[BLOG] Some Friday links

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• Bad Astronomer Phil Plait looks at the black hole-powered "cooling flows" of galaxy cluster Abell 2597.


• D-Brief notes that astronomers have, at last, measured the total number of photos emitted by stars in the universe. (Roughly.)


• Dead Things notes the discovery of a tool and butchery site of ancient hominids in Algeria, at Ain Boucherit, dating back 2.4 million years.


• Far Outliers looks at a Japanese-American's interrogation of old Okinawan classmates.


• JSTOR Daily looks at 19th century woman astronomers like Elizabeth Campbell who played a critical role in supporting their husbands' astronomy but were overlooked.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money looks at the victims of voter fraud, the members of stigmatized minorities.


• Marginal Revolution takes a look at the doctrine of double effect as shown in the TV series Daredevil.


• The NYR Daily notes how the language of Trump reflects and fuels the fascist right.


• Starts With A Bang's Ethan Siegel states the obvious: Science is not fake news.


• Window on Eurasia notes five reasons why the Russian's military-industrial complex cannot easily catch up to the United States'.


• Arnold Zwicky takes a look at the history of Swiss Tasmania, a region in the center of the island including the Swiss-themed town of Grindelwald.