Heap o' Links Sat Dec 18, 2021

Links and videos political and amusing

RECOMMENDED DESTINATIONS
Bits & Bytes - Sat Dec 18, 2021
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Vic's News
Comments & links to news, starts here at comment #2.

Today is Saturday, December 18, 2021. On this day in 1777 the United States by direction of George Washington celebrated its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American troops over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.

CatBluebird of Bitterness
Caturday funnies — video
Caturday cartoons
Ace of Spades ♠ Pet Thread
Discussing our critter companions. Pix and stories.
MOVING FORWARD, FACING BACKWARD
“ExToRtIoN” aka Request for Comment
Project Veritas, YouTube, Dec 17, 2021 (0:29)
It's only your own personal data. Why should you be permitted access, asks Google. (TechRadar)

Content that Google in its infinite wisdom deems "misleading" may be locked without notice.

Content on Google Drive.

Not on their social network, because they don't have one. On their file storage.

There is no cloud, there's just other people's computers. And they're probably communists.

CAROL OF THE JINGLING BELLS?
h/t K.T. on A♠
Libera - Carol of the Bells
Libera Official, YouTube, Dec 12, 2019 (3:05)
Alternatively…
Claymation Christmas: Carol of the Bells
Carpe Donktum, YouTube (3:58)