Clearly, they’re all part of the conspiracy.
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His long-term goal was 50,000 feet.
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NPR news put a bit more delicately and, I believe, accurately. Emphasis mine, both above and below.
It was the third launch for Hughes in one of his homemade rockets and part of his eventual plan to be able to determine for himself, up in the sky, if Earth was as flat as he proclaimed to believe.
My understanding is that he didn’t actually believe the Earth is flat, or even harbor any doubts about it being spherical in shape. But as a former showman, he could spot a bunch of gullible marks from a mile away, and needed sponsors to fund his thrill- and/or fame-seeking endeavors.
I think he just wanted to be known as that wacky homemade rocket riding guy, but wasn’t wealthy enough to pay for it on his own. It’s kinda’ sad in some respects, which is perhaps not uncoincidentally how I feel about the flat-earthers themselves.
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Let us not forget the U-2.
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Well, it took a lot, but they finally managed it – I don’t feel bad about a cancer.
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Everything is trying to make Trump look bad.
What is the deal, people?
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Let’s begin cruises to Wuhan, with Rush as entertainment headliner.
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I actually made a joke based on the name similarity with some friends just a few weekends ago, so this doesn’t really surprise me. 
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I’m just glad there is no Leffevirus.
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I have a suspicion this article was leaked by a clever Corona PR person to give them some free publicity
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When Brooks took to the stage in Detroit, Michigan wearing the jersey of one of the Lions’ most famous players, a numerical coincidence started a backlash online.
Fans thought the number 20 Barry Sanders jersey stood for something else - that Brooks was backing Bernie Sanders for president in 2020.
Soon the Instagram account of one of America’s best-selling country music stars was filled with criticism, accusing Brooks of being a “millionaire socialist”.
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Shit. Garth Brooks should take that as a win.
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Setting aside the other stupidity… how can people who presumably are not millionaires get mad at people who are millionaires advocating for that money to be spread around to poorer people more evenly? American political thinking is so fricking backwards sometimes.
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Dumb, as in how stupid do you have to be to use this as an advertising campaign?
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Silberman is cool. It’s the press release.
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yikes. it’s unfortunate that orange is the MS Society’s color and they are planning a big event there. that’s like discovering your cool company name is an offensive word in another language.
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Some people there see the world through Brexit like other dumbfucks here see the world through the lens of MAGAWOOOO! Brexit was their dumbfuck paen to nobs and nazis. My point is that a sheltered suburbanite reads tabloid bullshit, not local history.
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