DNA sequences dating back 2 million years, the oldest ever obtained, suggest that the northeastern tip of Greenland was once home to a forested ecosystem unlike any now found on Earth.
The sequences were obtained from frozen soil and indicate that the region, was once home to mastodons and reindeer. The area is now barren and home to hare, musk ox and few plants.
“No one would have predicted this ecosystem in northern Greenland at this time,” said Eske Willerslev, a paleogeneticist at the University of Copenhagen who co-led a study published Wednesday in Nature describing the ancient-DNA findings.[…]
Greenland was much warmer then, but the researchers did not expect the DNA sequences to reveal forests of poplar, spruce and yew trees such as those now typically found at much lower latitudes, alongside sedges, shrubs and birch-tree species that still grow in Greenland, according to Nature.
Advertisement“Reindeers, according to paleontologists, should not have survived; they shouldn’t even exist at that time,” Willerslev said. Mastodons were thought to have lived in North American forests, and their remains have never been found in Greenland.
December 9, 2022: Reader Tips
This evening we get to walk around the always beautiful Quebec City in December.
Your most moving tips of recent days are appreciated!
Let That Sink In
With the deep state’s swamp creature now evicted, THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO: TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS.
1. A new #TwitterFiles investigation reveals that teams of Twitter employees build blacklists, prevent disfavored tweets from trending, and actively limit the visibility of entire accounts or even trending topics—all in secret, without informing users.
— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) December 9, 2022
Update from Andy Ngo: @MrAndyNgo; Bari doesn’t name too many names but the head of Twitter’s Strategic Response Team when secret actions were taken to stifle conservative accounts happened under Jeff Carlton, who worked for both CIA & FBI. He just deleted his LinkedIn.
You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy
Herr Schwab, you’re behind this, aren’t you?
According to Bloomberg, only 1 in 200 Nigerians use the eNaira – despite government implemented discounts and other incentives, implemented as desperate measures to increase adoption.
Now, the government is looking to boost digital payments by limiting ATM withdrawals to just 20,000 naira, or roughly US$45 per day, Bloomberg reports, citing a circular sent to lenders on Tuesday. The previous withdrawal limit was 150,000 naira (US$350).
Weekly cash withdrawals from banks are now limited (without fee) to 100,000 naira (US$225) for individuals, and 500,000 naira (US$1,125) for corporations. Any amount above this will incur a fee of 5% and 10% respectively.
Safe and Effective®
Autopsy-based histopathological characterization of myocarditis after anti-SARS-CoV-2-vaccination
Through our autopsy-based approach, we identified five cases of lymphocytic (epi-)myocarditis in persons, who were unexpectedly found dead at home within the first week following mRNA-mediated anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunization. According to the Dallas criteria four samples were classified as definitive myocarditis. In the remaining case, comparable inflammatory infiltration of the epicardium, subepicardial fat and myocardium was found, but myocardial infiltration did not exceed the threshold of the Dallas criteria. All cases showed a consistent phenotype: (A) focal interstitial lymphocytic myocardial infiltration, in three cases accompanied by demonstrable microfocal myocyte destruction. (B) T-cell dominant infiltrate with CD4 positive T-cells outnumbering CD8 positive T-cells by far; (C) frequently associated with T-cell infiltration of epicardium and subepicardial fat tissue revealing a similar immune phenotype (CD4 > > CD8).
A review of the paper by Dr. John Campbell.
HONK
Alberta passes the Sovereignty Act. Andrew Coyne hardest hit.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
What happens when you prioritize letting criminals out of jail and mix that with extreme support for sanctuary city policies?
You end up with Los Angeles, which now plans to let criminals off the hook if they also happen to be in the country illegally.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has instructed prosecutors to now consider immigration status when it comes to charging criminals with crimes. According to the policy, “All charging determinations shall be undertaken with the goal of avoiding or mitigating the adverse immigration consequences of a decision.”
The policy even encourages people under criminal investigation to contact Gascon’s office and “present information concerning adverse immigration consequences” before charges are handed down so he can give them a slap on the wrist instead.
Say what you want about Democrats, they know how to take care of their voters.
QOTD
Biden swapping an international arms dealer for Brittney Griner reminds me of when Obama traded five Taliban terrorists for an Army deserter.
— John D (@RedWingGrips) December 8, 2022
More: For the Russians, that’s one hell of a trade. And it’s a trade that still leaves Paul Whelan out in the cold…
Transgender Is A Stalking Horse For The Normalization Of Pedophilia
Project Veritas released a new video today exposing a high-ranking private school official, Joseph Bruno, who admitted that he teaches underage children about sex with items such as “butt-plugs” and “dildos.”
Bruno, who works as the Dean of Students at an elite school in Chicago called Francis W. Parker, said that these were the items brought into the classroom by an LGBTQ+ group.
So he’s been fired, right?
Y2Kyoto: Powered By Bafflegab
They go wherever the money will take them: Are greens replacing fantasies of energy sources which don’t work, with fantasies of energy sources which don’t exist?
Trudeau’s Woke Canada
Where history is rewritten and socialists rule.
Quebec MP decries woke leftist “coup” at National Gallery of Canada
It’s Thursday On Turtle Island
Woke Holland: Islamic education. Royal family investigates colonialism.
Trudeau’s Canada: Canada euthanizing 10,000 citizens a year. Montreal Canadians apologize. Trudeau is coming for your guns. Diversity is our strength in Toronto schools. Justin’s Via Rail spread rumours about the Freedom Convoy. Freeland to spend billions of dollars on company that doesn’t exist.
Biden’s America: Steve and Timpani head back to California. Sexual assault by a boy dressed as a girl. Socialists have no sense of humour. Lockdowns were about following communist China. New book grooms children.
Fascist China News: Don’t upset the Mongols. It never ends well.
Global Warming Scam News: The sparky e-bikes. Trudeau announces 800 million dollars for Indigenous conservation scams.
December 8, 2022: Reader Tips
As we get closer to the big day, we delight in listening to O Come O Come Emmanuel, performed by The Petersens.
Your latest, greatest tips are much welcome!
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The history of cheese.
He Admires Their Basic Dictatorship
The federal government awarded a contract to provide and maintain RCMP communications equipment to a company with ties to the Chinese government, Radio-Canada has learned.
The contract has security experts raising concerns about potential Chinese access to RCMP communications and data.
On October 6, 2021, the federal government awarded Sinclair Technologies a contract worth $549,637 for a radio frequency (RF) filtering system. One of the system’s purposes is to protect the RCMP’s land-based radio communications from eavesdropping.
While Sinclair Technologies is based in Ontario, the company has been controlled by Hytera Communications of Shenzen, China since 2017, when Hytera purchased Norsat International, Sinclair’s parent company.
Y2Kyoto: Net Zeroed
Bloomberg: Vanguard Quits Net-Zero Group, Marking Biggest Defection Yet
Vanguard Group Inc. is walking out of the world’s largest climate-finance alliance, marking the coalition’s biggest defection to date as US Republicans step up their threats against firms deemed hostile toward the fossil-fuel industry.
Vanguard’s decision followed a “considerable period of review,” according to a company statement Wednesday. Withdrawing from the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, which is a sub-unit of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, “will help provide the clarity our investors desire” about everything from the role of index funds, to financial risks in the context of climate change, the firm said.
Creepy Mark Carney, chief architect of GFANZ “said earlier this year the alliance has enjoyed considerable growth…”
Related, via Steve Milloy – Britain approves first new coal mine — to operate for 50 years. “The mine seeks to be net zero in its operations.”🙄 So 50 years of lying coming up.
The SDA 2022 Midterm Results Contest – Results!
With the final ballots harvested, and elections certified under threat of imprisonment, it’s time to announce the winner and runners-up of the SDA 2022 Midterm Results Contest.
Second runner-up goes to Foobert, with a total score of 7. First runner-up goes to Colonialista (sorry for the spelling error), scoring 6 points.
And the winner of a free book from the SDA Free Book Library is… Kinetic 65, whose prediction came just 3 points away from a perfect score of 0.
Did you know the war in Ukraine is over?
That’s how oil markets are acting. All geopolitical risk is gone, as oil prices are at their lowest point since last December for WTI, and February, 2021, for WCS.
Spend your Moe Money wisely, because you won’t likely see that again.
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Do Good Guys And Bad Guys
Putin on Thursday also said teaching children “that a boy can become a girl and vice versa” verges on being a “crime against humanity,” while suggesting that supporters of transgender rights were calling for the cessation of “basic things such as mother, father, family or gender differences.”
The Russian president, who vies to project a macho image and is widely viewed as an authoritarian, has been condemned by other world leaders and top human rights groups over his anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric.
Drilling is down a bit in SK
Drilling activity is down a bit in Saskatchewan, as the only rig working in the southwest is actually drilling for helium, not oil.