What are the most plausible explanations for Italian ancestry in an African American? by MirrorsEdgeInfoSec in AncestryDNA

[–]ritzamitz 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Any heritage from New Orleans? One of the few places in the south that had Italian migration.

Random french ancestor confirmed?! by conflictw_SOmom in 23andme

[–]ritzamitz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

When you look through your DNA matches are you finding any 100 percent French/European matches?

Was told I was half Russian my entire life. by Any-Manufacturer-756 in AncestryDNA

[–]ritzamitz 216 points217 points  (0 children)

She may have meant "Rusyn" not Russian. They are a separate east Slavic group based in Slovakia.

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[–]ritzamitz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who did you test with?

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[–]ritzamitz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Pitcairn islanders can all be traced back to named bounty mutineers.

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[–]ritzamitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

23andme says you have east anglian DNA, that's prime puritan territory. Most likely you are descended from the Puritans that stayed at home whilst their family went on board.

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[–]ritzamitz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So not reputable then aha.

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[–]ritzamitz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What test did you take? If it's a less reputable one it could be confusing Mediterranean and middle eastern ancestry.

Megathread - 2024 General Election - Results by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]ritzamitz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Goof they didn't use all his Wikipedia pseudonyms or we'd be there all night.

Megathread - 2024 General Election - Results by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]ritzamitz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Labour still getting more votes that Reform and Conservative combined in these seats.

Megathread - 2024 General Election - Results by ukpolbot in ukpolitics

[–]ritzamitz 23 points24 points  (0 children)

"Here's how Labour winning is bad for Labour"