Orbán’s Ouster Doesn’t Prove His Critics Wrong Many dictatorships have ended peacefully, so the end of Orbán’s rule in Hungary isn’t proof he was never really taking the country in an authoritarian direction, writes James Kirchick.

Polish communism was also defeated, in the end, by an election.
www.thefp.com/p/orbans-ous...

the basic theory of DOGE was that if powerful people said it was fine it didn’t matter what the law said.

I think proving that theory wrong is worth significant effort

Man kan næsten høre fodlænken rasle….!

Magtudredningen 2.0 - En opdatering af Danmarks magtudredning

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social thank you for interesting talk yesterday in CPH DK with Ivan Krastev! Maybe you know about this ongoing initiative here in DK ps.au.dk/forskning/fo... driven by @m-b-petersen.bsky.social (I hope your browser translates it)

ps.au.dk/forskning/fo...

@kildegaard.bsky.social god dag i koncertsalen i dag! Jeg håber, at I også giver den fuld gas med eksponering til @m-b-petersen.bsky.social og @magtudredningen2.bsky.social. Demokratiernes variation i nationalstaternes EU som en styrke er en undervurderer pointe.

Ikke en naturlov, at mere demokratiske kræfter vandt i Ungarn. Demokrati er først og fremmest en proces, der fredeligt fordeler magt og ressourcer. Hvis grupper føler sig snydt og sat udenfor, så er der altid nogen klar til at udnytte det på demokratiets bekostning. @m-b-petersen.bsky.social

EP:42 - Will the Ceasefire Hold? Episode from Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

"We kind of have Schrodinger's ceasefire right now, right?"

― Daryl Cooper

Heard on Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton - EP:42 - Will the Ceasefire Hold?.
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RUSSIAN OIL: LIFTING THE SANCTIONS MEANS NOTHING NOW AS UKRAINE APPLIES ITS OWN

A number of people think Russia is taking in money due to the price hikes in oil and temporary sanctions relief. Circumstances have changed and if anything they’re worse off.
In 2021 Russia was exporting 11.5mbpd. That

Lønmodtagere vil blive ramt af både stigende priser, stigende renter og lavere beskæftigelse. Olie-gas branchen og transportbranchen vil tjene styrtende. Denne slags inflation er ikke et “naturfænomen”, men en gigantisk omfordeling med forkert fortegn.

Kan fx bruges til engangs investeringer i dårligt vedligeholdt infrastruktur som fx folkeskoler, elforsyning, dele af forsvaret o.l. Hensynet er her mere den samlede kapacitetsudnyttelse.

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.

JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

14 people have died in ICE custody this year.

More than one per week.

Inhumane.

Glasset er stadig det samme Anmeldelse: Tragisk realisme – krig og fred i den multipolære verden. Vesten har nedkaldt ulykkerne over sig selv med sin idealistiske udenrigspolitik, siger Frederik Christensen og Kasper Støvring. D...

www.weekendavisen.dk/boeger/glass...

Glimrende artikel af Anna L.
Forfatterne er fylde af løgn - sådan kort opsummeret

I’m from Donbas.
Explosions don’t scare me anymore.

What scares me
is silence from the world.

So I keep writing.
So you remember
we’re still alive.

@m-b-petersen.bsky.social @jeocph.bsky.social samler I sammen, hvad andre lande gør af den slags initiativer, som led I jeres arbejde?

Senator Murphy gets it.

Sidste Altinget-snit inden valgdagen: Løkke står i magtfuld position - Altinget Trods tilbagegang ser hverken de blå eller røde ud til at kunne ignorere Lars Løkke Rasmussen på valgnatten, viser et nyt kvalitetsvægtet gennemsnit af meningsmålinger. Der venter nogle dramatiske kon...

"Få dage før folketingsvalget viser en dugfrisk beregning, at den nuværende udenrigsminister og tidligere statsminister ser ud til at vinde de afgørende mandater, når vælgerne sætter deres kryds 24. marts"

Altingets vægtet gennemsnit peger på at

#dkpol #fv26

www.altinget.dk/artikel/sids...

Ifølge den australske regering er det »fornuftigt« at stille bilen og arbejde hjemmefra, hvis man kan. Flere asiatiske lande overvejer at købe russisk olie, selv om de støtter Ukraine i krigen.

Tørlagte tankstationer: Australiere opfordres til at arbejde hjemmefra

“Conflict entrepreneurs”--leaders who frequently use personal insults—are damaging democracy.

An analysis of 2.2 million public statements from members of Congress finds that this type of rhetoric is linked to increased media coverage, but has no other benefits.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus.

You want to know what insults Jesus?

Kicking the sick off their healthcare.
Bombing schoolchildren in Iran.
Deporting moms and babies.
Covering up the Epstein files.

Det 21. århundredes skattereformer: De rigeste har fået flere penge – de fattigste har tabt på mindre velfærd Siden årtusindeskiftet er personskattereglerne blevet lempet for i alt 127,3 milliarder kroner. Lempelserne har i høj grad været målrettet dem med de højeste indkomster. Det betyder, at den rigeste ti...

“Siden år 2000 er personskatterne lempet 127,3 mia kr. Især for de højeste indkomster. Den rigeste tiendedel har fået 90.000 kr. mere, mens den fattigste tiendedel har fået 2.500 kr. Med skattelempelser mindskes offentlig velfærd, som især rammer de lavere indkomstgrupper.”
www.ae.dk/analyse/2026...

Eksperter: Landbrugsformand frikender fejlagtigt landbruget for store mængder fedtemøg Det giver ikke mening at sige, at de slimede samlinger af brunalger, vi ser lige nu - også kendt som fedtemøg - hænger sammen med landbrugets udledning af kvælstof.Sådan lyder budskabet fra Søren…

Ifølge formanden for Landbrug & Fødevarer er der ingen sammenhæng mellem den usædvanlige mængde fedtemøg, der i øjeblikket forekommer i danske fjorde, og landbrugets udledning af kvælstof. Men ifølge eksperter halter fakta i hans egen udlægning #dkpol #FV26 #landbrug www.tjekdet.dk/faktatjek/ek...

Ukraine is helping the US military protect their military bases and Trump can't even thank or even admit Ukraine is helping because that might affect his "business deals" with Putin.

Ukraine successfully shot down every Russian cruise missile launched in a mass attack last night. Ukraine's F-16s keep beating them.

Median family income in the US increased from $10,000 in 1971 to $106,000 today, a 10x increase.

However, the median cost of homes increased from $25,000 to $445,000, a 17x increase.

And the average cost of healthcare per person increased from $350 to $14,600, a 42x increase.

THIS IS INSANE.

❗️A massive rally against Orbán took place in Budapest.

This was a large demonstration organized by Viktor Orbán’s main opponent in the parliamentary elections, Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza Party. The parliamentary elections are scheduled for April 12.

@sigurdagersnap.bsky.social var på tv vedr @pelledragsted.bsky.social forslag om højere aktieindkomstskat.

Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:

Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
And more...

This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.

State AGs must step in and block it.

NATO leaders call on Trump to reverse Russian oil sanctions suspension The leaders of Canada, Germany and Norway are urging Trump to rethink his suspendion of Russian oil sanctions. In comments to Euronews, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said he is "concerned" at the potential impact on Ukraine.

NATO leaders call on Trump to reverse Russian oil sanctions suspension