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It has a roof, which is amazingly effective at keeping the weather away. I have to go to see the legal aid society, and it's freezing rain out there. FREEZING. RAIN. I don't wanna go out to see a lawyer...! (But I will. I am aware that that is the very smartest thing I can do right now.)

Siderea pointed out that the article about arrest records among blacks (not counting minor driving offenses) totally missed the concept of socioeconomic class. That's an excellent point, and she is asking for anecdata on how many people you or I or anybody might know who have been arrested.

http://siderea.livejournal.com/1103649.html

The War on Poverty: Not Just a Liberal Campaign

http://to.pbs.org/1fgu19g

Scientists call for global carnivore protections

http://bit.ly/1gpkXvg

FBI director defends counter-terrorism tool

http://usat.ly/KJ2HCs

Job growth weakest in 3 years; unemployment rate falls

http://nbcnews.to/1a6EaAS

Wind power kept the heaters working in Texas

I can understand the argument that "the sun and the winds can be unreliable", but it seems to me that that's all the more reason to move away from oil and coal and gas, and save those precious resources for emergencies.

http://grist.org/news/wind-power-kept-the-heaters-working-in-texas/

Republican assault on the American fabric a successful strategy so far

http://bit.ly/JZIvwh

The Ironic (and Surprising) Effects of Weight Stigma

http://bit.ly/1ktqUwS

Children believe the world is far more segregated by gender than it actually is, implies a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar.

http://bit.ly/1d7ntq9