Tag Archives: humanity

Vacation from world history

Posted on February 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Some extracts from the Guardian coverage of Friedrich Merz speech at the Munich Security Conference: Patrick Wintour in Munich Fri 13 Feb 2026 The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged allies, authoritarianism, Chancellor Merz, climate change, democracy, elites, fossil fuels, humanity, Munich Security Conference, nuclear umbrella, power politics, renewables, ukraine, wealth | Leave a comment

“Is he correct?”

Posted on October 1, 2025 by borderslynn

I read this today: In Boston today, Judge William G. Young answered an anonymous correspondent who trolled the judge on June 19 by writing a postcard that said: “TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS…. WHAT DO YOU HAVE?” Young reproduced the … Continue reading →

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Repurposing political leverage: beware the Ides of March

Posted on August 10, 2025 by borderslynn

The US administration tried to pass a ruling through FEMA to withold Federal funding for aid following a disaster, if the state refused to back the US support for Israel’s Netanyahu policy on Gaza. FEMA admitted this week that it … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged ceasar, destruction, disaster relief, fealty, FEMA, Gaza, hope, humanity, malevolent intent, US citizens, US foreign policy, US weapons | Leave a comment

Humanity with and without Empathy

Posted on June 8, 2025 by borderslynn

If you are fortunate to have been born with a neurotypical brain, you will have developed empathy, an important component for interacting with other life forms, sensing what they might be thinking, using an amazing set of tools provided by … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged activism, artificial intelligence, bravery, conflict, dismantling of institutions, Empire, exhaustion, fear, human rights, humanity, journalism, lawmakers, media, persecution, semantics, speaking truth to power, technology | Leave a comment

Margaret, ‘Pearl of Scotland’

Posted on October 16, 2016 by borderslynn

I struggle with pyramid style societies. As Lenny Bruce once quipped,”If the Venusians aren’t scufflers we’re screwed.” Placing each other in hierarchies; identifying ourselves along a line from bottom to top; forming friendships, alliances with those ‘at our level’ – … Continue reading →

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