[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bad Astronomy's Phil Plait reports on the latest theory about the formation of the Orion Nebula.


• Centauri Dreams looks at how the Late Heavy Bombardment may have contributed to ring formation.


• The Dragon's Gaze reports on the bizarrely dense rings of J1407b.


• Joe. My. God. reports on New York City's new streetcar routes for Brooklyn and Queens.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes Jill Stein's frankly hilarious crusade against John Oliver.


• The Map Room Blog notes some cute mini-maps of metro routes.


• Marginal Revolution reports on the calamitous effects of Brexit on the United Kingdom.


• The NYRB Daily notes the culture of conspiracy in this year's American election.


• Personal Reflections' Jim Belshaw looks at a very complicated Australian law regarding the eligibility of potential office-holders.


• Window on Eurasia looks at the legal groundwork for Russian irredentism and also examines the fragility of Russia's official ideology of nationhood.