Mastodawn

“But when we crave power over life—endless wealth, unassailable safety, immortality—then desire becomes greed. And if knowledge allies itself to that greed, then comes evil. Then the balance of the world is swayed, and ruin weighs heavy in the scale.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore

#quote #books #quoteoftheday

𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓖𝓪𝓵𝓽 16h ago

#Orban is massively buying votes in Hungary's 🇭🇺 poorest regions. This is revealed in a large-scale investigation, "The Price of a Vote," jointly conducted by six independent Hungarian projects. Party representatives are traveling to villages and offering local residents $150-$170 per vote. Local mayors are promising firewood, medicine, part-time jobs, and transportation to the polls for the "right" vote, and threatening those who refuse
#Hungary #elections #democracy

𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓖𝓪𝓵𝓽 17h ago

🗳️🚨 Bombshell in Hungary 🇭🇺

Bence Szabó, senior investigator at the Cybercrime department of the National Bureau of Investigation talked to “Direkt36” in detail about how a secret operation tried to bring down the IT systems of Hungary’s opposition party “Tisza”.
#Orban #hungary #elections #democracy

https://telex.hu/direkt36/2026/03/25/megszolal-a-nyomozo-aki-belulrol-ismeri-a-tisza-elleni-muvelet-ugyet

Megszólal a nyomozó, aki belülről ismeri a Tisza elleni művelet ügyét

A Direkt36 rögzített egy felvételt egy rendőrnyomozóval, aki azon a rendőrségi osztályon dolgozott, amely érintett volt a Tisza informatikusai elleni nyomozásban. Szabó Bence részletesen beszélt arról, hogyan gyakorolt nyomást a titkosszolgálat rájuk a rendőrségnél. Szabót ma hajnalban hivatali visszaéléssel gyanúsították meg, és házkutatást tartottak nála.

Telex

𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓖𝓪𝓵𝓽 5d ago

Diana is only 16 years old and a student, the child-killing regime of the Islamic Republic has sentenced her to death. Let us be her voice.

#DianaTaherAbadi #Iran #humanrights

𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓖𝓪𝓵𝓽 5d ago

🇺🇦🚨 Odesa is under fire: part of the city is without power, explosions can be heard, and air defence systems are in operation. One of the russian drones struck a bus stop in the Odesa region, injuring an 18-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man.

#Ukraine #russia #Putin #RussiaIsATerroristState

𝓙𝓸𝓱𝓷 𝓖𝓪𝓵𝓽 5d ago

17-year-old Foad Nikpei was violently arrested in Marivan on Jan 6, 2026. Since then, no info on his whereabouts, condition, or charges. A teenager already wounded in 2022 protests is now disappeared.
We must not stay silent.

#IRAN #HumanRights #democracy #protest #policebrutality