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Mar. 18th, 2021
The end of humankind? It may be coming sooner than we think, thanks to hormone-disrupting chemicals that are decimating fertility at an alarming rate around the globe. A new book called Countdown, by Shanna Swan, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, finds that sperm counts have dropped almost 60% since 1973. Following the trajectory we are on, Swan’s research suggests sperm counts could reach zero by 2045. Zero. Let that sink in. That would mean no babies. No reproduction. No more humans. Forgive me for asking: why isn’t the UN calling an emergency meeting on this right now?
US urged to cut 50% of emissions by 2030 to spur other countries to action
The chemicals to blame for this crisis are found in everything from plastic containers and food wrapping, to waterproof clothes and fragrances in cleaning products, to soaps and shampoos, to electronics and carpeting. Some of them, called PFAS, are known as “forever chemicals”, because they don’t breakdown in the environment or the human body. They just accumulate and accumulate – doing more and more damage, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. Now, it seems, humanity is reaching a breaking point.
Swan’s book is staggering in its findings. “In some parts of the world, the average twentysomething woman today is less fertile than her grandmother was at 35,” Swan writes. In addition to that, Swan finds that, on average, a man today will have half of the sperm his grandfather had. “The current state of reproductive affairs can’t continue much longer without threatening human survival,” writes Swan, adding: “It’s a global existential crisis.” That’s not hyperbole. That’s just science.
As if this wasn’t terrifying enough, Swan’s research finds that these chemicals aren’t just dramatically reducing semen quality, they are also shrinking penis size and volume of the testes. This is nothing short of a full-scale emergency for humanity.
Swan’s research echoes previous research, which has found that PFAS harms sperm production and disrupts the male hormone. Andrea Di Nisio, a biologist who co-authored a paper on the health-impacts of PFAS, said: “The structures of testosterone and PFAS are very, very similar,” adding: “We said, ‘They look the same, so maybe PFAS act like testosterone in the cell.’ And they did.” These chemicals are literally confusing our bodies, making them send mix messages and go haywire.
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US urged to cut 50% of emissions by 2030 to spur other countries to action
The chemicals to blame for this crisis are found in everything from plastic containers and food wrapping, to waterproof clothes and fragrances in cleaning products, to soaps and shampoos, to electronics and carpeting. Some of them, called PFAS, are known as “forever chemicals”, because they don’t breakdown in the environment or the human body. They just accumulate and accumulate – doing more and more damage, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. Now, it seems, humanity is reaching a breaking point.
Swan’s book is staggering in its findings. “In some parts of the world, the average twentysomething woman today is less fertile than her grandmother was at 35,” Swan writes. In addition to that, Swan finds that, on average, a man today will have half of the sperm his grandfather had. “The current state of reproductive affairs can’t continue much longer without threatening human survival,” writes Swan, adding: “It’s a global existential crisis.” That’s not hyperbole. That’s just science.
As if this wasn’t terrifying enough, Swan’s research finds that these chemicals aren’t just dramatically reducing semen quality, they are also shrinking penis size and volume of the testes. This is nothing short of a full-scale emergency for humanity.
Swan’s research echoes previous research, which has found that PFAS harms sperm production and disrupts the male hormone. Andrea Di Nisio, a biologist who co-authored a paper on the health-impacts of PFAS, said: “The structures of testosterone and PFAS are very, very similar,” adding: “We said, ‘They look the same, so maybe PFAS act like testosterone in the cell.’ And they did.” These chemicals are literally confusing our bodies, making them send mix messages and go haywire.
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"Кто как обзывается, тот так и называется", — ответил Путин Байдену. О чем свидетельствует данное совершенно дебильное высказывание? О том, что кремлевский голем, сделанный в сатанистской лаборатории отечественного бессознательного ЧК-ГБ, деградирует, впадает в детство, причем в советское.
Как и всякий бессубъектник, шизоидный чекистский неваляшка, заложник инстинктов и импринтов, он не может породить ни одной своей мысли, но находясь в сломанном состоянии, он начинает проговаривать детские дразнилки, как единственные доступные ему "истины".
О Путине, как об абсолютно сделанном конструкте и големе, правильно говорить, что он именно сломан. Не болен, как говорят о человеке, а сломан.
Алина Витухновская
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В декабре 2019 года сам Путин лично называл посла в Берлине того времени Юзефа Липского "грязной антисемитской свиньей".
A series of photographs shows vendors carrying various goods for sale on their bicycles.
Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana
Посаженный в 1970 г. геоглиф в виде слова «Ленин» из елей на окраине Тюкалинска. Омская область. Россия. Это будет видно с самолета еще лет сто. Кто там декоммунизацию хотел проводить?
Город Тюкалинск в Омской области, 10 тыс. жителей. Город расположен на востоке Ишимской равнины на реке Тюкалка(Тюкала), в 124 км к северо-западу от Омска, в 79 км к северо-востоку от железнодорожной станции Называевская на линии Тюмень — Омск. Люди:
Выпускники Тюкалинского индустриально-педагогического колледжа. Невозможно себе представить, что есть такие неизвестные городки, в которых живут люди.
