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• Libraries, Books, Writers, & Suchlike
• March 7, 1923: Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" is published 
• Net & Tech
• Republicans’ “Internet Freedom Act” would wipe out net neutrality I guess the GOP can't rest easy unless their ISP bosses are happy. Related: Reaction to Regulation: 1934 vs. Today "Eight decades ago, when Congress passed the Communications Act of 1934 and created the F.C.C., Republican lawmakers objected just as loudly, and with similar concerns." They were wrong then; it's pretty likely they're wrong now, too. 
• In Response to EFF Lawsuit, Government Scheduled to Release More Secret Court Opinions on NSA Surveillance 
• Florida Man's Facebook Job Complaints Land Him In Middle Eastern Jail 
• US to allow sales of armed drones This does not seem like a good idea, guys.
• Health & Science
• New Studies Fail To Find Associations Between Psychedelic Drugs And Mental Health Problems "Ever since it was suggested that their use can trigger psychosis back in the ‘60s, ideas that they are harmful to mental health have been difficult to shake. Now, two new studies are once again challenging these assertions with a failure to find any links between their use and the development of mental health problems. In fact, one of them actually found an association between their use and reduced psychological distress."
• Bald Eagle Braves Snow Storm To Protect Eggs 
• Astronomers Spot Star Leaving Milky Way At 2.7 Million Miles Per Hour It's had enough of our shenanigans, I suppose. 
• Education
• L.A. Schools Can't Afford Computers for All Students, Superintendent Says 
• Digital Learning Companies Falling Short of Student Privacy Pledge 
• Authority Issues
• Wisconsin teen killed by officer was not armed "The 19-year-old man fatally shot by a Madison, Wisconsin, police officer on Friday night was not armed, city Police Chief Mike Koval said Saturday during a press conference." 
• Ferguson cops “routinely” block public from filming them, DOJ says 
• California Prosecutor Falsifies Transcript of Confession "When confronted with the defense's motion to dismiss the indictment for outrageous prosecutorial misconduct, Mr. Murray claimed his own false alteration of the transcript was 'in jest,' a 'joke' between two lawyers, and harmless to the defendant....The trial judge saw no laughing matter—and neither should the rest of us." 
• Olympics Committee Forces Oregon Restaurant To Change Its Name 
• International
• Germans Open Their Homes To Refugee Roommates 
• Boko Haram declares allegiance to Isis 
• Isis vandalism has Libya fearing for its cultural treasures 
• Other
• Americans Would Prefer Denmark Social Safety Net & Taxes If Informed 
• More Jobs, Less Inflation Drive Down 'Misery' — So Where's The Joy? 
• Elizabeth Warren to Obama Administration: Help Me Tackle Student Debt 
• Notes from Rep. Harris' press conference on re-homing adopted children 
• Snow flies over shoveling dispute "In the winter 2015 version of the axiom 'No good deed goes unpunished,' a man was allegedly throttled and shoved for helping his neighbor clear her sidewalk." Some people are unbelievable...