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Alan Townsend

@atownsend

International Finance Corporation (IFC/World Bank Group); energy and development finance; personal views only. Retweet is not an endorsement.

Washington, DC Joined Aralık 2007
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Amy@20th_Centurygal·
Who’s the loudest band you’ve ever seen live?
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Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek)
I have arrived at the Sándor Palace to meet the President of Hungary. @DrTamasSulyok is unworthy of representing the unity of the Hungarian nation. He is unfit to serve as the guardian of legality. He is not fit to serve as a moral authority or a role model. Following the formation of the new government, Tamás Sulyok must leave office immediately.
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Chris Shipping 🚢🚢
Chris Shipping 🚢🚢@christankerfund·
$DHT business update is out! Thus far in the second quarter of 2026, approximately 49% of the available spot days have been booked at an average rate of $189,500 per day on a discharge-to-discharge basis. In total, 71% of the available revenue days, including both spot and time-charter days, have been booked at an average rate of $115,400 per day 🔥🔥
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Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder·
They don’t know how war works and they don’t know how negotiations work—but they do know how grift works. Our oligarchs will make money, Putin will make money, and that’s the only "victory" they care about. As a war this is obviously a defeat for the US—had the US won it would be dictating terms.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar

JD Vance: "The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the US. So, we go back to the US having not come to an agreement ... they have chosen not to accept our terms"

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Election Enjoyer 🇺🇸
visits the pope → pope dies leads Iran negotiations → talks collapse flies to Hungary to prop up Orbán → Orbán loses in a landslide Man’s got a streak.
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Special Report
Special Report@SpecialReport·
WATCH: "All the options are on our side if we choose to operate," @VDHanson tells @BretBaier, arguing that the U.S. holds overwhelming leverage over an Iranian regime that has lost nearly half a trillion dollars in infrastructure investment.
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Timothy Snyder
Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder·
The latest independent poll shows the Hungarian opposition leading Orbán’s party by 23 points. Hungarian elections are Sunday. median.hu/2026/03/27/a-k…
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The Halfway Post
The Halfway Post@HalfwayPost·
BREAKING: A new poll in Hungary found that JD Vance's visit to Budapest made Viktor Orbán's party lose 3% of its support.
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Brad Bowman
Brad Bowman@Brad_L_Bowman·
Here is a key excerpt of Gen. Dan Caine's update this morning detailing what was accomplished by the military campaign. Pay attention to the percentages and wording: --U.S. forces "destroyed" approximately 80% of Iran’s air defense systems; --Sunk more than 90% of its regular fleet and half of the IRGC Navy's small attack boats; --"destroyed" more than 95% of Iran’s naval mines; --approximately 90% of weapons factories were "attacked"; --More than 80% of missile facilities are "gone"; and --Nearly 80% of Iran's nuclear industrial base was "hit."
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Jay in Kyiv
Jay in Kyiv@JayinKyiv·
Likely a statement drafted in the Kremlin, JD Vance says almighty "Ukrainian intelligence" is rigging elections in both the US and Hungary.
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Abier
Abier@abierkhatib·
Trump’s “victory timeline” claims. Mar 3: "We won the war." Mar 7: "We defeated Iran." Mar 9: "We must attack Iran." Mar 9: "The war is ending almost completely, and very beautifully." Mar 11: “You never like to say too ⁠early you won. We won. In ​the first hour it was over.” Mar 12: "We did win, but we haven't won completely yet." Mar 13: "We won the war." Mar 14: "Please help us." Mar 15: "If you don't help us, I will certainly remember it." Mar 16: "Actually, we don't need any help at all." Mar 16: "I was just testing to see who's listening to me." Mar 16: "If NATO doesn't help, they will suffer something very bad." Mar 17: "We neither need nor want NATO's help." Mar 17: "I don't need Congressional approval to withdraw from NATO." Mar 18: "Our allies must cooperate in reopening the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 19: "US allies need to get a grip - step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz." Mar 20: "NATO are cowards." Mar 21: "The Strait of Hormuz must be protected by the countries that use it. We don't use it, we don't need to open it." Mar 22: "This is the last time. I will give Iran 48 hours. Open the strait" Mar 22: "Iran is Dead" Mar 23: "We had very good and productive talks with Iran." Mar 24: "We’re making progress." Mar 25: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize.” Mar 26: "Make a deal, or we’ll just keep blowing them away." Mar 27: "We don’t have to be there for NATO." Mar 28: No major quote Mar 29: Claimed talks were progressing Mar 30: "Open the Strait of Hormuz immediately, or face devastating consequences." Mar 31: Claimed a deal was "very close" and that Iran would "do the right thing" Apr 1: "We’ll see what happens very soon." Apr 2: Repeated that a deal was likely, while warning of continued strikes if not Apr 3: "Something big is going to happen." Apr 4: Said Iran must comply "immediately" or face further consequences. Apr 5: "Open the fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah." 😂
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Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum·
Two weeks ago, the Hungarian opposition was bracing for a false flag operation, an "emergency" that would allow Viktor Orban to turn the tide or even cancel an election he is losing. Now it appears to have arrived
Szabolcs Panyi@panyiszabolcs

💥What we’ve all feared is happening: Hungarian Russia expert András Rácz wrote three days ago about a potential Russia-backed false flag attack in Serbia targeting the gas pipeline to Hungary. The same information had already reached multiple journalists, including myself, weeks earlier, from sources connected to Hungarian government circles. Now Viktor Orbán has announced that Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić informed him about “explosives of devastating power” found at the gas pipeline connecting the two countries. Orbán and his propaganda machine are already amplifying the news everywhere, with the prime minister convening his security cabinet. It remains unclear what measures the government might take using this alleged false flag operation as a pretext. But if the second part of the information we received also proves true, Orbán could declare a state of emergency, significantly affecting the election campaign—which he is currently losing—and potentially disrupting the organization of the April 12 election. The opposition Tisza Party has been widening its lead to 15–20 points, if not more. Orbán accuses them of being "Ukrainian agents" for months. His propaganda would very soon link the Serbian false-flag both to Ukraine and the Tisza Party, I have no doubts about that. I encourage all foreign reporters covering the Hungarian election to pay close attention and not fall for the government’s propaganda or the narratives pushed by its pundits on the Orbán government payroll, including here on X. The situation could soon be very serious.

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Alan Townsend
Alan Townsend@atownsend·
@anneapplebaum Also induced Canadian military planners to look at strategies of dispersion and autonomy for small military units, and civilian involvement, for killing US troops and occupiers in Canada. How’s that for bilateral transactionalism.
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Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum·
Trump has insulted and tariffed his European allies, persuaded Denmark to prepare for a US invasion and, by pressuring Ukraine and not Russia, encouraged Putin to keep fighting. All of which he has forgotten. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…
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Not Jerome Powell
Not Jerome Powell@alifarhat79·
Wake up babe, a new Iran movie trolling Pete Hegseth just dropped
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Patrick De Haan
Patrick De Haan@GasBuddyGuy·
Can't overstate the impact that's coming down the pipeline to truckers, farmers, logistics, and beyond- the U.S. economy runs on diesel with several states setting new all-time highs for diesel, while others are seeing largest monthly increases of all time: AZ +67% NV +58% NC +58% TN +56% LA +56%
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Financial Times
Financial Times@FT·
Qatar-backed US LNG plant starts production as Iran war hits global supply ft.trib.al/PN6lp1m
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Ed Finley–Richardson
Ed Finley–Richardson@ed_fin·
🇸🇦 Yanbu isn’t just about crude oil: $STNG LR2 STI Stability (b. 2016, 110,000 dwt) loaded a diesel cargo there, before topping up in Sidi Kerir and continuing towards its destination, Antwerp. $4.2m lump-sum: Not bad. 🫡
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