-- WILL PARLIAMENT MEET NEXT WEEK? - 300: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/07/31/poslowie-na-wiejska-przed-wakacjami-przyjada-jeszcze-raz-w-przyszly-wtorek-glosowanie-nad-wnioskiem-o-odwolanie-marszalka-sejmu/ -- HARTWICH OFFENDED BY KO, CZARZASTY DOUBTS SENATE COALITION - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/07/31/ -- PROSECUTOR SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE FLIGHTS - IZABELA KACPRZAK IN RZ: “The matter is much more serious and does not concern only the abuse of power by the Marshal (contrary to PiS rhetoric, no special regulations are needed to regulate this issue – it is prohibited), but a series of individuals who bent the law to fulfill his wish or order. The Marshal’s head, which the opposition talks about so much, is not enough. Journalists are told by indignant employees who serviced these flights that, among other things, only the Marshal’s children sometimes disembarked from the military Gulfstream G550 at the airport in Rzeszów-Jesionka. Although the Sejm Information Centre officially denies this (“no official flights on government planes, ordered for the needs of the Marshal of the Sejm, have involved a situation where family members of the Marshal of the Sejm travelled without another person of state” – states the director of CIS, Andrzej Grzegrzółka, in a letter to ‘Rzeczpospolita’).” -- PIS HAS DRASTICALLY LOWERED THE STANDARDS OF SOCIAL CONTROL OF POLITICIANS - KACPRZAK CONTINUES: “This story shows how drastically the PiS government has lowered the standards for social control of politicians – it is worth recalling the unprecedented behavior in the history of free Poland – ministers not responding to parliamentary interpellations or journalists’ questions (the king of this practice was the Minister of Defense, Antoni Macierewicz). This is terrible news for all of us.” https://www.rp.pl/Prawo-i-Sprawiedliwosc/190739952-Kacprzak-Loty-na-marszalka-czyli-prywatne-panstwo-PiS.html -- KUCHCIŃSKI IS NOW SAYING "F*** ME" - JACEK GĄDEK on Gazeta.pl: “Back in the 90s, Marek Kuchciński coined the slogan “Now, f*** us”. Jarosław Kaczyński picked it up and used it to describe the excess of successive governments. Today, Kuchciński is the second person in the state, and by flying with his family on a government plane on the Warsaw-Rzeszów route, he is effectively saying “Now, f*** me.” The PiS leader is offended, but he won’t do any harm to his loyal Marshal, even though he is becoming a liability.” http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,25042308,kiedys-marek-kuchcinski-wymyslil-haslo-tkm-dzis-mowi-nam.html -- CALL (22) 694 22 29 AND BOOK YOUR FLIGHT - FAKT FRONT PAGE: “Planning a trip and want to fly in luxury? For example, in an elegant jet with leather seats? Nothing simpler! Call the Sejm Marshal's Office and demand information on whether Marshal Marek Kuchciński is traveling anywhere. And if he is flying, demand a seat on the plane. Legal basis? The Constitution!” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/chcesz-leciec-gulfstreamem-dzwon-do-marszalka-kuchcinskiego/c2mnw20 -- PIS LEGALIZES PATHOLOGY - DARIUSZ GRZĘDZIŃSKI IN FAKT: “'Break the thermometer, and you won't have a fever' – this golden thought, once uttered by Lech Wałęsa, must have guided the PiS politicians grappling with the scandal of Marek Kuchciński's flights with his family. Instead of fighting the pathology, they legalized it!” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/zalegalizowali-patologie-rodziny-moga-latac/3zbf65j#slajd-2 -- WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI ON THE FOUNDING LIE OF PIS - writes in GW: “Attempts to postpone the moment when everything comes to light are increasingly desperate. These include the idea that politicians’ families should pay for flights on government planes. This is like plugging a hole in a dam with your hand or hanging an air freshener in a house where the septic tank has burst. The more the authorities hide the truth, the more justified the most extreme speculations become about what is being hidden.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,25045005,klamstwo-zalozycielskie-pis-co-jeszcze-ukrywa-wladza.html -- SCHETYNA'S MOVE COULD CAUSE PSL TO NOT ENTER PARLIAMENT - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “PSL is in the most difficult position, as it wanted to build a Christian-democratic and centrist bloc. The fact that politicians like Bogdan Zdrojewski and Paweł Kowal preferred an alliance with Schetyna rather than Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz is a major blow to the latter's plans. Schetyna's decision could lead to PSL permanently falling below the electoral threshold. Consequently – in the worst-case scenario for the agrarian party – only PiS, the European Coalition, and the left will enter Parliament, and votes cast for the agrarian party will be wasted. The United Right will be stronger, but Schetyna will be the hegemon on the opposition side.” https://www.rp.pl/Rzecz-o-polityce/190739914-Szuldrzynski-Koalicja-Obywatelska-uszyla-listy.html -- KUKIZ PREFERS CONFEDERATION OVER PSL - AGNIESZKA KUBLIK, JUSTYNA DOBROSZ-ORACZ IN GW: “Paweł Kukiz and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz's talks about running together in the autumn parliamentary elections had been ongoing for several weeks. Ultimately, as 'Wyborcza' has learned, Kukiz did not decide to do so. -- ŚCIGAJ AND APEL FROM PSL? - GW CONTINUES: “What's next for Paweł Kukiz's grouping? Some MPs plan to run on the national Confederation's lists, and Kukiz is also negotiating with the Non-Party Local Government Officials. And several MPs from the musician's group – on PSL lists. In the Sejm corridors, two names are mentioned – Agnieszka Ścigaj and Piotr Apel. Ścigaj wants to run for a parliamentary seat, while Apel is considering the Senate. – Paweł Kukiz approves of their decisions – we hear in the Sejm.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,25044331,kukiz-wybral-konfederacje-nie-bedzie-list-wyborczych-z-psl.html -- THE PRESIDENT'S DREAM WAR - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ in TP: “While the 2015 parliamentary elections were won by PiS largely by playing on opposition to immigrants, LGBT proved to be the ideal ideological fuel in the recent European elections. It was certain that in this situation, Jarosław Kaczyński was pondering which ideological dispute to fuel to gain politically before the upcoming Sejm elections.” https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/wymarzona-wojna-prezesa-159747 -- MAN OFF THE WAGON, HORSE LIGHTER – ONLY THE WOMAN IS A PITY - MICHAŁ SUTOWSKI on KATARZYNA MARIA PIEKARSKA writes in Krytyka: “And it’s only Piekarska who is a pity. The Sejm with this MP will certainly be better than without her, just as in the case of Barbara Nowacka, but the chances of both of them shifting the KO agenda to the left seem slim. For the entire left-wing formation, the loss of a very credible, ideological, and liked politician is a great loss. Perhaps Włodzimierz Czarzasty's comment about Schetyna the scorpion, who stings the frog in the middle of the lake, applies most here – KO may gain less from this transfer than the left will lose. Piekarska would fit optimally with the left – with her biography, views, and image – maybe it was really worth fighting harder for your activist? In KO, she will likely be an alibi for an increasingly inconsistent narrative, which is supposed to be "civic", a bit greener, but without progressive "madness" or other "abortion ideas". -- THE LEFT NEEDS A FEW SPECTACULAR LEAD CANDIDATES - SUTOWSKI CONTINUES: “Let us also add that the whole affair also unfortunately coincides with media reports about Robert Biedroń's presidential bid. At this point, the left really needs a few spectacular "number ones" for the autumn elections and, above all, the long-awaited declaration on the formula for participation. However, the success of the left will be determined by something else: whether it will be able – and how often – to set the campaign agenda itself. The quick reaction after Białystok bodes well for the future.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/schetyna-sld-transfer-sutowski/ -- SCHETYNA MADE A GOOD OFFER TO THE GREENS - AGNIESZKA WIŚNIEWSKA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF KRYTYKA PORTAL: “It seems that Grzegorz Schetyna has made the Greens a good offer. They received the "number one" spot in the Lubusz Voivodeship. Tomasz Aniśko, the leader of the Greens in Ośno Lubuskie, will run from this position on the KO lists. The Greens also received two "number twos." The party leader Małgorzata Tracz will run from the second position on the lists in Wrocław, and the Greens' secretary, Miłosława Stępień, will be "number two" in Konin. These are potentially winning positions. Therefore, if KO and the mentioned candidates conduct a sensible campaign, the Greens will have their representatives in the Sejm. And this is a concrete achievement.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/felietony/agnieszka-wisniewska/nie-bedzie-zielonej-kropki-w-slowie-lewica/ -- ON COMING OUTS AMONG ELITES - MARIUSZ KURC, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF REPLIKA, IN CONVERSATION WITH PIOTR PACEWICZ in OKO: “Example always comes from the top, this also applies to coming outs. I have a grievance against Polish elites, especially popular people, who are afraid, who don't want to reveal themselves. There are still only a few of the same names: Jacek Poniedziałek (2005), Michał Piróg (2007), Tomasz Raczek (2007), Prof. Michał Głowiński (2010), directors Kasia Adamik and Olga Chajdas (2013). There hasn't been a high-profile coming out in a long time. Marches don't impress the elites, nor does the violence we experience. It is known that there are many LGBT actors, politicians, journalists… When you, as a recipient of the 2008 Equality Foundation's Hyacinth Award, gave an interview to 'Replika', Wojciech Karpieszuk was the only openly gay person at 'Wyborcza', and it remains so. At TVN – no one. There is your Anton Ambroziak, Agata Kowalska from TOK.FM.” -- PARTNERSHIP REGISTERS LIKE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE - THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF REPLIKA CONTINUES: “There is no turning back from the legalization of partnerships or marriages. The matter immediately becomes less political. It's like a hundred years ago with women's suffrage. A handful of suffragettes were in favor, then there was a political uproar, support grew, but the conflict, the dispute continued. Except that immediately after women were granted this right, it became obvious to everyone. The same applies to same-sex marriages. In none of the over 30 countries where they have been enacted has the issue resurfaced. Even Donald Trump said that we are not changing it anymore.” https://oko.press/jestemlgbt-zobacz-to-mnie-nienawidzisz-to-mnie-boli-to-mnie-wykluczasz/ -- STRANGERS MUST BE REMOVED - KATARZYNA KASIA in KL ON THE NEW IDEOLOGY: “The answer is relatively simple: nothing integrates a group as well as a common enemy. President Jarosław Kaczyński tested this strategy successfully four years ago when he scared people with refugees spreading diseases. Now, these ideologues, who above all want to replace the white and red flag with their shameless rainbow banner, have taken their place. In the politics of sharp contrasts, there is no room for explanations. Strangers and the unpleasant must be removed, so we will plaster our houses, shops, schools, and offices with "free zone from…" stickers, write K+M+B with blessed chalk above the doors, or recite appropriate spells, and we will be safe forever. We will beat them, drive them out of cities and towns, let them hang themselves, let them jump off bridges, let them leave.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2019/07/31/lgbt-zombie-polityka-polska-kasia/ -- PIS IS NOT THE RIGHT-WING BUT GOVERNMENTS OF CONSTANT REVOLUTION - PAWEŁ KOWAL IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “I am satisfied with life outside the Sejm, outside of daily politics. I decided to cross the boundary of personal comfort. I believe the situation is extraordinary. No one can tell me – that I'm coming in for an easy time. From the opposition's point of view, the situation regarding the state is a crisis. The most important thing is that Poles with centrist views also have a choice. PiS governments are not the right-wing; they are governments of constant revolution. If someone doesn't want it, they should have another choice, what's wrong with that.” https://www.rp.pl/Wybory-parlamentarne-2019/190739932-Kowal-PiS-to-nie-prawica-to-rzady-rewolucji.html -- PIS IS ASHAMED OF ITS OWN EDUCATION REFORM - KAROLINA OLEJAK in JAGIELLONIAN CLUB: “There is no reason to be surprised that the consequences of Minister Zalewska's reform are difficult for individuals to accept – students who build their plans based on the experiences of older cohorts. The problem arises when the reform authors are unable to take responsibility for the revolution they themselves wanted to provoke. This is perfectly illustrated by the graphic posted on the main page of the Ministry of National Education, with information about vacant places in secondary schools after the first stage of recruitment. Only those concerning general high schools are detailed. There is no information about vocational schools.” https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2019/07/30/pis-wstydzi-sie-wlasnej-reformy-edukacji/ -- DRUNK DRIVERS, REANIMATED - RZ FRONT PAGE: “For the first time in years, the number of drunk drivers has increased – there are significantly more of them, by 3.2 thousand, than in the same period last year. Experts: Poles are drinking more, and it shows.” https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/1408758-Pijani-kierowcy-%E2%80%93-reaktywacja.html -- A YEAR AGO, Igor Miecik passed away. -- BIRTHDAYS: Rev. Kazimierz Sowa, Paweł Łączkowski, Jacek Ambroziak, Małgorzata Ostrowska, Arkadiusz Litwiński, Artur Burchacki, Marek Osiecimski.