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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are, understandably, burned out due to extended deployment

Posted on August 12, 2026 by borderslynn

USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land Ed PilkingtonWed 12 Aug 2026 Military families and Congress … Continue reading →

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Australia: diminishing oil refineries as global oil companies pull out

Posted on August 12, 2026 by borderslynn

At April 2026: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-oil-refineries-closures-fuel-imports/2b5gw0wt4 NATO: https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-agree-on-e27-billion-revamp-of-military-fuel-network/

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Egypt: Damietta, LNG export terminal, now a net importer of US LNG

Posted on August 4, 2026 by borderslynn

Built to export LNG from the Middle East, the war on Iran has caused the cessation of exports and made Egypt in need of LNG from the US. The illegal war on Iran by the US-Israel in February 2026 has … Continue reading →

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US Republicans and the King of Morocco

Posted on August 3, 2026 by borderslynn

Whilst wildfires raged around Madrid and Valencia, Morocco appears to have organised an invasion of thousands of young men into Cueta, a Spanish exclave which has existed for centuries in North Africa. Post-Colonial Era and Moroccan Sovereignty Claims The 20th … Continue reading →

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War emissions: Gaza, Iran

Posted on July 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Gaza and the Middle East: When War Burns Fossil Fuel Infrastructure The climate consequences of war are even more staggering when fossil fuel infrastructure is involved. An analysis estimates that the Israel–Gaza war produced around 33 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent due to … Continue reading →

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War and modern logistics: Amazon, Wildberry warehouses

Posted on July 25, 2026 by borderslynn

Amazon warehouses hit by Iran in GCC US bases: Commercial data centers emerge as targets in modern warfare after drones hit 3 AWS facilities This incident likely marks the first publicly confirmed instance of a hyperscale data center run by … Continue reading →

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Sir Douglas Leese introduced Epstein to British elites

Posted on July 1, 2026 by borderslynn

Last year I missed this news item. Remiss of me. Being an arms dealer, this man knew many people: https://internewscast.com/news/jeffrey-epsteins-british-mentor-and-the-historic-manor-he-visited/ The Leese family and Jeffrey Epstein behaviour with women: https://ordinarycitizenoftheworld.substack.com/p/jeffrey-epstein-and-the-leese-family See also: https://epsteinweb.org/sir-douglas-leese/ And: Douglas Leese Associates1980s London-born defense broker … Continue reading →

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Is Israel de-coupling from US or knowing it may soon be integrated with the Pentagon?

Posted on June 19, 2026 by borderslynn

I am reproducing a May 2026 Substack by Kareem Ahmed:

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Qatar, Iran, US relations

Posted on June 17, 2026 by borderslynn

Qatar and Iran share ownership of the largest gas field in the world. During Trump’s first term: https://middleeast.observer/analysis/the-iranian-funds-frozen-in-qatar/ After the US-Israeli illegal war in Iran, Pakistan have worked toward brokering a cease fire. Now Qatar is taking up the final … Continue reading →

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About-face: from hawks to paying protection money

Posted on June 14, 2026 by borderslynn

UAE paid Iran billions of dollars to halt strikes: Report IRGC officials stayed at the UAE national security advisor’s guest house last week to cut a de-escalation deal. The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks … Continue reading →

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