Populism 101
1989: Orban goes to Oxford on a Soros scholarship.
'10s: Targets Soros as the enemy
'15-20: "Soros is flooding EU with migrants”
'18: KESMA (media conglomerate) formalised, run by Orban allies
'22-26: Targets Zelensky as the enemy
Same strategy, new enemy.
1989: Orban goes to Oxford on a Soros scholarship.
'10s: Targets Soros as the enemy
'15-20: "Soros is flooding EU with migrants”
'18: KESMA (media conglomerate) formalised, run by Orban allies
'22-26: Targets Zelensky as the enemy
Same strategy, new enemy.
March 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Populism 101
1989: Orban goes to Oxford on a Soros scholarship.
'10s: Targets Soros as the enemy
'15-20: "Soros is flooding EU with migrants”
'18: KESMA (media conglomerate) formalised, run by Orban allies
'22-26: Targets Zelensky as the enemy
Same strategy, new enemy.
1989: Orban goes to Oxford on a Soros scholarship.
'10s: Targets Soros as the enemy
'15-20: "Soros is flooding EU with migrants”
'18: KESMA (media conglomerate) formalised, run by Orban allies
'22-26: Targets Zelensky as the enemy
Same strategy, new enemy.
eddig azt szerettem volna, hogy egy MTVA/KESMA vezeto is talaljon ki, mostmar csak azt szeretnem, hogy hackeljek meg a musort es adjak le az osszes videot fomusoridoben, ami mostanaban ment
April 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
eddig azt szerettem volna, hogy egy MTVA/KESMA vezeto is talaljon ki, mostmar csak azt szeretnem, hogy hackeljek meg a musort es adjak le az osszes videot fomusoridoben, ami mostanaban ment
4/ He weaponized oligarchs. Wealthy allies bought out independent media outlets and handed them over to KESMA, a state-controlled foundation run by Orbán loyalists.This wasn’t just about bias—it was about eliminating alternative narratives entirely.We see Musk/Zuckerberg/Bezos circling like vultures
January 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
4/ He weaponized oligarchs. Wealthy allies bought out independent media outlets and handed them over to KESMA, a state-controlled foundation run by Orbán loyalists.This wasn’t just about bias—it was about eliminating alternative narratives entirely.We see Musk/Zuckerberg/Bezos circling like vultures
Elon Musk talking about buying MSNBC is straight out of the Authoritarian Playbook. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban got his rich friends to buy media outlets to turn them into propaganda mouthpieces. Imagine scores of Fox/Twitters, all regurgitating Trump propaganda.
ipi.media/the-rise-of-...
ipi.media/the-rise-of-...
The rise of KESMA: How Orbán’s allies bought up Hungary’s media
This article is part of a series published by IPI exploring the role of media owners with cross-sectoral business interests in shaping the media landscape in Central and Eastern Europe. This includes ...
ipi.media
November 25, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Elon Musk talking about buying MSNBC is straight out of the Authoritarian Playbook. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban got his rich friends to buy media outlets to turn them into propaganda mouthpieces. Imagine scores of Fox/Twitters, all regurgitating Trump propaganda.
ipi.media/the-rise-of-...
ipi.media/the-rise-of-...
so now you understand how KESMA works
April 3, 2024 at 8:28 AM
so now you understand how KESMA works
Olvasónk segített feldolgozni a hiányzó milliárdokat a Miniszterelnöki Kabinetiroda 125 milliárdos keretszerződése kapcsán, így pontosabban látszik, hogyan tartotta a kormány lélegeztetőgépen a kormánymédiát. 👉 atlatszo.hu/kozpenz/2026...
#fidesz #kesma #közérdekűadatok #mediaworks #oknyomozás
#fidesz #kesma #közérdekűadatok #mediaworks #oknyomozás
September 22, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Olvasónk segített feldolgozni a hiányzó milliárdokat a Miniszterelnöki Kabinetiroda 125 milliárdos keretszerződése kapcsán, így pontosabban látszik, hogyan tartotta a kormány lélegeztetőgépen a kormánymédiát. 👉 atlatszo.hu/kozpenz/2026...
#fidesz #kesma #közérdekűadatok #mediaworks #oknyomozás
#fidesz #kesma #közérdekűadatok #mediaworks #oknyomozás
The reason is practical but severe: the newspaper’s printing and distribution partner, Mediaworks — a Fidesz-linked media conglomerate within KESMA — has terminated key agreements and is demanding the rapid repayment of accumulated debts. /2
May 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The reason is practical but severe: the newspaper’s printing and distribution partner, Mediaworks — a Fidesz-linked media conglomerate within KESMA — has terminated key agreements and is demanding the rapid repayment of accumulated debts. /2
ハンガリーの国営放送とKESMAのメディアは、岩田明子氏など足元に及ばないくらいオルバンを決死擁護してきたので、まともな仕事がなくなるレベルの話ではなくなる。公職追放とかそういう話になりかねない。
April 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
ハンガリーの国営放送とKESMAのメディアは、岩田明子氏など足元に及ばないくらいオルバンを決死擁護してきたので、まともな仕事がなくなるレベルの話ではなくなる。公職追放とかそういう話になりかねない。
Kesma minőség..
ugyanitt, kurvára hiányoznak Német Tamás lapszemléi...
ugyanitt, kurvára hiányoznak Német Tamás lapszemléi...
March 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Kesma minőség..
ugyanitt, kurvára hiányoznak Német Tamás lapszemléi...
ugyanitt, kurvára hiányoznak Német Tamás lapszemléi...
Economic pressure - The govt redirected state advertising to pro-govt media & pressured private biz, financially starving independent outlets
Ownership consolidation - Oligarchs & biz figures bought numerous outlets, creating a massive pro-govt media conglomerate (KESMA) that controls nearly all
Ownership consolidation - Oligarchs & biz figures bought numerous outlets, creating a massive pro-govt media conglomerate (KESMA) that controls nearly all
February 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Economic pressure - The govt redirected state advertising to pro-govt media & pressured private biz, financially starving independent outlets
Ownership consolidation - Oligarchs & biz figures bought numerous outlets, creating a massive pro-govt media conglomerate (KESMA) that controls nearly all
Ownership consolidation - Oligarchs & biz figures bought numerous outlets, creating a massive pro-govt media conglomerate (KESMA) that controls nearly all
"ó, hogy rohadna beléd a kesma" - ősi magyar szólásmondás
October 2, 2024 at 12:10 PM
"ó, hogy rohadna beléd a kesma" - ősi magyar szólásmondás
...a cenzúrázott közmédia, a zavartalan kesma-monopólium, emellett a pártállami választási bizottságok, a pártállami ügyészség/rendőrség... ez maga a „rendszer”, tehát eleve rendszerszinten befolyásolja a rezsim a saját javára a választásokat. 🤷♂️
January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
...a cenzúrázott közmédia, a zavartalan kesma-monopólium, emellett a pártállami választási bizottságok, a pártállami ügyészség/rendőrség... ez maga a „rendszer”, tehát eleve rendszerszinten befolyásolja a rezsim a saját javára a választásokat. 🤷♂️
If you are into: indie dance, nu-disco, (acid) house…
The mix was recorded live this summer at Radio Bar in Skopje
www.mixcloud.com/kesma/sefte-...
The mix was recorded live this summer at Radio Bar in Skopje
www.mixcloud.com/kesma/sefte-...
Sefte mix
Recorded Live at Radio Bar Skopje, August 2025
www.mixcloud.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you are into: indie dance, nu-disco, (acid) house…
The mix was recorded live this summer at Radio Bar in Skopje
www.mixcloud.com/kesma/sefte-...
The mix was recorded live this summer at Radio Bar in Skopje
www.mixcloud.com/kesma/sefte-...
guys, i told you about KESMA right?
eventually even that money runs out and the daily constitution quietly dissolves after five or six years and now everyone has a substack
eventually even that money runs out and the daily constitution quietly dissolves after five or six years and now everyone has a substack
Every new right-wing publication is named The Daily Constitution and pays a dozen writers mid-six-figure salaries thanks to backing by the CEO of fascism.
Every new left-wing publication is named Lazer Sword & pays fifty contributors $300 a month, funded by laid-off journalists donated buyout pay.
Every new left-wing publication is named Lazer Sword & pays fifty contributors $300 a month, funded by laid-off journalists donated buyout pay.
March 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
guys, i told you about KESMA right?
eventually even that money runs out and the daily constitution quietly dissolves after five or six years and now everyone has a substack
eventually even that money runs out and the daily constitution quietly dissolves after five or six years and now everyone has a substack
マジャル首相の就任でオルバンのメディア帝国が崩壊しつつあるという話。国営放送はいろんな声を報道するようになり、国からの広告費に依存していた巨大メディア財団KESMAは「政府広告を全部止める」という死刑宣告を受けて放送局のニュース責任者を解任したりオルバン支持のインフルエンサーが急に活動頻度を落としたりして総崩れが近い。
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat www.reuters.com/business/med...
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat www.reuters.com/business/med...
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat
The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, a key pillar of the nationalist leader's 16 years in power, is swiftly unravelling following an election last month...
www.reuters.com
May 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
マジャル首相の就任でオルバンのメディア帝国が崩壊しつつあるという話。国営放送はいろんな声を報道するようになり、国からの広告費に依存していた巨大メディア財団KESMAは「政府広告を全部止める」という死刑宣告を受けて放送局のニュース責任者を解任したりオルバン支持のインフルエンサーが急に活動頻度を落としたりして総崩れが近い。
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat www.reuters.com/business/med...
Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat www.reuters.com/business/med...
The sun is tolerable compared to kesma or the daily mail
April 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM
The sun is tolerable compared to kesma or the daily mail
国営企業、親オルバンで公共事業受注しまくってたオリガルヒ、国営放送の経営陣や幹部、500ものメディアを保有し、政府広告を大量にもらって政権を決死擁護してきた巨大メディア財団KESMA、裁判所、検事総長、軍部、警察
⊃･(ｪ)･)⊃粛清祭りよ〜
⊃･(ｪ)･)⊃粛清祭りよ〜
April 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
国営企業、親オルバンで公共事業受注しまくってたオリガルヒ、国営放送の経営陣や幹部、500ものメディアを保有し、政府広告を大量にもらって政権を決死擁護してきた巨大メディア財団KESMA、裁判所、検事総長、軍部、警察
⊃･(ｪ)･)⊃粛清祭りよ〜
⊃･(ｪ)･)⊃粛清祭りよ〜
Reprezentacja CPAC Hungary na konferencji CPAC w USA.
Przypomnę, szef tej organizacji na #Węgry jest jednocześnie szefem KESMA - zrzeszenia kilkuset prorządowych tytułów /jak to działa kiedyś pisałem/. Nad Dunajem trwa karnawał w związku z obecną amerykanską polityką #kropkahu
Przypomnę, szef tej organizacji na #Węgry jest jednocześnie szefem KESMA - zrzeszenia kilkuset prorządowych tytułów /jak to działa kiedyś pisałem/. Nad Dunajem trwa karnawał w związku z obecną amerykanską polityką #kropkahu
February 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
„And so what commenced was effectively oligarchs’ purchasing independent media outlets in bulk and then donating those outlets to a purportedly independent foundation called KESMA, and on the board of KESMA are all of the Fidesz party loyalists.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...
The Outgoing Ambassador to Hungary Is Alarmed by What He Has Seen (Gift Article)
Ambassador David Pressman talks about his contentious relationship with Viktor Orban’s administration and why what happens in Hungary matters.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
„And so what commenced was effectively oligarchs’ purchasing independent media outlets in bulk and then donating those outlets to a purportedly independent foundation called KESMA, and on the board of KESMA are all of the Fidesz party loyalists.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...
Fidesz have closed or acquired critical media outlets. 470 media outlets were merged under the Central European Press and Media Foundation (KESMA). The government declared the merger to be of “national strategic importance” to exempt it from competition laws and quash anti-Fidesz voices.
December 17, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Fidesz have closed or acquired critical media outlets. 470 media outlets were merged under the Central European Press and Media Foundation (KESMA). The government declared the merger to be of “national strategic importance” to exempt it from competition laws and quash anti-Fidesz voices.
Nem tűnik olcsó mulatságnak Orbán Viktor kedvenc lapjának működtetése. 👉 atlatszo.hu/kozpenz/2025...
❤️ Támogasd az Átlátszót az adód 1%-ával 👉 atlatszo.hu/azenadombol
#KESMA #NemzetiSport
❤️ Támogasd az Átlátszót az adód 1%-ával 👉 atlatszo.hu/azenadombol
#KESMA #NemzetiSport
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nem tűnik olcsó mulatságnak Orbán Viktor kedvenc lapjának működtetése. 👉 atlatszo.hu/kozpenz/2025...
❤️ Támogasd az Átlátszót az adód 1%-ával 👉 atlatszo.hu/azenadombol
#KESMA #NemzetiSport
❤️ Támogasd az Átlátszót az adód 1%-ával 👉 atlatszo.hu/azenadombol
#KESMA #NemzetiSport
“Today, a media conglomerate led by Orbán’s allies, known as the Central European Press and Media Foundation, or KESMA, controls nearly five hundred outlets, all of which echo the government’s every utterance, be it state propaganda or the nastiest smear campaign against Orbán’s enemies.“
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Today, a media conglomerate led by Orbán’s allies, known as the Central European Press and Media Foundation, or KESMA, controls nearly five hundred outlets, all of which echo the government’s every utterance, be it state propaganda or the nastiest smear campaign against Orbán’s enemies.“
I’ve been DJing electronic “species” of music for over 30 years on both local and int. dancefloors.
Not as frequently lately, but I did it again last weekend—two sets, 4 hours each.
It was the best time I’ve ever had as a DJ,and I’m 55 now.
The point is: you’re never too old for your next peak.
Not as frequently lately, but I did it again last weekend—two sets, 4 hours each.
It was the best time I’ve ever had as a DJ,and I’m 55 now.
The point is: you’re never too old for your next peak.
May 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’ve been DJing electronic “species” of music for over 30 years on both local and int. dancefloors.
Not as frequently lately, but I did it again last weekend—two sets, 4 hours each.
It was the best time I’ve ever had as a DJ,and I’m 55 now.
The point is: you’re never too old for your next peak.
Not as frequently lately, but I did it again last weekend—two sets, 4 hours each.
It was the best time I’ve ever had as a DJ,and I’m 55 now.
The point is: you’re never too old for your next peak.