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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.
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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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.
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)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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