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Flora Garamvolgyi

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investigative reporter focusing on the links between the US far-right and Europe words @guardian @CBSnews @RFERL @ObserverUK send me tips: floragaramvolgyi@protonmail.com or Signal: floragaramvolgyi.77

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another man accused, Scott Norris, denies that he partook in sexual misconduct but acknowledges in his own statement that misconduct took place. The men are already contradicting each other but I doubt any of them will be held accountable for making false statements while accusing the survivor of it
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the Cornell students accused of gang rape, Scott Kretzschmar, denies it and says through his attorney that they are going to “confront” the survivor through the court system. I can already tell you that means victim-blaming, DARVO, and smears. She is going to need a lot more of our support.
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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
‘Factory of lies’: what will #PéterMagyar do about #Hungary ’s state #media ? #Journalists brace for sweeping reforms after years of pro-government control under #ViktorOrbán By @ashifakassam.bsky.social and @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social share.google/CUfWd3DdFlYA...
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‘Factory of lies’: what will Péter Magyar do about Hungary’s state media?
Journalists brace for sweeping reforms after years of pro-government control under Viktor Orbán
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Icymi, v guardian: Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of #Hungary after election defeat www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... By @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social
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Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat
Incoming PM Péter Magyar accuses Fidesz-linked figures of trying to shield their wealth from accountability
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
💥Orbán heads to the US in June, where family members already live, while loyalists seek MAGA think-tank jobs and visas after the election defeat. Meanwhile, oligarchs & cronies are shifting wealth abroad, largely to the Middle East. @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social's story quoting @vsquare.bsky.social
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Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat
Incoming PM Péter Magyar accuses Fidesz-linked figures of trying to shield their wealth from accountability
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Ákos Keller-Alánt @kelleralant.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🇺🇸 🇭🇺VP JD Vance is planning to visit #Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's PM Viktor #Orban, who is facing a difficult election next month, two sources familiar ‌with the planning said on Wednesday. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive: Vance plans Hungary visit in show of support for Orban ahead of tight election, sources say
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is planning to visit Hungary in the coming days in a show of support for the country's long-time nationalist prime ​minister Viktor Orban, who is facing a difficult electi...
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Orbán, has accused Ukrainians of plotting to attack his family, as an increasingly bitter standoff between Kyiv and Budapest continues. w @shaunwalker7.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Hungary’s Orbán claims Ukrainians ‘threatened’ his family as election campaign ramps up
Hungary’s prime minister made the claim as accusations mount that he is using a dispute with Ukraine for political gain in the run-up to elections next month
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Orbán hopes to retain power by telling voters the main threat to country comes from Kyiv. My piece from Budapest w Ashifa Kassam www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Hungary’s Viktor Orbán seeking to drum up votes by doing down Ukraine
EU’s longest-serving leader hopes to retain power by telling voters the main threat to country comes from Kyiv
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I’ll be reporting from Budapest about the upcoming elections and the campaign. Please keep sending tips and exciting story ideas. And if you prefer to chat over coffee, I'm always happy to get together in person - in Budapest, London, Brussels, or elsewhere.
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
2/“Congressional republicans have remained sceptical about Orbán’s close relationship with Russia and his positions on national security issues...” Key Rs co-sponsored this resolution introduced on the eve of the Trump-Orban meeting, name-checking Hungary. www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Resolution Urging Europe to Cut Remaining Russian Energy Ties Ahead of Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán’s White House Visit | United St...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons...
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
“Among the pro-Orbán circles, there will be claims that will exaggerate the importance of these preliminary statements, both on arms and energy. You can look back at the US-Turkey aircraft deal, where similar things have happened.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Orbán’s claims of Trump summit triumph mask growing doubts over his grip on power
Embattled Hungarian leader says he won an indefinite reprieve from sanctions on oil and gas from Russia, but the US has since disputed this
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
“Orbán wants Trump to come to Budapest before the elections,"said a source at a gov. foreign policy institution.“This is a top priority.They will discuss the Russian gas issue, but the thing Orbán cares about the most is the elections.” w @rothandrew.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives
Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before elections
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
For more than a decade now Hungary has served as a model for other “illiberal democracies” around the world. Donald Trump and his allies have long praised Orbán’s Hungary even as it plunges in press freedom rankings. - My piece from Budapest. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Shock as Orbán allies take ownership of Hungary’s most-read newspaper
Blikk, a tabloid with about 3 million online monthly readers, bought by pro-Orbán media group Indamedia
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Budapest city hall will organize the Budapest Pride march on 28 June as a city event for the first time. Police have banned the event, citing child protection issues, in what is seen as the culmination of PM Viktor Orbán’s campaign to promote “traditional values”. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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Orbán’s challenger hopes that Pride will come before a st...
Hungary’s opposition leader can’t speak out in favour of the banned Budapest march for fear of losing votes when he tries to break the right’s 15-year gr...
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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Last month I flew to Budapest with Ashifa Kassam to talk to Hungarian academics, activists, and journalists about the Orbánisation of the US. my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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He is the strongman who inspired Trump – but is Viktor Orbán losing his grip on power?
Opposition activists and journalists explain why the Orbánisation of the US may fail and how a former ally could end the Hungarian PM’s 15-year reign
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I’ve been covering Trump’s foreign policy for several years and still can’t believe this is real.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/01/2025
Elon Musk is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, giving him close proximity to President Trump as the world’s richest man steers a project that aims to cut as much as $2 trillion in government spending, two people with knowledge of the planning said.
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Musk Is Likely to Get Office Space in the West Wing
The world’s richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Photo: AFP /Angela Weiss
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WIRED @wired.com · 20/01/2025
Just leaving this here...
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Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’
In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Exciting news! I've launched a BuyMeACoffee page where you can support my work. This year, I'll continue my investigative projects focusing on the far-right and populist leaders in power who have shifted toward extremist narratives. buymeacoffee.com/floragaramvo...
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Flora Garamvolgyi is investigative journalism, podcasting, speaking, teaching, writing
Hi,I'm a US-based investigative reporter focusing on the links between the US far-right and Europe.You can read my stories in The Guardian, CBS News, and Radio Free Europe.If you find value in my work
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
US treasury accuses Antal Rogán, a close aide of leader Viktor Orbán, as key to ‘system of corruption’ - my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US imposes sanctions on senior Hungarian government minister
US treasury accuses Antal Rogán, a close aide of leader Viktor Orbán, as key to ‘system of corruption’
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Tess Owen @tessowen.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson
Screenshot of an X Post by Elon Musk saying “Free Tommy Robinson” Screenshot of Elon musk X post quote-tweeting a Tommy Robinson post from July, saying his documentary is “worth watching”
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Trump has "so far declined to let the Federal Bureau of Investigation check for potential red flags and security threats to guard against espionage — instead relying on private campaign lawyers for some appointees and doing no vetting at all for others."
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Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.
Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you’re interested in what I cover (the far right, populism, and extremism) — follow these amazing experts and journalists with great insights.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
“Ultimately, the First Amendment protects the right of journalists to report, publish, and broadcast, but it can’t force citizens to read, listen, absorb or learn. In that sense, journalism didn’t fail us — we failed journalism.” www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
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What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink...Journalists need to understand how distributing true and useful information out into the world can be its own rewarding service — no matte...
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
White Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Gaming Platform
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White Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Gaming Platform
In August, a teenage boy wearing a neo-Nazi symbol stabbed five people in Eskişehir, Turkey. Shortly after, authorities found his profile on Steam, the most popular online video-game marketplace.
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Extremists Links: Violent extremist groups of various ideologies celebrated the election of Donald Trump, and reportedly 'see advantages to the president-elect’s incoming administration.'
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Extremists Links: Violent Extremists Celebrate Election of Donald Trump
Violent extremist groups of various ideologies celebrated the election of Donald Trump, and reportedly 'see advantages to the president-elect’s incoming administration.'
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I wanted to share a story here that I wrote for CBS News a few weeks ago about how Viktor Orban’s relationship with Trump could become a defining foreign policy factor for Trump’s second term. www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-...
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Inside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's not-so-secret mission to elect Trump
Beyond the close public relationship between former President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is what sources have described as frequent exchanges delving deeply into political ...
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Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hello Bluesky, hello fellow journalists! Who should I follow here on foreign affairs, transatlantic relations, populists, and the far right?
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
An extraordinary moment. Guardian to stop publishing on Twitter www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
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