re: #79 Killgore Trout
looks like the Turkish government is melting down over bribery/banking/financial scandals.
Fourth resignation from Turkey’s ruling AK Party
Although not mentioned in press reports I kinda suspect it might be related to this: Turkey ‘has Replaced Iran as Hamas’s Sponsor’
Turkey is…layered. Case in point: Grup Yorum, a political rock band with 8-12 core members. (‘Core’ because they are moved in and out of jail a lot.) The members have about 400 trials to their credit, and 20 or so best-selling albums. They are ‘underground’ but draw 150,000-250,000 kids to their stadium concerts. Here is one of their golden oldies—Yankee Go Home.