Tue. 07/20 - Creepy Clown Town 2021
Was the Chinese seed scare of mid-2020 just a matter of delayed orders and pandemic memory? The Ever Green clogging the Suez Canal is probably a sign of things to come, not a one-off accident. And Wally Funk returns from space—oh, also, Jeff Bezos was there and he gave a bunch of money to the Smithsonian.
Was the Chinese seed scare of mid-2020 just a matter of delayed orders and pandemic memory? The Ever Green clogging the Suez Canal is probably a sign of things to come, not a one-off accident. And Wally Funk returns from space—oh, also, Jeff Bezos was there and he gave a bunch of money to the Smithsonian.
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Links:
- 2016 clown sightings (Wikipedia)
- Invasion of the Clowns (New York Times)
- The Truth Behind the Amazon Mystery Seeds (The Atlantic)
- What Changes to the Universal Postal Union Treaty Mean for Your Business (Red Stag Fulfillment)
- How One of the World’s Biggest Ships Jammed the Suez Canal (New York Times)
- Six Days in Suez: The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade (Bloomberg News)
- Columbia RiverMaritime Museum
- The 20-Ton Packet (Wired)
- Mary Robinette Kowal’s Web site
- Bezos Launches to Space, Aiming to Reignite His Rocket Company’s Ambitions (New York Times)
- Jeff Bezos Gives $200 Million to National Air and Space Museum (New York Times)
- Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to Begin Seven-Year Renovation (Smithsonian)
- National Air and Space Museum Receives $60 Million Pledge for its Dulles Center (Smithsonian)
- You Could Win a Seat on One of the First Virgin Galactic Space Flights (Mental Floss)
- David Koch, one half of controversial Koch brothers, donates $35 million to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (MassLive)
- Smithsonian Stands By Wildly Misleading Climate Change Exhibit Paid For By Kochs (ThinkProgress)
- We are cultivating a movement to expand access to space for all of humanity (Space for Humanity)
- Glenn on Twitter (Twitter)
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