[BLOG] Some Thursday links

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• blogTO shares ten facts about Union Station.
• Centauri Dreams describes possible ice volcanoes on Ceres.
• Crooked Timber argues in favour of implementing a basic income before a universal income, on grounds of reducing inequality and easing the very poor.
• The Crux shares an argument against dark matter.
• The Dragon's Gaze talks about nitrogen and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres as biomarkers.
• Far Outliers looks at intertribal warfare on the American plains in the 19th century.
• The LRB Blog talks about critical shortages of translators, and funding for said, at official functions in the United Kingdom.
• Language Log tries to translate the Chinese word used by the head of the Chinese supreme court to insult Donald Trump.
• The Map Room Blog shares a map showing how particular areas of the United States are especially dependent on foreign trade.
• pollotenchegg maps areas of relative youth and agedness in Ukraine.
• Peter Rukavina looks at what happened to his Twitter stats after he quite.
• Towleroad links to a new duet featuring Chrissie Hynde and Neil Tennant.
• Window on Eurasia warns of a Russian invasion of Belarus and argues that Novgorod's proto-democratic tradition no longer exists.