[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

• Crooked Timber comments on Amanda Lepore’s essay in The New Yorker criticizing the idea of “disruption”.
• The Dragon’s Gaze notes the discovery of Gliese 832c, a super-terrestrial planet orbiting a red dwarf 16 light years away that is either a super-Earth or a super-Venus.
• The Dragon’s Tales notes that one consequence of Scottish independence could be the United Kingdom’s nuclear disarmament.
• The Financial Times‘s The World blog notes speculation that Russia could be behind the bugging of the Polish foreign minister.
• Joe. My. God. observes that some American reactionaries see Russia as a refuge from liberalism.
• Language Hat notes the ongoing controversy over the origins of the Yiddish language.
• The Planetary Science Blog’s Emily Lakdawalla provides updates on Mercury’s Messenger probe and the Venus Express as well.
• Savage Minds makes the argument that it’s better to engage with people not abstractions.
• Steve Munro notes extensive construction around Spadina and Dundas this summer.
• Towleroad links to an article about once-prominent ex-gay John Paulk.
• Window on Eurasia notes high mortality in Russia.
• Yorkshire Ranter Alex Harrowell wonders how Andy Coulson got his security clearance.