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BLAST FROM THE PAST:

-- A YEAR AGO, DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: "IN TUSK'S CIRCLE, THERE IS A CONVICTION THAT THE POLITICAL LEVER IS SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE CIVIC PLATFORM WILL HAVE OVER 30 PERCENT.": “In Tusk's circle, there is a conviction that the political lever is slowly shifting to the other side, and at the beginning of the year, the Civic Platform will have over 30 percent in polls. They have the right to assume this, because the trend is positive for Tusk. Although other parties are skeptical. – I heard from Tusk's people a year ago that PO would exceed 30 percent in January – they say”.
https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,28871627,wielowieyska-plan-kaczynskiego-formalny-prog-do-sejmu-5-procent.html

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-- NITRAS: TRZASKOWSKI IS CONSISTENTLY PREPARING FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/09/07/

-- THE OPPOSITION SHOULD APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE LETTING THEM OFF FOR NOW, BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL SCORES TO SETTLE - I HEARD IN THE MARKET SQUARE IN KOŃSKIE - PIOTR GŁUCHOWSKI IN A REPORT FROM KOŃSKIE IN GW: “The opposition should appreciate that we are letting them off for now, because there are still scores to settle – I heard in the market square in Końskie. – They will write the history of Poland into the victory of United Right as one chapter, and then, from 2015, a second one, which we are witnessing – says Marian, a retired educator. He taught Polish, history, “and if necessary, geography” in Końskie. – Our country was hijacked after '89 by professional crooks: former communists, association directors, a lot of agents. They pushed ordinary people into the role of labor. They told them to work for five zloty an hour, to work on Sundays, and to be glad you have a job because there's unemployment. They made themselves into a new nobility, and the rest of the nation – into farmhands. Jarosław Kaczyński gave Poland back to the Poles. He historically shifted the lever. The people will not give power back to the crooks”.

-- "WHEN THE PRESIDENT COMES HERE, I'LL GO THANK HIM. NEVER BEFORE HAS AN OLDER PERSON IN POLAND BEEN SO COMPREHENSIVELY CARED FOR" - FURTHER IN PIOTR GŁUCHOWSKI'S REPORT IN GW: “– How will you vote?
– Four times "no!".
– And for whom in the Sejm?
– You can probably guess. When the president comes here, I'll go thank him. Never before has an older person in Poland been so comprehensively cared for. And the younger ones too, I know this from various eavesdropping, they praise it highly. Eight hundred plus and the others… free medication for young people, end of unemployment. I will not only vote for Mr. Kaczyński, but I will also drag others with me: my neighbor, my cousin, my brother-in-law, whoever I can. PiS will win these elections even without my help, but gratitude should be shown”.

-- "HE RAISED MY PENSION BY FOUR ZLOTY A MONTH WHEN HE RULED, THAT SCOUNDREL" - FURTHER IN GŁUCHOWSKI'S REPORT FROM KOŃSKIE IN GW: “– The only flaw is that he didn't find a way to suppress Tusk. A liar who talks nonsense: one time this way, another time that way. That he still walks the earth like that… He raised my pension by four zloty a month when he ruled, that scoundrel. We will suppress him, you'll see, here in Końskie, the leftists will get their asses kicked, sorry for the language, not votes. Just don't write down that word. Frankly, I can't wait for election night.
– Why?
– To see the faces of these various Nitras, TVN stars, who don't like the current Poland, when they see the first bar with PiS's results. Hołownia will cry again, a dyed-in-the-wool Catholic”.
https://wyborcza.pl/duzyformat/7,127290,30161335,jak-swietokrzyskie-przywita-jaroslawa-kaczynskiego-po-ucieczce.html

-- THAT'S NOT HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. THAT'S WHY TODAY, AT ALL COSTS, GERMANY WANTS TO HIT THE BRAKES ON US. AT ALL COSTS! SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT ON THEIR BEHALF - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “It's worth repeating, because it's the most important truth today: Polish development, thanks to the good governance of Jarosław Kaczyński's camp, has broken free from German control. Furthermore, we have avoided the mistakes they made and continue to make (such as mass migration from culturally distant countries that destroys social ties, or education that pulls everyone down). That's not how it was supposed to be. That's why today, at all costs, they want to hit the brakes on us. At all costs! Someone has to do it on their behalf. These goals are not even hidden. Ms. MP Izabela Leszczyna from PO has just added the accelerating construction of the Central Communication Port and the expansion of the gas terminal in Świnoujście to the list of matters "to be liquidated”.
https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/661364-w-planie-opozycji-polacy-maja-zostac-glupimi-nedzarzami

-- THE PROGENITOR OF MINISTER CZARNEK, THE RULER OF THE OPPOSITION INTERNET, TUSK'S ELECTION PISTOL - RAFAŁ KALUKIN IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “The progenitor of Minister Czarnek, the ruler of the opposition internet, Tusk's election pistol. Roman Giertych is one of the most controversial figures in our public life. He is now returning to the game”.

-- GIERTYCH'S MOST IMPORTANT MAN ONLINE FOR MANY YEARS HAS BEEN JAN PIŃSKI, ONCE A JOURNALIST ASSOCIATED WITH FAR-RIGHT ANTI-PiS CIRCLES - WRITES KALUKIN FURTHER IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “The unhealthy emotions are also stirred up by the online community woven by Giertych, which on the one hand propagates a strong anti-PiS message and enthusiastically cheers for Tusk, and on the other hand eagerly engages in crusades against other opposition formations (especially the Left) and resorts to conspiracy theories for this purpose. And this does not help build trust on the democratic side. Incidentally, Giertych's most important man online for many years has been Jan Piński, once a journalist associated with far-right anti-PiS circles, who for some time has been communicating mainly with supporters of the democratic opposition, although still radical in his means of expression”.
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2226122,1,giertych-kontra-kaczynski-starcie-po-latach-jakie-sa-zyski-i-ryzyka-decyzji-tuska.read

-- A NATIONALIST PUBLICATION WITH ROMAN GIERTYCH'S SUPPORT - WIKTOR FERFECKI IN RZ: “The candidate from the Civic Coalition list in 2007 was supposed to break with politics and radical views. The fact that it was otherwise is evidenced by a magazine from 2011 (...) Prof. Rafał Pankowski from Collegium Civitas and the Never Again Association assesses "Narodowa Polityka" differently. – It always stood out from other right-wing magazines by being open to promoting extreme currents – he says. – Everyone has the right to change their views, which I absolutely do not deny Giertych. However, one can doubt an evolution in his case. His name in "Narodowa Polityka" shows that his support for the nationalist movement was not interrupted in 2007 – he assesses”.
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art39067501-nacjonalistyczna-publikacja-ze-wsparciem-romana-giertycha

-- WHEN IN 2005 PIS TOOK POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE NUMBER OF VOTERS AGED 20-29 WAS EQUIVALENT TO THE NUMBER OF VOTERS OVER 60: 6.42 MILLION TO 6.56. IN 2023, THE 60+ GROUP HAS INCREASED TO ALMOST 10 MILLION - EDWIN BENDYK IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “When in 2005 PiS took power for the first time, the number of voters aged 20-29 corresponded to the number of voters over 60: 6.42 million to 6.56. In 2023, the 60+ group has grown to almost 10 million, while the 20-29 group has shrunk to 3.9 million. This disproportion will increase, changing both the economic and political situation forever. The worst-case scenario is the translation of intergenerational imbalance into open conflict”.

-- POLITICIANS, NEW OR AT LEAST "UNWORN" FACES, EMBODYING THE POLITICAL OFFER ARE ALSO NEEDED. AFTER ALL, OPPOSITION PARTIES MUST CONVINCE THAT IF THEY SUCCEED AND FORM A COALITION, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GOVERN AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM, NOT QUARREL - FURTHER BENDYK IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “Research suggests that concrete, credible proposals to improve the situation in the most pressing voter issues are needed. But that's not enough: a narrative presenting a vision of a Poland better than today's is also needed. Politicians, new or at least "unworn" faces, embodying the political offer, are also needed. After all, opposition parties must convince that if they succeed and form a coalition, they will be able to govern and implement a program, not quarrel. Here is the simplest – and difficult – recipe for a better election result”.
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2226118,1,co-zrobia-15-pazdziernika-niezdecydowani-raport-z-badan-tej-wielkiej-grupy-wyborcow.read

-- THE MONETARY POLICY COUNCIL IS DESCENDING TO THE LEVEL OF JULIA PRZYŁĘBSKA'S TRIBUNAL - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “The long-term effects of this cut will be disastrous. The prospect of inflation falling to 2.5 percent, i.e., the inflation target level, will be extended by several years. However, the pro-inflationary impulse caused by the interest rate cut will appear only after several months and will not have much significance for the last reading before the elections, which GUS will likely announce on September 30. That is – in the short term, PiS will present Poles with good economic news – loans have become cheaper, and inflation has not increased, while the long-term effects will come after the elections and will be the concern of the next government”.
https://wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,179195,30162667,rada-polityki-pienieznej-spada-do-poziomu-trybunalu-julii-przylebskiej.html



-- BARTŁOMIEJ SIENKIEWICZ: BETWEEN THE COLUMN AND THE PALM TREE. "AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PATH WE HAVE TRAVELED THROUGH TIME, IN A CONVULSIVE PROCESS OF DEFEATS AND DEVELOPMENT, TOGETHER WITH WESTERN CIVILIZATION" – A FRAGMENT OF A BOOK ON 300POLITYKA:
https://300polityka.pl/news/2023/09/07/bartlomiej-sienkiewicz-miedzy-kolumna-a-palma-ilustracja-jaka-droge-w-czasie-w-konwulsyjnym-procesie-klesk-i-rozwoju-przeszlismy-razem-z-cywilizacja-zachodu-fragment-ksiazki/

-- BIRTHDAYS: Jerzy Stępień, Piotr Marciniak, Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski, Teresa Czerwińska.