[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• James Bow considers the idea of Christian privilege.


• Centauri Dreams reports on the oddities of Ross 128.


• D-Brief shares Matthew Buckley's proposal that it is possible to make planets out of dark matter.


• Dead Things reports on the discoveries at Madjedbebe, in northern Australia, suggesting humans arrived 65 thousand years ago.


• Bruce Dorminey reports on the idea that advanced civilizations may use sunshades to protect their worlds from overheating. (For terraforming purposes, too.)


• Language Hat notes the struggles of some Scots in coming up with a rationalized spelling for Scots. What of "hert"?


• The LRB Blog considers the way in which the unlimited power of Henry VIII will be recapitulated post-Brexit by the UK government.


• Drew Rowsome quite likes the High Park production of King Lear.


• Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel considers the idea that Pluto's moons, including Charon, might be legacies of a giant impact.


• Unicorn Booty notes the terrible anti-trans "Civil Rights Uniformity Act." Americans, please act.


• The Volokh Conspiracy considers/u> the perhaps-unique way a sitting American president might be charged with obstruction of justice.