capital of a vast empire, built by Cyrus, Darius, and Xerxes, titans whose names still echo through history. Giant statues of winged bulls guard the Gate of All Nations, through which princes from vassal … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Anglo Persian Oil Company (APOC), Democrats, diplomacy v use of force, dominance, early oil exploration, geopolitics, greed, Iran, Iraq, middle east, October Surprise, oil rich, Persia, politics, power, Republicans, USA, wealth | Leave a comment

Growth by negation

Posted on June 23, 2025 by borderslynn

Some extracts from this book: This book will haunt you if you are already perplexed about the pain and suffering in the world. It is an honest realisation of a hopeful young person learning about capitalism, which he ultimately coins … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged capitalism, cowardice, do no harm, greed, growth, hate, innovation, legacy, responsibility, technology, trade | Leave a comment

DOT-COM to AI: Investor hysteria

Posted on June 18, 2025 by borderslynn

Dot – Com began 1995. PSI-net went public. It was one of the first internet providers. Bill Schrader was co founder of PSI-net. By July of that year, he was worth $105 million. By 2001, PSINet had declared bankruptcy. The … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, bankruptcies, betting, dot-com, false dawn, financial mistakes, greed, hype, Internet, investors, naive expectations, overconfidence, quick buck, technology | Leave a comment

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