Flora Garamvolgyi
@floragaramvolgyi.bsky.social
investigative reporter focusing on the links between the US far-right and Europe
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ex Budapest
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words @guardian @CBSnews @RFERL
ex Budapest
send me tips: floragaramvolgyi@protonmail.com or Signal: floragaramvolgyi.77
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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
www.theguardian.com
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...
- My piece from Budapest.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
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...
www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
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...
www.foreign.senate.gov
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...
www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...
“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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
“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.”
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
w @rothandrew.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“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...
w @rothandrew.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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...
- My piece from Budapest.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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...
- My piece from Budapest.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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...
observer.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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...
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
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. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
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...
my piece for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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...
my piece for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I’ve been covering Trump’s foreign policy for several years and still can’t believe this is real.
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’ve been covering Trump’s foreign policy for several years and still can’t believe this is real.
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
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.
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.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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.
Photo: AFP /Angela Weiss
January 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Photo: AFP /Angela Weiss
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
Just leaving this here...
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.
www.wired.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just leaving this here...
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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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January 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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.
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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...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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’
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson
January 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
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."
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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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November 19, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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“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...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
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...
www.niemanlab.org
November 15, 2024 at 2:15 AM
“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...
www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
White Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Gaming Platform
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.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM
White Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Gaming Platform
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
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.'
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.'
www.radicalreports.org
November 13, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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.'
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-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-...
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 ...
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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-...
www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-...
Hello Bluesky, hello fellow journalists! Who should I follow here on foreign affairs, transatlantic relations, populists, and the far right?
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Hello Bluesky, hello fellow journalists! Who should I follow here on foreign affairs, transatlantic relations, populists, and the far right?
Reposted by Flora Garamvolgyi
An extraordinary moment. Guardian to stop publishing on Twitter www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 12:38 PM
An extraordinary moment. Guardian to stop publishing on Twitter www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...