The new Hungarian PM just went on state TV to announce the end of state TV and it’s a breathtakingly blistering watch
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20 years ago, in the “vegetarian days“ of the rising Putin dictatorship, I would try to explain to western media & leaders how elections could be free but not fair. Media domination, through propaganda and exclusion of opposition, is one element. https://t.co/wGpXRrsJIM
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) April 15, 2026
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holy shit this gave me goosebumps https://t.co/7jsQzxleXH
— Rutger Bregman (@rcbregman) April 16, 2026
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What do we see here? Attractive, articulate, honest, calm, no BS. Took his message to the people. And now, retribution for Orban’s evil actions. Love this guy! https://t.co/O5Cs1xjVoO
— Rob Wood (@MediawatchNw) April 15, 2026
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Love it! The man is out of fucks to give.
“Whats gone on here since 2010 would make Goebbels or North Korean media lick their lips”
— Pet Vet Fella (@PetVet0) April 15, 2026
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Is it a scene from a movie that you would think of unbelievable if it was in a movie. https://t.co/iwGHt4K7V6
— richard bacon (@richardpbacon) April 15, 2026
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I hear the people saying “how authoritarian can Orban have been if he lost an election?” but part of the answer is “he banned the opposition leading from appearing on television.” https://t.co/POnRxrNTeM
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 15, 2026
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And this, is one of the reasons it was a major victory. https://t.co/zi0yNtmKun
— Shaun Pinner (@ShaunPinnerUA) April 15, 2026
To conclude …
This is quite something. The new Hungarian PM goes on state TV to announce the end of state TV. pic.twitter.com/kxVMredUPI
— Alan Fryer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@alanfryermedia) April 15, 2026
Source @JayinKyiv