You never asked for this, but you’re getting links anyway.

Politics

  * [Republicans show signs of division on Supreme Court tactics](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-02-16/republicans-show-signs-of-division-on-supreme-court-tactics) -- Some want to unilaterally block nominations to replace Scalia, others want to just drag out the process, etc. Constitutional crisis, here we come?
  * [The weirdest, best photos I found in an old Bernie Sanders archive](http://fusion.net/story/267134/bernie-sanders-burlington-old-photos/) -- Bernie Sanders photos from the '80s! It's just how you remember: awkward smiles, bad hair, and McGruff the Crime Dog.
  * [Cruz, Carson held secret meeting about dirty tricks in a closet](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/19/cruz-carson-held-secret-meeting-about-dirty-tricks.html) -- The jokes write themselves.

Economics

  * [Living on $2 a day: Exploring extreme poverty in America](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/poverty/) -- I remember when I was living on about that much back in 2002 or so. Given inflation in the meantime, it's not hard for me to believe how much worse it has gotten. We really don't take care of our poor.

Travel

  * [You don't need to tear up your boarding pass and eat it after you fly](http://fusion.net/story/214993/boarding-pass-barcode-privacy-scare/) -- Putting a recent security scare into perspective.

Social Justice

  * [To men I love, about men who scare me](https://medium.com/life-tips/to-men-i-love-about-men-who-scare-me-dd816cd02e33#.y0sblgnol) -- A woman writes about how her negative experiences with some men have influenced her interactions with all men. These are not unusual sentiments, either.
  * [SF "tech bro" writes open letter to mayor: "I shouldn't have to see the pain, struggle, and despair of homeless people", "riff raff"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/18/s-f-tech-bro-writes-open-letter-to-mayor-i-shouldnt-have-to-see-the-pain-struggle-and-despair-of-homeless-people/?hpid=hp_no-name_morning-mix-story-f-duplicate%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) -- You'd read it and think it was satire, but it isn't.

Florida

  * [Teen "doctor" out of jail, says charges "just allegations"](http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Teen-Doctor-Out-of-Jail-Says-Charges-Just-Allegations-369158201.html) -- It's Florida. Enough said?