THIS JUST IN: The 2022 annual conservative CPAC conference will be held in Budapest, because of course. H/T @ruthbenghiat
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On a side note: I was in Budapest in ‘94, got a shakedown on a bus by cops looking for easy money, and had the wurst massage of my life.
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Greetings from Ruth.
That's right. And guess who is in Budapest for Orbán's demographic summit, telling the world he hopes abortion will soon be illegal in the US? Mike Pence. My essay on Tucker C kicking off this chapter of GOP's ongoing lovefest with foreign autocracies: lucid.substack.com/p/tucker-…
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37/ “Orban used buy-outs, he’s used threats, and he used COVID very effectively because he saw this as a moment to consolidate his power.”
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Has “family values” always been code for anti-gay? Asking for a friend.
Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a family values forum in Hungary, saying he's hopeful the Supreme Court's new conservative majority created during the Trump administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the U.S.
Full story: apne.ws/sMzPKww
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