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• Why is there chicken wing shortage? How Covid-19 spurred a rise in chicken wing prices, explained. (Vox)
• Gummy Bears and Candy Bars Are Casualties of the Pandemic (Wired)
• prices-expensive-explained-sawmill-maine.html">Wood prices are out of control. I went to a sawmill that explains why. (Slate)
• Why are lumber prices skyrocketing? The lumber shortage and housing boom, explained. (Vox)
• Fri. 12/18 - The Business of X-Mas Trees & How COVID Changed Science (Kottke Ride Home)
• Forget To-Do Lists. You Really Need a 'Got Done' List (Wired)
• SpaceX is literally sending DOGE to the moon. Here's what that actually means. (Mashable)
• to-launch-doge-1-to-the-moon-301287016.html">SpaceX to Launch DOGE-1 to the Moon! (PR News Wire)
• US Quarters to Honor Maya Angelou and Sally Ride (Kottke)
• Call for Recommendations: Prominent American Women and the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020
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• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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