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• At Antipope, Charlie Stross talks about the American far right and the popularity of Trump.


• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about her shortlist of places to visit around the world.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes the trinary brown dwarf system VHS 1256-1257.


• The Dragon's Tales notes the use of CRISPR to edit human genomes.


• Geocurrents has a mini-atlas showing the diversity of the Russian Federation.


• Joe. My. God. notes that Taiwan's new president, Tsai Ing-wen, is strongly pro-gay to the point of supporting same-sex marriage.


• Language Log and The Dragon's Tales both reacted to news, product of genetic studies, suggesting that the Celts were recent arrivals to Ireland.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at birtherism as now applied to Ted Cruz, perhaps being too gleeful, while Joe. My. God. notes Trump's use of this rhetoric.


• The Map Room Blog links to a map showing the relative economic strength of different Japanese municipalities.


• Marginal Revolution looks at Walmart in the context of its store closings.


• The Planetary Society Blog shares some Cassini photos of the Saturn system, including Titan and Enceladus.


• Towleroad notes that Truvada, as used for PrEP, is no more risky than aspirin.


• Window on Eurasia suggests anti-Putin protests are most likely in relatively prosperous regions like Moscow, Tatarstan, and Bashkortostan, and notes a push to make Russian an official language of the European Union.