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As expected, the oil will flow again soon.
Conservative champion, former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the man Brussels loves to hate – and Kiev too.
Unlike the Globalist ‘leaders’ of the EU, Orbán rejected Ukraine’s membership in both the EU and NATO, and refused to send money for Kiev’s war effort.
This made him an enemy for Volodymyr Zelensky, who ridiculed him, called him fat, threatened to unleash his military on him, and finally, in the runup to the Hungarian elections, cut the flow of Russian oil passing through Ukrainian territory in the Druzhba pipeline.
And now that Péter Magyar won the election with a wide margin, to no one’s surprise, Zelensky announces that the pipeline will be opened in less than ten days.

JUST IN – Zelensky says the ​damaged Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to ‌Eastern European countries will be restored to operation by the end of April — Reuters pic.twitter.com/FgvEejbSqg
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 20, 2026

Reuters reported:
“Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Monday that the ​damaged Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to ‌Eastern European countries would be restored to operation by the end of April.
‘It will be ready ​to operate by the end of ​April’, Zelenskiy told a Ukrainian television interviewer.
The ⁠interview appeared to have been recorded before ​the broadcast, but it was not immediately ​clear when.”

Hungary’s PM-elect Peter Magyar calls on Zelensky to resume oil supplies via Druzhba pipeline and not engage in blackmail https://t.co/IZDBsXumzn pic.twitter.com/Y71NviRszN
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 20, 2026

But the new PM, Magyar, also called on Zelensky today to reopen the damaged pipeline as soon as it is functional.
Euronews reported:
“’He should not go down that street’, incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said when asked about new potential Ukrainian demands to reopen the Druzhba pipeline. Brussels ready for Hungary to lift veto if oil flows resume.
Hungary’s newly elected prime minister Péter Magyar suggested a controversial pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine should be resumed as Brussels sets the stage for Budapest to lift its veto over a crucial financial loan for Kyiv.
Reacting to reports suggesting oil supplies could be reinstated imminently by Ukraine in exchange for a €90 billion loan, currently blocked by outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, or faster progress in accession talks, Magyar played both down.
‘What I can say to the Ukrainian president — although we have not spoken — is that this is not a game. If the Druzhba pipeline is in a condition to carry oil, then it should be reopened as promised. We also call on Russia to supply oil into the pipeline. Without it, it cannot function’.”

#BREAKING Péter Magyar said Hungary’s new government will pursue pragmatic cooperation with Russia, warning that a halt to Druzhba pipeline supplies threatens energy security. He added he wants to discuss energy agreements with President Vladimir Putin.https://t.co/cmossBKzpg pic.twitter.com/R1oLCtXCz0
— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) April 13, 2026

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On Monday, The Gateway Pundit reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued ActBlue, the Democrat fundraising platform, for “deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”  This was following an internal investigation that “prove[d] that ActBlue continues to process gift card donations” without proving identification of the donor.
The same day, the House Judiciary Committee deposed five employees after subpoenas were issued to two employees in June 2025 by Reps. Jim Jordan, Bryan Steil, and James Comer.  The recent depositions included “top staff responsible for fraud prevention” and sought to “learn more about the platform’s acceptance of illegal donations – and the subsequent cover-up,” according to a post on X by the House Judiciary GOP.

The Committees deposed five ActBlue employees, including top staff responsible for fraud prevention, to learn more about the platform’s acceptance of illegal donations—and the subsequent cover-up.
In total, we asked them 146 questions.
They refused to answer a single one,… pic.twitter.com/aIpoJvvfuZ
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) April 20, 2026

The House Judiciary GOP account states that the five employees were asked 146 questions and that the ActBlue employees “refused to answer a single one, invoking their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination every time.”
The questions included:

Is there any reason you are unable to provide truthful answers to today’s questions?
Have ActBlue executives ever instructed you to allow more fraud on the platform or weaken ActBlue’s fraud-prevention defenses?
Have you ever been part of a conspiracy to launder foreign money into fraudulent donations for campaigns using ActBlue?
Did members of ActBlue’s legal and compliance teams leave ActBlue after the 2024 election because of the platform’s inability to prevent fraud during previous election cycles?

 
Entire Legal & Compliance Team Was Fired/Quit/On Leave Since Early 2025
The House Judiciary GOP also disclosed for the first time that ActBlue’s entire legal and compliance team was either fired, quit, or went on extended leave in early 2025.
In March 2025, the New York Times reported that “at least seven senior officials” had left the Democrat fundraising platform, noting in the article that Zain Ahmad “was the last remaining lawyer in the ActBlue general counsel’s office.”  He was reportedly on leave and “his access to email and other internal platforms had been cut off” and the messages he had on Slack had been deleted.
Former General Counsel Darrin Hurwitz left ActBlue in November 2024, according to the post, and received a “generous severance package” while promising to “cooperate with ActBlue…in connection with any current or future investigation” – including the House Judiciary’s investigation.
Aaron Ting replaced Hurwitz as the “head of legal,” moving up from an advisor to the fraud prevention team.  When offered the job full-time, he instead left ActBlue.
Ting’s resignation letter, “which ActBlue continues to improperly withhold from the Committees,” stated grave “concerns” about its “past practices for screening political donations from abroad and its past representations to Congress regarding foreign donations and related matters,” according to the House Judiciary GOP thread.
Following Ting’s departure, Ahmad was the only remaining lawyer at ActBlue, verifying the New York Times’ reporting.  An internal message alleging that Ahmad has been retaliated against for making a whistleblower claim has been withheld from the Committees as well.
In an image posted in the thread, it states, “in an incredibly alarming development this week, our only remaining Legal Counsel on staff posted in a Slack channel and alluded to possible violations of our Time Off and Leave Policy, Non-Retaliation Policy, and Whistleblower Protection Policy.  Their messages were swiftly deleted from the channel without acknowledgment.”

One employee called this practice “sad,” “avoidable and preventable,” and noted that “historically, this hasn’t been the standard practice (we have receipts)” while stating, “Frankly, this looks like blatant retaliation, and people are noticing.”

Subsequent messages suggest that Candace King, ActBlue’s top HR official, relented and allowed Ahmad access to his accounts “on one condition:  she could spy on Ahmad’s emails and keep the cover-up intact.”
 

 
Following Ahmad going on extended leave, the Director of Compliance Eric Hoke “either quit…or was fired.”  Hoke had been at ActBlue for more than 12 years.  A week later, legal and compliance’s last staffer, a junior analyst, left the company.
The House Judiciary GOP concludes the thread by stating:
Add it all up, and the story is simple:
ActBlue accepted illegal foreign donations, misrepresented its fraud-prevention practices to Congress, and withheld documents responsive to the Committees’ subpoenas.
All three of those are federal crimes.

NEW REPORT: ACTBLUE EMPLOYEES TAKE THE FIFTH WHEN ASKED ABOUT FOREIGN FRAUD AND WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION AT THE DEMOCRAT DONATION PLATFORM
THREAD:
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) April 20, 2026

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Democrat Senator Mark Warner’s daughter passed away.
She was only 36.
A statement from the Virginia Senator’s family revealed Warner’s daughter, Madison, died after a “decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes.”
“We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter … after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,” the statement read.
“She filled our lives with love and laughter, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void. We are grateful for the loving support of friends and family during this difficult time and ask for privacy as we navigate this profound loss,” they said.

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Vice President JD Vance offered his condolences to the Warner family.
“Our prayers are with Sen. Warner, his daughter, and their whole family” Vance said.
“What a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them,” he said.

Our prayers are with Sen. Warner, his daughter, and their whole family. What a terrible loss at such a young age. May God comfort them. https://t.co/7bQ147BmOK
— JD Vance (@JDVance) April 20, 2026

NBC News reported:
Madison Warner, the daughter of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., died following a “decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health issues,” the lawmaker’s office said Monday.
The senator’s daughter kept a low profile and little is known about her personal life.
In 2019, Warner tweeted a BuzzFeed article about the challenges faced by people living with Type 1 diabetes in America.
“As the father of a daughter with Juvenile Diabetes, this just breaks my heart,” he added. “Congress and the pharmaceutical companies need to step up to make sure insulin is affordable and accessible for those who need it.”
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The ActBlue fundraising scandal is heating up in the Lone Star State.
In October 2024, the Gateway Pundit reported that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the Department of Justice to investigate the Democrat fundraising powerhouse for “circumstances surrounding highly suspicious campaign contributions made through political committee online contribution platforms.”
The state’s own investigation confirmed evidence showing that donations were being made in people’s names without their knowledge or consent.  This was in line with discoveries made by Peter Bernegger and reported by James O’Keefe regarding smurfing activities involving ActBlue.
Today, AG Paxton announced on X that he has filed a lawsuit against ActBlue “for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations.”
In a press release, AG Paxton stated:
“The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a way to funnel foreign donations and dark money into their political campaigns to subvert our laws and compromise the integrity of our elections.  ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served.  It has blatantly ignored state law that prohibits deceptive practices, and it must pay for its illegal conduct.  Fair elections are the foundation of our democracy, and I will work to ensure no illegal campaign donation flies under the radar.”
The press release claims that an internal OAG investigation showed that ActBlue “lied about its donor vetting policies and its operations.”  The platform’s claims about its donation safeguards were misrepresented, according to reporting by the New York Times, citing ActBlue’s own outside counsel.  The OAG determined that these safeguards “are not consistently implemented.”
“For example, investigators from the Office of the Attorney General were able to prove that ActBlue continues to process gift card donations, despite the company’s representations that the opposite is true,” the press release states.  “ActBlue’s acceptance of gift cards and prepaid debit cards allows for fraudulent donations due to the lack of identification required.”

BREAKING: I just filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations. pic.twitter.com/LPsFzKACBb
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) April 20, 2026

 
In August 2024, James O’Keefe published an exposé of Texans who were victims of this identity theft:

ActBlue Exposed: Texas Donors Shocked by Unauthorized Donations, AG’s Office Investigating
“I’m not rich. I don’t give that kind of money,” says Janice Bosco of Horseshoe Bay, TX, after discovering that ActBlue (@actblue) recorded 648 donations totaling around $16,000 in her… pic.twitter.com/xbmGF7XJ7A
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 12, 2024

The Gateway Pundit has reported extensively on the ActBlue and WinRed smurfing activities that involve foreign donations as well as U.S. taxpayer funds being laundered back into the United States via these fundraising platforms.
In November 2024, Peter Bernegger, who led the team that discovered the smurfing among the two major fundraising platforms, joined the Why We Vote podcast to discuss how this scheme involves both foreign actors as well as U.S. taxpayer funds:

With the Federal Elections Commission opening up public comment for a rule change regarding how credit card donations are processed (calling for a rule change requiring the CVV number captured), it is worth noting a couple things that exemplify our government’s inefficiency as… pic.twitter.com/wYD6aC3Mvq
— CannCon (@canncon) November 29, 2024

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Wild Horses roam freely around the exclusion zone
Nature is more resilient than we imagine.
The world was shaken to the core forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, when an explosion in reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that destroyed the reactor core and ignited a graphite fire.
The worst nuclear disaster in history unfolded.
A massive plume of radioactive material was released into the atmosphere, contaminating large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, with fallout spreading across much of Europe.
Photo was taken from a helicopter several months after the explosion – photo by IAEA/Wiki Commons
But today, four decades later, on contaminated land that is still too dangerous for human life, a variety of animals have returned to the exclusion zone.
Watch: blue dogs in Chernobyl – it’s actually not radiation, but a dye used in portable toilets.

Blue dogs spotted in Chernobyl
Volunteers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have discovered packs of dogs with bright blue fur, Daily Mail reports. According to researchers, the animals appear healthy and active despite their unusual coloration.
Scientists believe that… pic.twitter.com/6cBPBW9vpi
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 28, 2025

Volunteers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have discovered packs of dogs with bright blue fur, Daily Mail reports.
According to researchers, the animals appear healthy and active despite their unusual coloration.…
— The Internet Remains Undefeated (@WebUndefeated) October 29, 2025

Associated Press reported:
“Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses — stocky, sand-colored and almost toy-like in appearance — graze in a radioactive landscape larger than Luxembourg.
[…] Four decades on, Chernobyl — which is transliterated as ‘Chornobyl’ in Ukraine — remains too dangerous for humans. But the wildlife has moved back in.”
Pack of wolves in Chernobyl
“Wolves now prowl the vast no-man’s-land spanning Ukraine and Belarus, and brown bears have returned after more than a century. Populations of lynx, moose, red deer and even free-roaming packs of dogs have rebounded.”
Watch: the variety of thriving animals in Chernobyl.

A quasi 40 anni dal disastro, Chernobyl è un ecosistema unico. Cavalli di Przewalski, lupi e orsi bruni ripopolano la zona di esclusione tra Ucraina e Bielorussia. Senza la presenza umana, la natura ha riconquistato le città fantasma. pic.twitter.com/c1ZfvbPFpY
— LaPresse (@LaPresse_news) April 20, 2026

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Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister, Peter Magyar, during a press conference on Sunday.
Hungary’s prime minister-elect Péter Magyar said Monday that he would order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in November 2024 over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Israeli military’s operations in Gaza as it waged war against the Islamic terrorist group Hamas.
Member states are expected to detain individuals named in such warrants.
Hungary previously refused to arrest Netanyahu during a visit in April 2025 under then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is an ally of the Israel leader.

Péter Magyar says he would arrest Netanyahu if he comes to Hungary:
I made it clear that Hungary intends to remain a member of the International Criminal Court.
If someone enters the territory of a country that is a member of the ICC and that person is under an arrest warrant,… pic.twitter.com/ztt6mA6kvS
— Clash Report (@clashreport) April 20, 2026

Ahead of that visit, Orbán moved to withdraw Hungary from the ICC and guaranteed Netanyahu immunity. The withdrawal process takes one year to complete.
Magyar said he intends to reverse that decision and keep Hungary in the ICC.
“It is the Tisza government’s firm intention to stop this and ensure that Hungary remains a member of the ICC,” he said.
“If a country is a member of the ICC and a person who is wanted by the ICC enters our territory, then that person must be taken into custody.”
”Every state and head of government is aware of these laws,” he said.
However, he has also spoken of the need to have a “pragmatic relationship” with Israel and said the country remained an “important economic partner.”

After a landslide victory in Sunday’s election Hungarian opposition leader, Peter Magyar, said on Monday that Israel was an important economic partner with whom he aims to maintain “a pragmatic relationship”. pic.twitter.com/SPZb3kdbeP
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) April 14, 2026

Netanyahu was expected to visit Hungary later this year.
Other European countries have said they would not arrest Netanyahu.
The French government’s detention would conflict with other legal obligations, while Germany’s former Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he could not envision such an arrest.
Italy has also granted the Israeli leader immunity.
Magyar, who won last weekend’s general election in a landslide, has marketed himself as a globalist ally who will end Hungary’s relationship with Russia and improve relations with the European Union.
Russia Says EU Political Forces Are Working To Help Hungary’s Globalist Opposition to PM Viktor Orbán
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Musk ignored the French summons to appear
France is scrambling to censor free-speech X.
We have been reporting on how France is waging lawfare against free-speech X platform, and how US authorities refused to aid in the nefarious lawsuit, as you can read in DOJ Refuses Cooperation, Warns France to Back Off Censorship Probe Targeting X Platform.
Today (20), it arose that the platform owner, tech billionaire Elon Musk did not appear at a summons for questioning in a French probe into X and its AI ‌chatbot, Grok.
The investigation began looking into alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

Reuters reported:
“The investigation, which has been expanded in past months to include suspected complicity in the distribution of child pornography and the creation of sexual deepfakes by Grok, has added to strains in relations between the U.S. and Europe over Big ​Tech and free speech.”
Musk called France’s probe ‘politically motivated.’
Today’s summons date was set in February, when the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit raided the X French offices.
“The prosecutor’s office notes the absence of the first individuals who were summoned. Their ⁠presence or absence does not hinder the continuation of the investigation,” the prosecutor’s statement said, without mentioning Musk by name.
While attendance at ​Monday’s hearing was mandatory, the authorities at this stage could not compel Musk, the world’s richest person, to appear.
In July, Musk denied the initial accusations and said French prosecutors were launching a ‘politically-motivated criminal investigation’.”
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Apple has announced that CEO Tim Cook will step down from his role in September.
Cook will remain with the company as chairman.
Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, has been announced as his successor.
“It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company,” Cook said in a statement.
He continued:
John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor.
He is a visionary whose contributions to Apple over 25 years are already too numerous to count, and he is without question the right person to lead Apple into the future.
I could not be more confident in his abilities and his character, and I look forward to working closely with him on this transition and in my new role as executive chairman.
Ternus has worked at Apple for over two decades and has played a key role in the development of major products, including the Mac and iPad.

Apple has named hardware chief John Ternus as its next CEO, with Tim Cook shifting to the role of executive chairman.@markgurman breaks down Ternus’ background. (Video originally published in March) https://t.co/iV1avc9inx pic.twitter.com/aK3Wq2Gxtf
— Bloomberg (@business) April 20, 2026

Cook has held the position of CEO he has held since 2011, following the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Over the course of his tenure, he oversaw Apple’s rise to a multi-trillion-dollar company, expanding aggressively into services, wearables and global markets.
He also maintained a working relationship with President Donald Trump, meeting multiple times and navigating tariffs and U.S. manufacturing pressure while keeping Apple’s supply chain largely intact.

WATCH: @Apple CEO @tim_cook‘s full remarks from the Oval Office:
“I’m very proud to say that today, we’re committing an additional $100 billion to the United States, bringing our total U.S. investment to $600 billion… We believe deeply in the promise of this great nation.” pic.twitter.com/XZgY250nJk
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 6, 2025

In the political world, he will be remembered for Trump humorously referring to him as “Tim Apple” during a White House meeting following his victory in the 2016 presidential election.

Who remembers this Trump gem?
“WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH TIM APPLE.” pic.twitter.com/zs2GLTKxVE
— MxM News (@mxmnews) May 23, 2025

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The photo circulating on social media of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus in Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed that footage of a soldier smashing a statue of Jesus during ground operations in Lebanon is authentic.
Footage circulating on the X platform showed a soldier taking a hammer to the head of a statue of Jesus Christ being crucified.

The IDF is currently examining the reliability of the photograph.
If this is indeed a real, recent picture, these actions do not align with the IDF’s values ​​and the behavior expected of IDF soldiers.
The incident will be investigated thoroughly and in depth, and if… pic.twitter.com/xMTtEMp4dS
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) April 19, 2026

In a post on the X platform, the IDF said that they were investigating the incident and would take “appropriate measures” against those involved.
Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon.
The IDF views the incident with great severity and emphasizes that the soldier’s conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops.
The incident is being investigated by the Northern Command and is currently being addressed through the chain of command. Appropriate measures will be taken against those involved in accordance with the findings.
Furthermore, the IDF is working to assist the community in restoring the statue to its place.
The IDF is operating to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure established by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and has no intention of harming civilian infrastructure, including religious buildings or religious symbols.

Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon.
The IDF views the incident with great… https://t.co/U6P3x8KWBb
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 19, 2026

Attacks on Christian symbols are particularly contentious because of America’s long-standing financial and military aid to Israel.
During Easter weekend, there was a dispute between Catholic officials in Jerusalem after police prevented entry to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher over fears of Iranian attacks.
However, the incident was later “addressed and resolved” after meetings between officials from the Christian denominations in Jerusalem, law enforcement, and political leaders.

Netanyahu says he is granting the Latin Patriarch “immediate access” to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after he was turned away due to risk of Iranian missile strikes.
“I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, be… pic.twitter.com/okmFOd1PkZ
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 30, 2026

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