[BLOG] Some Saturday links

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• Centauri Dreams looks at ongoing research into the sizes of Alpha Centauri A and B.
• Dangerous Minds notes Finland's introduction of a new Tom of Finland emoji.
• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper speculating as to the fate of icy dwarf exoplanets in white dwarf systems.
• The Dragon's Tales reports on the intensification of the war in Ukraine's Donbas.
• The Everyday Sociology Blog asks readers how they study.
• Language Log looks at the structure of yes-no questions in Chinese.
• The NYRB Daily looks at the consequences of the Trump travel ban.
• The Planetary Society Blog considers impact craters as potential abodes for life.
• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer does not quite understand renters' fears about new developments in their neighbourhoods.
• The Volokh Conspiracy considers the court ruling against Trump's refugee order.
• Window on Eurasia suggests prospects for long-term economic growth in Russia have collapsed, and notes the sharp fall in real incomes in Asian Russia.