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In an authoritarian regime it’s important to control the news — and here we go
1 month, 1 week ago

In an authoritarian regime it’s important to control the news — and here we go

Raw Story  

Donald Trump only got about a million more votes than he did in 2020, but Kamala Harris appears to have received somewhere between 6 and 10 million fewer votes than Joe Biden did that year. It appears that millions of voters essentially said, “I’m not going to vote for that nutcase Trump, but Harris isn’t speaking to the explosion in …

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How experts warn Trump could use an authoritarian playbook to go after the media
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How experts warn Trump could use an authoritarian playbook to go after the media

CNN  

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to go after much of the media in his second term, threatening to jail journalists, revoke broadcast licenses and target outlets with a flurry of lawsuits. Sharon Moshavi, president of the International Center for Journalists, said that in countries that have experienced a dismantling of the free press, “It’s not one …

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How experts warn Trump could use an authoritarian playbook to go after the media
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How experts warn Trump could use an authoritarian playbook to go after the media

CNN  

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to go after much of the media in his second term, threatening to jail journalists, revoke broadcast licenses and target outlets with a flurry of lawsuits. Sharon Moshavi, president of the International Center for Journalists, said that in countries that have experienced a dismantling of the free press, “It’s not one …

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How Hungary’s Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Hungary’s Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war. But according to Péter Krekó, an analyst and head of the Political Capital think tank in Budapest, Orbán has created “an almost Orwellian environment” where the government …

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Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orbán faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. in reality is abusing the EU presidency and hijacking it for his own purposes.” Péter Krekó, an analyst with the Budapest-based think tank Political Capital, said that Hungary’s rotating presidency has thus far …

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Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s Orban faces backlash over his rogue ‘peace mission’ meetings with Western adversaries

LA Times  

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. The EU’s longest-serving leader — who has endorsed former President Trump and is known as having the warmest relations with Vladimir Putin in the bloc — wrapped up a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday before …

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Hungary’s nationalist leader visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit
5 months, 1 week ago

Hungary’s nationalist leader visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, traveled to Florida on Thursday and met with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington, a move likely to aggravate frustrations among Western allies over similar secretive trips he made to Russia and China in recent days. The Mar-a-Lago meeting — Orbán’s second since March — came as …

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How a semi-secret right-wing media empire is blanketing America with lies
6 months, 1 week ago

How a semi-secret right-wing media empire is blanketing America with lies

Salon  

Propaganda used to be a dirty word in this country. Then Sinclair began “must run” news segments that were centrally produced but required to be run as part of Sinclair-owned stations’ news broadcasts. Last week, Sinclair picked up the widely-discredited Wall Street Journal story about Biden’s age and cognitive abilities, and began broadcasting “must run” segments featuring allegations that Biden …

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Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the “progressive world spirit,” and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend “his own truth” in his ongoing criminal trial. EU elections in June and U.S. elections in November, Orbán …

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Hungary’s Orbán says he agreed to a future meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
1 year ago

Hungary’s Orbán says he agreed to a future meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he has accepted an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy to hold a bilateral meeting in the future, a potential first between the two leaders since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Speaking at an annual international news conference in Budapest on Thursday, Orbán said he agreed to Zelenskyy’s proposal …

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News outlets and NGOs condemn Hungary’s new ‘sovereignty protection’ law as a way to silence critics
1 year ago

News outlets and NGOs condemn Hungary’s new ‘sovereignty protection’ law as a way to silence critics

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Independent media outlets and rights groups on Wednesday condemned legislation passed by Hungary’s right-wing populist government that would allow authorities to investigate and prosecute people accused of undermining the country’s sovereignty. Representatives of 10 independent news outlets signed an open letter decrying the law, saying the Hungarian government had unjustly accused them of “serving foreign interests.” “This …

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Elon Musk visits Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu: Antisemitism has never stopped Bibi from covering for allies.
1 year ago

Elon Musk visits Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu: Antisemitism has never stopped Bibi from covering for allies.

Slate  

Elon Musk visited Israel Monday. But there is another context in which to consider Musk’s visit to Israel: The Israeli prime minister, head of the world’s Jewish state, has a long history of laundering far-right figures so long as they support him and waving away their antisemitic comments. Related From Slate Why Elon Musk Can’t Stop Himself From Posting Antisemitic …

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Trump, known for lauding a type of foreign leader, is now celebrating Argentina’s new President Milei
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump, known for lauding a type of foreign leader, is now celebrating Argentina’s new President Milei

Firstpost  

Milei’s resounding win gives Trump a new potential ally if he wins the White House again — and underscores his enduring influence on global politics in the near-decade since he launched his first bid for the presidency. You will turn your country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!” Milei’s resounding win gives Trump a new potential ally if he …

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Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He’s now embracing Argentina’s new president

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as “tough” and “strong,” even if they have chipped away at their countries’ democratic norms. Many of Milei’s supporters made “Make Argentina Great Again” hats and T-shirts a common sight during the campaign, echoing Trump’s slogan. But prior to winning the runoff …

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Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
1 year, 2 months ago

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared Hungary’s membership in the European Union to more than four decades of Soviet occupation of his country during a speech on Monday commemorating the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody.” The Oct. 23 national holiday commemorates the beginning of a 1956 popular uprising against Soviet …

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Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising
1 year, 2 months ago

Orbán blasts the European Union on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising

LA Times  

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán compared Hungary’s membership in the European Union to more than four decades of Soviet occupation of his country during a speech on Monday commemorating the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody.” The Oct. 23 national holiday commemorates the beginning of a 1956 popular uprising against Soviet repression that began …

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Why Tucker Carlson is so obsessed with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
54 years, 11 months ago

Why Tucker Carlson is so obsessed with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.

Slate  

The European Union’s decision to open its collective borders to American tourists has allowed Americans of means to begin thinking about summer holidays in Europe once more. Following Orbán’s return to power in a landslide victory in 2010, Hungary has morphed into what the Hungarian political scientist András Körösényi has appropriately termed a Führerdemokratie, a strongman democracy, the “autocratic exercise …

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Global leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory
4 years, 1 month ago

Global leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory

CNN  

CNN — A stream of world leaders congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election on Saturday, with many striking a jubilant tone on social media. 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 — Micheál Martin November 7, 2020 Ireland’s health minister Simon Coveney said the country’s government looked “forward to working with a presidency …

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