Fri. 03/19 - The Feuding Cousins Responsible For Our COVID Test Swab Supply

<p><strong><em>The family feud putting the US’s COVID-19 test swab supply at risk. Could we use our food waste and sewage to fuel jets? And the projected symbol that was spotted in towns all around the world last night.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a>&nbsp;</li><li>StartMail, Get 50% off your first year at <a href="http://startmail.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StartMail.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-03-18/covid-test-swab-company-puritan-faces-family-feud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supply of Swab Tests for Covid-19 Rests on Embattled US Company Puritan</a> (Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/could-food-waste-be-a-climate-friendly-source-of-jet-fuel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Could we fuel our jets using our sewage?</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/hanifahrahman/london-eye-faws" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The London Eye Has Been Transformed Into Captain America's Shield, And It's As Cool As It Sounds</a> (BuzzFeed)</li><li><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-200741792.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong apparently filed paperwork to run for president as a Republican</a> (Yahoo) </li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#