Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)

My dear departed Hungarian grandma would have been very happy today. She would have celebrated by making Hungarian pancakes (palatschinken) with apricot jam for everyone. That's reason enough to celebrate the victory of democracy over autocracy, corruption and racism right there.

BREAKING: Eric Swalwell has SUSPENDED his run for Governor of California.

You’ve heard of Stockholm Syndrome. Welcome to Budapest Envy.

Budapest ht: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

The Pope is WEAK on crime is so gd funny; I am HOWLING

This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES (sound up) DAY 12 APRIL 2026 LET US ALL CELEBRATE WITH JOY HUNGARY YOU DID IT After 16 years of ORBAN' S horrific rule he is OUT Population of 9.5 million had 77% landslide & elected Peter Magyar & theTiza party Liberated Hungary BRAVO SO AMERICA YES WE ARE NEXT!

Who would’ve guessed? An administration filled with grossly incompetent people, led by the stupidest president to ever occupy the Oval Office, failed to end the illegal war they started. April 12, 2026.

My greatest hope is that the next President of the United States has a golden retriever and an orange tabby.

“It’s just this dissonant, unhelpful interaction that you have with the government,” Bauer said. “I lost my job, I need food benefits. Well, you can only get food benefits if you have a job.”

US media needs to start calling Trump's shit out too! He's trying to control all of it except some independent news sources.

Rachel Campbell (New Zealand/American b.1964), For the Morning People I, 2021-22, Oil on panel

So...the new approach to the Strait is, "You're not breaking up with me, I'm breaking up with you!" I'm I reading this correctly?

On the train back home from Warsaw right now, and two Ukrainian women across the carriage from me are absolutely delighted about the Hungarian election result. One is in tears and the other is laughing. This is what it means to get rid of the cynical, kleptocratic prick.

Great day for democracy worldwide as Hungary gives us all hope. The tide is turning on Trump, Vance, and MAGA. I can’t wait until November!

Folks in Budapest, Hungary are still out partying over Viktor Orbán’s ouster. Here’s hoping we all have a giant party for midterms here in the U.S.! And 2028 too!

Rob Schroeder of MarketWatch on Donald Trump campaigning on affordability and reducing inflation: "It's amazingly bad politics...He said 'I will get prices down right away.' He is singlehandedly doing the opposite." 🍿

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament: Bravo, MAGA. 🙄

Remember when Donald Trump said the war in Iran would be over in 4-6 weeks? Yeah. It’s been 6 weeks and one day. And he’s now blockading the strait he wanted open. 🤦‍♀️

I’ll never get tired of watching people in Budapest celebrating getting rid of Viktor Orbán. I’m dancing along with the people of Hungary! 💃

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Watching BBC and the celebration in Budapest is ENORMOUS.

Victor Orbán’s removal sends a timely signal. Corrupt kleptocratic Christian nationalism was on the ballot in Hungary today — just as it will be on the ballots that Americans will cast in November. It was repudiated abroad — may it be repudiated here in November (and beyond).

During crucial negotiations with Iran that will affect economies worldwide, our “President” and “Secretary of State” are at a cheesy fake wrestling match. We are no longer a country that should be taken seriously.

Senator Merkley just posted about this - he's one of the better Senators. Everyone needs to call their republican congress critters, ALL of Congress, and demand they grow a spine.

So let me get this straight: 1. We attacked a country for doing something it was already not doing. 2. Then in retaliation the country started doing something else that we didn't like. 3. We couldn't stop them from doing this new thing. 4. So we decided to do the new thing with them.

May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.

Bob Rafelson, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork on June 4, 1967, at The 19th Emmy Awards where The Monkees beat out The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, Get Smart, and Hogan's Heroes to claim the top prize for Outstanding Comedy Series! 🏆

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

Viktor Orbán won't see your posts cheering his loss but U.S. right-wing authoritarians will.

Bless this Protestor🩵 #NoKings #Iran #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Opposition leader Péter Magyar WINS the election for prime minister of Hungary, defeating Putin and Trump’s ally Viktor Orbán. 🇭🇺

Polls in Hungary close at 1 PM ET. Results should be in a couple hours after.

This is literally insane?? “You can’t blockade the strait of Hormuz if we blockade it first.”

#SussexSquad Nigeria showed the world what happens when the Sussexes are met with openness and love. Australia will almost certainly do the same. And across the world people will be watching, delighted once again, as Harry and Meghan step into spaces where they are free to be exactly who they are.

#SussexSquad A plot twist, frankly, that the palace still hasn’t emotionally processed. Well, it’s only been six years, I guess, and the Mountbatten-Windsors aren’t exactly famous for their smarts. Meanwhile, in California: Harry and Meghan Continue Thriving

Did Kushner communicate with MBS, his biggest client, while the negotiations with Iran were ongoing?

Save this clip for the next time joe rogan pretends to be horrified by what Trump is doing 🤔

Kushner being involved as he has deals with MBS is insane

Anyone hear from the Board of Peace lately?

It's really something to be living through the worst President, the worst Supreme Court, and the worst Congress all at once

“Sending abrasive dickhead to negotiate with Iran has backfired”

Look at the women at NASA. They are the ones pushing the boundaries of science, solving problems most people can’t even understand, and carrying this country forward, while our politicians right now posture and stumble through talking points. And they are doing it all with joy.👇

The President of the United States and the Secretary of State are attending a UFC event tonight as negotiations with Iran collapse in Islamabad—raising the risk of a massive war restarting. 📸 Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

April 10th #PrinceHarry and #MeghanSussex Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Nicole Avant, and Netflix CEO, Ted Sarandos at Netflix's BEEF Season 2 Montecito #SussexSquad 💛

#sussexsquad "caption this." Ted: So then they said I stopped following you on IG and I needed a lawyer in the room between us and I refused to put your products in the Netflix store... Meghan: Remember how I just left random Zoom meetings too? 😅 (📸: ChrisBaronSmith "X")