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🇨🇳 Limited Upside Seen for #China Home Prices Under New Rules - Securities Times ➡ China’s housing market remains well supplied and lacks the conditions for a sharp increase in home prices, the Securities Times reports, citing industry experts. ➡ Responding to concerns that #ChinaHousing #RealEstate #MarketTrends #CN

🚨🔴⚪️ Vangelis Marinakis has personally taken charge of negotiations for Leon Bailey! Bailey is currently in England, with talks ongoing between #OlympiacosFC, the player and #AVFC. Now it remains to be seen whether the parties can reach a final agreement. Crucial hours https://t.co/c45XZmTYqq #Marinakis #LeonBailey #TransferNews #GB #GR

Θα μείνουν για πάντα χαραγμένες στη μνήμη μας οι στιγμές που ζήσαμε μαζί, από την κατάκτηση του UEFA Youth League μέχρι τις μεγάλες επιτυχίες της πρώτης ομάδας. Μεγάλωσες ποδοσφαιρικά μέσα από την Ακαδημία μας, φόρεσες την ερυθρόλευκη φανέλα και έγραψες τη δική σου ιστορία με τον Ολυμπιακό. Θα είσαι πάντα μέλος της ερυθρόλευκης οικογένειας. Σε ευχαριστούμε για όλα και σου ευχόμαστε κάθε επιτυχία στο επόμενο βήμα της καριέρας σου! Καλή τύχη, Χρήστο! 🔴⚪ The moments we shared will forever remain etched in our memories, from winning the UEFA Youth League to the great successes of the first team. You developed as a footballer through our Academy, wore the “red-and-white” jersey and wrote your own chapter in Olympiacos’ history. You will always be a member of the “red-and-white” family. Thank you for everything, and we wish you every success in the next step of your career! Good luck, Christos! 🔴⚪ #Ολυμπιακός #ποδόσφαιρο #επιτυχία

In his speech in Kyrgyzstan, Putin said he was ready for “concrete” negotiations with anyone representing Ukraine. This is, of course, a straight-up lie. He's shown no genuine willingness to negotiate, and remains committed to his maximalist goal of seizing the entirety of #Putin #Ukraine #Negotiations #KG #UA

🧠 🇺🇸 AI adoption is clearly becoming massive while the deeper transformation of companies has probably only just begun. 📈 In just two years, AI usage has risen from 25% to 61% among service firms and from 16% to 51% among manufacturers. Adoption remains relatively shallow as https://t.co/ZH9MKPKxzw #AIAdoption #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #US

Three spacewalks. Countless hours of preparation. One extraordinary achievement. Congratulations to @Soph_astro on the successful completion of her third spacewalk today. Through pioneers like Sophie, @esa is helping ensure that Europe remains a leading force in human #Spacewalk #Astronaut #ESA #EU

In Gaza, health needs remain dire as access hurdles block entry of medicines, fuel & personnel. 🇪🇺 helps those in need, including through medical evacuations: 6 patients & 17 companions were evacuated to🇧🇪🇷🇴 via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, with 🇸🇰🇳🇴🇯🇴 & @MSF @WHO support. https://t.co/fHHeq8Gp4P #Gaza #EUhelp #HealthCrisis #EU #BE #RO #SK #NO #JO

ECA presented its report on RRF traceability and transparency. The EPP Group has always insisted: every € of EU money must be spent accountably. Findings show that gaps remain in tracking costs, recipients and results. Transparency isn’t optional! @MaleticIvana #RRF #Transparency #EPPgroup #EU

The article examines the differing approaches of Chinese and Nepalese media to reports on Himalayan floods, emphasizing how Chinese state media suppress personal stories of victims and the causes of the disaster through the selection of witnesses and focus on government responses. (translated)

Around 40% of cancers can be prevented through primary prevention. That is why we need to act earlier, prevent more & detect sooner while ensuring that research and innovation translate into better outcomes for patients. Cancer prevention must remain a priority for 🇪🇺. #CancerPrevention #ResearchForHealth #EUHealthPolicy #EU

“Europe must be able to protect its interests while remaining open to cooperation. In a world of shifting power relations, we need a confident, pragmatic and united European Union.” President Pellegrini and I also discussed relations with the US and China, as well as the https://t.co/Pn6INT0Lyp #EuropeanUnion #GlobalCooperation #PowerRelations #EU #US #CN

THE RED TSAR WANTED THE BOSPORUS. 1945: Stalin stood victorious in Berlin. But Berlin was not enough. The old Russian imperial dream remained: THE BOSPORUS. THE DARDANELLES. THE ROAD TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. In 1946, Moscow pressured Turkey for a new regime over the Turkish https://t.co/e49u356BtG #Stalin #Bosporus #History #RU #TR

#Niger The situation in Niamey remains unchanged, 3 military barracks are controlled by anti Thiani forces, other forces are converging towards the capital though it is unclear who they would be backing, Russian Africa Corps is still out of the equation for one reason or another #Niger #Niamey #MilitaryConflict #NE

Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “CGAS (Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale) and related gender ideological-belief measures were strongly associated with left-wing authoritarianism” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “CGAS (Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale) was not simply standing in for being politically left-wing” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Support for coercion, punishment, and violence appears to be tied less to liberalism generally than to an authoritarian disposition organized around left-wing ideological content” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Gender ideology may function as an ideological accelerant” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Gender ideology may supply authoritarian psychology with a structured map of perceived outgroups, threat sources, and oppressor classes” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Dissent becomes not a legitimate position but a failure of professional duty or an act of harm” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “The same psychological machinery operates on the extreme left”- Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Violence can come to seem permissible or necessary” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Three findings pull in the same direction. People who strongly endorse gender ideology positions score dramatically higher on left-wing authoritarianism than their political identity alone would predict. Furthermore, both LWA (Left-Wing Authoritarianism) and CGAS (Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale) predicted support for political violence” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Together, these findings support the paper's core claim: gender ideology may function as an ideological accelerant, telling left-wing authoritarian psychology who the enemy is, why the situation is urgent, and—in those already disposed toward force—that violence is legitimate” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “One mechanism by which clinical content may translate into violence permission deserves note. Trans-Genocide Belief—the perceived likelihood that a genocide of individuals that identify as transgender is currently underway in the United States—is predicted to more strongly relate to CGAS (Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale) and LWA (Left-Wing Authoritarianism) than to political identity and to be associated with elevated justification for political violence” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “This prediction is consistent with broader research showing that perceived threat, existential threat, and collective victimhood can increase support for hardline, punitive, or exclusionary action against outgroups, particularly when paired with authoritarian dispositions or strong moral conviction (Armaly & Enders, 2022; Carriere et al., 2022; Hirschberger et al., 2016; Kljajić et al., 2025; Schori-Eyal et al., 2014; Skitka, 2010)” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Related work on moralization and violent intergroup conflict further suggests that when a political conflict is framed as a moral emergency involving dangerous or demonized outgroups, violence can come to seem permissible or necessary (Mooijman et al., 2018; Saguy & Reifen-Tagar, 2022)” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “The practical stakes are straightforward. Research frameworks for understanding authoritarianism have historically focused overwhelmingly on the political right, while analogous left-wing pathways have received far less attention. Yet federal agencies and public safety officials are concerned not only with ideology in the abstract, but with radicalization pathways: the content that tells people who to fear, why the situation is urgent, and when force becomes acceptable” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology “This study suggests that the same psychological machinery operates on the extreme left, and that it may be running through institutional channels—clinical guidelines, professional standards, credentialed expertise—that current threat-detection frameworks are not well designed to recognize” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Violence connected to gender ideology remains largely undocumented in the academic literature. This study provides a first systematic empirical look at the psychological infrastructure that makes such violence conceivable” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Both LWA (Left-Wing Authoritarianism) and CGAS (Clinical Gender Affirmation Scale) were significantly positively correlated with justification for political violence across all six targets” - Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? “Our main findings for youth starting treatment with blockers include: At baseline, about one-quarter of these youth had clinically concerning scores for depression and anxiety. About one-quarter reported having thought about suicide, and 8% reported having attempted suicide in the past. These numbers are on par with the population of middle school youth at large” - The Trans Youth Care - United States “Our main findings for youth starting treatment with GAH include: At baseline, about half of these youth had clinically concerning scores for depression and anxiety. About two-thirds reported having thought about suicide, and one-quarter reported having attempted. By two years after starting GAH, these youth showed increased scores for life satisfaction, appearance congruence (having the physical appearance of one's body match one's gender identity), positive emotions, and psychological well-being and decreased scores for depression and anxiety” - The Trans Youth Care - United States

How Did a Democracy Vote Itself Out of Existence? — The Birth of “Streitbare Demokratie” One of the most important questions in modern democratic history is: How can a democracy use democratic procedures to destroy itself? This question became central in Germany after the collapse of the Weimar Republic. Founded in 1919, Weimar Germany was a democratic state with universal suffrage, including voting rights for women, and strong civil liberties. Yet, within fourteen years, democracy had been replaced by Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship. The Nazi rise to power was not simply a military coup. The Nazi Party gained influence through elections, propaganda, and political negotiations. In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor, and his government used legal mechanisms, including the Enabling Act, to remove parliamentary control and dismantle democratic institutions from within. The lesson for post-war Germany was clear: a democracy can be destroyed not only by external enemies, but also by political movements that use democratic freedoms to eliminate democracy itself. When West Germany created its new constitution, the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), in 1949, its founders developed the concept of “Streitbare Demokratie”—a democracy capable of defending itself. The idea was that democracy should not be completely neutral toward forces that seek to abolish democratic rights. A democratic majority cannot legitimately remove the foundations that make democracy possible. Therefore, the Basic Law introduced several safeguards: Political parties that seek to undermine the democratic constitutional order can be banned. The Federal Constitutional Court was given strong powers to protect constitutional principles. Core values such as human dignity, democracy, and the rule of law were given special protection and cannot easily be removed. “Streitbare Demokratie” reflects a difficult balance. Democracy requires freedom of speech, political competition, and tolerance of different opinions. However, history showed Germany that unlimited tolerance toward movements committed to destroying democracy can allow democracy itself to disappear. The central question remains: How tolerant should a democracy be toward those who are intolerant of democracy? Germany’s answer after 1945 was that democracy must defend the principles that make freedom possible. A democracy is not preserved only through elections; it is preserved when citizens and institutions protect the foundations that allow free elections to exist.

When Culture Collapses, the State Takes Over On June 18, the Combatting Hate Act received royal assent in Ottawa; in July it becomes law. Among its provisions, Canada’s Criminal Code will define hatred as an intense and extreme emotion tied to vilification and detestation. Feeling is moving into criminal law. The state has taken on the job of policing it. Supporters cite a reported 169% rise in hate crimes from 2018 to 2024. But such spikes are not random: they follow predictable outcomes of placing groups with long histories of cultural and political conflict together in large numbers while assuming grievances will vanish. “Diversity is our strength” can’t replace shared culture. Shared culture enables voluntary social interaction; without it, cohesion is not automatic—it must be built, and conflict is often the norm. When rapid, large-scale difference is combined with demands for perpetual tolerance, social order weakens. The law then steps in to do what culture once did. This is how multiculturalism can drift toward authoritarianism: institutions empowered to manage social conflict gain authority by promising to solve problems their policies help create. Enforcement is rarely neutral. The same legal mechanisms that target “offensive” speech can also punish individuals harshly, while authorities can remain slow to confront serious harms—raising the question: who decides whose equality matters?