Reading For Wednesday

Left over from earlier in the week, but not to be forgotten:

• Judge Denies DOJ Request To Remove Hold On Immigration Executive Actions
  

  First, debatable president George W. Bush attempted to control everything directly by executive order and appointments in his eight stolen years in office. Now that those years are over, his political heirs control everything through his judicial appointments. Unitary executive, then unitary judiciary... either way, the Rethuglicans rule. Got it? You think maybe the same conditions should apply to Obama's executive orders as to Baby Bush's? One of Junior's judges will inform you otherwise. Yes, it's being appealed

• Poverty may affect the growth of children’s brains
  

  With time and various studies, this phenomenon looks more and more likely: poverty denies kids their literal intellectual birthright.

• A 'different' Rand Paul will launch his 2016 bid today
  

  I can't imagine Child Paul making a credible presidential run, but I've been fooled before about what Repub's would or wouldn't do.

• American tragedy: At least 50% of police shooting victims struggled with mental illness
  

  And remember, this article was published before the cop in SC shot an unarmed man in the back. Eight times. Killing him. On video, all set for the national news.

• American police killed more people in March (111) than the entire UK police have killed since 1900
  

  I never thought I'd live to see a day that I fervently pray each time I leave my home that I do not encounter a cop... even though I'm white. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Feel free to post some good news in comments. (Sorry; salvation doesn't count.)