⚡️The “Orbán model” is losing its appeal globally. Hungary’s 2026 elections will be closely watched by leaders of similar regimes, as the vote could decide whether Viktor Orbán’s unique EU-style information autocracy survives or faces a historic defeat.

💥Countries with the most porn stars per capita? Czechia, Latvia & Hungary top the list — ahead of the US & UK. Our new investigation uncovers how a mysterious Frenchman built a porn empire from his Czech base, using shady tactics to dominate the industry.

⚡INVESTIGATION: The Russian Union of Orthodox Women fights for abortion bans, pushes a hardline pro-Kremlin agenda, and backs Russia’s war. Its leaders snapped up property in Karlovy Vary — even Putin’s ski instructor is in their network.

🔎💥VISUALIZED INVESTIGATION: Six media outlets uncovered the full details of 2024’s arson attacks & explosive parcels across Europe. 🇷🇺 These sabotage ops were carried out by Russia’s GRU & masterminded by a smuggler of radioactive materials. 🔗Link: vsquare.org/crossing-nat... @vsquare.bsky.social

⚡️The “Orbán model” is losing its appeal globally. Hungary’s 2026 elections will be closely watched by leaders of similar regimes, as the vote could decide whether Viktor Orbán’s unique EU-style information autocracy survives or faces a historic defeat.

💥👀 Based on Western intel docs & interviews with perpetrators’ relatives (and one himself), @vsquare.bsky.social & partners identified the ringleader—a Russian radioactive smuggler—and traced the explosive parcels’ route through the Baltics, Poland, Germany & the UK. @michaeldweiss.bsky.social

💥🔎 Thrilling investigations into the GRU’s Europe-wide plot behind last year’s arson attacks and parcel bombs, plus unmasking the man dominating Europe’s porn industry, and fresh scoops from Central Europe — our Goulash newsletter is out on @vsquare.bsky.social!

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💥🕵️ NEW INVESTIGATION: We reveal the ringleader of the GRU’s parcel-bomb plot—a Russian radioactive-materials smuggler—trace the explosives’ route across NATO borders, and show how the GRU recruited Russians and Ukrainians in the West. @vsquare.bsky.social @michaeldweiss.bsky.social

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⚡INVESTIGATION: “James Bond-like” Russian MP Leonid Slutsky and his GRU-linked Russian Peace Foundation arranged the Moscow trip of David Lindtner — personal lawyer and advisor to Slovak PM Robert Fico. All the details in our story.👇

💥Countries with the most porn stars per capita? Czechia, Latvia & Hungary top the list — ahead of the US & UK. Our new investigation uncovers how a mysterious Frenchman built a porn empire from his Czech base, using shady tactics to dominate the industry.

⚡️The “Orbán model” is losing its appeal globally. Hungary’s 2026 elections will be closely watched by leaders of similar regimes, as the vote could decide whether Viktor Orbán’s unique EU-style information autocracy survives or faces a historic defeat.

👌🍲 Goulash is back this Thursday! Our bi-weekly newsletter brings fresh scoops and standout investigations from Central Europe’s top non-profit outlets straight to your inbox. 📨 Subscribe: http://vsquare.org/n...

⚡INVESTIGATION: The Russian Union of Orthodox Women fights for abortion bans, pushes a hardline pro-Kremlin agenda, and backs Russia’s war. Its leaders snapped up property in Karlovy Vary — even Putin’s ski instructor is in their network.

💡 "Orbán’s once-admired “illiberal model” is faltering — plagued by economic crisis, voter frustration, and collapsing governance. With the 2026 election looming, his future — and the global appeal of his system — is at stake as his government faces its biggest political test." @vsquare.bsky.social

🔎💰INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM & his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.

⚡️Russians are hunting the private data of thousands they consider Vladimir Putin’s enemies. That data is used for doxing—exposing targets to online attacks. Here's our investigation into how doxing began in Ukraine and has since spread across the EU.

🔎🇷🇺 INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, Pravfond has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.

ICYMI: German-Hungarian pro-Orbán & pro-Kremlin pundit Georg Spöttle built ties with Russian intel operatives and, with state backing, accessed sites in Russia requiring security clearance. One of his main contacts in Hungary was Russia's military attaché.

🇨🇿🖌️💰 Czech ex-PM Andrej Babiš’s close ally Jaroslav Faltýnek is rumored to be holding “exhibitions” in Bratislava and Budapest. He is known for selling his amateurish paintings to entrepreneurs for huge sums. 🔗From @vsquare.bsky.social's latest Goulash newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-orba...

💥Czechia, Latvia & Hungary lead the world in p*rn stars per capita — ahead of the US & UK. Our latest investigation uncovers how a mysterious Frenchman built a Czech-based p*rn empire and the tactics he used to dominate the global industry. (Article is fully safe for work!)

🔎📽️NEW INVESTIGATION: Prague has long been Europe’s porn capital, with hundreds of films shot yearly and more porn stars per capita than anywhere else. For 20 years, one man and his companies have dominated the industry — but new laws may end that. By @octopaul.bsky.social vsquare.org/the-most-pow...

⚡INVESTIGATION: “James Bond-like” Russian MP Leonid Slutsky and his GRU-linked Russian Peace Foundation arranged the Moscow trip of David Lindtner — personal lawyer and advisor to Slovak PM Robert Fico. All the details in our story.👇

⚡INVESTIGATION: The Russian Union of Orthodox Women fights for abortion bans, pushes a hardline pro-Kremlin agenda, and backs Russia’s war. Its leaders snapped up property in Karlovy Vary — even Putin’s ski instructor is in their network.

🔎🇷🇺 INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, Pravfond has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.

⚡️ A Czech investigation found that a factory owned by the billionaire former prime minister, Andrej Babiš, should have been the prime suspect in an environmental disaster. But the prosecutors and courts looked elsewhere.

⚡️Russians are hunting the private data of thousands they consider Vladimir Putin’s enemies. That data is used for doxing—exposing targets to online attacks. Here's our investigation into how doxing began in Ukraine and has since spread across the EU.

💥ICYMI: Viktor Orbán was photographed boarding a Czech-registered luxury private plane and later seen on a yacht — then the Hungarian pro-government elite's superyachts suddenly gathered around Orbán's vacation spot in Croatia. @vsquare.bsky.social @atlatszo.hu vsquare.org/orbans-summe...

🔎💰INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM & his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.

🇨🇳👀 China’s spy chief visiting NATO member Hungary’s foreign intelligence HQ — totally normal, right? Hungary’s growing ties with China are increasingly irritating Washington, despite the Orbán–Trump bromance. 🔗✉️ From @vsquare.bsky.social's latest Goulash newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-orba...

Our latest Goulash newsletter is here! 🥘 Fresh scoops and investigations from Hungary, Czechia and Poland on corruption, diplomacy, and national security — plus a close watch on Russia and China. The political season is heating up — time to dig in!

🔎💰 NEW INVESTIGATION: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s Adriatic vacation was closely followed by @atlatszo.hu, who photographed his private plane trip and traced €120M worth of superyachts from his inner circle appearing just as Orbán sailed nearby on a boat with no tracker. @vsquare.bsky.social

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📉🇭🇺 DATA ANALYSIS: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.

⚡INVESTIGATION: “James Bond-like” Russian MP Leonid Slutsky and his GRU-linked Russian Peace Foundation arranged the Moscow trip of David Lindtner — personal lawyer and advisor to Slovak PM Robert Fico. All the details in our story.👇

💥INVESTIGATION: An ad campaign with unknown funding shows Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar and Volodymyr Zelensky as trash—on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube. Meta and Google pocket dark money from PM Orbán’s proxies to run similar smear campaigns.

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⚡INVESTIGATION: The Russian Union of Orthodox Women fights for abortion bans, pushes a hardline pro-Kremlin agenda, and backs Russia’s war. Its leaders snapped up property in Karlovy Vary — even Putin’s ski instructor is in their network.

💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.

💰🦓 Viktor Orbán’s €30M Hatvanpuszta family dacha (ex-Habsburg estate) with zebras and antelopes around is now global news (New York Post etc.) after dominating 🇭🇺 media all summer. The world can see how “pro-family conservatism” simply masks classic post-Soviet kleptocracy. 🎥 by @telexhu.bsky.social

💥Russians are hunting the private data of thousands they consider Vladimir Putin’s enemies. That data is used for doxing—exposing targets to online attacks. Here's our investigation into how doxing began in Ukraine and has since spread across the EU.

💥ICYMI: A network importing sanctioned goods into Russia operates openly in Poland. At its center: a United Russia politician tied to army training in Kaliningrad. His firm works with Rosatom while his Polish partners brag about links to a key state fuel company.

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From @vsquare.bsky.social: Several people living in the Czech Republic have worked for Intellexa, a spyware company highlighted by ICIJ’s #CyprusConfidential. Intellexa figures accused of assisting with human rights violations are currently on trial in Greece.

💥INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM and his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.

ICYMI: “James Bond-like” Russian Duma MP Leonid Slutsky and his Russian Peace Foundation—closely tied to the GRU—helped organize the Moscow visit of David Lindtner, a personal lawyer and advisor to Slovak PM Robert Fico.

⚡️🔎Several people in Czechia have worked for spyware firm Intellexa, whose representatives face trial in Greece for aiding human rights abuses. Documents obtained by @investigacecz.bsky.social reveal a deeper picture of their involvement. By @octopaul.bsky.social & Zuzana Šotová

💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.