Tag Archives: London

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

Shadow Fleet Expansion: sanction busting

Posted on December 21, 2025 by borderslynn

Putin and Venezuela’s Maduro sign strategic partnership agreement in Moscow By Reuters May 7, 2025 5:50 PM GMT+1Updated May 7, 2025 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-maduro-sign-strategic-partnership-agreement-2025-05-07/ Global energy markets are deeply interconnected, and oil remains the lifeblood of modern economies. However, when geopolitical tensions lead … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged alliances, america, Bank of England, Black Sea, Caribbean, ecosystem harm, ineffective sanctions, Iran, Latin America, London, more harm than good, oil resources, OPEC, pollution, Russia, sanctions, venezuela, Venezuelan assets | Leave a comment

It’s all Chinese to me

Posted on November 27, 2025 by borderslynn

I have to say London is always open for business: https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-to-approve-massive-china-embassy-london/ Dec 2nd, 2025 Update: Starmer delays decision to approve Embassy: https://news.sky.com/story/government-delays-chinese-super-embassy-decision-again-13478365 And seems so is the United States of America: xAI to deploy Telsa Megapacks at Colossus II supercomputing … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 14 eyes, 2027 deadline, 5 eyes, 9 eyes, AI, C5, China, Chinese Embassy, Chinese supplies, Colossus, cyber weapons, datacenter, ending 5 eyes, grouping, harm, health, India, Labour Party, lithium batteries, London, Memphis, NATO alliance, Pentagon, Russia, supercomputer, UK Government, unregulated, US | Leave a comment

9 years after Panama Papers: offshore holdings

Posted on August 18, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing an April 2025 update on progress of countries who acted on ICIJ diligent research: Protesters in Iceland rallied for multiple days in a row in April 2016, holding up red cards for their prime minister who ultimately … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged accountants, arrogance, choosing not to prosecute, criminality, danger, discrimination, elite, enablers, GDP, government complicity, international oversight, investigative journalism, lawyers, London, offshore tax havens, opaque trusts, Panama, property, regulation, shell companies, tax evasion, threat, wealth | Leave a comment

19th century, London and Moscow

Posted on May 1, 2025 by borderslynn

This classic book is a ‘must read’ by any British person or anyone fascinated by the emergence of the ‘class system’ in this country. Penguin have managed to keep this book available as a hardback,but also as an eBook. I … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 19th century, alcohol, ales, aristocracy, capital cities, industrialisation, labourers, land owners, London, Moscow, poverty, slums, squalor, unsafe water, vodka, wealth, working class | Leave a comment

Normalizing relations

Posted on March 21, 2024 by borderslynn

Trade has played a major role in human benefits where mutual agreements occur. The expansion of the Roman Empire created great wealth and power through trade. Military prowess protected gains more for the Romans than those who traded under Roman … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged archives, arms and spyware sales, hedge funds, history, human rights trading partners, intelligence services, London, Maxwell, MI5, military prowess, Mossad, Novalpina, NSO spyware, Promis, Rothschild dynasty, vetting, war strategy | Leave a comment