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The author said they and Dan Jørgensen welcomed the Council’s adoption that week of a recommendation on combating housing exclusion, including homelessness. They wrote that around 1.4 million people in the EU had no place to call home and said people needed to be prevented from losing their homes. https://t.co/VmDS2FcqMn #HousingForAll #Homelessness #EUPolicy #EU

The author said that scores of people experiencing homelessness died prematurely each year and that recommendations from an important 2021 report aimed at preventing these deaths had not been implemented. They called for urgent action by the Government to stop what they described as tragic and unnecessary deaths.

The author said the scale of California’s spending to address homelessness, and the increase in that spending over the years, had been discussed before. They argued that Californians’ daily experiences were nevertheless becoming more difficult and alarming. #California #Homelessness #SocialIssues #US #CA

The author wrote that Victor Spaggiari had been a familiar sight to Galway residents, sitting on the same bench each day, and that he left an estate worth €1.29 million when he died. The author said they had traced Spaggiari’s family in Italy to find out why. https://t.co/847qQVepDf #Galway #Homelessness #HumanStories #IE #IT

The author said recommendations to reduce deaths among homeless people and support bereaved families had still not been acted on years later. They wrote that at least 46 people died while homeless in Dublin last year and urged the government to protect people at risk, describing the situation as unacceptable. https://t.co/S0Tlu8b0sN #homelessness #Dublin #governmentaction #IE

The author argued that Spain should protect dignity in old age, citing the case of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Madrid as a reason Europe needed a better balance between social responsibility and private property. They wrote that no elderly person should face homelessness or be forced into a care home, but the post’s final sentence ended before giving a reason. https://t.co/DkPtAgZOzO #DignidadEnLaVejez #ResponsabilidadSocial #DerechosHumanos #ES #EU

The author said homelessness was rising because of what they described as poor FF/FG housing policy, citing a shortage of social homes, cuts to prevention schemes and delays to action plans. They called for a different approach, referring to SF’s 12-point plan to end long-term homelessness by 2030. https://t.co/tgwiXNNi05 #Homelessness #HousingPolicy #SocialHousing #IE

It's a political choice to NOT protect people, to allow profiteering by energy companies, to increase homelessness. Government has record surplus, but it's not being invested in things like a State Construction Company, free public transport, re-nationalising our energy sector. https://t.co/k6DJM6PDrQ #PoliticalChoice #EnergyProfit #PublicInvestment #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Homelessness can be solved! There are solutions. Government must prioritise housing in Budget 2027. https://t.co/ZJbKDLJlRY #Homelessness #HousingFirst #Budget2027 #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresultis:

Homelessness can be solved Housing can be fixed The problem is not that there are no alternatives The problem is a lack of political will from FF/FG Read more in @eolasmagazine 👇👇👇 https://t.co/GXHWCZhb2H #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #PoliticalWill #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.

There is an alternative long term homelessness can be ended In May @sinnfeinireland published a 12 point plan Shift the focus to prevention & exits Increase social & affordable supply Reduce the numbers in emergency year on year It can be done, if there is political will... https://t.co/qp3W8yxx7P #Homelessness #SocialJustice #PreventiveMeasures #IE

95% of all homeless spend is on emergency accommodation Private providers get 75% Not-for-profits get 25% Just 5% is spent on vital homeless prevention & tenancy sustainment (🧵2/3) https://t.co/EcjdF8s0WE #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #SocialImpact #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

📈Homeless expenditure is spiralling out of control 📈 🚨Almost €500m spent last year, up 65% on 2020🚨 As more people are forced into homelessness the human & financial cost rises (🧵1/3) https://t.co/I0Pn6FVRe8 #Homelessness #PublicSpending #SocialCrisis #Therearenospecificcountryreferencesinthetweetprovided.

It's pathetic watching the government assure their European "partners" that Ireland will join the new arms race. We have more than 17,500 people homeless, a million people on hospital waiting lists, but the government wants to triple arms spending. https://t.co/e17gkGtWN9 #Ireland #ArmsRace #Homelessness #IE #EU

Govt must introduce plan to end homelessness Since @JamesBrowneTD became Minister homelessness up 11%, child homeless up 23% Latest monthly figures: 🚨Adults 11,868, +6 🚨Children 5,656, +39 🚨Total 17,527, +45 🚨Families 2,724, +16 🚨Singles 7,244, -44 🚨Pensioners 272, -13 https://t.co/iYK5ubXGGz #EndHomelessness #HousingCrisis #GovernmentAction #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theoutputis:

The Politics of Pity For a decade, the West has argued whether empathy should be its highest value. Some praise it as a superpower; others call it harmful. Gad Saad’s “Suicidal Empathy” topped the New York Times list. Elon Musk called empathy a weakness; John C. Reilly called it a superpower. Ideas should be judged by consequences. Compassion-justified policies have coincided with worse addiction and homelessness, rising crime, mass migration, social fragmentation, higher living costs, and controversial medical interventions for gender-dysphoric minors. When these fail, advocates often claim it was not implemented “strongly enough.” ## An Inversion of Truth A quote often attributed to Hannah Arendt claims “the death of human empathy” precedes barbarism, but no source supports it, and her writings argued almost the opposite. Arendt contrasted the American Revolution’s institutions and law with the French revolutionaries’ “politics of pity.” Pity is not compassion: it ranks “fortunate” and “unfortunate,” grants the pitier moral authority, and overrides rights. Arendt argued this enabled Robespierre’s Terror. ## The Trojan Horse Empathy can become projection—imposing your values as if they were others’ needs. Adam Smith warned about the “man of system.” Nietzsche described societies so “soft and tender” they side with those who harm them. Orwell noted equality preaching alongside elite privilege. Rob Henderson calls these “luxury beliefs.” I call it suicidal narcissism: acquiring moral status by appearing compassionate while policies erode the foundations others rely on. The reward is immediate; the damage comes later.