Roger Sevrin Bruland

Why didn't Orban keep power by repression? He must have thought about it. But with an economy embedded in the European Union and armed forces anchored in NATO, there were sharp practical limits to how tyrannical he could be without national catastrophe. Institutions mattered.

Jeg gratulerer Peter Magyar og Tisza med seieren i det ungarske parlamentsvalget, et resultat av stor betydning for hele Europa. Jeg ser frem til et nært og konstruktivt samarbeid for å fremme fred og stabilitet, demokrati og rettsstat på vårt kontinent.

Not a great weekend for JD Vance. Failed talks in Pakistan and now defeat for Viktor Orban. (Kiss of death from the veep?)

Good luck, Hungary !! Remember 1956 I do !

💥Heroes’ Square in Budapest is hosting the “anti-regime grand concert,” with tens of thousands bracing for the end of Viktor Orbán’s rule on Sunday. Chants of “Russians go home” are heard, while performers mock Orbán and Péter Szijjártó as servants of Vladimir Putin. 📸@444hu

Orbán and his team have started spreading Russian-style disinformation. They are sending out messages falsely claiming that our candidates are withdrawing. TISZA is not withdrawing anywhere; we are running with a real chance of winning in every constituency.

Egy hét múlva ilyenkor választ az ország. Mi készen állunk. Te is? Amit tehetsz az előttünk álló 7 napban a rendszerváltásért: - beszélsz minél több emberrel a sorsdöntő választásról; - segítesz szórólapozni, Tiszta Hangot kihordani, pultozni, kopogtatni, mozgósítani; - eljössz az országjárás utolsó 5 napjára és elhívod az ismerőseidet, barátaidat; - továbbküldöd a Tavaszi szél című filmet a bizonytalan és Fidesz-szavazóknak, vagy megnézitek családi/baráti körben; - megosztod a tartalmainkat és fokozod az aktivitásodat az online térben (gyártsatok minél több videót Facebookon, a TikTok-on, Instan és Youtube-on!); - a szavazás napján felhívod minden ismerősödet, hogy voltak-e már szavazni; - hazajössz külföldről szavazni; A következő 7 napon és jövő vasárnap mindenkire szükség lesz a rendszerváltáshoz! A hazánk számít rád. 🫶🫶🫶 Gondolj a hazádra, szavazz a TISZA-ra! ❤️🤍💚

Terrifying revelation. An expert journalist confirms Russian GRU military intelligence officers are operating freely in Budapest running massive disinformation campaigns. Shockingly the US Vice President is there right now singing from the exact same Russian hymn sheet!

Perfectly timed for Vance’s visit to Budapest. Top work for whatever intelligence service did this. Presumably not the NSA this time

Lots of engagement, and great suggestions Before we start the next week, we better decide who should lead "The North". Candidates: Sweden – The King Norway – Magnus Carlsen Denmark – Mads Mikkelsen Finland – Linus Torvalds Governance model unclear. High talent density

They must be tired of winning…

Europe hearing the U.S. ask for help after calling European NATO veterans “losers.” record scratch

Source: theatlantic.com/national-secur…

@shaunwalker7 Great work

I've been working on this for ages in various countries: the story of the intelligence buildup to Putin's 2022 invasion. How did the US and Britain find out so much, and why were Europe and Ukraine sceptical. It's a long one: theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Former CIA Director Petraeus: I said from the start Russia would not take Kyiv. Others predicted it would fall in 3–5 days. Kyiv is a vast city with brave defenders. It would be extremely hard to break in — and Ukraine’s actions denied Russia the airfield north of the capital.1/

@KenShepherd @EWErickson Born and raised in black and white

I hope we can wedgie people in heaven who asked lame engagement bait shit like this.

After the devastating layoffs at The Washington Post, I’m looking for a new home for my 12 years of experience reporting on Germany and European politics for print and broadcast media. Open to potential roles/collabs in English oder auf Deutsch. Bis bald! ☕️🗞️

Have been too shattered to write this but for the sake of clarity — I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. My last story went on the front page and featured rare testimonies from wounded soldiers criticizing the war.

Jan 26 poll of 2,507 U.S. adults (+/-2.4 points) % who think that the federal agents who shot a man in Minneapolis this weekend should | shouldn't face criminal charges U.S. adults 57% | 22% Democrats 90% | 1% Independents 61% | 12% Republicans 21% | 51% (Link in reply)

This couldn’t be worse timing for the White House and DHS communications teams: 140 million people under winter storm warnings, stuck at home, consuming news and social media nonstop.