As of the time of the composition of this open thread, the US has not declared war, nor committed troops to a mobilization, but by the time it gets published in the morning, who the hell knows what we might do?
I'm not sure exactly what this means, but I know that "lowest" of "highest" in 700 years is not a good thing.
And I also know that this wouldn't be happening if Congress wasn't so corrupt.
The WSJ thinks that they know who is to blame.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1114702
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory is ‘apartheid’: UN rights expert
25 March 2022
Human Rights
~~ US Mail
I posted this chart earlier this week, but a lot of people were confused what it meant, so I'm going to expand on this.
Some people thinks this is no big deal. This is a huge mistake. To give you some idea, consider this chart.
Here's Cornel West on Sabrina Salvati's podcast, explaining why he decided to run as an independent instead of as a Green Party member. The first few minutes will give you a sense of the whole thing:
Like humans, soils and ecosystems are individuals. We all can heal. Different people, like different ecosystems, require unique solutions fitted to the situation. There are some universals like clean water is healing, and there are ways to trap and store water with good management. We in the US have the worst health outcomes at the highest price tag in the world. This is largely a product of addictive processed foods which TPTB recommend we eat. Western society as a whole is ill. Seeking profit above all else has promoted a divisive culture (you're with us or against us) and has broken or at least damaged our social bonds.
Afternoon folks!
Well, after a few days youtube increased my daily upload limit to 70% of what it used to be, so there's a little more here than I was expecting earlier this week.
We've got some serious blues from Chicago blues guitarist Fenton Robinson, followed by an album by guitarist and singer Bumble Bee Slim backed by some serious jazz players and we finish up with a compilation from New Orleans songwriter and piano player Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns.
In the blues rock vein, we've got an album from the Blues Magoos. After that there's a half-speed mastered reissue pressed on really quiet vinyl of It's A Beautiful Day's self-titled album - to my ear the best version of it out there.
We finish up with the Holy Modal Rounders doing their folk/blues/rock/sarcasm best.
