Atlas Obscura’s map of the United States clown threat (not including Trump): Atlas Obscura has a definitive interactive map of the growing number of sightings and reported online threats coming from people posing as clowns (as opposed to actual clowns who make a living by performing), as we mentioned in one of our Weekend Editions last month. While most clown threats appear to be harmless or the reported clown is never found by police, some have been reported trying to lure children into the woods. And perhaps the greatest public safety threat of all is an increasingly anxious public demanding they be allowed to shoot clowns on sight, creating a feeling of insecurity among professional clowns, as noted in Vox’s explainer video (7 minutes). Click here or on the above image to see the interactive map at Atlas Obscura.