The White House press charter, flying from Dulles to Europe has been delayed due to cicadas.

[Nevilledog]

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Jonathan Lemire
@JonLemire
The White House press charter, flying from Dulles to Europe ahead of President Biden, has been delayed for hours - due to mechanical issues caused by cicadas

Yes. Cicadas.
7:02 PM · Jun 8, 2021

[MerryHolidays]

1. It's Biden's fault! It's Kamala's fault! It's HER EMAILS!

[Nevilledog]

2. Hey, don't underestimate the power of cicadas.

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Benjy Sarlin
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As if the cicadas aren’t bad enough already, they’re also terrible drivers

Police Say A Cicada Is Responsible For A Car Crash In Ohio
A cicada flew into a driver's face in Cincinnati Monday evening, causing them to crash and total their car, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.
npr.org
7:32 PM · Jun 8, 2021

[MerryHolidays]

5. Indeed, I know it

I lived in an area decades ago where we had cicada summer. I have NEVER seen anything like it before in my life. One day, we were just swarmed, which continued for several weeks, and then, a few weeks later, they were all gone, all of a sudden.

And, yes, I had them in my car. I feel sorry for this person, but, for me, they never caused any harm. There was something quite remarkable about my cicada summer, and it was a perfect example of the power of nature.

[soothsayer]

3. Goodness

[elleng]

4. Like the Canada geese that got Sully's plane!

Minutes after takeoff from New York's La Guardia airport, US Airways Flight 1549 flew into a flock of Canada geese, and birds sucked into the two engines caused a complete loss of power.Jan 14, 2019.


A cicada flew into my friend's house, shirt and hair Sunday.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Wow!

The cicadas had a much later start around here, but the daily increased volume of their shrieking can't be ignored. There's clearly lots of them already. I'll probably see several of them awkwardly flying around soon enough, like 17 years ago.

With warner weather, they can sometimes get caught in heat convection currents high into the sky too.

[Stallion]

7. Biden: "Pretty Soon the Cicadas Will Just Magically Disappear"