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🚨🚨 BREAKING: LAMINE CAMARA DEAL OFF. AS Monaco cancel Lamine Camara-Chelsea deal after a written agreement between clubs, as they proceed with Balogun sale to Everton. ⚠️ Chelsea are FURIOUS as call it a deeply unprofessional way to conduct business. https://t.co/fKvKSoAUig #LamineCamara #ASMonaco #Chelsea #FR #GB

I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life following the sinking of a passenger boat off Cyprus' northern coast. My heartfelt condolences go to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives. I stand in solidarity with the people of Cyprus, and particularly with #Cyprus #TragicLoss #Solidarity #CY

The Psychology Behind Political Violence Political life carries an appetite for violence beneath the surface. A shooter leaves a manifesto; supporters celebrate; online strangers justify killing over insults, misgendering, and fantasies of execution. We’re told these are separate phenomena—different ideologies, grievances, causes—but they’re deeply connected. The murderer, the celebrant, and the online fantasist share one conviction: blood will build a better world. We often assume ideology comes first, violence second—radicalization infecting an otherwise ordinary person. But corrupted people may seek ideologies that rationalize what they already want to believe. Feeling comes first; philosophy follows. Nietzsche called this *ressentiment*: not ordinary anger, but enduring resentment rooted in surrendered agency and perpetual victimhood. Ressentiment is creative: it turns grievance into virtue and revenge into justice. That’s why movements can sound humanitarian while obsessing over enemies. They promise liberation but focus on who must be eliminated; they call violence self-defense while celebrating destruction. Notice the imbalance: energy goes to identifying who deserves punishment, not to explaining how their better society would work. This is the difference between genuine grievance and pathological ressentiment. Genuine grievance seeks repair; ressentiment seeks subtraction. Its “solutions” are fantasies of punishment—heads cut off, privilege liquidated, wrong pronouns punished. These aren’t coherent doctrines of stability; they’re rationalizations for resentment. Ressentiment also despises self-improvement because it requires admitting agency. Its worldview depends on locating suffering outside oneself. The deepest enemy of these movements, then, is not any specific ideology. It is agency itself.

Empathy, Compassion, and the Limits of Emotional Moral Judgment Empathy is widely regarded as a foundation of morality, but psychological research suggests that it is not an unqualified virtue. Paul Bloom (2017) argues that affective empathy—the experience of sharing another person’s feelings—has important limitations when used as a guide for moral judgment. First, empathy is biased. We respond more strongly to suffering that is vivid, identifiable, and psychologically close. Research on the “identifiable victim effect” shows that people can be more willing to help a specific individual than anonymous victims, even when the latter represent a much larger number (Kogut & Ritov, 2005; Lee & Feeley, 2016). Emotional salience therefore does not necessarily correspond to moral significance. Second, empathy is innumerate. Human emotional responses do not naturally scale with the number of people suffering. A single identifiable victim can evoke a powerful response, while thousands or millions of anonymous victims may produce comparatively little emotional engagement. This creates a problem when moral decisions concern suffering on a large scale (Bloom, 2017). Third, empathy can be exhausting. Repeatedly sharing the distress of others may produce empathic distress and emotional fatigue. Research suggests an important distinction between empathic resonance and compassion: while empathic engagement can increase negative affect, compassion can promote positive affect, motivation, and prosocial behaviour (Klimecki et al., 2014; Weng et al., 2013). The implication is not that we should care less. Rather, caring and feeling are not the same thing. Compassion allows us to recognize suffering and remain motivated to alleviate it without necessarily absorbing the suffering ourselves. Empathy may therefore be valuable for human connection, but it is a poor stand-alone system for making large-scale moral decisions. When millions of lives, limited resources, and competing needs are involved, compassion must be combined with reason, evidence, and deliberate judgment. The goal should not be to feel everything others feel. It should be to care deeply enough to help, while remaining clear-headed enough to help effectively. References: Bloom (2017); Kogut & Ritov (2005); Klimecki et al. (2014); Lee & Feeley (2016); Weng et al. (2013). Empathy and Its Discontents https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27916513/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

When the Fog Begins to Lift If you feel as though the world is going crazy, you’re not imagining things. Over the past decade, a media-driven “woke” movement gripped Western societies, creating what Michael Shellenberger calls “mass psychosis.” He argues that Democrats and media figures labeled opponents of DEI, racial quotas, and open borders as far-right—not because those people had changed, but because the political left had moved dramatically further left on cultural issues. Evidence continues to support this view. U.S. General Social Survey data suggests that center- and right-leaning opinions have remained relatively stable since the early 2000s, while left-wing views have shifted substantially. Meanwhile, publications such as *The New York Times* and *The Washington Post* sharply increased their use of terms like “racist” and “white privilege” after 2012. Shellenberger writes: “The media did this. The mass brainwashing came from college-educated elites in control of the most powerful propaganda machine in world history. These elites convinced the public that the West had grown more racist than ever, a blatant contradiction of the evidence. While the public was distracted by manufactured culture wars, governments exploited the chaos to consolidate power. Authoritarianism, spiraling debt, and economic devastation were the crippling costs of this deception.” He describes the political consequences just as bluntly: “By the time we got to 2016, Democrats had become completely unhinged. They made everything political, hunted heretics, and weaponized the government—three core characteristics of totalitarianism.” The fallout has been severe. Institutions lie in ruins, public trust has collapsed, and communities remain deeply divided. This was not simply a political miscalculation. It was ideological warfare, designed to divide and control. As the fog begins to lift, one question remains: Have we learned enough to resist the next wave of fearmongering and manipulation—or will we once again accept the same tactics from new faces?

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. He embodied Norway’s deep commitment to international solidarity & cooperation that is also reflected in his country’s steadfast partnership with the @UN. My deepest condolences to His Majesty #KingHaraldV #Norway #UN #NO

I am deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King Harald V. On behalf of the people of Slovenia, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family and to the people of Norway at this time of profound sorrow. My thoughts and warmest wishes are with His Majesty King https://t.co/4CLGtQEoKO #KingHaraldV #Norway #Condolences #SI #NO

Deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. My thoughts are with His Majesty King Haakon, Queen Sonja, the Royal Family and the people of Norway in this moment of profound grief. His Majesty’s decades of dedicated service to Norway and his steadfast #KingHaraldV #Norway #RoyalFamily #NO

Deeply saddened by the passing of King Harald V of Norway. A monarch who endured wartime exile as a child and stood for 35 years as an enduring symbol of stability and unity. A distinguished figure in European history. My heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family and the people #KingHaraldV #Norway #RoyalFamily #NO

I am deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King Harald V. Norway has lost a beloved King and a unifying figure who dedicated his life to his country and people. My heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family and to the people of Norway. Estonia mourns with you. #KingHaraldV #Norway #Condolences #NO #EE

My heart goes out to all those affected by the devastating floods in the Nepal–China border region. I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and destruction. The IMF stands in solidarity with affected communities and families during this difficult time. #NepalFloods #Solidarity #IMF #NP #CN

Deeply saddened by the news of the devastating floods in Nepal and China that have caused widespread destruction and loss of life. My thoughts are with all those affected, especially families who have lost loved ones or are still awaiting news. #NepalFloods #ChinaFloods #PrayForVictims #NP #CN

I am deeply saddened by the harrowing scenes of floods and landslides in Nepal and Tibet. My heartfelt condolences go to the families who have lost loved ones and to all those affected by this tragedy. My thoughts are also with the families and friends anxiously awaiting news of #NepalFloods #TibetTragedy #PrayersForNepal #NP #TW

Deeply saddened by the tragic hospital fire in Islamabad and the loss of so many young lives. My heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their children and to all those affected. Our thoughts are with the people of Pakistan at this difficult time. #Islamabad #Pakistan #Condolences #PK

Freerepublic: As a Greek-American, I went to see The Odyssey three weeks ago with eager anticipation. At the time, the Rotten Tomatoes scores had dropped into the 60s—significantly down from the high 90s where they started. I ended up walking out after 90 minutes. Two other couples had already bailed around the one-hour mark. Only one guy remained sitting up in high right corner of the theater. It was clearly the worst movie I have ever seen, and after 70 years of watching movies, that says a lot. My brother, who still lives in Chicago where we grew up, saw it the day before. He leans left but is a sharp, reliable judge of cinema. He thought it was downright terrible, but to his credit, he didn't say a word about it until I’d seen it for myself. I was furious and deeply disappointed. I felt like I was eight years old again and someone had just stolen my bike. I was so moved to speak out that I sat down and took the time to write a thoughtful, honest review for Rotten Tomatoes, giving it a well-deserved 1 star. I posted my piece here, too, and almost everyone in the thread agreed with me. Anyone reading my review would know I’d actually watched the film—I pointed out that the classic Sinbad the Sailor movies of my youth were far better than this snoozefest. In closing, I wrote that if I’m ever on my deathbed with only a few hours left to live, I’m going to pray to God to give me back the time I wasted on The Odyssey, including the drive to and from the theater. Now, to get to the point: the RT scores have somehow bounced right back up to the mid-90s. I went back to read the recent reviews, and they’re almost entirely one-sentence, 5-star fluff posts. And guess what? My detailed review was completely scrubbed. Has this happened to anyone else?

This is such a tragic story. Jason Arday was indeed a victim of racism — not from the media who scrutinized his record, but from @Cambridge_Uni administrators and every institution and academic that enabled this deeply troubled con man, lowered the bar for him, elevated him to #Racism #Education #Accountability #GB

This is such a tragic story. Jason Arday was indeed a victim of racism — not from the media who scrutinized his record, but from @Cambridge_Uni administrators and every institution and academic that enabled this deeply troubled man, lowered the bar for him, elevated him to #Racism #InstitutionalFailure #JusticeForJason #GB