-- THE FAIRY TALE OF JAKUB SZELA - RADEK RAK AND THE NIKE 2020 AWARD: When he set out to write his novel, he wanted to do so exclusively from a peasant perspective. The leader of the Galician slaughter was to him a brigand with a golden heart. – However, when I delved into studies and source materials, I realized I couldn't write something like that because I would have to lie. I also knew I had to break away from the manor house literature and all the noble mythology, because I wouldn't find the truth there either. I needed a different path – he admits. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75410,26367581,nike-2020-dla-radka-raka-za-basn-o-wezowym-sercu.html -- KAMIŃSKI EXCLUDES THE COLLAPSE OF THE SENATE MAJORITY, SOBOLEWSKI ON HOW TO MAINTAIN THE TRUST OF POLES IN 2023 - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/10/05/ -- THE NEW POPULIST-RIGHT-WING KOD IS BEING PROMOTED USING SIMILAR METHODS, WHILE 61% OF VILLAGE RESIDENTS SUPPORT THE "FIVE FOR ANIMALS" AND PiS'S POLL NUMBERS ARE RISING - PIOTR LISIEWICZ IN NIEZALEŻNA: “61 percent of village residents support the 'Five for Animals' – according to a United Surveys poll for RMF FM and 'Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'. And according to IBRiS, support for PiS has increased from 40.09% to 41.6%. The biggest media deception in recent times is presenting the protesters against 'Five for Animals' as 'farmers'. The fur farmer Szczepan Wójcik, who was received by the president, Michał Kołodziejczak, promoted as the new Lepper, and Sławomir I. (formerly Samoobrona, now OPZZ, accused of fraud) have nothing to do with what the majority of village residents think. Even more of a curiosity is a certain Krzysztof Tołwiński, who appears on YouTube with a pitchfork in his barn doorway, but in reality, is a political careerist who has passed through most populist and other groupings in the Third Republic, including the top leadership of the PSL. These gentlemen are simply the new populist-right-wing KOD, incidentally promoted on the internet using similar methods. Of course, it is worth for PiS to investigate whether something in the new regulations does not need improvement, how they affect the situation of poultry and beef exporters. However, the impostors must be exposed and they must not be allowed to carry out their embarrassing masquerades”. https://niezalezna.pl/355729-61-proc-czyli-wypchaj-sie-futrzarzu -- THE NEED FOR HERBERT'S PRECISION IN RELATIONS WITH GERMANY - ZBIGNIEW PARAFIANOWICZ IN DGP: "The need for precision" formulated by Zbigniew Herbert means attempting to precisely determine the number of victims of "inhuman power." Coldly, without lyricism – Hannah Arendt writes about this, who during the Eichmann trial noticed his tendency to fall into pathos and generalizations, which helped him escape responsibility for the concrete, or as Herbert would say – precise – fate of Kowalski or Bloch”. -- A POLISH MONUMENT IN BERLIN, AND IN THE NEXT STEP, A PRECISE CONVERSATION ABOUT COMPENSATION - PARAFIANOWICZ FURTHER IN DGP: “A Polish monument cannot be erected in the shadow of the Exilmuseum, somewhere on the margins. It must stand in Askany Square. As planned. If this succeeds, both Germans and Poles will gain a starting point to say that reconciliation goes beyond triviality. In the next step, both countries could begin a precise conversation about compensation for World War II. Because this is also a topic that has eluded 'precision' for years.” -- BEYOND THE METAPHYSICS OF RECONCILIATION IS MATERIAL REALITY AND THE MINIMUM MEMORIALIZATION OF VICTIMS PROPOSED BY POLAND - PARAFIANOWICZ'S CONCLUSION: “Beyond metaphysics is also very concrete material reality. In the minimum variant, expressed by the memorialization of victims through the construction of a monument according to solutions proposed by Poland. It is as Herbert writes, we must "count everything accurately" so that the "problem from applied mathematics" ceases to bother us and "gross negligence" and "lack of precise data" do not take root in "human affairs”. https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/opinie/artykuly/7840242,arndt-freytag-von-loringhoven-syn-adiutanta-hitlera-relacje-niemcy-polska.html -- GERMANY CONSIDERS ITSELF A MODEL OF DEMOCRACY AND EVERYTHING IS SUBORDINATED TO GERMAN ECONOMIC POWER - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “The banners have changed, today Germany considers itself a model of democracy, it sees its mission in converting others to a left-wing worldview, multiculturalism. Again, they are the most perfect in what they consider best. Again, everything is subordinated to German economic power – including such huge, such anti-European ventures as Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, not to mention detailed regulations for many sectors and the European currency. As a side note: let's protect ourselves from the euro currency with all our might!” -- THE DESIRE TO IMPOSE THEIR WILL HAS AGAIN CAPTURED GERMAN HEARTS - KARNOWSKI FURTHER: “However, our neighbors, in their smugness, cannot see what their former victims perfectly sense: that the desire to impose their will, to crush all resistance, to dominate – again at all costs, though in the name of other slogans – has once again captured German hearts. Let's summarize this message in one sentence: since Germany has stood under the rainbow banner, since they want to be a semi-Islamic country, then others must also, immediately! And if not, we will starve them!” -- IT IS DIFFICULT TO PRETEND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST - KARNOWSKI FURTHER: “From a Polish perspective, these actions, these words, and these plans – such as the discretionary, authoritarian definition of the rule of law as a lever for financial punishment – are again aimed at depriving us of sovereignty, freedom. Because much is changing, and we still have to explain that our freedom and our independence also consist of the fact that others may not like them. If this obviousness evokes fury, then it is difficult to pretend that the problem does not exist”. https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/520450-znow-mamy-niemcy-pelne-pychy-pragnace-porzadkowac-europe -- EVERYTHING WILL DEPEND ON MORAWIECKI'S DETERMINATION - WILL HE BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES? - PIOTR TRUDNOWSKI IN AN INTERVIEW WITH PORTAL DO RZECZY: “The consolidation of ministries is sensible, but the question is whether it will bring real changes, or perhaps problems, because from a management perspective, such a reform is always a very big challenge. For some time, there may also be problems related to the reorganization. All this poses specific risks, so in fact, much will depend on Morawiecki's determination – whether the prime minister will be able to utilize these changes, whether he was indeed their initiator, and whether these changes will be followed by a more ordered system of coordinating legislative policy, also at the formal level”. -- KACZYŃSKI'S NATURAL INTENTION IS TO SUPPORT MORAWIECKI - TRUDNOWSKI FURTHER IN DO RZE: “It is obvious to me that at government meetings everyone will look at President Kaczyński, but the key is whether the PiS leader will nod his head, reinforcing the prime minister's position with his authority, or perhaps will argue with him. In my opinion, the first scenario will occur, in which the president will want to support Morawiecki. Firstly, the reduction in the number of ministries itself is always an impulse that strengthens the prime minister. Secondly, the very fact that Kaczyński entered into a conflict with Zbigniew Ziobro of unexpected significance shows that the PiS leader stands on Morawiecki's side. Thirdly, the announcement that Morawiecki is to become the vice-president of PiS at the November congress, and in a prestigious position, after Adam Lipiński. So, looking broadly at the context of all these events, Kaczyński's natural intention is to support Morawiecki. The question is whether the prime minister will use this or not”. -- KACZYŃSKI'S MOVE, WHICH WILL CAUSE PiS CRITICS' ATTENTION TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING UNIMPORTANT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF REAL POLITICS - TRUDNOWSKI ON CZARNEK: “We know that as a Member of Parliament, he often took on difficult tasks and completed them successfully. I would like to point out that he was a member of the team responsible for the final regulations concerning the presidential elections in June and July. Czarnek was part of a small group that, in effect, prepared solutions that did not raise widespread doubts in 48 hours – they were accepted in principle and allowed the vote to take place by political consensus. This is something that, frankly, seemed impossible a week before May 10. And Minister Czarnek, as a constitutionalist, lawyer, and clearly an experienced politician, was one of the people who carried out this process. I am not familiar with his achievements or views on education or higher education, but I have the impression that this is again Jarosław Kaczyński's political method, titled: at any moment, one must make some move that will cause the attention of key PiS critics to focus on something – from the perspective of real politics – unimportant”. -- KACZYŃSKI PLAYED THE CZARNEK CARD CONSCIOUSLY – HE IS DIVERTING ATTENTION AND CREATING THE CONVICTION THAT THE LINE REPRESENTED BY SOLIDARNA POLSKA IS REPLACEABLE - TRUDNOWSKI FURTHER: “However, I have the impression that Przemysław Czarnek has so far consciously formulated his statements to build controversy and recognition. We do not know if he will continue to do so as minister – perhaps not. It sometimes happens that politicians, changing roles, also change their temperament. Jarosław Kaczyński played the Czarnek card consciously – firstly, to divert attention from other challenges and problems, and secondly, to create the conviction that the line represented by Solidarna Polska is not irreplaceable within the United Right camp. https://dorzeczy.pl/kraj/155908/trudnowski-to-bedzie-bardzo-wazny-test-dla-morawieckiego.html -- IS PiS SHIFTING TO CRISIS MANAGEMENT MODE? - JAKUB BODZIONY IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “So it may be that PiS is shifting to crisis management mode. Over time, the current government talks less about solidarity and more often begins to mention costs and savings. Jarosław Gowin, known for his strongly free-market views, as the minister responsible for labor, may confirm the strengthening of these tendencies in the government's policy. The head of 'Solidarność', Piotr Duda, spoke unequivocally on this matter, stating sharply that the nomination for Gowin "is like spitting in someone's face," and "PiS has done this to 'Solidarność'." https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2020/10/05/sawczuk-w-poniedzialek-kaczynski-do-nadzoru-gowin-do-pracy-czarnek-do-marksa/ -- AGATA KONDZIŃSKA ON THE BACKGROUND OF THE PRESIDENT'S CHANCELLERY HEAD'S CANDIDACY FOR MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE: “Now Duda also wanted to take care of those who are leaving – adds another interlocutor. And so Halina Szymańska wanted to continue her career at the European Court of Auditors. However, 'Wyborcza' wrote that her candidacy was blocked by the head of the presidential cabinet, Krzysztof Szczerski. Then, in the Palace, the idea arose to move people leaving the Chancellery's leadership to the government. – The President decided to wait with the changes until the reconstruction, but it did not end as he expected – says our source from PiS. And he adds that from the beginning, there were two names in the running for the post of Minister of Agriculture: Szymańska and Puda. – As late as last Thursday, it seemed that Szymańska's candidacy would go through, but on Friday, the president finally opted for Puda. I don't know what tipped the scales – adds the PiS politician”. -- KONDZIŃSKA ON SZYMAŃSKA'S SUCCESSOR IN THE PRESIDENT'S CHANCELLERY: “There is even Szymańska's successor in the Palace – it is the general director in the Chancellery, Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych. Personnel decisions were prepared in August, but PiS thwarted the president's plans. – It is harder to dismiss people in the Presidential Chancellery, it's a small environment, everyone knows each other, there's a courtly-family atmosphere, one rather looks for a place for their own elsewhere – says our source”. -- ACCORDING TO A PiS POLITICIAN QUOTED BY KONDZIŃSKA - THE PRESIDENT THREW A FIT: “However, politicians in PiS see the sources of the decision to postpone the inauguration ceremony of the reconstructed Morawiecki cabinet until Monday in the unsuccessful power struggle between the Palace and the government. – The President threw a fit – they comment unofficially”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,26366682,zablokowana-przeprowadzka-z-palacu-prezydenckiego-do-rzadu.html -- MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ ON COOPERATION WITH THE PRESIDENT - AND HARMONIOUS COOPERATION WAS SUPPOSED TO AWAIT US…: “The president also wants to have a say in this power struggle, who – as it coincidentally happened – did not find even half an hour last week to swear in the new ministers. This is a more than obvious manifestation, especially considering the fact that the head of state has found time in recent days to receive a delegation of farmers protesting against the 'Five for Animals,' i.e., the bans on ritual slaughter, fur farming, etc., pushed by Kaczyński. The law, which became the cause of the argument in the coalition (it passed in the Sejm only thanks to the opposition's support), has not yet left the Senate, it is unknown in what form it will reach the president's desk, nor what decision he will ultimately make. Contrary to the promises from Duda's election campaign, when PiS politicians promised harmonious cooperation between the president and the ruling camp, months full of tension and ideological conflicts, as well as those caused by the pandemic, await us. https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/310049947-Szuldrzynski-Nowa-architektura-wladzy.html -- TODAY, RESPECT AND RIGHTS FOR LGBT PEOPLE ARE AN INALIENABLE PART OF CIVIL RIGHTS - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “It is worth considering the ambassador's statement that Poland is 'on the wrong side of history regarding LGBT issues.' It is true that homosexuality was criminalized in many countries now considered models of the rule of law, while it was not in Poland (including the PRL). But the changes in public opinion and politicians' attitudes towards homosexual people in the last half-century have been very dynamic, and today respect and rights for LGBT people are recognized as an inalienable part of civil rights. This is likely what Ms. Mosbacher meant when she spoke of history and urged Polish politicians to try to be on its right side”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,26363323,po-zlej-stronie-historii.html -- TRZASKOWSKI CONSIDERS TAX CUTS SCANDALOUS, YET RECEIVED 250 MILLION MORE FOR EDUCATION THAN LAST YEAR - MICHAŁ RACHOŃ IN NIEZALEŻNA: “One of the leaders of the liberal party considers tax cuts a scandal and a harmful action. He says this not because he is against tax cuts. If asked directly, he would say he is very much in favor. He is only against tax cuts when he himself receives less money from the government. That is, he says he receives less. During the same press conference, we heard that the local government cannot cope with the educational tasks imposed on local governments by the government. However, this year, the mayor of Warsaw received PLN 250 million more for educational purposes than last year. What's more, his own party, during the protests, demanded increases for teachers who dress up as cows and sing about salaries that are like 'a bolt of lightning hitting a pole', of a higher value than those the government decided on”. https://m.niezalezna.pl/355706-ruiny-podatki-i-hostel -- URBAN MOVEMENTS, SMOG ALERTS, YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKE – THESE MATTERS CANNOT BE LEFT ASIDE – JADWIGA EMILEWICZ IN A FAREWELL INTERVIEW WITH DGP (Żółciak, Osiecki): “I will be a Member of Parliament. Two 'rank-and-file MPs' are now entering the government benches, so I intend to replace them worthily. I will not let myself be forgotten. I will certainly support the government on economic projects, because the time of the pandemic is not a past tense, and the debts incurred in the context of fighting the effects of the crisis will have to be repaid – preferably through dynamic and rapid growth, for which the right conditions must be created. This will require legislative changes. I also have some matters to deal with in Poznań, including completing the renovation of the train station, developing photovoltaics on the roofs of housing cooperatives, the Wielkopolska Uprising Museum, and the Musical Theatre. A list of tasks for the entire term. I also plan to establish lasting relationships with NGOs with whom I cooperated in the ministry. Urban movements, smog alerts, Youth Climate Strike – the right cannot leave this agenda aside”. -- WE ARE SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT VICTORY IN 2023 – EMILEWICZ FURTHER: “As a politician, I will answer this way: I hope that after many dramatic twists and turns, the coalition partners have signed an agreement and will stick together through thick and thin. No one would forgive us if we didn't utilize these years and lay the foundation for development for the next decade. If we are seriously thinking about the right-wing camp winning the elections in 2023, then only stability and consistent implementation of already initiated economic projects can lead us to this victory”. https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/opinie/artykuly/7840246,jadwiga-emilewicz-odejscie-rekonstrukcja-rzadu-wywiad.html -- THERE WILL BE NO LOCKDOWN - MINISTER OF HEALTH ADAM NIEDZIELSKI IN RZ: “I do not rule out a scenario where counties in the red zone will experience even more severe restrictions, because that is the logic of the zone structure itself. However, a lockdown understood as a total closure on a national scale, a return to the situation from the turn of winter and spring, is not being considered. Let's not scare ourselves with a lockdown. We are reacting in a targeted and proportional manner at the county level”. -- CUMULATION OF VACCINE DELIVERIES IN THE SECOND HALF OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER – NIEDZIELSKI FURTHER: “Regarding market availability, we are trying to increase the total number of deliveries to the Polish market. Current deliveries are scheduled until mid-December, with a peak in the second half of October and November. Why then? According to infectologists, the optimal time for vaccination is November, because maximum immunity is acquired 60 days after vaccination, and the peak of flu infections in Poland occurs at the turn of January and February”. https://www.rp.pl/Bezpieczenstwo/310049924-Adam-Niedzielski-Moga-byc-wprowadzane-nowe-restrykcje-zwiazane-z-koronawirusem.html -- JERZY FEDOROWICZ ON HIS DEPRESSION - IN A MOVING INTERVIEW WITH KRZYSZTOF SKÓRZYŃSKI AND ARLETA ZALEWSKA: https://tvn24.pl/premium/jerzy-fedorowicz-o-smierci-zony-i-o-depresji-wywiad-arlety-zalewskiej-i-krzysztofa-skorzynskiego-4710207 -- AGORA WANTS TO FIRE THE HEAD OF THE UNION - WOJCIECH ORLIŃSKI - WIRTUALNE MEDIA: “Agora has requested the trade union operating within the company for consent to terminate the contract with the head of NSZZ 'Solidarność' of Agora and Inforadia, Wojciech Orliński. One of the reasons is allegedly "threatening employees with group layoffs" – according to information from the Wirtualnemedia.pl portal”. https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/agora-zwolnienie-szef-nszz-solidarnosc-i-inforadia-wojciech-orlinski-za-straszenie-pracownikow-zwolnieniami-grupowymi -- BIRTHDAYS: Michał Lorenc, Paulina Hennig-Kloska.