qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's especially infuriating how it often gets paired with dismissal of other EE countries' concerns. "The Soviet Union ended 30 years ago, let it go already" vs "Russians are a bit jumpy because of Napoleon, completely understandable". 1363
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Baltic air defense is served by NATO allies on a rotational basis (the Baltic states don't have their own fighter jets). It was Turkey's turn to send some planes. It's a routine deployment, I don't think there's reason to believe they expect something specific in return. 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 02/08/2026They do, unfortunately. Not willing ones, they recruit/trick someone to deliver an item to a specific location, then the item turns out to be a bomb which an agent detonates remotely, sometimes along with the person who carried it. Wish they stopped doing it tbh, it's an extremely dirty tactic. 100
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I think there's less that 20 people killed across all warehouse strikes in total. They end up with these big fires because the building is full of packaging material and flammable plastic shit, not because the drones are that lethal. Workers have ample time to evacuate. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Was this paid to sellers, or workers injured/killed in the attacks? The English translation makes it sound like the latter. 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 19/07/2026They had an experimental vaccine a few years ago which Russian media hyped up in their usual way, only for it to later join the long list of Russian scientific breakthroughs that never manifested after being announced with much fanfare. 070
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026He's staying, for now. BYD has its European center in Hungary (which incidentally got a pile of taxpayer money during Szijjarto's tenure in the government). 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I like how the pilot gets distracted by that neat ring of smoke at 0:15 😀 I would too 130
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Ah, the yearly grand offensive to break the stalemate, to be followed by renewed focus on capturing the Donbas (for real now!), to be followed by a grand offensive to break the stalemate... 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Don't know if it's in this article, but what they promise in short is 1) remove Orban era chief prosecutor 2) strengthen transparency laws & join EU Prosecutor's Office 3) roll back laws & institutions that enabled graft 4) try to claw back some of the money via targeted taxes & prosecution 030
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Not sure about missiles, but I do remember guided bombs. But the Bayraktar is a completely different beast, much more expensive than an FP-1. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Won't be a real obstacle, parliament can suspend immunity 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Ironically, Orban had a similar reputation. Now the deathkisser has become the deathkissed. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 12/04/2026valasztas.hu is the official site, major news outlets (eg 24.hu, telex.hu) will also have their own counters for sure. First results are expected in ~3 hours. 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 11/04/2026He was always obsessed with power and did whatever necessary to get it. In 89 he thought US liberalism was going to rule the world, so he was a liberal. After being beaten by a populist in 02, he became a populist himself. When he regained power he turned into a fascist so that he can't be removed. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Makes a bit more sense if you assume that Russian victory (or favorable settlement) is not a chip to trade for Orban, but a goal in itself. He publicly predicted it and wants to be seen as the one who made it happen. But he has no leverage, so needs Putin to grant him a role in the process. 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I don't think this will affect public opinion too much either way tbh, it's too little, too late, and has largely been priced in by both camps. But it might give Magyar extra motivation (as well as legal ammo) to go after Orban if he wins. 110
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Not to argue the broader point, but... US elections are already so restrictive that even Hungary is arguably ahead. Like, you get automatically registered to vote, it's always on Sunday so no need to skip work, and if you're disabled, you can ask your ballot to be delivered and cast from home! 020
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 03/03/2026*he was in power between 1998-2002, got voted out, swore an oath never to let that happen again 030
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 02/03/2026How is this even a question? Nefarious Anglo-Saxons, duh. 150
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 21/02/2026In general, if the Hungarian state institutions decide to respect the results and boot Orban out, there's mighty little anyone in America can do about it. Where Trump could become a problem if is there's a schism in the state and we end up with competing prime ministers or something like that. 130
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Orban has no difficulty getting his propaganda out, if all his cable networks and newspapers can't save him, Vance ragetweeting won't either. X has neither credibility nor reach in Hungary, pushing anything there won't make a difference. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Plus I'm pretty sure that most of these factories work three shifts, so workers get whacked in night raids too 110
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Guys on the ground with machine guns are a crucial part of air defense on both sides, and guys don't see well in the dark 210
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Orban had a squabble with Norway at the time over some NGO money. He reportedly brought it up in the meeting with Trump, expecting that he'd put pressure on the Norwegians on his behalf. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 28/01/2026It means "published two papers and a dissertation". 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Twisting your plotline into knots so that it doesn't invalidate the Holy Words in previous media is not a good way to do storytelling. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026That scenario is ruled out much more explicitly, Gandalf says it early in the movie that Sauron got to Gollum before he could. You could have Gandalf talk to Gollum while in Mordor captivity to reconcile this, I guess. But tbh I hope they just ignore it and go with whatever makes the best story. 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The disappearance of rules devalues Russia's greatest asset, the willingness to break rules. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Not sure it's shut and close, but to me Gandalf going 'yeah, apparently' to Frodo exclaiming that Gollum escaped Barad-Dur goes beyond merely awkward if you assume that 1) Gandalf knew this already 2) Gollum's most recent imprisonment was not in Mordor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOq...youtube.comLOTR The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition - Gandalf speaks to Frodo in MoriaYouTube video by EgalmothOfGondolin01 120
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026On rarer occasions, however, fish would simply vanish. Like poof, the day before a Mr. Fishy was there and the next day he wasn't. And later, we'd find the skeleton in a different room or even a different floor of the house. Still no clue how that happened, we didn't have a cat. 020
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Not as scary as some of these, but. We used to have a fish tank when I was small. We had tiny colorful fish in it, guppies and that sort. They were very sensitive to water quality and whatnot and also sometimes just murdered each other, so it was common to find one or two belly up in the tank. 110
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 04/01/2026I think the idea is to shoot down the planes, not the bombs. 230
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 20/12/2025First thing I noticed too :D I'm using a G9II right now, but once there's enough in the piggy bank I'll probably grab an S1RII... unless the competition comes up with something better in the meantime. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 29/11/2025They are oddly seasonal in Tallinn. One week they are all over the place and then they are gone for months. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Moved past is a better word. He had an innovative theory on the structure of languages which is nowadays considered to be too simplistic, but few dispute that he greatly moved the field forward. And his model is a good fit for formal languages and still widely used in computer science. 110
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I think they're convinced it failed on procedure not substance, and believe if they can rush it through without Ukr. & EU having a chance to protest it will stick. Or there are "secret protocols" about LatAm and Trump & co think they struck a shrewd big boy deal trading Ukraine for Venezuela. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Only a few that haven't been attacked at all, but not all of those that are hit go offline, and the ones that do are getting repaired. Even according to the most optimistic estimates I saw, Russia still has more than half of its usual refining capacity. 020
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I know nothing about helicopters, but looks like at some point it was more or less safely on the ground? Why take off again with the tail falling off? 4720
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Fidesz people are not happy, though, they are constantly pissed off and mobilizing against Brussels, gays, Norwegians, whoever is the enemy of the day and these 'peace marches' used to be their biggest show of force. Opposition now having more people turn out is a big deal. 010
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Wouldn't call him a lieutenant, but yeah, he was in Orban's circles (and profited off it). Don't know how much of an upgrade he is tbh, but we have to try. Endless hand-wringing over whether the oppo candidate is really the right one is a big reason why Orban is still in power. 020
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Looking at the map, seems like Vostochnaya and Malysheva are 100+ km apart? That's a lot of fuel wasted just to try to get more fuel. Especially if they let you buy only 20-30l at a time. 100
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 18/10/2025You know what, I tend to agree. Given the state of social media, people spending their time on "love your family/be kind to strangers/don't give up on your dreams" content is probably a net positive, AI slop or not. 000
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 06/10/2025There's a classic Hungarian comedy which parodies the insanity of the command economy by having the party order the growth of oranges in Hungary (it fails, they cover it up by feeding a lemon to the supervisor). It's eerie to see fifty year old jokes about stalinism come to life. 050
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 04/10/2025I'm wondering if the drop in services PMI is at least partly due to this... that's where you'd expect to see the impact first. People stop driving to the restaurant, cinema, etc to save fuel. 190
qwasop.bsky.social @qwasop.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Very sad state of affairs, and reflects incredibly badly on our country that our core values and history can be overruled by one man's vanity like this. And we've become so servile that we tolerate it. 010
