[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Centauri Dreams reports on a theory suggesting the distant dwarf planet Sedna and its kin were captured from another star in the sun's birth cluster.


• Crooked Timber reports on a Dutch court ruling arguing that the Netherlands is legally obliged to reduce carbon dioxide output.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that hot Neptune Gliese 436b has a comet-like tail.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that DARPA is working on Martian terraforming bugs.


• Far Outliers looks at Comanche inroads on bison herds in the 19th century.


• Geocurrents maps the recent Turkish elections, looking for patterns.


• Marginal Revolution argues that the campaign against the Confederate flag couldn't work if the two American political parties were competing for rural white votes.


• The Russian Demographics Blog shares an Economist ranking of the top tne economies in 2050, Indonesia ranking notably higher.


• Torontoist notes a local publication of nerd fangirls.


• Window on Eurasia argues that the Russian Orthodox Church's ongoing losses in Ukraine will marginalize it internationally.