Tue. 07/20 - Creepy Clown Town 2021

<p><strong><em>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.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2016 clown sightings</a>&nbsp;(Wikipedia)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/style/clown-boy-autumn.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Invasion of the Clowns</a>&nbsp;(New York Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/unsolicited-seeds-china-brushing/619417/?mc_cid=aac24ce421&amp;mc_eid=654c591dc9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Truth Behind the Amazon Mystery Seeds</a>&nbsp;(The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://redstagfulfillment.com/universal-postal-union-treaty/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Changes to the Universal Postal Union Treaty Mean for Your Business</a>&nbsp;(Red Stag Fulfillment)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/17/world/middleeast/suez-canal-stuck-ship-ever-given.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How One of the World’s Biggest Ships Jammed the Suez Canal</a>&nbsp;(New York Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-24/how-the-billion-dollar-ever-given-cargo-ship-got-stuck-in-the-suez-canal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Six Days in Suez: The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade</a>&nbsp;(Bloomberg News)</li><li><a href="https://www.crmm.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Columbia River​Maritime Museum</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/1999/10/ports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 20-Ton Packet</a>&nbsp;(Wired)</li><li><a href="https://maryrobinettekowal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Robinette Kowa