Alex Russell

Landed in SF to the amazing news the Orban's corrupt, anti-democratic regime has been ousted after viciously suppressing a free press, rigging the courts, and gerrymandering the electorate. Added to Poland, shows change is possible.

Congrats to Hungary, Europe, and everyone that's against the oligarch-illiberal axis that Putin and Trump prop up. A great day for us all.

Apr 13 at 1:18amWeb
Show threadAlex RussellApr 13
I don't believe in omens. Apropos of nothing, just saw this out the cab window at SFO:
Show threadMiguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉Apr 13
@slightlyoff this is the best part:
Show threadlostprototypeApr 13

@Migueldeicaza @slightlyoff - There needs to be consequences. Not just in Hungary. Everywhere, for all corruption.

#EndConservatism

Show threadAlex RussellApr 13
@Migueldeicaza INCREDIBLE.
Show threadRaven667Apr 13
@Migueldeicaza @slightlyoff I hope we can find someone with that energy here, Biden is a decent person, but he was not that guy. Hopefully they are out there and will stand up and we too can have nice things (not like it was but something new and better for the future). Hopeful.
Show threadDerivativeThoughtsApr 13
@slightlyoff Just to temper some of the enthusiasm, Peter Magyar is an anti corruption center right reformer. That was a winning strategy in Hungary for a number of reasons and will be good for the country but he won't end conservativesum. He's very similar to Orban on LGBTQ issues and immigration for example. That said he will make me much less embarrassed to get a Hungarian passport (hopefully)
Show threadAlex RussellApr 13
@DerivativeThoughts Oh, I'm aware. But we have to celebrate steps towards progress as necessary and useful in winning the next increment thereafter.
Show threadDerivativeThoughtsApr 13
@slightlyoff to be clear I'm so happy with this change. Yesterday the fact I want EU citizenship and Hungarian ancestry was the best way to get there always a bit embarrassing. If Magyar follows through on half of the campaign promises that will take a ton of the sting out of it.