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A handheld ‘bone printer’ shows promise in animal tests– www.sciencenews.org Source Link Excerpt:
A handheld device can apply synthetic bone grafts directly at the site of a defect or injury without the need for prior imaging or fabrication.
Researchers demonstrated the technology by modifying a hot glue gun to 3-D print the material directly onto bone fractures in rabbits. Instead of using a regular glue stick, they employed a specially made “bioink,” the team reports September 5 in Device.
The idea was to design a printing system that could be easily equipped and used in clinical settings, says biomedical engineer Jung Seung Lee of Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea.
Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents– www.yahoo.com
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The FBI reportedly recorded Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents who were posing as business contractors last year.
A new report from MSNBC on Saturday reveals that the agents recorded Homan, six weeks before the 2024 election, allegedly promising to assist in securing government contracts across the border security industry during Trump’s second term.
Six sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC that the FBI and justice department – then run by Joe Biden’s administration – had intended to hold off and assess whether Homan would follow through on his alleged promises after he was appointed as Trump’s border czar. However, the investigation stalled after Trump took office, and in recent weeks, officials appointed by Trump decided to close the case, according to MSNBC.
According to the sources, a justice department official who was appointed by Trump called the case a “deep state” investigation.
In a separate statement to MSNBC, the FBI director, Kash Patel, and the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, said: “This matter originated under the previous administration and was subjected to a full review by FBI agents and justice department prosecutors. They found no credible evidence of any criminal wrongdoing.”
They added: “The Department’s resources must remain focused on real threats to the American people, not baseless investigations. As a result, the investigation has been closed.”
Nigeria: Report shows that 100 churches are attacked every month and 32 Christians are killed every day in the country – ZENIT – English
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A new report from Nigeria has cast a stark light on the relentless wave of anti-Christian violence sweeping across the country, revealing that roughly one hundred churches are destroyed every month. The figures, compiled by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), suggest that the world’s most populous African nation has witnessed nearly 19,100 churches attacked, looted, or shuttered since 2009.
That year marked the rise of Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency whose campaign for a caliphate in the Sahel ignited one of the most brutal chapters in Nigeria’s modern history. Since then, extremist factions — including Boko Haram, ISIS-West Africa, and armed Fulani herders — have left a devastating trail of burned sanctuaries, massacred congregants, and shattered communities. For Emeka Umeagbalasi, the Catholic-inspired human rights advocate who leads Intersociety, the statistics are not abstract but a portrait of survival.
“A church does not simply close itself,” he told reporters. “It takes violence, intimidation, or bloodshed to empty a parish. When we counted every church that had been abandoned or destroyed, the figure reached 19,100. That is one hundred every month, three every single day, for sixteen years.”
The Abortion Industry is Trying to Silence Pro-Life Doctors– www.lifenews.com
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Excerpt:The persecution of those who stand in the gap protecting innocent human life from abortion was evident in horrifying fashion last week. Charlie Kirk was a steadfast voice for the voiceless.
Sadly, persecution, in many forms, has long been practiced against those who speak the truth about abortion and its brutal and deadly impact on unborn babies and their mothers.
Three years ago the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) fired a shot across the bow of America’s pro-life OB/GYNs. They threatened to remove their certification, thus imperiling their livelihood if they didn’t tow the line.
Their crime? Disseminating “medical misinformation” about the dangers of abortion’s impact on mothers. The mere call for accurate statistical reports regarding abortion’s negative impact on women’s health could potentially land a doctor in the unemployment line.
Spain Moves to Jail Parents Who Refuse ‘Gender-Affirming’ Treatments for Children– slaynews.com
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Spain has advanced legislation that could send parents to prison for up to two years if they refuse to allow their children to undergo “gender-affirming” treatments.
The controversial amendment to Spain’s Penal Code, approved by the Congress of Deputies, would also punish doctors, psychologists, and educators who decline to facilitate gender “transitions” in minors.
The treatments include giving powerful chemical castration drugs to minors and surgically removing or altering children’s genitals.
Conservative lawmakers and medical professionals have condemned the measure, warning it criminalizes common-sense parenting and undermines parental rights.
The law extends sanctions to parents or guardians who “promote, consent to, or facilitate” any form of conversion therapy, even in cases where families want to delay or prevent irreversible medical procedures without adequate psychological support.
Critics argue that the legislation places Spain among the most radical countries in Europe on gender ideology.
Meanwhile, nations like Sweden and the UK have moved to slow down minors’ access to harmful transgender medical interventions.
Scotland’s Push For Extreme Measures
Scotland has likewise pursued radical gender laws.
In January 2024, the Scottish government proposed legislation that would have criminalized parents who discouraged their children from changing gender, with penalties of up to seven years in prison.
The law sought to ban so-called “conversion therapy,” citing surveys that pointed to family, religious, and community influence.
Parents who refused to affirm their child’s new gender identity risked imprisonment and court-ordered restrictions on free speech through “civil protection orders.”
The proposals sparked backlash, with critics warning they would devastate free expression, privacy, and family life.
Fearing legal challenges, the Scottish government ultimately shelved the legislation in September 2024 and agreed to defer to the UK government on the issue.
Still, Scottish National Party (SNP) leaders have threatened to introduce their own bill in the next parliamentary session if Westminster legislation does not go “far enough.”
Ongoing Battles Over Gender Ideology
The Scottish government’s determination to push gender policies has collided repeatedly with UK authorities.
In 2023, Westminster blocked then-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s attempt to allow children as young as 16 to legally change gender.
Earlier this year, the UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that the definition of “woman” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological females only, excluding self-identified transgender “women.”
Yet the Scottish government was slow to comply, prompting threats of legal action from Sex Matters, a gender-critical campaign group.
By June, facing pressure, Scottish officials updated guidance on the gender balance of public boards, the policy at the center of the Supreme Court fight.
The Bigger Picture
Spain’s move to jail parents and Scotland’s persistence in advancing radical proposals underscore a broader struggle across Europe over parental rights, free speech, and the definition of biological sex.
While UK courts and some European countries have reined in transgender medical interventions for minors, progressive governments continue to push measures critics describe as authoritarian and anti-family.
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US Attorney refers Gavin Newsom X account to Secret Service after ominous Kristi Noem post | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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“We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials. I’ve referred this matter to [The US Secret Service] and requested a full threat assessment.”
Acting US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said Saturday he has referred a social media post from Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office to the Secret Service that he said could have been a potential threat against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Earlier Saturday morning, Newsom’s press office posted on X, “Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America.” The initial post did not clarify what it was referencing.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the remark on X, writing, “This reads like a threat. This is ugly [Gavin Newsom]. Your keyboard warrior team may hide behind their laptops and spew this kind of vitriol but you would never have the guts to say this to her face.”
