Join Amnesty Intl's David Vig and me in Washington DC for a chat on Hungary ahead of April’s elections!
We’ll discuss how Hungarians are approaching it and what HU can teach countries where human rights and rule of law are at risk.
📅 March 4, 3PM
📍 GMF, 1744 R St NW
RSVP: ssiemek@gmfus.org
Mike Johnson in 2024: A man is a man, and a woman is a woman. And a man cannot become a woman.
Mike Johnson in 2026:
Trump and Orban will meet at the White House today.
David Pressman, former US Ambassador to the UN Security Council and Hungary, explains what Orban is doing in Washington, and offers a very strong take on what Trump and Orban really have in common.
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Former US ambassador to Hungary: "After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence." (h/t @bnovak.bsky.social)
Szabolcs Vörös is one of a handful of HU journos whose UA reporting provides a critical public service to Hungarians living in Orbán’s disinfo echo chamber
Here’s his interview w Zelenskyy — the first w a HU journo since RU’s invasion began over 1,200 days ago
www.valaszonline.hu/2025/06/10/v...
Absolutely great news!!!
A prize well deserved! George is a great guy. A true honor to know him.
If you’re interested in Hungarian literature, I highly recommend picking up one of George’s many translations.
Christmas jazz.
Fire in the fireplace.
Kiddos playing with legos.
Adults playing Rummy.
Leberkäse.
Some personal news: I am very excited to be joining ProPublica as an investigative reporter covering national security and technology starting in January.
In the rust belt of north-eastern Hungary, a new economy is thriving – one built on human blood.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
First fire of the season
Welcome! Glad to have you!
Let it be known that I invited @kalmantibs.bsky.social here well over a year ago. He politely declined and said he wouldn’t give up fighting the good fight at the other place just yet.
Glad to see him here today. His presence on social media doesn’t do him justice. Great guy if there ever was one.
It’s the little things in life…
Had the boys (6 and 2) join me in the living room for a pre-bedtime screening of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf narrated by David Bowie.
They loved it. What a pleasant experience.
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Thanks, Tibi! I’m already missin our blue collar beers!
My prediction is Kid Rock’ll become Surgeon General of the United States
Prediction: The next Surgeon General of the United States
“The Black Death was therefore a rare event, ‘with only one generally accepted precursor and no equivalent successor’. Belich has revisions to make to the traditional account. . . .Belich’s answer inculpates the humble gerbil.“
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What does the 2017 “Unite the Right” protest in Charlottesville have in common with Hungarian embassy in Washington?
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Shoutout to the heroes who donate obscure old books to libraries.
There’s probably someone out in the world wondering the same about the Grey Poupon guys.
Yes, Orban does plan to create a yet another agency to secretly investigate and dox the regime's critics. But while ppl whine about "rule of law" and "rights," they lose focus of progress elsewhere, e.g. Scythians are close to being recognized as a national minority and getting a seat in parliament.
Anna Vinnitskaya’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Budapest Festival Orchestra this evening was mesmerizing
Orbán’s keeping busy.
(Kudos to @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social for the translation)
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