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Just about all the commentary that's needed from Glastonbury this weekend.

I think he means in general. By the sound of it if Clarence Thomas gets his way then places like Hungary will be able to preach to the USA about freedom.

Turkey used to have a hope under the guidelines of secularism laid out by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Then the Muslim populist Erdogan showed up. He is educated in Islamic theology and its put to good use today. "In May, Turkey’s Consumer Price Index, CPI, was 73.5 per cent higher compared to the same month last year." With a 11.3% unemployment rate.

Now that was absolutely awesome.

Looking at the rig options guide on the website, the Javlin features the same 'folding tabs' as UPT has on their containers. I had that on a previous rig, and had it modified by a rigger to what's sometimes referd to as 'drop stitch' method. Essentially having the normal corners, but not sewn up fully, and instead opened up about 50% from whats standard. This is enough to allow the bag to leave fully straight/backwards, but enough 'corner' to make the rig pack nice. The folding tabs and open corners for me created a but of a saggy shape when packed, and the rig (cosmetically) never looked as nice as I wanted to. How neat it looks with the folding tabs will mostly depend on the canopy sizing I guess. I know UPT (on request) does offer the 'drop stitch' version of open corners, so perhaps worth asking Sunpath as well, should you prefer that over the folding tabs.

“Robert Bork’s America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, Blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens’ doors on midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the government, and the door of the federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens.”. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass., 1987) Now we have 5 Borks on the SCOTUS.

Hi folks, While the very recent SCOTUS decision was not a surprise ( due to the previous 'leaked' memo ), I hope that every voter who is opposed to this decision will choose to vote against every GOP candidate on their ballot. It will be IMO the first step in our taking back this country. I ask of you: No exceptions, no GOP votes. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, A slip of the tongue my ass: historic victory for white life She knew exactly what she was saying, look at who is behind her & supporting her. Rep. Mary Miller tells a crowd the end of Roe is a 'victory for white life.' : NPR Jerry Baumchen

Welcome to Gilead. "Blessed Be The Fruit."

That, too, is outside the light spectrum they can see.

Hi Joe, No, I did not know just how sick she was. I also believe that there should be an age limit on SCOTUS members. While I do not believe in putting old people out on the ice to die, there is some validity to this: GOV. LAMM ASSERTS ELDERLY, IF VERY ILL, HAVE 'DUTY TO DIE' - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Jerry Baumchen PS) Four ys ago, when they were wheeling me in for my triple bypass, I had almost no concern should I not survive the operation.

F*&k Turkey. Why would any NATO member want to come to the defense of that POS country? Your colleague knew what he was talking about. "Turkey’s far-right ruling AKP party is looking to use Ankara’s NATO membership to blackmail the defensive pact into catering to Ankara’s orders. Turkey has long used its membership of NATO as a blank check for human-rights abuses and invasions, often running counter to the values of NATO." Turkey Becomes Haven for Superyachts Owned by Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs "Transparency International, which monitors global corruption, last week reported that Turkey had fallen to 96th of 180 countries in its Corruption Perceptions Index, scoring 38 out of 100 on a scale where a zero score indicates a highly corrupt state. The global average is 43." "Turkey will continue to buy Russian oil and hopes sanctions on Iran are lifted, bringing additional supplies to meet global demand, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Tuesday....Bayraktar said Turkey could not easily replace its Russian oil supply from elsewhere, adding "they have been old, reliable suppliers". Its time to kick Turkey to the curb.