Heap o'Links Sat 2021 Jan 16

Links and stuff


h/t Village Idiot's Apprentice on A♠
ALL Bridges Pedestrian/Vehicular Closed On Tuesday & On Inauguration Day
Bridges into DC to close Tuesday. “VA State Police will facilitate closure of bridges & pedestrian thoroughfares: Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Arlington Memorial Bridge, I-395 Bridge, & 14th St Bridge at 6AM on Tues, Jan 19 ending 6am on Thurs, Jan 21, 6AM @nbcwashington
— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) January 15, 2021

h/t SMH on A♠
Massive Israeli Raid Hits Iranian Targets in Syria
Rick Moran, PJ Media, Jan 15, 2021

At least 18 separate targets were hit, which included arms depots and military positions. At least 14 Syrian regime forces, 16 Iraqi militia fighters, and 11 Afghan members of the pro-Iran Fatimid Brigade were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. There were 16 additional deaths of unknown national origin.


h/t redridinghood on A♠
"Incendiary Lies"
The Hill @thehill on Twitter
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman: "This idea that saying that Pennsylvania was 'rigged' or that we were 'trying to steal the election' -- that's a lie. And you do not have the right, that is not protected speech."

h/t Muldoon on A♠
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: officials
Amanda Woods, NY Post, Jan 15, 2021
all nursing home patients

h/t Mr. Gray on A♠
How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off
The premise is convenient. But the ecommerce giant’s record on privacy isn’t exactly inspiring.