West
This is looking West off of Pine Coble, towards New York State / White Rock in the Taconics.
Sunday September 6, 2009 — Pine Cobble
Day: September 22, 2020💾
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Balscom Lodge
how Americans stopped trusting their water | Kentucky | The Guardian
‘It smells bad, it tastes bad’: how Americans stopped trusting their water | Kentucky | The Guardian
Reed, 63, grew up drinking the crystalline water from wells and local springs dotted throughout the Appalachian mountains in Martin county, but switched to bottled while raising her own family amid safety fears linked to coal mining and mismanagement at the utility.
‘We’ve always known ours was contaminated’: the trouble with America’s water She’s not alone: 96% of residents rely primarily on bottled water for drinking, and only 56% use tap water for cooking, according to a recent study by the University of Kentucky.
The tap water smells strongly of chlorine, like a swimming pool, and residents frequently report problems with bad taste, discolouration, sediment and irritated or burning skin after bathing.
Outside Pharaslia
Heading along NY 23 as things started to head towards evening, somewhere west of Norwich.
I think it makes sense to not appoint a Supreme Court Justice until next year
I think it makes sense to not appoint a Supreme Court Justice until next year … ⚖
Much like the argument was in 2016, it makes no sense to appoint a Supreme Court Justice during an Election year. This year it’s much too political and being the end of a term, the person appointed by President Trump would likely be a third-rate back bencher, unlike the first justice appointed by a President during the start of their term.
Merrick Garland, was a third-rate backbencher appointed who sat on the US Court of Appeals but didn’t have a lot going for him besides his job on US Court of Appeals – and that he was a Democrat. He certainly didn’t strike me as man of intellect or offering much to the the court. I was much more impressed by Neil Gorsuch then Garland.
That said, I fully expect Donald Trump to appoint somebody much more of Garland then Gorsuch in his rush to get somebody appointed before the end of the year when Congress may flip Democratic, and before his term may end on January 20. But that’s not a very good excuse for appointing an immature, poorly thought out justice in an expedited reform process.
Assuming that President Trump is re-elected, then he will have plenty of time next year to appoint a competent, well thought out pick for Supreme Court Justice through a carefully-planned and reviewed confirmation process in US Senate. And if Trump isn’t re-elected, then the American people will have a chance to set the Supreme Court in a new direction.