[BLOG] Some Saturday links

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• Bad Astronomy shows a photo of an ancient X-ray jet amplified by photos from the Big Bang.


• Centauri Dreams considers fast radio bursts.


• The Great Grey Bridge's Philip Turner notes that the Republican Party establishment is finally responding to Trump.


• Joe. My. God. and Towleroad note the ridiculousness of Caitlyn Jenner's desire to be a trans ambassador to Ted Cruz.


• Language Hat notes medieval naming patterns, with many religious names and many of these shared.


• Language Log notes controversy over a Chinese newspaper headline.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at American conservatives who think that the failure of people in distant countries to hear of minor figures in their movement proves a conspiracy.


• The LRB Blog argues the Swedish model is a viable alternative.


• The Map Room Blog maps the distribution of Syrian refugees across Canada.


• Marginal Revolution notes the low crime rate in many Muslim societies.


• The New APPS Blog argues Donald Trump is the perfect expression of contemporary capitalism.


• The Planetary Society Blog pays tribute to astronaut Scott Kelly.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer considers how Mexico can go on the offensive against a Trump administration.


• The Russian Demographics Blog looks at statistics on religious affiliation in Belarus.


• Transit Toronto notes the various subway disruptions this weekend.


• Whatever's John Scalzi admits the possibility of being wrong, while still keeping to his criticisms and predictions re: BernieBros.