[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• blogTO notes Niagara Falls' new light show.


• Body Horrors reports on a 1980 epidemic of MRSA among Detroit drug users.


• Centauri Dreams describes the final orbits of Cassini around Saturn.


• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper suggesting Tabby's Star is being star-mined.


• Language Log looks at an element of Chinese slang regarding telecommunications.


• The LRB Blog argues against blaming migrants for problems on the left.


• The Planetary Society Blog discusses the continued Dawn mission around Ceres.


• Savage Minds talks about the need to slow down in a time of crisis.


• Seriously Science notes research suggesting whales jump out of the water for purposes of communication.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes that, in the United States, flag burners cannot be stripped of their citizenship.


• Window on Eurasia suggests Russians would like the West to make up on Russia's terms and looks at the embassies and delegations of Russia's component regions.