-- PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS FORCEFULLY ABOUT THE OPPOSITION AND MEDIA - ACCUSES THEM OF SHAKING THE BOAT - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/06/02/ -- FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF HIS GDANSK APPEARANCE, TRZASKOWSKI TO VISIT GDAŃSK WITH DULKIEWICZ ON JUNE 4TH - 300POLITYKA: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/06/02/trzaskowski-idzie-za-ciosem-sukcesu-w-poznaniu-i-4-czerwca-o-16-30-na-zaproszenie-dulkiewicz-wystapi-w-gdansku/ -- BNP PARIBAS EXPERT PRAISES THE IDEA OF A STATE FOOD HOLDING IN RZ: “– It’s a quite reasonable idea, provided certain conditions are met, of course – says Bartosz Urbaniak, head of agro banking at BNP Paribas for Europe and Africa. He notes that the price paid to the farmer has often been only a dozen or so percent of the retail price on the store shelf, so a well-managed state holding could civilize trade standards in the market. According to Urbaniak, the crisis might bring several opportunities for favorable acquisitions of store chains. – It’s a quite reasonable idea, provided certain conditions are met, of course. If a store chain can collect goods from tens of thousands of farmers and then deliver them to tens of thousands of small shops, especially outside large cities, it can create a new market standard, but only if it rigorously maintains the quality of work and production. If it were just another chain whose sole aim is profit, it wouldn't succeed. However, if it is to provide economic and social support, then the best cooperative experiences could be transferred to the state market. We have signals from Italy that such cooperative formats are proving successful – says the expert”. https://www.rp.pl/Handel/306019900-Rzad-chcialby-przejac-siec-a-nie-budowac.html -- THE PANDEMIC SHOWED THE FAILURE OF MINIMAL STATE INTERVENTION - MARIANA MAZZUCATO IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “Governments from the United States to the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and South Africa are investing billions of dollars, and sometimes trillions, to strengthen their national economies. But if we learned anything from the 2008 crisis, it is that quality is at least as important as quantity. If the money goes into weak, hollow, or poorly managed structures, it will change nothing and may simply be absorbed by the financial sector. Too many lives are at stake now to repeat the mistakes of the past.” -- NEW ZEALAND INTRODUCED THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE - MAZZUCATO CONTINUES: “Another example of success is New Zealand – and this is no accident. Its authorities have moved away from the outsourcing mantra initially adopted in the 1980s and introduced the principles of the 'spirit of service' and 'ethics of care' in all public services. They were the first in the world to create a budget focused on citizen well-being, not GDP growth (wellbeing budget). Thanks to this role of the government in society, in response to the crisis, the government adopted a 'health first, economy second' strategy and, instead of relying on herd immunity, focused very early on preventing infections.” -- MINOR PARTIES ONCE AGAIN LISTENED TO THEIR ELDER SISTER AND WILL END UP LIKE ZABŁOCKI IN SOAP, JUST LIKE WHEN THEY WERE PERSUADED TO ENGAGE IN TOTAL OPPOSITION - JACEK KARNOWSKI: “Trzaskowski is gathering scattered votes, Hołownia and Kosiniak-Kamysz are still trying to deny reality, but they also know how it will end. They listened to their elder sister again, and they will end up like Zabłocki in soap again. Just like in the first period after PiS's victory, when the smaller parties also allowed themselves to be persuaded to play the game of total opposition. -- THE DREAM OF THE PEASANTS, THE LEFT, AND HOŁOWNIA ABOUT A SUBJECTIVE ROLE WAS BRUTALLY INTERRUPTED - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “Today they have made this inexplicable mistake again. Civic Platform has maintained its hegemonic position, and the dream of the leaders of the Peasants, the Left, and Hołownia's camp about a subjective role has been brutally interrupted.” -- A CHANCE FOR A BENEFICIAL REMODELING OF THE POLITICAL SCENE FOR POLAND WAS WASTED - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “In total, a historic chance for a major reshaping of the political scene has been wasted. A remodeling that would have been beneficial for Poland, because it was Civic Platform that introduced this furious negation of the democratic election results unfavorable to them into Polish public life. A rebuilding of the opposition would have been highly desirable, although it would certainly have complicated the ruling camp's life as well. Now everything is returning to its old tracks. Trzaskowski will consolidate Civic Platform and fight in the second round. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Szymon Hołownia will not disappear from politics, but they will have to wait a very long time for another chance for a big game, if they ever get one. They wanted to take advantage of the May elections but at the same time did not want to support them. And you can't eat your cake and have it too.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/502907-kosiniak-kamysz-i-holownia-zmarnowali-historyczna-szanse -- CHAMPAGNE CORKS SHOULDN'T BE POPPING AT CIVIC PLATFORM HEADQUARTERS JUST YET - ŁUKASZ ROGOJSZ IN GAZETA.PL: “The fact that champagne corks should not yet be popping at Civic Platform headquarters or in the homes of Trzaskowski's supporters is indicated by polls showing the balance of power in a potential second round of presidential elections. So far, and at the time of writing this article, seven such polls have been conducted, the mayor of Warsaw has not once defeated the incumbent head of state. This means that President Duda still has some margin for error. This margin is rapidly shrinking, but it still exists.” -- ROGOJSZ ON TRZASKOWSKI'S APPEARANCE - WILL HE MANAGE TO CONVINCE THAT HE IS CREDIBLE IN ALL OF THIS: “The issue is whether, after five years in opposition and less than four weeks before the election, Trzaskowski will manage to convince Poles that he is credible in all of this. And here, for the moment, there is a big question mark.” -- CIVIC PLATFORM'S GOAL - TO TAKE VOTERS AWAY FROM HOŁOWNIA, BECAUSE IN THE SECOND ROUND THOSE VOTES DON'T GO TO TRZASKOWSKI - ROGOJSZ CONTINUES IN GAZETA.PL: ”At Civic Platform, the goal is clear – Hołownia must be deprived of as many voters as possible in the shortest possible time. Why? With Hołownia, we have this problem that in the second round, his voters don't necessarily have to support Rafał. It could be a situation where what he takes from us in the first round will simply be lost and we won't regain it in the confrontation with Duda – a politician from Civic Platform who knows the behind-the-scenes of Trzaskowski's campaign told us a few days ago. Five years ago, Kukiz took votes from both Duda and Komorowski in the first round, but in the second round, he gave most of them to Duda. Our research shows that Hołownia is gathering support only from the opposition side, and these votes do not go to Rafał in the case of a second round. That is why we must regain as many of Hołownia's votes as possible in the first round – emphasized our interlocutor. https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,25994071,sam-efekt-rafala-nie-wystarczy-trzaskowski-musi-dorzucic.html -- OPPOSITION, WHY DID YOU FORGET ABOUT PODLASIE - LETTER TO KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA - AS WRITTEN BY MARCIN CHOIŃSKI: “Podlasie is not made up of conservatives alone. Even in this region, considered typically agricultural, over 60% of residents live in cities, and these tend to vote more readily for more liberal parties. Added to this is the decreasing religiosity of Poles (also in Podlasie) and the liberalization of the younger generation. Is anyone trying to win their votes?” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/opozycja-dlaczego-zapomnialas-o-podlasiu-list/ -- NEW GENERATIONS ARE ENTERING THE SCENE AND THE OCCUPATIONAL MENTALITY IS DOING WELL - JAROSŁAW KUISZ IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Many opponents of United Right will be pleased with the politically embarrassing 'gift' for the former deputy prime minister. However, it is worth noting with a bit of distance that the young Gowin only adopted an old narrative – and sharpened it. And here we find the 'theoretical state,' as in 2015. And there is nothing to be happy about here. And here – emigration seems to be the best solution. New generations are entering the public arena. However, the occupational mentality is doing well. For now, the foundations of Polish 'software,' despite three decades of freedom, are not changing one bit.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2020/06/02/rap-gowina-mentalnosc-okupacyjna-ma-sie-dobrze/ -- A GENERATION HAS GROWN UP THAT DOES NOT REMEMBER GOVERNMENTS OTHER THAN RIGHT-WING ONES - ROBERT BIEDROŃ IN AN INTERVIEW WITH TOMASZ SAWCZUK FOR KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Another thing is added to this. The Left has not been in power for 15 years. This means that a whole generation has grown up that does not remember governments other than right-wing ones. That is why it is very difficult for us to break through with our narrative of a Poland of equal opportunities. Especially since the current narrative is supported by a whole conglomerate of media and think tanks that strengthen, on the one hand, neoliberal thinking, and on the other hand, right-wing thinking.” -- KWAŚNIEWSKI AND MILLER'S WORDS DEMOBILIZED THE LEFT'S ELECTORATE - BIEDROŃ CONTINUES IN KL: “We had a demobilized electorate. Politicians like Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Leszek Miller said not to vote because the elections would be dangerous. Fortunately, they have changed their minds today. It seems to me that we need to consistently do our own thing. Not to be led astray by those who advised us to change the candidate or withdraw from these elections. Today I have a task to complete: to lead the Left through the Red Sea. Just as I led the Left in the parliamentary elections, I will fight now.” -- WHY ARE BANKS BEING SAVED AND NOT PEOPLE? - BIEDROŃ CONTINUES: “Now there is a discussion about the 'anti-crisis shield 4.0,' which will result in the loosening of labor protection. We can wonder how to respond to the crisis with solidarity, but I don't understand why banks, which received PLN 70 billion in the first shield, are being saved today, and people and their jobs are not being saved. We are making the same mistake that was made in 2008.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2020/06/02/wywiady-z-kandydatami-opozycji-cz-2-przeprowadzam-lewice-przez-morze-czerwone/ -- IT TURNS OUT ZANDBERG APPEARED IN THE BALLAD OF JANUSZEK: https://www.plotek.pl/plotek/7,154063,25994106,adrian-zandberg-ma-za-soba-aktorski-debiut-polityk-wystapil.html -- JOANNA SZCZĘSNA ON JERZY PILCH - writes in oko.press: “Our acquaintance, spanning over a quarter of a century, was based on two solid pillars: He always diligently called back and replied to my letters and emails, and on the other hand – I adored his writing style (ah, that unique Pilchian phrase, sentence rhythm, clarity of argument, deadly polemical barbs, energetic tearing of conventional collocations to connect words into unexpected, almost erotically charged new unions).” -- HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS - SZCZĘSNA TO PILCH CONTINUES: “I read several of Pilch's recent interviews about his move to Kielce (which I, of course, put in his file). Not that I informed him or his wife about it, but I was planning to visit them, naturally after arranging it beforehand. I had already discussed this with the only Kielce native I know, Boguś Białek. He promised to put me up for the night and drive me to Święta Katarzyna, where I spent my holidays 60 years ago and never ate better apples than those I stole from the monastery garden there. I wanted to check how they taste today. How could you, Pilch, leave me hanging like this?” https://oko.press/pisal-do-niej-jerzy-pilch-wspomnienie/ -- PHOTO. The Kite, Marc Chagall. https://www.albertina.at/en/exhibitions/monet-to-picasso/ -- THE VIENNESE ALBERTINA APPLICATION, WHICH FACILITATES ADMIRING PAINTINGS FROM THE BARTLINER COLLECTION, including Degas, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, as well as Eastern European avant-garde like Malevich and Chagall. https://artivive.com/albertina/?fbclid=IwAR0KW0lYy9lPB4J_7d7DiziD2z-2-DP3i1pWMyd6ACryqLuAjluyoZ-KT1o -- BIRTHDAYS: Stanisław Kluza, Tomasz Żółciak.