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?

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

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:

Healing the Land...
and Ourselves

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.