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🚨 SRAMOTA!! Nizozemska policija je priznala, da je skrivala identiteto Iračana, ki je ubil 14-letno Tamar Boes, ker ni želela, da bi to politično pomagalo Geertu Wildersu. Otrok je mrtev. Družina je trpela 6 let. In prvi instinkt vlade je bil zaščititi pripoved
🚨 SHAME!! Dutch police admitted they hid the identity of the Iraqi man who killed 14-year-old Tamar Boes because they didn't want it to help Geert Wilders politically. A child is dead. A family suffered for 6 years. And the government's first instinct was to protect the narrative
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Na predvečer praznika Marijinega vnebovzetja se je sveti Anton Padovanski boril z dvomi, ali je bila Devica Marija z dušo in telesom vzeta v nebesa. Iskreno je molil za svetlobo in jasnost. V odgovor se mu je prikazala Gospa v čudovitem videnju. Zagotovila mu je, da je res vzeta v nebesa – s telesom in dušo – in ga spodbudila, naj brani in oznanja to globoko resnico. Sveti Anton je z vnemo ubogal. O Marijinem vnebovzetju je močno pridigal in pisal z bogatimi svetopisemskimi podobami. Stoletja pozneje, ko je papež Pij XII. leta 1950 slovesno definiral dogmo o Marijinem vnebovzetju, je poudaril izjemne prispevke sv. Antona k temu učenju. Ta močna zgodba nas spominja, da je Marija, Božja Mati, naša največja priprošnjica. Njeno vnebovzetje je znamenje upanja za vse nas – kamor je šla ona, upamo, da mu bomo sledili po milosti njenega Sina. »Brezmadežna Mati Božja, večna Devica Marija, je bila po dovršenem zemeljskem življenju s telesom in dušo vzeta v nebeško slavo.« (Munificentissimus Deus) 🌹 Kraljica v nebesa vzeta, prosi za nas! - Totus Tuus
On the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, St. Anthony of Padua struggled with doubts about whether the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into Heaven. He prayed earnestly for light and clarity. In response, Our Lady appeared to him in a beautiful vision. She assured him that she was indeed assumed into Heaven—body and soul—and urged him to defend and proclaim this profound truth. St. Anthony obeyed with zeal. He preached and wrote powerfully about the Assumption, using rich scriptural imagery. Centuries later, when Pope Pius XII solemnly defined the Dogma of the Assumption in 1950, he highlighted St. Anthony’s exceptional contributions to this teaching. This powerful story reminds us that Mary, the Mother of God, is our greatest intercessor. Her Assumption is a sign of hope for all of us — where she has gone, we hope to follow, through the grace of her Son. “The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.” (Munificentissimus Deus) 🌹 Queen assumed into Heaven, pray for us! - Totus Tuus
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Dojenček Reuben je bil spontano splavljen pri 5 tednih. Rastejo mu že glava, oči, roke in noge. Njegov oče je rekel: "To ni tkivo. To je življenje, ustvarjeno po božji podobi s srcem in večno živo dušo." Dojenčki Reubenove starosti so glavna tarča za splavno tabletko. Čas je, da PREPOVEMO to smrtonosno drogo.
Baby Reuben was miscarried at 5 weeks. He already had his head, his eyes, arms, and legs growing. His father said, “This isn’t tissue. It’s a life created in God’s image with a heart and an eternal living soul.” Babies Reuben’s age are a primary target for the abortion pill. It’s time to BAN this deadly drug.
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🇵🇹 | V Lizboni so pravkar spremenili traso stoletja stare katoliške procesije, da bi se izognili območju muslimanskih priseljencev. Izvor procesije Corpus Christi ima več kot 800-letno tradicijo na Portugalskem.
🇵🇹 | Em Lisboa, acabam de alterar percurso de procissão católica centenária para evitar zona de imigrantes muçulmanos. A origem da Procissão do Corpo de Deus tem mais de 800 anos de tradição em Portugal.
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🚨🇪🇸 | ŠPANIJA PEDRA SÁNCHEZA: Starejši par iz Valencie so brutalno napadli in pretepli trije severnoafriški priseljenci, ki so vdrli v njihov dom samo zato, da bi jih oropali. "Vzeli so vse, kar so lahko, tako so me pretepli, da so mi polomili rebra."
🚨🇪🇸 | LA ESPAÑA DE PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Una pareja de ancianos de Valencia fue brutalmente atacada a golpes por tres inmigrantes magrebíes que invadieron su casa solo para robarles. "Se llevaron todo lo que pudieron, me pegaron una paliza que me partieron las costillas".
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Maroški muslimanski terorist je zažgal cerkev v Villastanzi v Italiji, uničil jaslice in 600 let stare orgle. Evropa je naredila samomo
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Un terrorista musulmán marroquí incendió una iglesia en Villastanza, Italia, destruyendo el belén y el órgano de 600 años de antigüedad. Europa se ha suicidado.
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Hudič vas bo poskušal vznemiriti z obtožbami, da niste vredni blagoslovov, ki ste jih prejeli. Preprosto ostanite veseli in se potrudite, da ignorirate hudičevo godrnjanje. Če je treba, se celo smejati absurdnosti situacije. Satan, utelešenje greha samega, vas obtožuje nevrednosti! Ko vas hudič spomni na vašo preteklost, ga spomnite na njegovo prihodnost! -St. Terezija Avilska
The devil will try to upset you by accusing you of being unworthy of the blessings that you have received. Simply remain cheerful and do your best to ignore the devil's nagging. If need be even laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Satan, the epitome of sin itself, accuses you of unworthiness! When the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future! -St. Theresa of Avila
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♰❤️ Praznik presvetega Srca Jezusovega ❤️♰ Dvanajst obljub presvetega Srca Jezusovega, ki so bile razodete sveti Marjeti Mariji Alacoque v 1670-ih, so privilegiji, podeljeni tistim, ki izvajajo pobožnost do njegovega presvetega Srca. Obljube so: 1. Milosti za njihovo življenjski stani: "Dal jim bom vse milosti, potrebne za njihov življenjski stani." 2. Mir v družinah: "Vzpostavil bom mir v njihovih družinah." 3. Tolažba v težavah: "Tolažil jih bom v vseh njihovih težavah." 4. Zatočišče v življenju in smrti: "V mojem srcu bodo našli zanesljivo zatočišče med življenjem in še posebej ob uri svoje smrti." 5. Blagoslov na podvige: "Izlil bom obilen blagoslov na vse njihove podvige." 6. Usmiljenje za grešnike: "Grešniki bodo v mojem srcu našli vir neskončnega oceana usmiljenja." 7. Spreobrnjenje mlačnih duš: "Mlačne duše bodo postale goreče." 8. Popolnost za goreče duše: "Goreče duše se bodo hitro povzpele do velike popolnosti." 9. Blagoslov častitih podob: "Blagoslovil bom domove, kjer bo izpostavljena in počaščena podoba mojega Srca." 10. Moč nad zakrknjenimi srci: "Duhovnikom bom dal moč, da se dotaknejo najbolj zakrknjenih src." 11. Imena, zapisana v Srcu: "Tisti, ki širijo to pobožnost, bodo imeli svoja imena zapisana v Mojem Srcu, ki jih nikoli ne bodo izbrisali." 12. Velika obljuba (končna vztrajnost): "Moja vsemogočna ljubezen bo podelila vsem tistim, ki bodo prejeli obhajilo na prvi petek v devetih zaporednih mesecih, milost dokončnega kesanja; ne bodo umrli v mojem nezadovoljstvu niti brez prejema svojih zakramentov; moje srce bo njihovo zanesljivo zatočišče ob tisti zadnji uri." Presveto Srce Jezusovo usmili se nas.
♰❤️ The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ❤️♰ The Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, revealed to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 1670s, are privileges granted to those who practice devotion to His Sacred Heart. The promises are: 1. Graces for their state in life: "I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life." 2. Peace in families: "I will establish peace in their families." 3. Consolation in troubles: "I will console them in all their troubles." 4. Refuge in life and death: "They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and especially at the hour of their death." 5. Blessings on undertakings: "I will pour abundant blessings on all their undertakings." 6. Mercy for sinners: "Sinners shall find in My Heart the source of an infinite ocean of mercy." 7. Conversion of lukewarm souls: "Lukewarm souls shall become fervent." 8. Perfection for fervent souls: "Fervent souls shall speedily rise to great perfection." 9. Blessing of honored images: "I will bless the homes where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored." 10. Power over hardened hearts: "I will give to priests the power of touching the most hardened hearts." 11. Names written in the Heart: "Those who propagate this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be effaced." 12. The Great Promise (Final Perseverance): "My all-powerful love will grant to all those who shall receive Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months the grace of final repentance; they shall not die under my displeasure, nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Heart shall be their assured refuge at that last hour." Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us.
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♰❤️ Junij je mesec presvetega Srca Jezusovega ❤️♰ Presveto Srce Jezusovo, danes in vselej se posvečam tvojemu presvetemu Srcu. Rotim te, da bi te vedno bolj ljubil. Zaupam vate. Presveto Srce Jezusovo, verujem v tvojo ljubezen do mene. Jezus, krotak in ponižen v srcu, naredi moje srce podobno svojemu. Presveto Srce Jezusovo, pridi tvoje kraljestvo. Presveto Srce Jezusovo, spreobrni grešnike, reši umirajoče in reši svete duše iz vice. Amen. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum Miserere Nobis
♰❤️ June is the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ❤️♰ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to Thy Most Sacred Heart.  I implore that I may ever love Thee more and more. I trust in Thee. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Thy love for me. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, convert sinners, save the dying, and deliver the Holy Souls from purgatory. Amen. Cor Jesu Sacratissimum Miserere Nobis
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Malo nenavadno, se vam ne zdi? Takoj ko so se muslimani začeli priseljevati na Japonsko, so njena šintoistična svetišča in budistični templji začeli goreti, tako kot cerkve v Evropi.
A bit odd, don’t you think? As soon as Muslims started immigrating to Japan, its Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples started burning down, just like the churches in Europe.
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Muslimani so uničili na tisoče cerkva po vsem Bližnjem vzhodu in prisilili 2 milijona avtohtonih kristjanov, da so zapustili svoje domove. Kristjane imajo za nevernike, ki se morajo spreobrniti, plačati džizijo ali pa jih ubiti. Nič ogorčenja levičarjev ali muslimanov!
Muslims have destroyed thousands of churches throughout the Middle East and forced 2 million indigenous Christians to flee their homes. They consider Christians infidels who must convert, pay jizya, or be killed. Zero outrage by leftists or Muslims!
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🚨 To novo zdravilo proti raku povzroči, da se rakave celice uničijo Znanstveniki so razvili obetavno zdravilo proti raku dojk, imenovano Vepdegestrant, ki prisili rakave celice, da proti sebi uporabijo lasten sistem za odstranjevanje odpadkov. Namesto samo blokiranja rasti raka, zdravilo pomaga razgraditi ključno beljakovino, ki jo potrebujejo številne celice raka dojke za preživetje. Zgodnje študije so pokazale spodbudne rezultate, zlasti pri nekaterih bolnicah z napredovalim rakom dojke. Raziskovalci verjamejo, da bi ta inovativni pristop lahko odprl vrata novi generaciji zdravljenja raka. Vir: Campone, M., De Laurentiis, M., Jhaveri, K., Hu, X., Ladoire, S., Patsouris, A., et al. Vepdegestrant, zdravilo PROTAC za razgradnjo estrogenskih receptorjev pri napredovalem raku dojke. New England Journal of Medicine.
🚨 This New Cancer Drug Makes Cancer Cells Destroy Themselves Scientists have developed a promising breast cancer drug called Vepdegestrant that forces cancer cells to use their own waste-disposal system against themselves. Instead of just blocking cancer growth, the drug helps break down a key protein that many breast cancer cells need to survive. Early studies have shown encouraging results, especially in certain patients with advanced breast cancer. Researchers believe this innovative approach could open the door to a new generation of cancer treatments. Source:
Campone, M., De Laurentiis, M., Jhaveri, K., Hu, X., Ladoire, S., Patsouris, A., et al. Vepdegestrant, a PROTAC Estrogen Receptor Degrader in Advanced Breast Cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Irska je prisiljena zmanjšati svojo čredo molznic, pri čemer gredo zdrave krave v zgodnjem zakolu, da bi zadostila vrednosti dušika, določeni v Bruslju. Začnite s tem, kako krut je čas. Pred komaj desetletjem, ko je EU leta 2015 odpravila svoje mlečne kvote, je Irska svojim kmetom naročila, naj storijo nasprotno. Razširi. Povečajte čredo. Zgradite nov salon. Vladna lastna strategija je mlečne izdelke močno spodbujala k rasti izvoza, na tisoče družin pa se je močno zadolžilo in naredilo natanko tako, kot so od njih zahtevali. Zdaj ista ustanova, ki se jim je razveselila večjih, jih naroča manjše. Instrument je pravilo, ki zveni tehnično in neškodljivo. EU omejuje količino dušika, ki ga živinski gnoj lahko razširi na zemljo. Irske farme za proizvodnjo mleka s travo, ki so med najučinkovitejšimi in najnižjimi ogljičnimi kmetijami na svetu, so imele težko pridobljeno dovoljenje za malo večjo pašo. Po pregledu kakovosti vode je bil ta dodatek od leta 2024 zmanjšan z 250 kilogramov dušika na hektar na 220 na velikih območjih države in od takrat je ogrožen, saj se pogoji zaostrujejo ob vsakem pregledu. Za padec pod novo linijo ima kmet tri vrata. Poiščite več zemlje, odpeljite njegovo gnojevko ali se znebite krav. Zemlje je malo in zaradi samega stiskanja so najemnine močno poskočile, zato je za mnoge edina preostala vrata čreda. Irsko združenje kmetov je ocenilo, da bi bilo potrebnih dodatnih 69 tisoč hektarjev na nacionalni ravni, samo da bi mirovali. Neki senator, ki je bil tudi sam kmet, je posvaril, da bi lahko poslali v zakol do enainštirideset tisoč krav, med katerimi je veliko brejih, da bi izpolnili zahteve, in to označil za nastajajočo katastrofo za dobro počutje živali. Sedi s tem. Zdrave, produktivne krave v obdobju telet, na eni izmed najbolj zelenih trav v Evropi, izločene zgodaj, ker se je matična številka na obrazcu premaknila za trideset kilogramov. Prav tiste krave, za katere je narod pred desetimi leti rotil kmeta. Tako je na ostrem koncu videti sodobna okoljska politika. Dobra krava, naložena na tovornjak, na katerem nikoli ni bila potrebna, na mokri torek v okrožju Cork, da bi premaknila številko v preglednici.
Ireland is being made to shrink its dairy herd, with healthy in-calf cows going to slaughter early, to satisfy a nitrogen figure set in Brussels. Start with how cruel the timing is. Barely a decade ago, when the EU scrapped its milk quotas in 2015, Ireland told its farmers to do the opposite. Expand. Grow the herd. Build the new parlour. The government's own strategy pushed dairy hard for export growth, and thousands of families borrowed heavily and did exactly as they were asked. Now the same establishment that cheered them bigger is ordering them smaller. The instrument is a rule that sounds technical and harmless. The EU caps the nitrogen that livestock manure may spread on the land. Ireland's grass-fed dairy farms, among the most efficient and lowest-carbon on earth, held a hard-won allowance to graze a little heavier. After a water-quality review, that allowance was cut, from 250 kilos of nitrogen a hectare down to 220, across great swathes of the country from 2024, and it has stayed under threat ever since, its conditions tightening at every review. To drop under the new line, a farmer has three doors. Find more land, ship his slurry away, or get rid of cows. Land is scarce and the squeeze itself sent rents soaring, so for many the only door left is the herd. The Irish Farmers Association reckoned an extra sixty nine thousand acres would be needed nationally just to stand still. One senator, a farmer himself, warned that up to forty one thousand cows, a great many of them pregnant, could be sent to slaughter to comply, and called it an animal welfare catastrophe in the making. Sit with that. Healthy, productive, in-calf cows, on some of the greenest grass in Europe, culled early because a stocking number on a form moved by thirty kilos. The very cows the nation was begging the farmer to buy ten years ago. This is what modern environmental policy looks like at the sharp end. A good cow loaded onto a lorry she never needed to be on, on a wet Tuesday in County Cork, to shift a figure in a spreadsheet.
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Morilca 44-letne brezdomke Nemke Silke Sauer so zdaj prijeli in aretirali. Brezdomec migrant iz Maroka, on ji je odsekal glavo, njegovo ime je Issam Chlih Ti ljudje nenehno obglavljujejo glave, je to njihov džihad?
Der Mörder der 44 Jährigen Obdachlosen Deutschen Silke Sauer wurde nun gefasst und verhaftet Ein Odachloser Migrante aus Marokko, er hat sie geköpft, er heißt Issam Chlih Diese Leute köpfen ständig, ist das ihr Dschihad ?
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🚨🇬🇧 Musliman je sredi belega dne v Burnleyju v Veliki Britaniji zabodel 17-letno dekle v vrat. 30-letni musliman je danes v Burnleyju brutalno prerezal vrat 17-letni Britanki. To je še en islamski napad z nožem na mlado žensko, ki hodi po ulici. Ni naključno – je neposredna posledica množičnega priseljevanja muslimanov in nasilnih naukov islama, ki britanska mesta spreminjajo v nevarna območja. Britanska dekleta zaradi odprtih meja in radikalnega islama niso več varna. Kdaj bo konec te norosti?
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🚨🇬🇧 ÚLTIMA HORA: Hombre musulmán apuñala a una chica de 17 años en el cuello a plena luz del día en Burnley, Reino Unido. Un hombre musulmán de 30 años cortó brutalmente el cuello de una chica británica de 17 años en Burnley hoy. Este es otro ataque islámico con puñaladas contra una joven que caminaba por la calle. No es aleatorio — es el resultado directo de la inmigración masiva de musulmanes y las enseñanzas violentas del islam que convierten los pueblos del Reino Unido en zonas de peligro. Las chicas británicas ya no están seguras por las fronteras abiertas y el islam radical. ¿Cuándo terminará esta locura?
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Zdravniki so Ellie Whittaker rekli, naj splavi, ker ima raka. A JE ZAVRNILA! Zdaj je brez raka! In tukaj je dragoceni otrok! Pogumna mlada mamica, ki se je žrtvovala za svojega nerojenega otroka, je brez raka, potem ko je med nosečnostjo odložila kemoterapijo. Ellie Whittaker, 21, iz Bolsoverja v Angliji, je zavrnila splav svoje nerojene hčerke, potem ko so ji diagnosticirali Hodgkinov limfom. Whittakerjeva je povedala, da so jo zdravniki spodbujali, naj razmisli o splavu, da bi lahko začela s kemoterapijo, vendar ni hotela žrtvovati življenja svoje hčerke Connie. "Na tem planetu ni bilo možnosti, da bi splavila svojega otroka," je rekla. "Raka sem potisnila čim dlje od svojih misli in se osredotočila na Connie. Komaj sem čakala, da postanem mama." Whittakerjeva je rekla, da se je ves dan začela nenehno počutiti utrujeno. Sprva je težavo pripisala stresu in žalosti zaradi smrti starega starša, ko pa je opazila bulico na svojem vratu, se je glede na poročilo dogovorila za sestanek pri svojem zdravniku. Ko je Whittakerjeva opravila teste in izvedela, da je noseča, je prejela uničujočo novico, da ima drugi stadij Hodgkinovega limfoma. To je bilo oktobra 2019. "Nisem imela nobenih drugih simptomov razen utrujenosti – nisem mogla verjeti," je rekla. "Zdravnik mi je svetoval splav, ker bi zdravljenje raka lahko povzročilo težave otroku. Ni bilo možnosti, da bi se ji odrekel, zato sem se odločil odložiti." Whittakerjeva je dejala, da je zaradi spontanega splava izgubila že enega otroka in da ne želi izgubiti še enega otroka. Namesto tega je rekla, da se je odločila odložiti kemoterapijo do poroda, da ne bi bila poškodovana njena nerojena hči. Connie se je rodila zdrav otrok. Whittakerjeva je pozneje izvedela, da je njen rak napredoval do tretje stopnje. Whittakerjeva je povedala, da je prestala 12 kemoterapij. Potem je rekla, da je izvedela, da je brez raka. "Tako dolgo sem živel s tem, da je čudno, da ga končno ni več - ne morem verjeti," je dejal Whittaker. "Ne obžalujem svoje odločitve in znova bi se odločil za isto, če bi se lahko odločil." Njena zgodba o pogumu in požrtvovalnosti je čudovita in še veliko drugih je podobnih. LifeNews je poročal o številnih zgodbah o materah, ki so po diagnozi raka izbrale življenje za svoje nerojene otroke. Večina mater je preživela raka, nekaj pa jih je umrlo in žrtvovalo življenje za svoje otroke. Raziskave dajejo vse večje upanje materam v teh težkih razmerah. Leta 2012 je zbirka zgodb iz revije The Lancet pokazala, da nosečnicam ni treba splaviti, da bi dobile zdravljenje raka. Podobno je študija iz leta 2015 v New England Journal of Medicine ugotovila, da kemoterapija morda ne bo poslabšala splošnega razvoja nerojenih otrok.
Doctors told Ellie Whittaker to have an abortion because she had cancer. But she REFUSED! Now she is cancer free! And here's the precious baby! A brave young mother who sacrificed herself for her unborn baby is cancer-free after she delayed chemotherapy during her pregnancy. Ellie Whittaker, 21, of Bolsover, England, refused to abort her unborn daughter after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Whittaker said her doctors encouraged her to consider an abortion so she could begin chemotherapy, but she refused to sacrifice her daughter Connie’s life. “There was no chance on this planet I was going to abort my baby,” she said. “I pushed the cancer as far from my mind and focused on Connie. I couldn’t wait to be a mum.” Whittaker said she began to feel tired constantly throughout the day. She initially attributed the problem to stress and grief over the death of a grandparent, but when she noticed a lump on her neck, she scheduled an appointment with her doctor, according to the report. After undergoing tests – and learning she was pregnant, Whittaker said she received the devastating news that she had stage two Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. That was October 2019. “I didn’t have any other symptoms apart from being tired – I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “The doctor advised I have an abortion because cancer treatment could cause problems for the baby. There was no way I was going to give her up so I chose to delay it.” Whittaker said she had lost another baby to miscarriage and did not want to lose another child. Instead, she said she decided to delay chemotherapy until after she gave birth so that her unborn daughter would not be harmed. Connie was born a healthy baby. Whittaker later learned that her cancer had progressed to stage three. Whittaker said she underwent 12 chemotherapy treatments. Then she said she learned that she is cancer-free. “I lived with it for so long it’s weird that it’s finally gone – I can’t believe it,” Whittaker said. “I don’t regret my decision and I’d make the same one again given the choice.” Her story of courage and self sacrifice is a beautiful one, and there are many others like it. LifeNews has reported numerous stories about mothers who chose life for their unborn babies after being diagnosed with cancer. Most of the mothers survived the cancer, while a few died sacrificing their lives for their babies. Research provides growing hope for mothers in these difficult situations. In 2012, a collection of stories from The Lancet demonstrated that pregnant women do not need to have an abortion to get treatment for cancer. Similarly, a 2015 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found chemotherapy may not impair unborn babies’ general development.
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Svetovni prehod na čisto energijo predstavlja gromozansko širitev svetovne rudarske industrije. Za lovljenje difuznega vira energije, kot sta sončna svetloba ali veter, je potrebna količina fizičnih strojev brez primere. Ena sama sončna elektrarna zahteva približno 30-krat več celotne kovinske infrastrukture kot običajna plinarna. Ne odmikamo se od rudarjenja; zamenjujemo ogromne oceanske vrtalne ploščadi za velike odprte rudnike kovine. Povpraševanje po težkem rudarjenju in redkih zemljah je prav tako prepričljivo kot kriza z e-odpadki na koncu verige, vendar so številke še bolj osupljive. Medtem ko so sončne celice v veliki meri odvisne od silicija, srebra in bakra visoke čistosti, širši ekosistem 'zelene infrastrukture' zahteva veliko več. EV motorji, vetrne turbine in ogromna nacionalna omrežja, ki so potrebna za povezovanje občasne sončne energije, so v celoti odvisni od porasta težkega rudarjenja in pridobivanja redkih zemelj brez primere. To povpraševanje po fizičnem rudarjenju je preprosto eksplodiralo s prehodom s konvencionalne proizvodnje energije iz fosilnih goriv na vetrno in sončno energijo. Ker sta veter in sonce tako razredčena in razpršena, je za njuno spravilo potreben ogromen fizični odtis, ki zahteva neskončne dodatne hektarje kompleksnih strojev. To pomeni močno vandalizirane pokrajine in groteskno obalno okolje. Po mnenju IEA zamenjava svetovnega sistema fosilnih goriv z obnovljivimi viri poveča skupno količino materialov, ki zahtevajo ekstrakcijo in ravnanje, za faktor 10. Sama sončna energija je izjemno intenzivna za baker, saj porabi približno 850 kg na megavat za zapletene omrežne povezave, pretvornike in kable. Obnovljiva energija naj bi do leta 2030 poganjala 45 % celotnega svetovnega povpraševanja po bakru. Kljub temu razvoj novega velikega rudnika bakra v povprečju traja 16 let od začetnega odkritja do prve proizvodnje. Svet se sooča z ogromnim skokom povpraševanja po kovini, kjer je dobavna veriga znana kot počasna, draga in neprilagodljiva. Sončni kolektorji ne uporabljajo veliko redkih zemelj, toda vetrne turbine in motorji električnih vozil, ki podpirajo nizkoogljični premik, so lačni trajnih magnetov iz neodija, prazeodimija in disprozija. Predelava teh elementov vključuje intenzivno kemično izpiranje, ki proizvaja ogromne količine strupene in radioaktivne odpadne vode. Težava je še večja, saj Kitajska nadzoruje približno 60–70 % ekstrakcije in do 90 % rafiniranja teh specifičnih elementov. To je ustvarilo ogromno geopolitično ozko grlo. Slika: ta ogromen prepad je rudnik Bingham Canyon (imenovan tudi rudnik bakra Kennecott) tik pred Salt Lake Cityjem v Utahu. Gre za eno največjih umetnih izkopanin na Zemlji in najgloblji odprti rudnik na svetu, ki se razteza 4 kilometre v širino in več kot kilometer globoko.
The world's clean energy transition represents a colossal expansion of the world's mining industry. To catch a diffuse energy source like sunlight or wind needs an unprecedented volume of physical machinery. A single solar farm requires roughly 30 times more total metal infrastructure than a conventional gas plant. We aren't moving away from mining; we're swapping enormous oceanic drilling rigs for vast open-cut metal mines. The demand for heavy mining and rare earths is just as compelling as the downstream e-waste crisis, but the numbers are even more staggering. While solar cells rely heavily on high-purity silicon, silver, and copper, the broader 'green infrastructure' ecosystem demands far more. The EV motors, wind turbines and massive national grids required to tie intermittent solar together are entirely dependent on an unprecedented surge in heavy mining and rare earth extraction. This physical mining demand has simply exploded with the shift from conventional fossil fuel energy generation to wind and solar. Because wind and sunshine are so diluted and diffused, harvesting them requires a massive physical footprint, necessitating endless extra acres of complex machinery. This translates into heavily vandalised landscapes and grotesque coastal settings. According to the IEA, replacing them world's fossil-fuel system with renewables increases the total volume of materials requiring extraction and handling by a factor of 10. Solar alone is exceptionally copper-intensive, using roughly 850 kg per megawatt for intricate grid connections, inverters and cabling. Renewable energy is projected to drive 45% of total global copper demand by 2030. Yet, developing a new major copper mine takes an average of 16 years from initial discovery to first production. The world faces a massive demand spike for a metal where the supply chain is notoriously slow, costly, and inflexible. Solar panels don't use much in the way of rare earths, but wind turbines and the electric vehicle motors that back up the low-carbon shift are hungry for permanent magnets made from neodymium, praseodymium and dysprosium. Processing these elements involves intensive chemical leaching that produces vast amounts of toxic and radioactive wastewater. Compounding the problem, China controls roughly 60–70% of the extraction and up to 90% of the refining for these specific elements. This has created a massive geopolitical bottleneck. Image: this massive chasm is the Bingham Canyon Mine (also called the Kennecott Copper Mine) just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It is one of the largest man-made excavations on Earth and the deepest open-pit mine in the world, stretching 4 kilometres wide and more than a kilometre deep.
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Preden zapustite vrata svoje hiše, naredite znamenje križa in recite: "Odpovedujem se tebi satan, tvojim delom in službi in sem v Kristusu". Nikoli ne zapustite hiše brez teh besed. To bo za vas palica, orožje, neustavljiv stolp. Ne samo, da vam ljudje ne bodo mogli škodovati, tudi hudič ne ... Janez Zlatousti
Before leaving the door of your house, make the Sign of the cross, and say: "I renounce you satan, your works and your service, and I am in Christ". Never leave the house without these words. These will be for you a rod, a weapon an irresistible tower. Not only will people not be able to harm you, but not even the devil... St. John Chrysostom
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Razgradnja premoga, nafte in plina brez ustreznega nadomestka je lahko najdražja politična napaka v človeški zgodovini. Napovedi o dvigu temperature za 5 stopinj do leta 2050 so bile umaknjene. Kljub temu hitenje proizvodnje in namestitve ekvivalenta 1,3 milijona vetrnih turbin in 7 do 8 milijard sončnih panelov v zadnjih štiridesetih letih ni vplivalo na globalne temperature. Namesto tega smo priča posledicam resnega pomanjkanja skrbnega načrtovanja in predvidevanja na vse večjih pokopališčih e-odpadkov starajočih se obnovljivih struktur po vsem svetu. Ker ta vetrna in sončna omrežja zahtevajo popolno zamenjavo vsakih nekaj desetletij, so dodatni pritiski na globalne rudarske zmogljivosti in proizvodne vire neprecenljivi. Ta besna agenda trganja zemlje za rudarjenje in gradnjo je povzročila resnično degradacijo okolja. Naše nekoč čudovite pokrajine, obalni razgledi in podeželska kmetijska zemljišča se vse hitreje uničujejo. Slika: Fizični odtis: realnost tonaže in razgradnje vetrne infrastrukture. Vir: Sven Loeffler / Getty Images
Dismantling coal, oil, and gas without a viable substitute may be the costliest policy error in human history. Temperature predictions of a 5-degree rise by 2050 have been withdrawn. Yet, the rush to manufacture and install the equivalent of 1.3 million wind turbines and 7 to 8 billion solar panels over the last forty years has made little difference to global temperatures. Instead, we're witnessing the results of a severe lack of careful planning and foresight in the mounting e-waste graveyards of aging renewable structures worldwide. Because these wind and solar networks require full replacement every couple of decades, the additional pressures placed on global mining capacity and manufacturing resources are incalculable. This furious agenda of tearing up the earth to mine and build has caused genuine environmental degradation. Our once beautiful landscapes, coastal vistas and rural farmlands are being despoiled at an accelerating rate. Image: The physical footprint: Tonnage and decommissioning realities of wind infrastructure. Source: Sven Loeffler / Getty Images
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