[BLOG] Some Wednesday links

• Centauri Dreams reports on a small satellite observatory, Twinkle, which will be studying exoplanet atmospheres.
• D-Brief notes the magnetism of the Earth’s inner core.
• The Dragon’s Gaze has links to two papers cataloguing ten thousand potential exoplanets found by Kepler.
• The Dragon’s Tales links to a paper examining the age of some features on the surface of Mars.
• Joe. My. God. notes Madonna is going to promote her new album by chatting with fans on Grindr.
• Language Log notes that people have been complaining about the impact of foreigners on the English language since at least the 14th century (Danes and Normans, then).
• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes the bizarre suits against Obamacare.
• The New APPS Blog wonders if the tendency among philosophers to immediately classify new events as examples of an established trend is a way to silence discussion.
• Otto Pohl links to a paper of his describing how deported peoples lost and regained social capital in the former Soviet Union.
• The Power and the Money’s Noel Maurer wonders if China might support the Nicaragua Canal for security’s sake in the case of war.
• The Russian Demographics Blog lists the dates on which the Russian Federation’s national territories (Tatarstan, Chechnya, et cetera) were created in the early 20th century.
• Towleroad notes that a same-sex male couple was the first chosen to welcome the U.S.S. San Francisco to its home port, with a kiss.
• Window on Eurasia notes the spread of Ukraine-related violence into Russia and looks at regionalism in the Kuban area of Russia.