News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, April 23, 2023 ~ Thunder Pig

Sunday, April 23, 2023

News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, April 23, 2023

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GENERAL OUTLOOK

Dry and unseasonably cool high pressure will build in behind the front on Sunday through early next week. A pattern change is expected by midweek with multiple chances for rain and possible thunderstorms through next weekend.

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Sunday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday

Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.

Highlands Plateau

Today

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.

Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Increasing clouds, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Nantahala Area

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the west in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight

Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with highs near 60.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Hazards and Tropical Weather

Hazardous weather is not expected today.

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 possible.

* WHERE...Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain, Haywood, Graham, Northern Jackson and Macon Counties.

* WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.

Space Weather A Solar Storm Heads for Earth and Flare Activity Picks Up | Space Weather News 16 April 2023

Almanac

PM2.5 AQI is 43 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 43 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)

Fire and Smoke Map

Local Air Monitor

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.4 out of 12) today with Oak, Beech, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.2 out of 12).

Record Weather Events for April 23rd

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.60 inches in Highlands in 1883 (also a state record for 04-23)
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1901

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987

Record Weather Events for April 23rd in North Carolina

rdrd Highest Temperature 97°F in Jackson, Northampton County in 1985
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1986
Greatest Rainfall 5.60 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1883
Greatest Snowfall 2.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2012
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003

Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

TUESDAY, APRIL 25th

Open House 1-3pm at FROG Quarters

Friends of the Greenway and Macon County Parks & Recreation will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, April 25 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main St from 1-3 PM. Please stop by to give best wishes to Terry Browning who will be retiring on April 28 after 20 years providing maintenance to the Little Tennessee River Greenway. If you'd like to send a card, mail to FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main St., Franklin, NC 28734.

SUNDAY, APRIL 30th

Youth Mental Health-Help Rally From 2pm to 4pm at the Town Gazebo LINK: https://fb.me/e/RrdJAWHS

Come join us on our first Youth Mental Health and Bullying Rally to raise more awareness about this urgent need for us children. This inaugural event is the first youth led event for Youth Mental Health as far a we know in Franklin NC.

Our event will close with our March from Macon County Court House to Franklin Town Hall.

Local speakers include NC State Senator Kevin Corbin, Franklin Chief of Police Holland, and others

Youth provider organizations will be on site to share resources and education

For more information send email to whyuskids0@gmail.com

FRIDAY, MAY 5th

Angel Medical Center to Host Blood Drive From 11am to 4pm

Blood Connection will host a blood drive at Angel Medical Center on Friday, May 5, from 11 am to 4 pm. Blood Connection’s blood mobile will be set up in the parking lot at 124 One Center Drive, Franklin. Each blood donation can save up to 3 lives. Donors need to be at least 16 years old (16-year-olds will need a permission slip which will be available at the blood drive), weigh at least 110 pounds, have an ID, and be in general good health.

To schedule an appointment, visit: https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/196654

Walk-ins are welcome but appointments will be honored first. A donor card or photo ID is required. All donors will receive $30 in eGift card rewards.

SATURDAY, MAY 6th

Friends of the Greenway Spring Arts and Crafts Event (FROG FAIR) From 10am to 4pm

Friends of the Greenway announce their Spring arts and crafts event. FROG FAIR will be held May 6, 2023 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Volunteers needed too. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 4th

Mainspring Walk at the Library 5.30pm

Find a sense of place with Mainspring and the Macon County Public Library. On the first Thursday of each month, we will take a casual 1 mile stroll through the trails behind the library, noticing how the forest, meadow, and river changes with the seasons. Each month we will pick an aspect of nature to explore during our walk, and spend a brief moment learning about the evening’s theme before heading out on the trails to discover the world around us. This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not required to attend. We will meet in the Meeting Room at the Macon County Public Library (149 Siler Farm Rd, Franklin, NC 28734) at 5:30PM, where participants will be introduced to the day’s theme through a quick lesson. The walk will take about an hour and is on a variety of trails, from narrow and sloped to wide and flat. There is one moderate hill during this walk. For questions, please email Skye at scahoon@mainspringconserves.org This event is weather-dependent.

SATURDAY, MAY 6th

Contra Dance in the Macon County Public Library Living Room 6:30—9:00 p.m.

Join the fun of contra dancing, with beginners’ lessons at 6:30. Suggested donation, $10 per person helps to pay the musicians and callers for their travel and expertise. Hosted by the Arts Council of Macon County. SATURDAY, MAY 27th

Clarks Chapel Fire-Rescue Annual BBQ Fundraiser From 2pm until sold out Plates are $10 each

Clarks Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their annul BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, May 27. It will feature Barbeque, Music, Raffles, Silent Auction, and plenty of family fun. The fire department is located at 270 Fulcher Road in Franklin.

No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.

Local and State News

• Only in North Carolina: Two New Species of Crayfish Discovered [North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences]

• No Need for a Bathing Suit: Forest Bathing in WNC with Science Journalist Florence Williams [BPR]

• Canton Labor Day Festival headliner announced [Smoky Mountain News]

• NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announces 2024 bid for governor, setting up GOP primary battle [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• The GOP’s new electability problem: North Carolina [Politico]

• Angel Medical Center President's Column for April 2023 [Macon Media]

Macon Media is still experiencing transportation issues and was unable to get to the courthouse to cover this months meeting. Here is the county-sponsored video of the meeting:

Macon County Commissioners Meeting 3-14-23

• HB259 NC House Bill Budget Substitute [PDF Download (640 pages)]

Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]

• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]

National and World News Roundup

• China's ambassador to France says former Soviet countries have ‘no status in international law’ [Yahoo! News]

🗣 @DariusRochebin : "Est-ce que la Crimée, à vos yeux, c'est l'Ukraine ?"

🗣 Lu Shaye : "Ça dépend comment on perçoit le problème [...] Ce n'est pas si simple."

📺 #La26 pic.twitter.com/nspLMs9HO8
— LCI (@LCI) April 21, 2023

• Americans Escaping Pricey Cities Bring Higher Housing Costs, Inflation With Them [Wall Street Journal]

• The GOP’s new electability problem: North Carolina [Politico]

• Arrests made in online threats against Florida sheriff who took a stand against antisemitism in his county [CNN]

• Oklahoma county worried about fallout from racist recording [ABC News]

• Family of unarmed man shot by Park Police reaches $5 million settlement in civil lawsuit [WSET-TV (Lynchburg, VA)]

• Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages [Reuters]

• Democrats' Dianne Feinstein dilemma [Yahoo! News]

• British deputy prime minister resigns amid bullying scandal [Courthouse News Service]

• Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against judicial reform plan [Al Jazeera]

• German unions, employers reach public sector pay agreement [DW News]

Washington Today (4-21-23): Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) warns 'left is playing for keeps" | C-SPAN

Global National: April 22, 2023 | Fighting in Sudan resumes after evacuations, ceasefire crumbles | Global National

NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 22

PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 22, 2022)

COVID-19 News and Updates

Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.

COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:

• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 11:04am CEST, 19 April 2023, there have been 102,977,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,120,529 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 7 April 2023, a total of 666,541,020 vaccine doses have been administered.

Globally, as of 11:04am CEST, 19 April 2023, there have been 763,740,140 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,908,554 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 April 2023, a total of 13,321,463,740 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Long COVID is hurting business [ New Orleans City Business ]

• Association of COVID-19 Infection With Incident Diabetes [ JAMA Network ]

• Vietnam’s Commercial Hub Orders Return of School Mask-Wearing Amid New Covid Cases [ Bloomberg ]

• Big data study refutes anti-vax blood clot claims about COVID-19 vaccines [ State University of New York at Buffalo ]

TWiV 1000: Live from New York, 1k epitopes of virology | Microbe TV

• TWiV 999: Vaccinated to the nines [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 1000: Live from New York, 1k epitopes of virology [Microbe TV]

Science and Technology News Roundup

• The Sky This Week: The Lyrid meteor shower peaks [Astronomy Magazine]

• A massive cavern beneath a West Antarctic glacier is teeming with life [ScienceNews]

• Identifying causal associations between early sexual intercourse or number of sexual partners and major depressive disorders: A bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis [ScienceDirect]

• DHS task force will examine how to use A.I. to protect homeland security [CNBC]

• How Algorithms Change How We Think [Psychology Today]

• Used EVs Coming Down In Price [Clean Technica]

• Radical New Space Observatory Would Gravitationally Lens Exoearths [Forbes]

• Autodesk doubled down on remote work—productivity skyrocketed [Fortune]

• First space images captured by balloon-borne telescope [University of Toronto]

• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]

Evergreen Links

• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir

Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin

• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]

• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]

How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain

• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]

Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

Testing Starship at SpaceX's Starbase - An Abbreviated History | NASA Spaceflight

The Level1 Show April 21 2023: New York's Goodest | Level1 Techs

Lucky is Bad Security Advice - DTNS 4504 | Daily Tech News Show

SpaceX Starship Flight: Immensely Complex (and Awesome)! | Marcus House

What Could Quantum Computers Do For Us? | Sabine Hossenfelder

The Insane Engineering of the M1 Abrams | Real Engineering

Type II/Type III Civilization Search Finds Nothing, But... | Antov Petrov

10 Unsolved Mysteries of the Quantum Realm | John Michael Godier

4K: Witnessing the most powerful rocket launch in history (with HQ AUDIO!) | Trevor Mahlmann

How did the Rocky Mountains Form? | Nick Zentner

Solus lives, Fedora 38, Ubuntu 23.04 & big KDE app updates - Linux & Open Source News | The Linux Experiment

Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #373

Life on Giant Moons | Science and Fututism with Isaac Arthur

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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 22 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for April 22nd]

• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 424 [Al Jazeera]

• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 423: Ukrainian air defense shot down eight drones in a nighttime attack [Euromaiden Press]

• Ukrainian children forcibly held in over 70 camps in Russia: ombudswoman [TVP World]

• Thousands evacuated in Russia’s Belgorod after bomb scare [Al Jazeera]

• Ukraine updates: Russia to expel German diplomats [DW News]

• Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades [BBC News]

• Chill Settles In at a Europe-Russia Border Crossing [Wall Street Journal]

• 🔴 Liveblog: Western allies to meet in Ramstein as Ukraine urges more support[France 24]

My Experience as a Heavy MG Gunner | Civ Div

The Insane Engineering of the M1 Abrams | Real Engineering

How Russia aims to kill Germany's support for Ukraine | DW News

How to solve Europe's ammunition problem | Jacek Raubo - TVP World

Ukraine war & India-Russia defence ties: Russia arms sales to India halted | WION Pulse

🔴 (NSFW) - Two INTENSE Bakhmut Perspectives, Sudan on Fire | Funker530 LIVE Recap [Link to Youtube]

News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

Russia's breakout offensive in pursuit of what remains of Ukraine | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor

• China questions sovereignty of ex-Soviet states [Russia Today]

**Pravda has no updated stories about the war today**
• Russia designs jet-propelled FPV drone[Pravda]

• Belarusian crews of Iskander-M missile system complete training in Russia [TASS Russian News Agency]

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On This Day

April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 252 days remain until the end of the year.

Historical Events

Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)

215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
711 – Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
1014 – Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
1016 – Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
1343 – St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
1348 – The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
1500 – Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).
1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
1521 – Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
1655 – The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
1660 – Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
1661 – King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1815 – The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
1879 – Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
1891 – Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.
1914 – First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
1918 – World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
1919 – The Estonian Constituent Assembly was held in Estonia, which marked the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu.
1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
1927 – Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
1935 – The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
1940 – The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
1941 – World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
1942 – World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
1945 – World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of Nazi Germany. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Hitler that the telegram is treasonous.
1946 – Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
1949 – Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
1951 – Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1961 – Algiers putsch by French generals.
1967 – Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a crewed spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
1968 – Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
1985 – Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
1990 – Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993 – Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
1993 – Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
1999 – NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2005 – The first YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
2013 – At least 28 people are killed and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
2018 – A vehicle-ramming attack kills 10 people and injures 16 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
2019 – The April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers.

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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, April 23, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla'-->
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