[BLOG] Some Monday links

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• Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly talks about what goes into her creation of comfortable outdoor spaces. (I approve of the inclusion of blue; green is also nice.)


• D-Brief notes that the strong stellar winds of TRAPPIST-1 means that the outermost worlds are best suited to retain their atmospheres and host Earth-like environments.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that Russia has shown video of its latest crop of doomsday weapons.


• Joe. My. God. notes the duet of a German astronaut on board the ISS with Kraftwerk.


• JSTOR Daily considers if fear of race mixing, and of venereal disease, were important factors in the British Empire's abolition of slavery in 1833.


• Language Log notes differential censorship in China aimed at minority languages, using some books to be shipped from Inner Mongolia as an example.


• Dan Nexon at Lawyers, Guns and Money suggests that Russian support for Trump was less a well-thought plan and more a desperate gamble with unpredictable and largely negative consequences for Russia.


• The LRB Blog notes the perception by Proust of time as a dimension.


• The Planetary Society Blog notes how the Apollo missions helped clear up the mystery of the origins of the Moon.


• Window on Eurasia notes how the Donbas republics are inching away from Ukraine by seeking associations with adjacent Russian regions.