2026-04-07 16:05:42
Vance blasts EU, lauds Orbšn in Budapest (Tara Suter/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5819317-vance-praises-orban-budapest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p65#a260407p65
Vance blasts EU, lauds Orbšn in Budapest (Tara Suter/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5819317-vance-praises-orban-budapest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p65#a260407p65
JD Vance repeatedly criticised allegedly unprecedented and “disgraceful” foreign interference in the Hungarian parliamentary election,
while effectively strongly endorsing Viktor Orbšn to win the vote on Sunday
in what critics will no doubt see as his very own interference with the country’s electoral process.
"JD Vance has railed against the EU, accusing it of blatantly interfering in Hungary’s upcoming elections, even as the US vice-president said he had travelled to Budapest to “help” Viktor Orbšn win Sunday’s vote."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr
Für Europa wäre es ein großer Gewinn, wenn Péter Magyar die ungarische Wahl am 12. April gewinnt, auch wenn es viele Jahre dauern dürfte, die Kontrollstrukturen aufzubrechen , die Orbšn und seine Oligarchen in Medien, Institutionen, Bildungssystem und Gerichten aufgebaut haben.
Dennoch: Es würde die illiberale Allianz von Washington über Budapest bis nach Moskau maßgeblich schwächen. @Chris_Stoecker #Ungarn
Vance accuses EU of 'foreign interference' in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbšn - Europe live (Jakub Krupa/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-budapest-viktor-orban-hungary-election-france-nicolas-sarkozy-denmark-coalition-russia-ukraine-europe-latest-updates-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p32#a260407p32
JD Vance will visit Hungary on Tuesday
in an 11th-hour attempt to boost key MAGA ally Prime Minister Viktor Orbšn
before an all-important election on Sunday, but the U.S. vice president’s trip appears unlikely to swing an increasingly bitter race.
Trump has already issued several endorsements of Orbšn
— a Kremlin-aligned proponent of “illiberal democracy”
— but polls suggest those interventions have done little to boost the struggling prime minister,
who …
NEW SCANDAL! Orban is taking hostages — Ukrainians are being FORCIBLY DETAINED in Budapest!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/03/06/new-scandal-orban-is-taking.html
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 63448 edges.
Tags: Biolo…
"Hungary seized two Ukrainian cash transport vehicles with $40M, 35M euros and 9kg of gold,
detaining seven Oshchadbank staff.
FM Sybiha calls it "state terrorism and racketeering."
GPS puts the vehicles in central Budapest near a security agency."
https://bsky…
Die CDU hat den Autokraten im Geiste, Orban, groß gemacht, ihn hofiert, ihn mit seiner Europa- und Demokratiefeindlichkeit als "starken Mann" gefeiert.
"Nach einem Besuch in Budapest hat sich eine Delegation des Europarats besorgt über die Situation in Ungarn gezeigt. Kurz vor der Wahl am 12. April sei die »Integrität des Wahlumfelds« bedroht."
JD Vance backs Orbšn's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU (Paul Kirby/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv16lq2rp1o
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p96#a260407p96
Der Osterhase hat dieses Jahr vier besondere Überraschungen im Nest: Bomben auf Teheran, JD Vance in Budapest, einen Bürgermeister hinter Gittern in Bursa in der Türkei und WM-Tickets für 880 Euro. Ich hab das mal kurz zusammengefasst. 🥚
#60Sekunden #Türkei
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 121755 edges.
Tags: Biol…
Public transport in the 15-minute city
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.00699
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Richard Wagner, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Siegfried Idyll
#RichardWagner #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
George Ezra:
🎵 Budapest
#NowPlaying #GeorgeEzra
https://acdj.bandcamp.com/track/george-ezra-budapest-dj-ac-break-mix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ixsaeFioXJmMgkkbd4uj1
Looking for some escapism*? I just watched The Grand Budapest Hotel (on Netflix) and it did the job.
It was a great story, with wonderful visuals, and left me wondering what I'd just watched!
* OK, some fascist bad guys, admittedly
Partynacht in Ungarn - Aufatmen in Budapest: „Hauptsache, Orbšn ist weg!“ #News #Nachrichten
Budapest blasts conscription in Ukraine, backs Hungarian suspected of smuggling draft evaders: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/09/budapest-blasts-conscription-in-ukraine.html
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 112890 edges.
Tags: Biol…
I visited Budapest in the spring of 2024. It is an •incredible• place, not just the awe-inducing history visible everywhere in built environment, but the present: the vibrant life, the artistry and skill everywhere, the rich and varied intersections of cultures, the spirit, the marvelous people I met through seemingly every door I entered.
Sending Hungarians love and strength from Minneapolis today. You are amazing. Your home and your society are worth fighting for.
/end
Der korrupte Autokrat Victor #Orban droht der #Ukraine damit, Gaslieferungen einzufrieren.
Das müsste man so beantworten, dass auch seitens angrenzender Länder und der EU Energielieferungen u.a. eingefroren werden.
Vielleicht lernt Orban es auf diese Weise, dass er hier nicht ungeschoren den Ganoven g…
🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Elisabeth Leonskaja and Mihšly Berecz at Wigmore Hall, London
Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja performs Schubert's Four Impromptus D.899; joined by Budapest-born pianist Mihšly Berecz to play a selection of Brahms's Hungarian Dances.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v8p0
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 71604 edges.
Tags: Biolo…
Diese Reihe genoss ich während des Fluges: "Night Trains", Nachtzugfahrten durch Europa (Hamburg - Stockholm, Oslo - Trondheim, Villach - Edirne, Budapest - Zürich), teils Bahnkultur, aber vorwiegend abgefahrene Naturschutzgebiete und Menschen, die sich ihnen widmen oder andere interessante Dinge tun, Schweinswale in der Ostsee erforschen, bulgarische Ex-Tanzbären aufpäppeln, Käse in den Alpen machen oder Shiitakepilze im Schweizer Berginneren züchten.
I have a particular fondness for Hungary because I spent a formative time studying there. It was just after The Wall came down. I had so many encounters that conveyed a sense of hope for a bright future. I imagine the squares of Budapest feel like that again right now. ↵
My question if this true: then why would anyone not stupid print it on paper on the first place?
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/13/peter-magyar-accuses-outgoing-foreign-minister-of-destroying-confide…
Alright, #Toronto, supper's at the Budapest tonight!
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 93708 edges.
Tags: Biolo…
Da lese ich heute:
„Wir waren nie mit Orban befreundet“,
sagte Peskow und fügte hinzu, Moskau sei weiterhin offen für einen Dialog und für den Aufbau guter und für beide Seiten vorteilhafter Beziehungen zu Budapest.
Im Nachhinein wirkt Orbans Anbiederung an den Kremel noch erbärmlicher. Was Orban sich die ganze Zeit wohl vorgestellt hatte?
Traurig nur, dass hier in Deutschland die AfD weiterhin diese Anbiederungsversuche an Moskau unternimmt.
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#ThroughTheNight
- Handel from Budapest
Handel's Dixit Dominus, Nisi Dominus and Salve Regina performed by soloists with the Hungarian Radio Chorus and Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Matthias Church, Budapest.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r4c3
Hungary, Slovakia spat with Ukraine deepens as Budapest threatens to block new EU sanctions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/22/hungary-slovakia-spat-with-ukraine.html
budapest_connectome: Budapest Reference Connectome 3.0
A parameterizable consensus brain graph, derived from connectomes of 477 people, each computed from MRI datasets of the Human Connectome Project. Nodes are brain regions, and edges are weighted by the number of "tracks" that run between two nodes, as well as fiber length, fractional anisotropy and the number of occurrences in each of the 477 individuals.
This network has 1015 nodes and 80270 edges.
Tags: Biolo…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Jacques Ibert, Emmanuel Pahud, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest & Jšnos Kovšcs:
🎵 Flute Concerto
#JacquesIbert #EmmanuelPahud #HungarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra #Budapest #JánosKovács
Ungarn: EU vs MAGA https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10363
I have a particular fondness for Hungary because I spent a formative time studying there. It was just after The Wall came down. I had so many encounters that conveyed a sense of hope for a bright future. I imagine the squares of Budapest feel like that again right now.
Orbšn-Herausforderer - Aufreger: Spitzenpolitiker zum Drogentest in Wien #News #Nachrichten
Hungary’s incoming leader aims to tackle corruption,
the previous administration’s influence,
and dependence on Russia.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/15/hungary-peter-magyar-tisza-fidesz-orban-election-sulyok…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Zoltšn Kodšly, Ivšn Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra:
🎵 Intermezzo (Hary Janos Suite, Op.35a)
#ZoltánKodály #IvánFischer #BudapestFestivalOrchestra
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Maurice Ravel, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest & Jšnos Kovšcs:
🎵 Le Tombeau de Couperin
#MauriceRavel #HungarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra #Budapest #JánosKovács
Ab Montag wird Orban viel Zeit haben, um die Blocher-Ausstellung zu besuchen.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/blocher-sammlung-in-budapest-ausstellung-loest-eklat-aus-158363430717
Ramble On: The Shift -- Morning thoughts on Trump's capitulation, the real meaning of Vance in Budapest ... (Greg Olear/PREVAIL)
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/ramble-on-the-shift
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p57#a260410p57
The scale of Orbšn’s defeat has left Moscow with little choice but to acknowledge the loss of a key partner in Europe.
“Hungary made its choice. We respect that choice,” Russian Foreign Minister Peskov said on Monday.
“We were never friends with Orbšn,” said Peskov,
adding that Moscow remained open to dialogue and to building good, mutually beneficial relations with Budapest.
Moscow appears to be playing down the loss of a key ally in Europe,
striking a tone rem…
Speaking to reporters as he departed Budapest, J.D. Vance said:
"[Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf] said we refuse to give up the right to enrichment.
“I thought to myself, you know what?
My wife has the right to skydive,
but she doesn’t jump out of an airplane
because she and I have an agreement that she’s not going to do that
because I don’t want my wife jumping out of an airplane,”
Vance said in reaction to Ghalibaf’s comment
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
George Frideric Handel, Nóra Ducza, Alíz Ballabšs, József Csapó, Attila Sebők, Szabolcs Hšmori, Budapest Radio Chorus, Zoltšn Pad, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Všclav Luks:
🎵 Dixit Dominus in G minor, HWV.232
Message, Macht, Medien - Das verrät Orbšns Mastermind knapp vor der Wahl #News #Nachrichten
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
George Frideric Handel, Nóra Ducza, Alíz Ballabšs, József Csapó, Attila Sebők, Szabolcs Hšmori, Budapest Radio Chorus, Zoltšn Pad, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Všclav Luks:
🎵 Nisi Dominus, HWV.238
https://open.spotify.com/track/4XF2jpPw40HFLUsCkrOMhg
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Kodšly Zoltšn, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Dances of Marosszek
#KodályZoltán #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Slavonic Dance in E minor Op.72 no.2
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
https://open.spotify.com/track/7iNNAR6buTcdYtQEXckzOS
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Legend in B flat minor, Op 59 No 10
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Gioachino Rossini, Ivšn Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra:
🎵 The Silken Ladder (Overture)
#GioachinoRossini #IvánFischer #BudapestFestivalOrchestra
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest & Domonkos Héja:
🎵 Suite from 'The Tale of Tsar Saltan', Op. 57
#NikolaiRimskyKorsakov #HungarianRadioSymphonyOrchestra #Budapest #DomonkosHéja
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Leó Weiner, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Georg Solti:
🎵 Serenade for small orchestra, Op 3 (4th mvt)
#LeóWeiner #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #GeorgSolti
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Ludwig van Beethoven, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Symphony no.5 in C minor, Op.67 (1st mvt)
#LudwigvanBeethoven #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Zoltšn Kodšly & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Prelude (Hary Janos Suite Op.35a)
#BudapestFestivalOrchestra #ZoltánKodály #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Symphony no.8 in G major Op.88 (3rd mvt)
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Joseph Haydn, Budapest Strings & Kšroly Botvay:
🎵 Symphony No.64 in A major "Tempora mutantur"
#JosephHaydn #BudapestStrings #KárolyBotvay
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Gioachino Rossini, Ivšn Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra:
🎵 String Sonata in G Major (1st mvt)
#GioachinoRossini #IvánFischer #BudapestFestivalOrchestra
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Suite in A major, Op.98b, 'American' (3rd mvt)
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Symphony no.8 in G major Op.88 (3rd mvt)
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Béla Bartók, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
#BélaBartók #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
https://open.spotify.com/track/44Gvi0cTR3FcrQ4yWRSwtr
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Strauss II, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Perpetuum mobile, Op 257
#JohannStraussII #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johannes Brahms, Ivšn Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Hungarian Dance No.2 in D minor
#JohannesBrahms #IvánFischer #BudapestFestivalOrchestra
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dksYqR1NAyky7Lu9xQYyo
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Antonín Dvořšk & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Suite in A major, Op 98b, 'American' (3rd mvt)
#BudapestFestivalOrchestra #AntonínDvořák #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Yair Elazar Glotman & Budapest Art Orchestra:
🎵 Physical Description of the Last Human Beings
#JóhannJóhannsson #YairElazarGlotman #BudapestArtOrchestra
https://open.spotify.com/track/42g1oeykakHOSRL3XQNK0w
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Laszlo Horvath, Louis Spohr & New Budapest Quartet:
🎵 Fantasia and Variations on a theme of Franz Danzi in B flat major, Op.81
#LaszloHorvath #LouisSpohr #NewBudapestQuartet
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Alexandre Desplat, Emmanuel Pahud, Florentino Calvo, Orchestre national de France & Alexandre Desplat:
🎵 The Grand Budapest Hotel
#AlexandreDesplat #EmmanuelPahud
https://open.spotify.com/track/6gjSYqnm7zgaI2Cq2wnlSZ
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Antonín Dvořšk, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Suite in A major, Op 98b, 'American' (first movement)
#AntonínDvořák #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
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Kodšly Zoltšn, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Dances of Marosszek
#KodályZoltán #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
Johannes Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
#JohannesBrahms #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
Kodšly Zoltšn, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Intermezzo (from Hšry Jšnos Suite)
#KodályZoltán #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Sergey Rachmaninov, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)
#SergeyRachmaninov #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Johannes Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Symphony No.3 in F (3rd mvt)
#JohannesBrahms #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
Béla Bartók, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Hungarian sketches for orchestra (Sz.97)..., no.1; Evening in the village...
#BélaBartók #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Sergey Rachmaninov, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Ivšn Fischer:
🎵 Vocalise Op.34 no.14
#SergeyRachmaninov #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #IvánFischer
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #SaturdayMorning
Felix Mendelssohn, Ivšn Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra:
🎵 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 - Notturno
#FelixMendelssohn #IvánFischer #BudapestFestivalOrchestra #newRelease 🆕 album
https://open.spotify.com/track/0BAFdcLK4Ne1SQSy7z4ban