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I've tested it. X is still a bad site. There's no way to successfully fight there without getting banned.
I'll be honest with you, it's worse than preddit. And my suspicion is it's still controlled by DS.
Yeah, I have kinda given up on X. I think they are using X as a way to keep the flies buzzing around when the time comes to slap them with some redpills.
It's weird. I can say the same things on Gab or Truth social, and nothing happens.
You're probably name-calling. Stop calling names and see what happens. Try attacking the arguments rather than the people making them. I've yet to be banned since having my 2017 ban lifted a year ago. Not going off on name-calling tirades seems to do the trick.
No names.
Hit and run,don't waste time arguing with tards.
Even hit and run gets banned.
I've been doing ok.....
You must be on a list or something.
I had this suspicion and I'm glad I didn't ever waste my time and get my hopes up with elon musk. Thanks for doing that work for us and reporting back.
Spot silver 89.35
Oil futures at 85.16 down from a high of 120 last night.
u/#q4095
I am angry at some former patriots who are promising not to vote in the midterms because they are mad they aren't getting what they want right now, I just saw JuliansRum on X, wow, I didn't see that one coming. Thank God POTUS isn't a fair-weather patriot or the whole world would be gone. So not voting at all is a solution to what, destroy the country by electing dems. Yeah, he thought that one through, not as smart as I thought.🤬
When gas prices hit $1.50 nationally before the midterms they'll change their tune.
Yep, fair-weather patriots, the worst kind really, you think you can depend on them and bam, they are gone when you need them most.
Today is 10 days of Iran War +1
(One of) The "Week to remember."
Oh the anticipation...
Any answer except the Flood of Noah.
Misidentified Fossils: Alaska's "Mammoth Bones" Revealed as Whale Remains For over 70 years, two fossilized bone plates housed at the University of Alaska Museum of the North were believed to be the youngest known woolly mammoth remains, potentially rewriting the timeline of mammoth extinction. However, recent scientific analysis has revealed a surprising twist: the bones are not from mammoths at all, but from two different whale species—a North Pacific right whale and a common minke whale. This discovery, published in the Journal of Quaternary Science, corrects a long-standing misidentification and opens new questions about how marine fossils ended up deep in Alaska’s interior.
https://www.earth.com/news/supposed-mammoth-bones-from-alaska-spark-scientific-debate-whale-dna/
Supposed mammoth bones from Alaska spark scientific debate
Radiocarbon Dating Raises Initial Doubts The re-examination began as part of the museum’s Adopt-a-Mammoth project, which funds radiocarbon dating of fossil specimens. When Dr. Matthew J. Wooller and his team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks tested the bones, the results indicated an age of 2,000 to 3,000 years old—far too recent for mainland Alaskan mammoths, which went extinct approximately 13,000 years ago. While a few mammoths survived on Wrangel Island until about 4,000 years ago, a 2,000-year-old mainland specimen would have been extraordinary. Instead of accepting the result, the team scrutinized the data, suspecting contamination or misidentification.
Adopt-a-Mammoth project University of Alaska
Isotopic and DNA Evidence Confirm Marine Origin Stable isotope analysis of the bones revealed unusually high nitrogen and carbon levels, indicative of a marine diet rather than the grassland-based diet of mammoths. This chemical signature was the first strong clue that the fossils were not from a land-dwelling proboscidean. To confirm the identity, researchers extracted mitochondrial DNA from the degraded samples. The genetic sequences matched those of a North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) and a common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), definitively ruling out any connection to mammoths.
Mammoth fossils Alaska turn out to be whale bones
Mystery of Inland Whale Bones Remains Unsolved The discovery site—near Dome Creek, about 250 miles (400 km) inland from the coast—adds another layer of complexity. Whales of this size do not naturally travel so far inland, and the rivers around Fairbanks are too narrow and shallow to support them. Scientists have proposed several theories to explain the presence of whale bones in the region:
Human transport: Indigenous peoples may have carried whale bones inland for use as tools or building materials, as documented in other Arctic regions. Curatorial error: The bones may have been mislabeled during collection in the 1950s by archaeologist Otto Geist, when coastal whale remains were accidentally cataloged as inland mammoth fossils. Ancient waterways: Though unlikely, some speculate that extinct river systems or higher sea levels could have allowed whale carcasses to drift inland. None of these explanations are conclusive, and researchers acknowledge the mystery may never be fully resolved.
whale bones Alaska inland
Scientific Impact and Ongoing Research While the correction preserves the established timeline of mammoth extinction, it highlights the importance of re-evaluating museum specimens with modern techniques. The case underscores how assumptions based on morphology alone can lead to decades-long errors. As climate change exposes more fossils in the Arctic, scientists emphasize the need for rigorous isotopic and genetic testing to avoid similar misidentifications.
A few years ago some wolly mammoth bones were found at the waters edge during a drought season at Buffalo Bill reservoir. That is the eastern edge of the Rocky's in Wyoming. It was treated like a crime scene. They even were accusing people of stealing a bone or bones.
I'm comfortable that dinosaurs are fake and ghey, but never was so sure about sabre-tooth tigers, giant sloths, mammoths, dire wolves, etc.
interesting ongoing research!
Anybody besides me feeling really happy lately? That is not like me in my old age. I am supposed to be a grumpy old man and people are starting to notice. I just can't wipe the smile from my face.
...Dog Woo...
“The human race’s prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenseless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenseless against ourselves.”
Arnold Toynbee
Sean Mowbray - How Reliable Is the Science on Microplastics in the Human Body? Some Experts Urge Caution...Learn more about the growing concern that the current research on microplastics in human bodies may not be fully accurate.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-reliable-is-the-science-on-microplastics-in-the-human-body-some-experts-urge-caution-48789
Monday Poem...Fugitive by Jim Culleny
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/03/poem-by-jim-culleny-71.html
Santana / Takanaka - Europa (Live in Japan, 1981)
https://youtu.be/CKAqNPg7-ek?si=hs8NevF19dQ4_FqV
Image published with permission from Uncle Paul's Parodies.
https://images.americanthinker.com/1z/1zmtip6bra9g5qugjluz_640.jpg
I'm not sure if this of any importance but I just looked on google earth and someone just recently uploaded a night vision shot of Epstein Island
https://www.google.com/maps/@18.3026521,-64.8242557,3a,75y,355.74h,90t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIABIhB0Wb_PZdU70eUfgTA_Bbwe!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAFfmt2aETkqBaY_8mOqN2w7Sd1aFrRNV0MMn0z4bRgYRmoyvTCb8-mGXEO8W1yKEc-egQEA_SxSmGlEidEjBnw0bNa6v_DnWIPdEROCdvHJ3E0W9GUUbf719K0Lfb9oDvVfCfFZsf6PLmhOS299G%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi0-ya355.73673167994616-ro0-fo100!7i6000!8i3000?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D