-- SOBOLEWSKI MYSTERIOUSLY ON THIS YEAR'S EXCEPTIONALLY SHORT DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, WOŚ ON THE IDEOLOGICAL BABBLING OF THE CONVENTION AND REFORMING - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/07/27 -- IS TVN DELIBERATELY HEATING UP CONFLICT IN POLAND? - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “If this is the case, one must ask whether TVN is deliberately, for the profit of its management and salaries, heating up conflict in Poland? Is this still journalism? But further - is this still politics or already Russian-spirited polit-technology, which for narrow aims resorts to psychological manipulation of societies? Which throws people to extremes to push them to hatred towards the current enemy?” -- THE KEY TO THE SYSTEM IS NOT WHERE IT IS CREATED OR BROADCAST, BUT IN A TOTALLY HERMETIC ADVERTISING MARKET HOSTILE TO ALL THINGS CONSERVATIVE - KARNOWSKI FURTHER: “Do not believe in any repolonization or deconcentration of media in Poland. The key to the system is not where it is created or even broadcast, but in a totally hermetic, hostile to all things conservative, murderous advertising market. That is, where something is financed - or its financing is blocked”. https://wpolityce.pl/media/510788-czy-tvn-celowo-dla-zysku-nagrzewa-konflikt-w-polsce -- JACEK KARNOWSKI ON DULKIEWICZ'S LETTER REGARDING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GERMAN AGGRESSION ON POLAND: “Her letter on this matter to the Prime Minister is interesting reading. Firstly, the word 'Germany' or 'German' does not appear in it even once. On the occasion of an anniversary so strongly linked to the aggression of our western neighbor, the Mayor of Gdańsk cannot bring herself to name the aggressor. It's absent. In fact, there are also no Polish victims of World War II. There is only a loose reference to Polish blood, intended, however, to promote a politically correct message, and 'civilian victims of war' - the favorite narrative of the Germans, who want to absolve themselves of responsibility for atrocities previously unknown in the history of the world”. -- LET GDAŃSK FOCUS ON THE POLISH DEFENDERS OF THE POST OFFICE, NOT THE NAZI HERITAGE OF THE FREE CITY OF GDAŃSK - JACEK KARNOWSKI FURTHER: “If Gdańsk wants to return to Westerplatte, if it wants to be worthy of organizing such important national ceremonies again, if it wants to shed the odium of suspicion that it is 'not on good terms with Poland', it should start not from the end, but from the foundations: by seriously cultivating national traditions, by - to put it briefly - focusing on the Polish defenders of the Post Office, and not on the Nazi heritage of the 'Free City'. It should consider why it is so drawn to German heritage, and so indifferent to Polish symbols and traces. Because today Gdańsk reacts to such suggestions with aggression and irritation, considering them empty accusations. No, these are not empty accusations: someone who planned a 'joyful procession' for September 1st last year does not understand anything about Poland's fate. And I repeat: therefore, they do not deserve the honor of organizing anniversary ceremonies”. https://wpolityce.pl/spoleczenstwo/510949-symboliczne-w-liscie-dulkiewicz-nie-pada-slowo-niemcy -- THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONVENTION IS LOOKING AT SOCIAL PROBLEMS THROUGH IDEOLOGICAL GLASSES - TOMASZ PIETRYGA IN RZ: “Equating - whoever is against the Istanbul Convention is for beating women - is unfair. (...) The problem with the convention is that its authors look at a serious social problem through ideological, not pragmatic, glasses. The convention indicates measures that states should implement to counteract this phenomenon. However, behind this lies a powerful ideological dose, alien to a large part of Polish society. Indicating religion, tradition, and the division of social roles as sources of violence is not a substantive definition of the problem. Moreover, one only needs to look at the data published for years by the EU. Statistically, secular countries have a greater problem with violence against women than traditionally Catholic ones”. -- FIGHT VIOLENCE BY STANDING FIRMLY ON THE GROUND, RUTHLESSLY COUNTERACTING IT WITHOUT ADDING IDEOLOGY - PIETRYGA FURTHER: “The legal solutions proposed by the convention are mostly already in Polish law, while others mentioned in it deviate from our reality (e.g., a ban on ritualistic female genital mutilation or forcing minors into marriage). Enforcement of the law in Poland, its monitoring, the weakness of institutions or organizations dealing with violence is a separate issue. (...) In addition to reviewing the regulations for deficiencies and their effectiveness, the state should increase financial resources and strengthen its role in this area. This should be followed by prevention and education for the police and prosecution. Violence can be fought only by standing firmly on the ground, ruthlessly counteracting it, without adding ideology”. https://www.rp.pl/Opinie/307269936-Tomasz-Pietryga-Wakacje-z-gender.html -- WITH THE LAST MOVE, PIS STRENGTHENED GOWIN IN THE RECONSTRUCTION BECAUSE IT BROUGHT HIM CLOSER TO ZIOBRO - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Instead of opening a discussion, PiS immediately closed it when Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Ryszard Terlecki, dryly announced cuts, cornering the coalition partners. Although Porozumienie and Solidarna Polska differ on programmatic issues, Ziobro and Gowin have always been loyal to each other on coalition matters, knowing that they share a common fate. Therefore, PiS paradoxically strengthened Gowin with its last move. The leader of Porozumienie would be in trouble if his associates were cornered and forced to choose between loyalty to him and PiS. Now the situation is different. Gowin is acting together with Ziobro in the interest of their respective parties, which prevents potential splitters from acting independently. Ziobro and Gowin together command three dozen votes, so when they stand together, it's a signal that a hot summer awaits us. -- PIS IS CONDUCTING A MODEL SYMBOLIC DISPUTE, THE NEXT TARGET IS THE MEDIA - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI FURTHER: “So PiS is conducting a model symbolic dispute, telling voters: you wanted a civilizational war, here you have it, behold the ten-headed dragon – one is gender, the second is leftism, cultural Marxism, LGBT+, and so on. The next target will be those who hold symbolic power – the so-called elites, the media, etc. For all who wanted to believe that these were just monsters from the campaign period, and that after it, PiS would become a normal party focused on modernizing the state and the economy, this will be a very bitter pill”. https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/307269965-Michal-Szuldrzynski-Jesien-wojen-osymbole.html -- MACIEJ GDULA ARGUES FOR RETAINING THE ANTI-VIOLENCE CONVENTION: “One could fill a thick and rather terrifying book with similar quotes. Does this mean that Christianity is doomed to reproduce inequality and violence between sexes? Certainly not, because the same Saint Paul said that there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female. Fortunately, religious thought is full of contradictions and contains various tendencies that can be strengthened or weakened. This can also be done by criticizing them from interfaith, secular, or universal human positions. And right-wing politicians do not want to allow this. They are the ones who should have power over defining what can and cannot be said about religion and gender relations embedded in tradition. They do not want to allow for discussion and criticism that could appear, for example, in schools. It is better for catechists to talk about gender there. And the fight against violence against women? It will happen, but it will take place in an atmosphere of mutual understanding between the government, the Church, and Ordo Iuris. That is why it is so important for the anti-violence convention to remain”. https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/gdula-trwa-wyrok-boga-nad-twa-plcia-czyli-dlaczego-prawice-boli-konwencja-antyprzemocowa/ -- HALF OF THE CURRENT CLUB - PO POLITICIAN IN IWONA SZPALA'S ARTICLE IN GW: “– The assumption is to reform opposition politics based on the movement, to enter Szymon Hołownia's territory. To build a completely new grouping by sidelining a large part of the current PO activists and MPs. Half of the current club will probably not find themselves in the Sejm after the next elections – we hear from one of the party's MPs. Our interlocutor adds that the idea may be difficult to implement. Much depends on how it is received within Platforma itself. – It won't be easy in the field. Fierce opposition is expected. For example, in Warsaw, no one wants competing structures. People say that if the party were to be very civic, it would have become so naturally long ago – comments a Warsaw politician from Platforma”. -- ANOTHER STATEMENT FROM A PO POLITICIAN SKEPTICAL ABOUT GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT: “– Yes, we need to harness the capital of dissatisfaction that came with Trzaskowski. But a grassroots movement? Don't make me laugh. To build a new movement, you need Platforma's cadre resources, and the party bases will intuitively block competition. So, unfortunately, the steam might go to waste – we hear”. -- PLATFORMA IS TO BE RULED BY A DIRECTORY, THE LEADER IS TO BE WEAKENED - FURTHER IN SZPALA'S ARTICLE: “Other news coming from the sidelines suggest that changes to the statute will also concern the position of PO leaders. – It is to be rebuilt so that the party is actually ruled by a directory. The chairman will remain, but with a weaker role – claims our interlocutor, adding that these are just ideas for now. -- SZPALA'S INTERLOCUTOR ON DISORIENTATION IN PO: “– Moreover, we hear that the Platforma banner no longer bodes well for the current leadership. Rumors are also reaching us that building a movement around Trzaskowski will not be the end. So we are dealing with far-reaching disorientation in the party and in the PO club – says one of the MPs”. -- BUDKA IS NOT IN THE PLAN FOR A NEW OPENING - SZPALA'S INTERLOCUTOR FURTHER: “– Budka is not in the plan for a new opening. Trzaskowski is number one now – claims one of the MPs. The leader's public statements are closely watched. For example, from his statement that he did not rule out changing the name of PO, party colleagues deduced that he was looking for a place for himself in a new political project. PO MP: – One cannot say that Budka is unimportant, he is the leader of a party that has money, has influence in the club. Another adds: – It is known that after Rafał Trzaskowski's result, nothing will be the same in PO”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,26160656,w-ktora-strone-z-trzaskowskim-platforma-szykuje-sie-na-zmiany.html -- JACEK KURSKI ON HIS BROTHER - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF SIECI IN AN INTERVIEW IN SIEĆI: “What my brother is doing now has entered the phase of madness. It's a complete blurring of the line between journalism and the role of an exalted opposition politician and rally-goer. Moreover, it's a role in which my brother experiences only defeats. Perhaps he believes that these defeats stem from the existence of TVP, which I managed? In any case, he has started to fight me personally, resorting to actions that have crossed all permissible boundaries, leaving only scorched earth behind”. -- KURSKI ON WHAT THE DECEASED KURSKI MOTHER BELIEVED IN: “Mom is watching all this from heaven, distraught. I can only appeal to Jarek to think of Mom. Because Mom indicated that my path was close to her. When she was passing away, she said that I was to take the original signet ring of the Modzelewski family, and Jarek could have a copy made, although it was my brother who celebrated noble traditions, sabers, pendants, and coats of arms more, he often visited his family's home in Koszyłowce in Podole. https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/510887-w-nowym-tygodniku-sieci-ataki-na-mnie-to-zemsta -- MORE STATES DID NOT SUPPORT THE IDEA OF THE SO-CALLED RULE OF LAW MECHANISM - SLOVENIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANŽE LOGAR IN A CONVERSATION WITH JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Slovenia was not alone. More countries did not support the idea of blocking EU funding to any country through this mechanism. I even doubt that the European Commission is in favor of it”. -- THE PROBLEM WAS EXAGGERATED BY THE MEDIA - SLOVENIAN MINISTER FURTHER: “I wasn't there. But I know that many other topics were discussed, and this one was exaggerated by the media. I repeat: I doubt that the Commission would want to adopt a proposal linking EU funds to the decision of a single member state, because this would cause a lack of trust in decision-making within the EU and in the work of the European Commission, which employs 30,000 people”. -- HEAD OF THE SLOVENIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON THE THREE SEAS INITIATIVE: “Where does the idea of the Three Seas Initiative come from? – from a shared realization that transport and energy infrastructure is insufficient. If this can be improved through such an initiative, it can only be praised. Moreover, good infrastructure connections are also beneficial for the EU. This type of country linkage is not directed against the EU, but complements its strategic plans”. https://www.rp.pl/Unia-Europejska/307269968-MSZ-Slowenii-Praworzadnosc-a-fundusze---ten-temat-zostal-wyolbrzymiony.html FOTO. Henri Rousseau, The Hungry Lion, 1905, Fondation Beyeler, Basel A small breakthrough in Rousseau's artistic life occurred only in 1905, when the newly established Salon d'Automne accepted two paintings by the French painter for exhibition. One of them was the painting The Hungry Lion, on which one can see inspiration from the jungle. https://niezlasztuka.net/o-sztuce/henri-rousseau-sen/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Grzegorz Kajdanowicz, Jacek Tomczak, Stanisław Gorczyca.