Tag Archives: war

When there is no rain

Posted on January 17, 2026 by borderslynn

The Iranians suffering seems eternal. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/how-day-zero-water-shortages-in-iran-are-fuelling-protests Details of research of causes: Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water Publication Date: 2025/12/06 Source: wired Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged air pollution, climate change, conflict, destruction of high culture, drought, emissions, end of civilisation, middle east, misery, oil, PM2.5, protests Iran, ratifying Climate Change Agreement, sanctions, slaughter of innocents, suffering, war | Leave a comment

Break NATO my boy!

Posted on January 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Chris Unger, in his book ‘House of Trump, House of Putin’ told us how, after Trump caught the attention of Putin in 1987 as a potential President of the United States, Trump returned to the US and had this advert … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1951 treaty, 1986, Aghanistan, backlash, billionaires, British soldiers sacrifice, conflict, Denmark, Greenland, J D Vance, Jeff Bezos, KGB, NATO, Peter Thiel, plan to break alliance, Praxis, Putin's dream, silicon valley, tariffs, war, White House | Leave a comment

The old story: weaponization of religion

Posted on January 1, 2026 by borderslynn

Yet another billionaire with an interesting back story, who has spent many years of his life spreading pro Russian propaganda: https://www.forbes.com/profile/vadim-novinsky/ What Human Rights Watch reveals: UKRAINE: Arrest warrant for pro-Russian billionaire Orthodox priest Vadim Novinskyi Freedom of Religion and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arrest warrant, billionaire, Christian extremism, criminal, Estonia, human rights, J D Vance, metals, oil, plot, pro Russian propagandist, Russian Orthodox Religion, Severn Mountains Mandate, Smart Holdings, Ukraine billionaire, USA, Vadim Novinsky, war | 1 Comment

Maritime Lifelines: ‘boxing in’ before winner takes all (and planet dies)

Posted on December 31, 2025 by borderslynn

A few days ago, an uninhabited Venezuelan dock was hit by a CIA strike: CIA carries out first drone strike on Venezuelan soil in latest escalation of Trump admin’s attacks on ‘narco terrorists’ US targeted alleged drug traffickers in first-known … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged aggression, Arctic melt, Black Sea, broligarchs, Caribbean, coastal, conflict, cuts to funding, Denmark, ethiopia, fossil fuels, fraud rumours, Gaza, Georgia, glacier, Greenland, IDF, indifference, indigenous peoples, innocents killed, israel, lifeline to land locked, maritime trade routes, Minnesota, murder, oligarchs, Palestinian land, Pituffik Space Base, poverty, power grabs, propaganda, real estate, Russia, Saudi Arabia coalition, scarce resources, Somalia, sovereignty, Sudan RSF, theft, ukraine, US, US military, US personnel, venezuela, war, war crimes, wealth, West Bank, Yemen port | Leave a comment

Africa: Blood and Rare Earths

Posted on December 5, 2025 by borderslynn

The ‘Peace Accord’: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/signing-of-the-washington-accords-for-peace-and-prosperity-between-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-rwanda Summary: The conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group involves ongoing fighting primarily in the eastern regions, particularly North Kivu, where M23 has captured significant territories, including the city of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Africa, conflict, deals, DRC, ecological harm, genocide, Great Lakes, Gulf States, human displacement, human misery, land grabs, mining, neodymium, Peace Accord, pristine land, rare earths, Rwanda, trade, Trump administration, USA, war | Leave a comment

Deal maker, ball breaker

Posted on October 20, 2025 by borderslynn

Trump suggests Ukraine may have to trade land for peace with Russia By Staff The Associated Press Posted October 19, 2025 5:44 pm https://globalnews.ca/news/11485009/trump-ukraine-potential-land-exchange-russia-peace/ Remember back in July of this year: On July 20, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China, civilian suffering, conflict, Europe, five eyes, intelligence sharing, land grab, rewarding wrongdoers, Russia, Trump, ukraine, war, war playbook | 1 Comment

Cries for help from Sudan

Posted on September 22, 2025 by borderslynn

Sky News: Fight to the death under way in besieged Sudanese city after mosque massacre https://news.sky.com/story/fight-to-the-death-under-way-in-besieged-sudanese-city-after-mosque-massacre-13436056 https://news.sky.com/story/uae-is-main-backer-behind-rsf-militia-in-sudan-intelligence-officer-claims-in-secret-interview-13437966 October 2025: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-increasing-support-sudans-rsf-new-chinese-drones-report Why hasn’t UAE been condemned for supplying lethal weapons which result in genocide in Darfur? Satellite images and videos capture … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Arab, black Africans, conflict, Darfur, drones, genocide, inhumane, innocents, international crime, land grabs, resource rich Sudan, RSF, starvation, sudan, UAE, war | Leave a comment

Drill, baby, drill…..

Posted on September 20, 2025 by borderslynn

The United States, Saudi Arabia, and Russia are the leading producers of oil in the world. There are two major oil contracts that are closely watched by oil market participants. In North America, the benchmark for oil futures is West Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Caribbean, conflict, crude, drilling for oil, emissions, end game, finite resource, fossil fuels, marine life, oceans, pollution, South America, war | Leave a comment

Arms to Israel: Why?

Posted on September 10, 2025 by borderslynn

A sequence of recent headlines: The new man overseeing Britain’s arms exports is vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel By Iain Overton on 7 Sep 2025 https://aoav.org.uk/2025/the-new-man-overseeing-britains-arms-exports-is-vice-chair-of-labour-friends-of-israel/ Israel’s objective is ‘annihilation of diplomacy’ itself 8 hours ago 22:16 BST “The stated objective of Israel’s … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged arms to Israel, degradation, evidence, Friends of Israel, inhumanity, israel, Palestine, protest, Qatar, recognition of Palestine, sovereignty, suppression, war | 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

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