"The espionage accusations surfaced just as the journalist, who has reported extensively on alleged links between Hungarian officials and Moscow, exposed unprecedented Russian influence operations aimed at boosting Orban’s re-election."

All but three (!) of the 1,651 refugees admitted into the United States in the three most recent months we have data are white South Africans. For comparison, in 2024, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees. It's an explicit white supremacist project. www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...

Läs om extremhögerns propagandamaskin, med täta kopplingar till och ivrigt påhejande från SD. www.etc.se/story/saa-fu...

Det är fortfarande första april så jag tänkte att jag drar den om kronprinsessan, utrikesministern och Palantir-rådgivaren. Men så kom jag på att det inte är ett skämt. 🧐 Nytt nyhetsbrev ute om Pax Silica: axbom.se/pax-silica/ #PaxSilica

For more information please reread. Love from @scarfolk.bsky.social Thanks for this classic, @richardlittler.bsky.social

If you have 52 minutes this week, I urge you to watch "The Price of a Vote", a Hungarian investigative documentary (with English subtitles) about electoral manipulation, vote-buying, and voter intimidation in Orbán's Hungary. 📺 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCwQ...

If I understand correctly, this is just the first part. We’re looking forward to the rest ⏳

Viktor Orbán has the support of both Russia and the US. Here’s why that doesn’t seem to be doing him any good | Péter Krekó

🇭🇺❗️The media has leaked audio recordings of a conversation between Lavrov and Szijjarto, shedding light on their contacts amid the scandal over Budapest's possible transfer of details of closed discussions in the EU to Moscow, - VSquare

"Hello Sergey!" A consortium of investigative outlets obtained transcripts and audio of calls between Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó, Sergey Lavrov, and other Russian officials, showing how Hungary—and Slovakia—secretly act on the Kremlin’s behalf.

“I am Gundalf”. Dániel Hraboczki speaks out. This is the young volunteer that Orbán’s secret service tried to coerce into passing on information about Tisza Party internal affairs and create a backdoor to their IT systems. Short preview of 444's interview: youtube.com/shorts/xiUKq...

Hej Forssell! Unpredictable migration rules risk scaring off foreign talent. Changes to Sweden's migration policies risk affecting Sweden's ability to attract & retain high-skilled international talent, according to researchers at Stockholm School of Economics: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/rese...

(From 2023) JK Rowling's NEW take on outsiders feared and shunned by society: Stuff them back into the closet! Introducing... "The Bursleys," Heroes of Biology and Defenders of the Norm!

Jag försökte "kort" sammanfatta veckans händelser och skandaler i Ungern drygt två veckor före parlamentsvalet. Så här gick det.

And “Elsewhere, Liberties identified Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and Sweden, all countries with strong democratic traditions, as ‘sliders’: places where the rule of law is declining in some areas, without erosion being part of an overall political strategy.”

N. B. the poster child of “moderate” conservatism Meloni’s Italy among Member States where rule of law is backsliding. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

statsministern fifflade till sig en lägenhet för utsatta kvinnor, vice statsministern är dömd för förtal + ful-använder AI, finansministern tog ut dubbla ersättningar för boende, migrationsministerns son är…ehm… och DENNA regering tycker sig alltså ha rätt att bestämma vilka som ”lever skötsamt”???

T-14 days until the Hungarian election. 🇭🇺🗳️ In this thread, I discuss Magyar's prospects of success in restoring (liberal) democracy (if he wins) and will tell you he's not the saviour you might think he is (but that he’s still good enough for now). 🧵 1/

Buschs statssekreterare Simon Westberg har investerat i ryska bolag. Köpte mellan att Ryssland invaderade Ukraina och att de stängdes av från det internationella banksystemet, bara någon vecka senare. Westberg spekulerade alltså i att Ryssland snabbt skulle vinna kriget www.tv4.se/artikel/7B6u...

Läs @moabrglf.bsky.social! www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/moa-...

💥Not how one wants to be featured in the @nytimes.com, but I’m glad a US audience sees what’s happening in this small country’s wild election campaign. As with other Orbán-related news, here's my warning to US colleagues: Orbán's actions still serve as a blueprint for Trump/MAGA.

Jag försökte "kort" sammanfatta veckans händelser och skandaler i Ungern drygt två veckor före parlamentsvalet. Så här gick det.

The weirdest and also most important election in Europe this year www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Orbán’s Ceaușescu moment. Booed at his own rally, ranting and pointing fingers. His final message: Ukraine hatred.

In Orban's campaign speech in Győr in northwest Hungary tonight, it struck me how fixated he was on Ukraine & the war raging next door. His entire campaign consists of anti-Ukrainian ads & billboards. I made a clip to demonstrate his infatuation. Háború = war Ukrajna = Ukraine

Krismöte utlyst hos Sverigedemokraterna!

Maybe some different dynamics with Tisza's rise, but I keep thinking about this Economist chart from the last election to visualize just how high the bar needed is by the opposition to get to 50% of the seats vs. the low one for Fidesz due to how the system is set up.

🚨🚨Late to this but this is a horrible story of very desperate Hungarian leaders who falsely tries to frame excellent journalist @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social for espionage for his great investigative work against the #Orban government's link with #Kremlin. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/hung...

If passed, the Block Putin act would require President Donald Trump to impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Hungarian government officials involved in the country’s purchases of Russian oil and gas, and who have sought to block support for Ukraine.

#Hungary: The Hungarian government has filed charges against one of 🇭🇺 most prominent investigative journalists @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social, who has recently revealed multiple Russian influence operations aimed at boosting Orban’s re-election. We express our full support for Szabolcs Panyi.

This is the kind of stuff I saw plenty of as a correspondent based in Turkey. Worrying to see Hungary go down that route. Solidarity with @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social www.reuters.com/business/med...

För att hinna med i Tidöregeringens lagstiftningstempo har Lagrådet tvingats kalla in tolv pensionerade domare. De tunga juristerna levererar ofta brutal kritik. Men hur känns det när regeringen struntar i deras invändningar? Jag har frågat: www.dn.se/sverige/topp...

Szabolcs Panyi is one of the bravest journalists in the world. And it is a measure of Orbán’s desperation that he attacks the messenger for telling the truth. Panyi deserves the support of all those who value freedom of the press. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The 🇭🇺 government is upping the ante in the final stretch of the campaign. Allegations in the last few days: ▪️FM Szijjarto reporting directly to 🇷🇺 from EUCO ▪️pro-govt journalists taking instructions from 🇷🇺 embassy ▪️🇭🇺 govt accusing @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social of espionage apnews.com/article/hung...

“Local mayors exercise an iron grip over daily lives, providing work, firewood, transport to polling stations and, in one case, even access to medicine, in exchange for the ’correct’ vote on election day, according to claims made in the film.”

Journalisten anklagas för att ha spionerat för … [trumvirvel] … Ukraina 🇺🇦🥳

Stunning photo: James Bradford in 1961, arrested for reading in the Jackson, Mississippi public library.

They are charging the journalist who discovered government espionage *with* espionage. This is the model of authoritarianism that Trumpists promote as the ideal.

Ungerske journalisten Szabolcs Panyi anklagas för spioneri av ungerska regeringen, meddelade Gergely Gulyás, minister för premiärministerns kansli och talesman för regeringen vid en presskonferens under förmiddagen.

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Ungerske journalisten Szabolcs Panyi anklagas för spioneri av ungerska regeringen, meddelade Gergely Gulyás, minister för premiärministerns kansli och talesman för regeringen vid en presskonferens under förmiddagen.

This is theoretically possible but two caveats: ◾Fidesz could install Orban and change the constitution but it'd be seen as massive escalation. ◾If Tisza wins big, Fidesz risks mass protests and worse. If the outcome is close, a smarter strategy is to undermine the new govt & force early elections.

Election expert Roland Ferkovics on Romani voters and Romani representation in the Hungarian elections. Roma are the largest minority in Hungary, roughly 800,000+ people. romea.cz/en/world/rol...

Per the ERRC, drawing on reports from Hungarian NGOs, Orban’s new “Law on the Protection of Local Identity” has ushered in “municipal decrees that systematically exclude Roma from taking up residence in towns and villages across Hungary.” www.errc.org/news/hungari...

Plus, a Romani teacher in Pecs faces up to a year in prison for his role in organizing a Pride Parade. His case has been suspended, pending Con Ct review, but not dismissed. www.errc.org/news/romani-...

Ungern. Färska opinionssiffror från Medián. Om detta stämmer och valfusket inte blir alltför stort går oppositionspartiet Tisza mot närmare två tredjedels majoritet. Alltså om valfusket inte blir alltför stort. Om…

Ett ungerskt Watergate. Säkerhetspolisen har försökt sabotera för oppositionen genom att värva en 19-åring it-volontär för Tisza – och när det inte gick utpressa honom och sedan anklaga honom för barnporr för att komma åt hans datorer och telefoner. Ännu ett avslöjande från grävsajten Direkt36.

Ett ungerskt Watergate. Säkerhetspolisen har försökt sabotera för oppositionen genom att värva en 19-åring it-volontär för Tisza – och när det inte gick utpressa honom och sedan anklaga honom för barnporr för att komma åt hans datorer och telefoner. Ännu ett avslöjande från grävsajten Direkt36.