Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
#Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa for @reuters.com
Celeste Roberge’s sculpture “The Weight of Grief” #art
MP introduces Bill to prevent England water companies from "delaying" payment of fines.
Companies negotiate fines, which are later deferred/waived. It is a licence to abuse.
Execs rewarded for boosting profits through illegal practices, face no fines.
Bill won't become law. Govt/Tories oppose it.
Odesa , Ukraine , April 2026
The Canadian system has its problems but I would take it any day over the US medical killing system.
“Farage was on the fisheries committee in Brussels for years and barely made an appearance - then when there was a big debate on the fishing industry in the UK Parliament, led by our own Shetland MP, not one Reform MP bothered to show up to contribute”
www.thenational.scot/news/2601974...
I also missed this. My apologies. Follow Adam!
one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result:
Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine
It’s a great moment to remember that in the leadup to this popular uprising, the first major gut-punch was delivered by Budapest Pride. Poetic justice. 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
Armenia, Syria, Venezuela, possibly Iran and now also Hungary. The list of countries slipping out from Russian control is getting longer.
A rare defeat for Putin in Western politics tonight. I suppose he can console himself with thoughts of Farage’s projected success next month.
The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.
Congratulations Hungary.
You sent Orban, Putin and Trump the message they needed to hear. And you made even more of a fool of JD Vance than he made of himself. Top work.
Thank you.
I can't quite express the joy of seeing Viktor Orbán, the man who took my grandparents' native land to the brink of dictatorship, concede power after 16 years of autocracy and corruption. This is personal.
The result is huge. Vast in its consequences. Orban was the inspiration to all those who came after him. He served as Putin's puppet, undermining Europe from within and Ukraine from without. He funded a vast network of fascists around the world. It's all vulnerable now, or falling apart entirely.
Orban owns the media. He controls the information environment. He rigged the electoral system to make defeat next-to impossible. The govt of the most powerful country on earth tried to bribe Hungarian voters in his favour. It didn't work.
He wouldn’t have even held elections were it not for his EU membership. Good riddance. Now the EU can finally give Ukraine everything it needs.
Orban is not conceding because he's honourable. He's conceding because his defeat is so comprehensive even he can't pretend he won.
Current Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, publicly admits his defeat.
"His defeat will come as a blow to his close allies Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump". So bizarre
Sunday April 12 2026 reminder that not a single Epstein client has been arrested
#EPSTEIN
#EPSTEINFILES
#TRUMPANDEPSTEIN
Nigel Farage is the main promoter of the stupidest British foreign policy decision since Suez. How anyone can consider him a viable candidate for national leadership after Brexit is beyond me.
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Nicely put
"Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, 7, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce spread across the region, but a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives."
Cartoon by Gábor Pápai, a well-known Hungarian political cartoonist.
Hungary… WOW 🤩🇭🇺
