-- THE FILM "BLOODY BUSINESS OF FUR FARMERS" BY JANUSZ SCHWERTNER NOW AVAILABLE IN FULL ON ONET: In the film "Bloody Business of Fur Farmers," we reveal the horrific conditions prevailing on the largest fur animal farm in Poland. It tells the story of Zhenya, a Ukrainian collaborator with the Open Cages Association, who worked on the farm for over two months. Over several weeks, he managed to capture dozens of recordings. They show the immense scale of suffering of animals killed for their fur. -- KRZYSZTOF CZABAŃSKI ANNOUNCES CRIMINAL COMPLAINT REGARDING FUR FARMERS: Former PiS MP Krzysztof Czabański announced on Onet that he intends to notify the prosecutor's office regarding the actions taken by the fur lobby. https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/krwawy-biznes-futerkowcow-film-janusza-schwertnera/82wy9vs,79cfc278 -- SOLIDARITY CHAIRMAN PIOTR DUDA ADMITTED INTO BELARUS - BELSAT: "The chairman of NSZZ "Solidarność" Piotr Duda has landed in Minsk and crossed the Belarusian border. Earlier, the union authorities informed that Duda was heading to the Belarusian capital to meet with representatives of independent trade unions. "Piotr Duda is scheduled to meet with the leader of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDZZ) Alaksandr Yarashuk in Minsk," informed Marek Lewandowski, spokesperson for the chairman of NSZZ "Solidarność." He noted that the visit would take place if Duda "is admitted." Duda and Yarashuk are also to discuss charitable aid and support within the framework of the "Solidarity with Belarus" fund established by "S," it was stated. Earlier, a truck with food for striking workers sent by Solidarity was not allowed into the country by the Belarusian border guards." https://belsat.eu/pl/news/szef-solidarnosci-przylecial-do-minska/ -- THIS SHOULD BE THE FINAL ALARM BELL - PRIME MINISTER ON RUSSIA IN AN INTERVIEW WITH TV BLOOMBERG: "Recent events in Belarus, where Russia is threatening intervention, and the attempt to poison the leader of the anti-Kremlin opposition, Alexei Navalny, should be the 'final alarm bell' for Germany regarding its stance and that of the EU on Nord Stream 2 - the Polish Prime Minister said. Referring to recent events in Belarus, where (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is clearly threatening intervention, and what he did to Navalny, this should be the final alarm bell for Germany regarding the position of Germany and the EU on Nord Stream 2 - said Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview broadcast on Tuesday to Bloomberg TV." -- MORAWIECKI ON THE UKRAINIAN CONTEXT OF NORD STREAM: "Asked about the consequences for Germany, Poland, and the EU in the event of work on NS2 being halted, Morawiecki admitted that the project "is very dangerous for Ukraine, as (Ukrainians) would be completely cut off from... the possibility of (gas) transit." Ukrainians have a pipeline system that was built to transport gas to Western Europe... - emphasized the head of the Polish government." https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/516659-pmm-dla-bloomberga-powinny-byc-ostre-sankcje-wobec-rosji -- GAZETA STOŁECZNA WRITES ABOUT HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH: "I saw hundreds of dead fish on a hundred-meter stretch along the Vistula River bank. How does this reconcile with the assurances of the waterworks that they ozonate sewage and its discharge poses no real threat to the environment? - asks a councilor from Białołęka. (...) This is not the only report of a school of dead fish north of Warsaw. "Today is the fourth consecutive day I've been visiting my spot below the bridge in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki; the water is covered with brown foam and hundreds of small and medium-sized dead fish!" - wrote angler Kazimierz Wąsik on Facebook." https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,26278258,awaria-czajki-setki-snietych-ryb-na-brzegu-wisly-na-pograniczu.html -- SASIN ON DECONCENTRATION PROJECT SOON, MUELLER ON MAX 14 MINISTRIES, FOGIEL ON THE ONLY CHANGE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SOON BEING THE DIVISION OF MAZOWIA - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/09/08/ -- ZIOBRO'S ALLIES' ANTICS HAVE BECOME UNBEARABLE - A PiS POLITICIAN QUOTED IN AGATA KONDZINSKA'S ARTICLE IN GW: "In PiS, they initially just observed the antics of Ziobro's allies. - But when the petty jabs ended and daily confrontation began, it became unbearable. It started to hinder not only coalition talks but also daily cooperation in the government - says one of our interviewees." -- A VERY STRANGE COINCIDENCE THAT THEY ARE DEMANDING VALUES WHEN THE CHAIRMAN DID NOT LET THEM INTO PiS - FURTHERMORE, A PiS POLITICIAN IN KONDZINSKA'S ARTICLE: "Solidarna Polska politicians do not see it that way. They are signaling that the situation is stable, and they are only demanding values. - A very strange coincidence. They have just started demanding them so loudly and publicly when the chairman did not let them into PiS - mocks a politician from Nowogrodzka." -- THE CHARGE OF ZIOBRO'S ALLIES IN PiS IS STARTING TO BOTHER NOT ONLY KACZYŃSKI - FURTHERMORE, KONDZINSKA: "The charge of Ziobro's allies has begun to bother not only Kaczyński. Last week, the party's core leadership met at Nowogrodzka. - There was a powerful attack on Solidarna Polska, because they are not only reaching for PiS's electorate but also trying to build their own identity, and this is causing huge emotions in the party. Therefore, for now, the path to PiS is closed for them - explains a politician from Nowogrodzka." https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,26277783,dlaczego-kaczynski-nie-chce-ziobry-w-pis-bylaby-wojna-domowa.html -- KACZYŃSKI STANDS FIRM WITH MORAWIECKI - ANNA DĄBROWSKA IN POLITYKA: "After five hours on Monday, the second round of negotiations in Zjednoczona Prawica concluded. Another will take place on Thursday. The agreement is being born in pain, and the PiS chairman stands firm with Morawiecki." https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1970498,1,nowa-umowa-zjednoczonej-prawicy-rodzi-sie-w-bolach.read -- COALITION PARTNERS WANT MINISTERS IN THE CHANCELLERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ ON ONET: "After the government reconstruction, the position of the head of government and the Prime Minister's Chancellery will be strengthened. Therefore - according to Onet's information - during the coalition negotiations, Jarosław Gowin and Zbigniew Ziobro demanded ministerial positions in the Prime Minister's Chancellery for their people. They want to keep an eye on Mateusz Morawiecki." -- EMILEWICZ AND WOŚ IN THE CHANCELLERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER? - FURTHERMORE, STANKIEWICZ: "Gowin - as we hear - would see Emilewicz in such a role, who has very good relations with Morawiecki. However, she herself is not eager for it and would prefer to remain a substantive minister. - Morawiecki will certainly not give her a ministry from PiS's quota. PiS would tear him apart. And he already has trouble with them because they strongly resist reducing the number of ministries, as they know they will lose some ministerial positions - explains our interlocutor, a supporter of Gowin. Woś is a natural candidate for Solidarna Polska to be the liaison with Morawiecki, who, before he became minister of environment, worked in the Prime Minister's Chancellery as minister for humanitarian aid." -- MORAWIECKI WANTS TO POSTPONE RECONSTRUCTION TO NOVEMBER - FURTHERMORE, STANKIEWICZ: "As we have established, the reconstruction may also be delayed due to this war. Morawiecki wants to postpone the government changes until November. Earlier - at the PiS congress on November 7-8 - he will become vice-chairman of the party. He hopes this will strengthen him against Ziobro and those PiS politicians who are unfavorable to him, including Beata Szydło and Jacek Kurski." https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/andrzej-stankiewicz-ziobro-i-gowin-chca-pilnowac-morawieckiego-analiza/6nb7mbd -- JACEK KARNOWSKI TO EMILEWICZ: WHERE ARE THE IDEAS FOR SOFT ACTIONS, WHERE IS THE LEGACY OF SOFT POWER? - writes on wPolityce: "So there is a lot of truth in this statement. But at the same time, the most important thing is missing. If not like this, if not this way, then how? Where are the ideas for soft actions? Where is the legacy of discreet, intelligent, light, soft power in preventing the militants who want to take over the upbringing of our children? After all, several years have passed. I have already written on our portal that in the matter of a cultural war, it is time to stop focusing on diagnoses and start thinking about remedies." -- IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DECLARATIONS ON KEY ISSUES ARE NOT ASYMPTOMATIC - FURTHERMORE, JACEK KARNOWSKI: "This applies not only to the hard right but to all who declare that this is also their goal. To all who hold their positions thanks to people who expect that we will not exchange the white and red for the rainbow. Everyone must think ahead, everyone should want to. And demand, especially from themselves. Because it is easy to break down the neighbor's attacks, but it is harder to go into the trenches yourself. In any case, it is worth ensuring that declarations on such key issues are not asymptomatic. The Polish cavalry sometimes failed, but they did go into battle. And perhaps we really have no chance, but even then it is worth playing for time, because that is always a chance for Divine Providence to intervene." https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/516632-pani-premier-skoro-nie-tak-skoro-nie-tedy-to-ktoredy -- ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA ON THE HIGH RATINGS OF THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER - THEY SHOULD POSITION THEMSELVES IN THE SHADOWS AND LET HARRIERS LIKE ZIOBRO GO FORWARD, THEN EVERYONE WILL LOOK AT THEM WITH RELIEF - writes in RZ: "The poll results for the most important people in the country (excluding the PiS chairman) are a good start for a game that will determine the ruling camp's place on the political scene for the coming years. A strong mandate is needed to stop a coalition partner pushing the country towards the right flank, while not offending more radical voters – this dilemma faces both the prime minister and the president. There is another possibility: perhaps voters who generally do not view the authorities and the political world positively will be satisfied with low expectations, according to the old medical principle: "Primum non nocere" – first, do no harm. And this would mean that the president and the prime minister should position themselves in the shadows and let harriers like Zbigniew Ziobro go forward. Then everyone will look at them with relief." https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/309079895-Dabrowska-Po-pierwsze-mniej-szkodza.html -- RZ ON THE FRONT PAGE ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF CHANGES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM - 30 JUDGES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE SUPREME COURT, THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER TO THE CRIMINAL CHAMBER - writes Agata Łukaszewicz: "Out of nearly 100 judges in the Supreme Court, 20-30 are to remain. The rest will go into retirement. The ruling party is preparing another phase of justice reform. As "Rzeczpospolita" has unofficially learned, there will be changes in the Supreme Court (SN) as well as in common and administrative courts. The most radical changes are to affect the SN: according to our sources, instead of 97 judges (out of 125 positions), an elite group of 20, maybe 30 people, is to remain. The rest will go into retirement due to the reorganization. The current chambers of the SN are also to be merged. The Disciplinary Chamber, whose functioning the Court of Justice of the EU has significant reservations about, may be merged with the Criminal Chamber – which raises no doubts. The Civil Chamber would be merged with the Labor Chamber." https://www.rp.pl/Sedziowie-i-sady/309079880-PiS-bierze-sady-na-cel---kolejna-odslona-reformy-wymiaru-sprawiedliwosci.html -- MORE ORGANIZATIONS DEFENDING THE COURTS ARE "SOFA WARRIORS," THE JUDICIARY IN AN IVORY TOWER HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM CITIZENS - TOMASZ KRZYŻAK IN RZ: "There were few defenders of the courts. Because the judiciary, closed in an ivory tower for decades, has become detached from citizens. This is why civil society movements have failed. After the Committee for the Defense of Democracy, plagued by scandals, lost its significance, subsequent organizations have a more "sofa warrior" character. They are too weak to muster a mass social protest movement. The opposition, especially Platforma Obywatelska, has also not gained political benefits from defending the courts. Although they put a lot of energy into defending the status of the Constitutional Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and the National Council of the Judiciary, this did not translate into an increase in support for them. Jarosław Kaczyński is well aware of this, which is why after almost a year, the courts will return to the political game. And the question of whether they will work faster or emerge from the impasse after the pandemic is of secondary importance." https://www.rp.pl/Opinie/309079879-Tomasz-Pietryga-W-sadach-spokoju-nie-bedzie.html -- WILL CIT TAXATION FOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP COMPANIES BE INTRODUCED? - PIOTR MIĄCZYŃSKI ON THE FRONT PAGE OF GW: "Meanwhile, the list of legislative and programmatic works of the Council of Ministers has just included an announcement of a major amendment to tax laws. Thus, limited partnership companies "having their registered office or management in the territory of the Republic of Poland" will start paying CIT tax. Limited partnerships have never been CIT taxpayers. Now they will likely pay tax twice. The company itself would pay CIT, and then its partners - PIT - on income earned in the company. Details are lacking; according to our unofficial information, the project will most likely be ready on Tuesday." https://wyborcza.pl/7,155287,26278258,rzad-jak-kura-od-stycznia-zacznie-dziobac-w-naszych-kieszeniach.html -- ZIOBRO'S ALLIES WITH AN IDEA FOR AN AD LEVY - ELŻBIETA RUTKOWSKA IN DGP: "Ziobro's allies have a new idea to temper the media. It is an ad levy - according to DGP information. The tax is an alternative method to influence the media - in case the deconcentration plans do not work out. - Everyone who sells advertisements would pay this tax: the media of the Karnowski brothers just like TVN - a person close to the leadership of Solidarna Polska, where the idea originated, tells us." https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/media/artykuly/7817508,dekoncentracja-media-zbigniew-ziobro-podatek-handlowy-reklama-danina-tvn-ringier-axel-springer-repolonizacja.html -- COMPARE MY SUCCESSES WITH CZAPUTOWICZ'S ACTIVITIES, YOU WILL GET AN ANSWER - WITOLD WASZCZYKOWSKI IN AN INTERVIEW WITH JAKUB SZCZEPAŃSKI FOR INTERIA: "I have been asked many times about my successor and I have always replied that I do not review my colleagues in the government. I still don't want to do that, that's what journalists are for. I can only say that during my time as minister, we managed to create the process of building the anti-missile shield, we had a NATO summit, decisions were made on the deployment of a NATO battalion, the Americans decided on their brigade in Poland, the Holy Father visited us. In addition, the Three Seas initiative and a very successful summit with Donald Trump. 190 countries supported us for the UN Security Council. I could list more. Please compare this with what happened over the next two years. And you will have the answer." -- I WASN'T CAUGHT EATING AND DRINKING LIKE UNDER KING SASSA OR TALKING ABOUT NEGROITY - FURTHERMORE, WITOLD WASZCZYKOWSKI: "Tabloid mockery is their charm. However, I wasn't caught demanding the extermination of packs, eating and drinking like under King Sassa, or talking about negroity. Tabloids and the opposition latch onto non-substantive issues. That's just how it is." -- EUROPE, ALTHOUGH IT ACCUSES US OF BREAKING THE RULE OF LAW, CHOOSES POLITICIANS FROM OUR PARTY FOR KEY POSITIONS - WASZCZYKOWSKI ON PE: "One enters politics for ideals, although some do it for money and positions. I cannot be offended. I found my place in PiS because I like the party's policy and its direction. I did what I could - as a minister. Then I was in the Sejm for a short while, now I am in the European Parliament. I was also appreciated in Brussels. I became the first deputy head of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I was elected chairman of the committee on Ukraine, and there are several other functions. Europe, although it accuses us of breaking the rule of law, has chosen a group of politicians from our party for key positions." https://fakty.interia.pl/autor/jakub-szczepanski/news-witold-waszczykowski-dla-interii-w-parlamencie-europejskim-w,nId,4716923 -- DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE ALT-INTERNET IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC - JAKUB BODZIONY IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: "Two main conclusions can be drawn at this time. We should definitely not ignore the alt-internet sphere and diminish its significance. This is largely an unexplored area in mainstream media. The narrative of traditional media as "gatekeepers" of public debate is politically attractive but seems outdated. Secondly, lumping all individuals questioning government actions into a bag labeled "conspiracy theorists and crackpots" would be a mistake. At the protests in Berlin, there were many people for whom government restrictions could have led to the loss of their livelihood. Alt-internet in Poland consists of hundreds of thousands, and probably millions, of users who are building their own media circulation. Surrounding them with an isolating cordon or condescendingly mocking them may provide a temporary sense of security related to message control. However, hermetic information bubbles are better broken through than cultivated." https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2020/09/08/trzeci-obieg-koronawirus-i-alt-internet-w-polsce/ -- EU MIGRATION PACT RETURNS - TOMASZ BIELECKI FOR OKO.PRESS: "The planned package – according to leaks – does not include a proposal for mandatory relocation of refugees among EU countries, but each EU member state would have to contribute in some way to solving the refugee crisis (among the possible variants, compensatory payments to the common EU fund were considered a few years ago). The "Migration Pact" will show whether the EU, five years after Germany's "We can do it!", is capable of jointly planning a coherent migration policy or if the grievances from 2015 still paralyze the EU on this issue." https://oko.press/unijna-polityka-migracyjna-niemcy-sa-za-reszta-woli-cicha-migracje-bez-zobowiazan/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Zofia Wojtkowska, Roch Kowalski, Jerzy Szmit.