-- SEWAGE FLOWS INTO THE VISTULA - lead story in Gazeta Stołeczna. -- CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR ON ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE: “- We are dealing with an ecological catastrophe, but also a threat to human health and life. Dangerous bacteria are entering the Vistula. Dogs should also be kept away from the water,” said Chief Sanitary Inspector Marek Posobkiewicz on Thursday morning. https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/warszawa-ogromne-ilosci-sciekow-wtlaczane-sa-prosto-do-wisly-nowe-informacje-6418645854161025a -- SUSKI TALKS ABOUT PEOPLE "CATCHING WATER" - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/08/29/ -- SUPER EXPRESS - ONCE A TABLOID, NOW A DULL BULLETIN RESEMBLING A NOTICE BOARD - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “We observe with amusement in our editorial office a peculiar 'crop rotation' practiced by the media of the Third Polish Republic towards our circle. Usually, 'Gazeta Wyborcza' attacks first, but when they get a bit tired for a moment, German capital enters the game. When they also need to attend to their own affairs for a while, they delegate someone else. Recently, 'Super Express' was delegated, once a racy tabloid, now a dull bulletin resembling, in the opinion of some, a notice board. Whoever wants to can have there (according to experts) whatever they politically desire. Of course, if they make an effort. And let it be clear – the government can also have quite a lot, which is often visible in the touching stories published in its pages. Perhaps, moreover, this editorial office is reacting to us for this relatively new role? Perhaps they are spoken of too warmly in government circles and want to distance themselves from us? We will return to this topic, as it is tasty, and there is no shortage of knowledge.” https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/461400-a-moze-by-tak-gdansk-i-stolica-poprosily-o-pomoc-pis -- LECH WAŁĘSA FOR PUTIN'S PRESENCE IN WARSAW - as told to Jacek Nizinkiewicz in Rzeczpospolita: “Putin should be in Poland on September 1st and hear the truth about how we were attacked and wronged. He should hear some bitter words, but in a diplomatic formula.” -- TRUMP AND KACZYŃSKI HAVE RIGHT DIAGNOSES BUT WRONG SOLUTIONS - WAŁĘSA CONTINUES IN RZ: “Trump and Kaczyński have right diagnoses, but wrong solutions. The world needs to be reorganized, the economic system, there needs to be a debate about democracy, globalization, state-church relations. Challenges and changes lie ahead, which they will propose to us. What is the point of victory if we don't know what to do with it? Poland faces more important challenges than just removing PiS from power.” -- WAŁĘSA COMPARES THE 'BOLEK' MATTER TO THE HATER SCANDAL: “‘Bolek’ was invented and the persecution against me was planned and executed by the same political camp that is now destroying independent judges. Kaczyński deliberately selects people like Macierewicz and Ziobro for his tasks. They are supposed to destroy political opponents by any means, and they are doing it by the book. It's all staged. It was and it is. Nothing could have happened in the ministry without Ziobro's knowledge. Even less so without Kaczyński's knowledge. Ziobro should be removed, and the judges who destroyed other judges should be removed from the profession. Trump's visit and the commemorations will partially divert attention from the scandals.” -- ULTIMATELY, THIS WILL END IN CIVIL WAR - WAŁĘSA IN RZ: “I appeal to my compatriots: today we still have a chance to turn Poland back onto a democratic path. If we fail today, it will become increasingly difficult later, until it ultimately ends in civil war.” https://www.rp.pl/Polityka/308289930-Walesa-Jesli-nie-dokonamy-zmiany-kartka-wyborcza-to-bedzie-trzeba-wojny-domowej.html -- PRIME MINISTER IN STOCKHOLM ON 5G - RZ LEAD STORY: “Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is scheduled to fly to Stockholm on Thursday, where he will meet with Arun Bansal, Senior Vice President of Ericsson for Europe and Latin America, Rzeczpospolita has learned. The Swedes are competing with China's Huawei for dominance in supplying equipment for next-generation 5G mobile networks. According to our information, Ericsson has decided to move a significant part of its 5G network equipment production to Poland, and Thursday's talks will be dedicated to this issue. Neither Ericsson nor the Prime Minister's Chancellery wished to comment on the matter.” https://cyfrowa.rp.pl/telekomunikacja/36979-premier-leci-do-szwecji-po-wielkie-inwestycje-5g -- JACEK ŻAKOWSKI ON PO'S 'PARACHUTISTS' IN WARSAW - AN ARROGANT MISTAKE - he writes in GW: “PO offers Warsaw two 'parachutists' from Wrocław – Schetyna as the first candidate on the Sejm list and Ujazdowski. This is an arrogant mistake. Both are unpopular in Warsaw, which could add up and allow the ruling camp a prestigious success. PiS will not win in Warsaw, but why give them votes? In the European elections, Warsaw showed that it reacts poorly to such 'landings'.” -- ŻAKOWSKI ON PAWEŁ KASPRZAK AS THE OPPOSITION'S HOPE IN WARSAW: “Support for Kasprzak – similar to Kwiatkowski – could be a golden opportunity for opposition parties. Ujazdowski's candidacy will not bring much good. After victory, he will be more useful in the government than in parliament. And support for Kasprzak and his presence in the Senate would be a sign of the parties' rightful gratitude to the 'street activists.' A testament that the democratic opposition is united. And a signal that it is not about maintaining the status quo, but about – also in terms of personnel – renewing Polish democracy. It would be a shame to waste such an opportunity.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,25131952,pawel-kasprzak-nowa-szansa-dla-opozycji-w-warszawie.html -- KAZIMIERZ MICHAŁ UJAZDOWSKI DEFLECTS ACCUSATIONS - in an interview with Paweł Wroński in GW: “ – I am not encountering such reactions. Perhaps one in 50 shows reservation towards my candidacy. Warsaw is an open city, with powerful positive energy. However, I am encountering online hate. And it's unprecedented. If a person with a scientific degree – I mean Professor Monika Płatek – claims I am an anti-Semite, a racist, and a homophobe, then it crosses all boundaries. I am the grandson of someone who died in Auschwitz. My grandfather – a lawyer, a defender in the Brest trial – was Polish, but like Jews, he died in a gas chamber. As Minister of Culture, I gave proof of respect for other nations, their culture, and today I am cited as a counterexample to Minister Gliński. I was a co-creator of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Calling me an 'anti-Semite' and 'racist' is absolutely vile. How are we supposed to fight the wickedness of PiS by accepting such practices from the democratic camp?” -- UJAZDOWSKI ON KASPRZAK'S CANDIDACY: “What exactly is Paweł Kasprzak proposing? In essence, he is proposing primary elections within the opposition during the elections. This is an insult to common sense. My opponent in the fight for the mandate is the PiS candidate, Professor Marek Rudnicki from Chicago, not Mr. Kasprzak. I will not agree to have my rivalry with a third candidate instead of a rivalry with PiS. For now, if one looks at the internet, the greatest interest in Mr. Kasprzak's campaign and the potential candidacy of Monika Jaruzelska is visible in right-wing media. I rule out resignation. I intend to win and I believe that the opposition has a chance to win the parliamentary elections and form a government that will restore constitutional democracy.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,25131094,kazimierz-m-ujazdowski-nie-jestem-homofobem-ani-rasista.html -- SECOND PIS LIST IN WŁOCŁAWEK WITH ZBONIKOWSKI, COMMITTEE CALLED PATRIOTS AND SELF-GOVERNORS: https://kujawsko-pomorskie.onet.pl/wloclawek-drugi-pis-wystawil-kandydata-do-senatu/1kgestn -- AND IN BIAŁYSTOK, PIS WILL HAVE COMPETITION FROM A SENATOR ON THE UNITED RIGHT LIST: https://www.egazety.pl/polska-press/e-wydanie-gazeta-wspolczesna.html -- THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GO AGAINST PIS BUT WILL FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES - NOWA TRYBUNA OPOLSKA ON THE GERMAN MINORITY AND KO LISTS: https://www.egazety.pl/polska-press/e-wydanie-gazeta-wspolczesna.html -- NON-PARTISAN LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SIGNATURES - Magdalena Kozioł in GW: “In Warsaw, the lead candidate for the KWW Non-Partisans and Local Officials list is to be the leader of the Non-Partisans, Mayor of Lubin Robert Raczyński. Out of 5,000 signatures required in the capital, a thousand are still missing.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,25131952,wybory-bezpartyjni-samorzadowcy-walcza-o-podpisy-idzie-jak.html -- ANALYSIS OF HOW CONSERVATIVE MEDIA ARE GAINING STRENGTH IN THE USA UNDER TRUMP: https://www.axios.com/conservative-media-thrives-under-trump-f4c19edd-9a07-4b85-8ced-24abf67a30f4.html -- JAPANESE DIRECTOR DELIGHTS AT VENICE FESTIVAL - GW CORRESPONDENCE: “First and foremost, her. Catherine Deneuve. Not so much a grande dame as a magnificent actress who has been around the block in cinema. Decades ago, she became the face of Marianne, the symbol of France. Today, she plays with her own image, seeks freshness, provokes. But also Juliette Binoche. Completely different from Deneuve. She belongs to a generation that no longer aspires to the role of icons. In her strong female characters, subtlety and fragility remain at the forefront. Although she is not afraid to experiment either. And alongside them, Hirokazu Koreeda. A 57-year-old Japanese director who gives the impression of someone who would prefer to hide in the crowd. He speaks quietly at festivals, talks to journalists through an interpreter, doesn't get carried away, doesn't stand out with eccentric outfits, or deliver monologues to reporters' cameras. However, he knows how to touch the deepest layers of sensitivity.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,25129433,wenecja-2019-hirokazu-koreeda.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Marzena Machałek, Jakub Stefaniak, Andrzej Friszke, Izabela Morawska, Jan Filip Stanilko, Arkadiusz Wiśniewski, Paweł Bryłowski, Artur Ostrowski, Natalia Polubiec.