Peter Buda
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Peter Buda
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· Jan 14
“If not before, by now it should be clear to all those who thought they had discovered in the Russian regime a defender of ‘traditional Christian values’ that Putinism has exactly as much to do with Christianity as the ideology of Mein Kampf.“
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21st-century Russian realism:
Crime and No Punishment
Crime and No Punishment
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
21st-century Russian realism:
Crime and No Punishment
Crime and No Punishment
Christian nationalist politics is utterly anti-Christian because it alienates some people from Christianity through its hypocrisy, and because it actually makes others friends with hypocrisy under the guise of Christianity.
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Christian nationalist politics is utterly anti-Christian because it alienates some people from Christianity through its hypocrisy, and because it actually makes others friends with hypocrisy under the guise of Christianity.
If one of the warring parties supports you, it's because you're on its side.
November 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
If one of the warring parties supports you, it's because you're on its side.
So, if the aggressor agrees with Hungary’s MAF description of EU as “pro-war”, it makes it pretty clear what the MAF actually means by that: supporting the war AGAINST the aggressor—in other words, supporting self-defence. If Russia is backing Hungary here, it's only because Hungary is backing them.
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
So, if the aggressor agrees with Hungary’s MAF description of EU as “pro-war”, it makes it pretty clear what the MAF actually means by that: supporting the war AGAINST the aggressor—in other words, supporting self-defence. If Russia is backing Hungary here, it's only because Hungary is backing them.
The choice of Budapest as the location of the meeting between Trump and Putin clearly signals the growing influence of the ideological current that seeks closer alignment with Russia under the banner of the “Christian-nationalist” civilizational shift represented by the Hungarian Prime Minister.
October 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The choice of Budapest as the location of the meeting between Trump and Putin clearly signals the growing influence of the ideological current that seeks closer alignment with Russia under the banner of the “Christian-nationalist” civilizational shift represented by the Hungarian Prime Minister.
Hope dies last (and hard).
Viktor Orbán, September 30, 2025: "The American president often asks for my opinion, and I told him: this war is over, the Russians have won, it's a closed matter."
Viktor Orbán, September 30, 2025: "The American president often asks for my opinion, and I told him: this war is over, the Russians have won, it's a closed matter."
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hope dies last (and hard).
Viktor Orbán, September 30, 2025: "The American president often asks for my opinion, and I told him: this war is over, the Russians have won, it's a closed matter."
Viktor Orbán, September 30, 2025: "The American president often asks for my opinion, and I told him: this war is over, the Russians have won, it's a closed matter."
A Russian operation has been launched recently, in which the Hungarian media and - evidently against their will - the Hungarian intelligence services are being abused to accuse Ukraine with preparing sabotage in Poland/Romania under Russian false flag. More:
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BREAKING: Russian false-flag operation launched with Hungarian involvement
A Russian false flag operation has been launched recently, in which the Hungarian media and - apparently against their will - the Hungarian intelligence services are being exploited. (If the Hungarian...
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September 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A Russian operation has been launched recently, in which the Hungarian media and - evidently against their will - the Hungarian intelligence services are being abused to accuse Ukraine with preparing sabotage in Poland/Romania under Russian false flag. More:
open.substack.com/pub/peterbud...
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Moscow is exploiting Kirk’s murder as part of an influence operation to draw MAGA into an ideological partnership based on Christian nationalism. The aim is not to promote peace & Christianity but to manipulate them in favour of Russian imperialism.
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No, Moscow does not believe in tears. Let us not believe Moscow either
Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev recently announced in an X-post that he had held "very positive talks" with the Russian Orthodox Church to publicly acknowledge the "spiritual contribution to Chr...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Moscow is exploiting Kirk’s murder as part of an influence operation to draw MAGA into an ideological partnership based on Christian nationalism. The aim is not to promote peace & Christianity but to manipulate them in favour of Russian imperialism.
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"In reality, NATO threatens Russia the way a lock threatens a thief."
September 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"In reality, NATO threatens Russia the way a lock threatens a thief."
“Inside the CIA, we often joked that, to Putin, win-win means I beat you twice. Putin doesn’t want a constructive relationship with the United States. He just wants to beat us.” (By four CIA veterans, each with some 3 decades of professional experience.)
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
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Perspective | Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia. We tried that. It was a disaster.
Putin doesn’t want a constructive relationship with the U.S. He just wants to beat us.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Inside the CIA, we often joked that, to Putin, win-win means I beat you twice. Putin doesn’t want a constructive relationship with the United States. He just wants to beat us.” (By four CIA veterans, each with some 3 decades of professional experience.)
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
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In fact, the opposite of what Vance says is true.
Churchill's account of the decision made with Roosevelt in Casablanca in 1943 regarding how to end the war:
“we have procured the UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER of the criminal forces who plunged the world into storm and ruin.”
Churchill's account of the decision made with Roosevelt in Casablanca in 1943 regarding how to end the war:
“we have procured the UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER of the criminal forces who plunged the world into storm and ruin.”
August 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In fact, the opposite of what Vance says is true.
Churchill's account of the decision made with Roosevelt in Casablanca in 1943 regarding how to end the war:
“we have procured the UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER of the criminal forces who plunged the world into storm and ruin.”
Churchill's account of the decision made with Roosevelt in Casablanca in 1943 regarding how to end the war:
“we have procured the UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER of the criminal forces who plunged the world into storm and ruin.”
Since Soviet times, Russia's so-called 'peace negotiation' tactics have served the purpose of enforcing Moscow's war aims by weakening the adversary. Recently, Hungary has played an important role in advancing these tactics, 1/3
August 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Since Soviet times, Russia's so-called 'peace negotiation' tactics have served the purpose of enforcing Moscow's war aims by weakening the adversary. Recently, Hungary has played an important role in advancing these tactics, 1/3
Sounds lovely, but it's false and misleading on all accounts. Only one of those powers started shooting, not unfriendly messages but missiles, and this has not come to an end.
August 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Sounds lovely, but it's false and misleading on all accounts. Only one of those powers started shooting, not unfriendly messages but missiles, and this has not come to an end.
You can't fool history.
David Lawrence, a prominent journalist during World War II, on how Nazi propagandists, including pro-Nazi Americans of the group called “America First Committee,” tried to keep the US from getting involved in the war. (In: Bradley W. Hart, Hitler's American Friends, 2018)
David Lawrence, a prominent journalist during World War II, on how Nazi propagandists, including pro-Nazi Americans of the group called “America First Committee,” tried to keep the US from getting involved in the war. (In: Bradley W. Hart, Hitler's American Friends, 2018)
August 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You can't fool history.
David Lawrence, a prominent journalist during World War II, on how Nazi propagandists, including pro-Nazi Americans of the group called “America First Committee,” tried to keep the US from getting involved in the war. (In: Bradley W. Hart, Hitler's American Friends, 2018)
David Lawrence, a prominent journalist during World War II, on how Nazi propagandists, including pro-Nazi Americans of the group called “America First Committee,” tried to keep the US from getting involved in the war. (In: Bradley W. Hart, Hitler's American Friends, 2018)
“Russia, Hungary can join efforts to protect their nationals in Ukraine,” Sergey Lavrov argued in the same Hungarian state media interview, where he made his case for Russia’s military aggression by claiming to protect Russian minorities. Just wondering what was the implication of this statement.
July 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“Russia, Hungary can join efforts to protect their nationals in Ukraine,” Sergey Lavrov argued in the same Hungarian state media interview, where he made his case for Russia’s military aggression by claiming to protect Russian minorities. Just wondering what was the implication of this statement.
“The motive, often overlooked here, is that Russia believes it is in an existential, do-or-die confrontation with a far stronger West.”
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May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“The motive, often overlooked here, is that Russia believes it is in an existential, do-or-die confrontation with a far stronger West.”
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Orban's new bill targets NGOs and the free press - and of course anyone whose opinion falls within the scope of this law. This includes foreign policy, war & peace, ideology & religion, matters of conscience.
insighthungary.444.hu/2025/05/14/o...
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Orban's promised spring cleaning: New bill targets NGOs and the free press - InsightHungary
In March, Orbán held a speech about a “shadow army” of critics supposedly funded by foreign powers, pledging to do a “spring cleaning” before the elections
insighthungary.444.hu
May 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Orban's new bill targets NGOs and the free press - and of course anyone whose opinion falls within the scope of this law. This includes foreign policy, war & peace, ideology & religion, matters of conscience.
insighthungary.444.hu/2025/05/14/o...
insighthungary.444.hu/2025/05/14/o...
Dugin (main ideologist of Russian imperialism) on the West: “The devil does not respect any laws... We will never reach an agreement with anyone in the West until we win. We must understand that we still have a lot of land to liberate. This will take a long time.”
www.pravda.rs/lat/2025/5/5...
www.pravda.rs/lat/2025/5/5...
ДУГИН: Русија неће постићи договор са Западом док га не победи, ђаво не поштује никакве законе
Филозоф је упозорио да је победа још далеко и да би било наивно очекивати било какво примирје или споразум у блиској будућности.
www.pravda.rs
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Dugin (main ideologist of Russian imperialism) on the West: “The devil does not respect any laws... We will never reach an agreement with anyone in the West until we win. We must understand that we still have a lot of land to liberate. This will take a long time.”
www.pravda.rs/lat/2025/5/5...
www.pravda.rs/lat/2025/5/5...
How pathetic to see these extreme right-wing politicians, whose entire political careers have been built on the rhetoric of fighting for “national sovereignty”, turn into peace doves when it comes to - Russia.
May 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
How pathetic to see these extreme right-wing politicians, whose entire political careers have been built on the rhetoric of fighting for “national sovereignty”, turn into peace doves when it comes to - Russia.
Have you said “sorry we lied/were utterly ignorant about this” once in this entire interview?
May 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Have you said “sorry we lied/were utterly ignorant about this” once in this entire interview?
No need for long reports, the whole problem of climate change can be solved in, well, 24 hours. Just like the war in Ukraine.
The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next National Climate Assessment, rendering a crucial report about climate change’s effects unreliable
Trump administration jeopardises key report on climate change
www.newscientist.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No need for long reports, the whole problem of climate change can be solved in, well, 24 hours. Just like the war in Ukraine.
No, in fact he was bragging about ending the war in 24 hours. It is now three months and counting. So either he lied or he is responsible for prolonging it. To say nothing of incompetence. Take your pick.
April 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No, in fact he was bragging about ending the war in 24 hours. It is now three months and counting. So either he lied or he is responsible for prolonging it. To say nothing of incompetence. Take your pick.
Reposted by Peter Buda
Europe massively affected by effects of climate change in 2024, study finds
Europe massively affected by effects of climate change in 2024, study finds
The year was the hottest ever recorded on the continent, with record temperatures in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Storms were violent and floods widespread, according to the Copernicus report.
www.lemonde.fr
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Europe massively affected by effects of climate change in 2024, study finds
Very important and tangible approach.
“There is also the false comfort of ‘adaptation,’ as many risks do not lend themselves to meaningful adaptation.”
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“There is also the false comfort of ‘adaptation,’ as many risks do not lend themselves to meaningful adaptation.”
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Climate, Risk, Insurance: The Future of Capitalism
CO₂ emissions directly increase the amount of energy trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere. This is not a vague or future issue—it is physical reality.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Very important and tangible approach.
“There is also the false comfort of ‘adaptation,’ as many risks do not lend themselves to meaningful adaptation.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
“There is also the false comfort of ‘adaptation,’ as many risks do not lend themselves to meaningful adaptation.”
www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
The only reason this guy stops at spreading flat-earth conspiracy theories is because he owns a satellite company.
March 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The only reason this guy stops at spreading flat-earth conspiracy theories is because he owns a satellite company.