Mon. 08/03 - 2019 Tax Refunds Signed By Walt Disney

Australian scientists have figured out a way to grow colored cotton. How poetry is helping healthcare workers through the pandemic. Get your hands on some official Fyre Festival merchandise, thanks to the US Marshals. And the famous cartoon character who accidentally signed people’s tax refund checks.

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Links:

• Cotton Conquest: Australian scientists discover how to grow coloured cotton (ABC Landline)
• Putting the brakes on fast fashion (UN Environment)
• What Poetry Means for Doctors and Patients During a Pandemic (Wired)
• Fyre Fest: Merch from the infamous fraud is being auctioned off by the US Marshals (CNN)
• 08/13/20 US Marshals Service National Online Auction (Fyre Festival fraud scheme) (Gaston & Sheehan)
• 'Mickey Mouse' signs RI refund checks; technical error to blame (NBC 10)
• Esther Day (This Star Won’t Go Out)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter