[BLOG] Some Thursday links

• blogTO notes the continued rise in rental prices for apartments.
• Centauri Dreams looks at a time in the Earth’s history when there was a lot of atmospheric oxygen but not much life.
• The Dragon’s Gaze links to a paper suggesting there is an authentic lack of gas giant planets beyond 10 AU.
• Itching for Eestimaa notes the British politicians who favoured the recognition of the Soviet annexation of the Baltics, and notes that those imperialist times of old are back.
• The Map Room Blog notes that Trump voters tend to prefer Duck Dynasty and Clinton voters preferred Family Guy.
• Marginal Revolution notes California’s ban on funding travel to jurisdictions which discriminate against people on grounds of sexual orientation or gender.
• Peter Watts describes a trip on hallucinogens.
• The NYRB Daily shares Masha Gessen’s concerns about the threat of moral authority.
• Spacing links to some article about improving bike infrastructure.
• Window on Eurasia warns of a new consolidation of Russian federal units.