RIP, Maya Angelou: The American poet, author, educator, activist (and actress, and Presidential Medal of Honor Freedom recipient, among countless other things) died this morning at age 86, in her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There is a lot of Angelou-related stuff on the internet this morning for you to read, watch, listen to—start with her own website, and her own work, right? But here are some things: Her New York Times obituary is here, which also has a video of her Clinton inaugural poem. Dan posted a video of her reading "And Still I Rise" below. Here is a short video of Oprah Winfrey and Angelou hanging out in their PJs on Angelou's bed and talking about life. People are really enjoying her last tweet. For your eyes, a picture of the president kissing her cheek, a good-bye from Sesame Street, a picture of her hanging out with James Baldwin and a great a story about the two of them hanging out in a New York dive bar.

Hamid Karzai Signals Approval: For President Obama's new draw-down plan for US troops in Afghanistan.

"Not One More!": A moving memorial service at UC Santa Barbara yesterday turned notably pro-gun-control.

Ruling Junta in Thailand Silencing Opponents: By releasing them from custody on the condition of their silence.

Colorado Needs Help, Advice in Massive Landslide Rescue: So they've turned to the now-experts in Oso, Washington. The Colorado search for victims is currently on hold, for the safety of rescuers.

Swedish Hospital Deletes Language Protecting Gay Employees from Discrimination? So says Catholic Watch, where you can compare two versions of their nondiscrimination language. Cienna Madrid wrote a great piece about this for us last year. UPDATE: Here.

Texas Woman Says She Gave Birth Alone in Jail: She's filed a federal lawsuit claiming that she started to go into labor while in solitary confinement and that the jail denied her access to a hospital or any medical care whatsoever. Her baby died.

Amazon Whines About One-Sided News Coverage of Their War with Publisher Hachette: In related news, they keep refusing to comment whenever reporters call them for the story. Huh, wonder if those are related.

Edward Snowden Says He Was "Trained As a Spy": He's apparently really tired of being called a "low-level analyst."

Seattle Police Would Like Your Help: If you have any information about the grisly shopping cart murder.