-- Photo by Łukasz Kamiński: https://www.facebook.com/luckas.kaminski -- PAWEŁ WUJEC ANNOUNCED THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER - LUDWIKA WUJEC: “Today my Mother, Ludwika Wujec, passed away. She was 83 years old. No one close to her called her 'Ludwika'. Mother, Grandmother, 'Baba', Aunt. Ludka, Ludwisia, Ludeczka. We thank all our friends and acquaintances who so willingly – and often in large numbers – visited Mother in recent years. Mother loved these meetings; she lived for them, they brought her great joy. She loved life and people.” -- LUDKA WAS ALWAYS THERE. EVERYWHERE. IN THE PARLIAMENTARY CORRIDORS, AT DEMONSTRATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, PARTY CONVENTIONS - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “I look at photos of Ludka Wujec online and my eyes well up with tears. Ludka was always there. Everywhere. In the parliamentary corridors, at demonstrations, discussions, party conventions. She would laugh, comment, sometimes with a hint of irony and defiance. At various events, she was a great companion with whom one could discuss current political events. But I don't remember her speaking hatefully about anyone.” -- SEE YOU, LUDKA, ON THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PATH IN ANOTHER WORLD - WIELOWIEYSKA FURTHER: “After the death of her husband Henryk in 2020, she was subdued. She was no longer the energetic, slightly mischievous Ludka. Her social media posts exuded a great longing for Heniek. One could get the impression that Henryk accompanied her all the time, in all her actions, such as her involvement in defending the constitution over the past eight years. See you, Ludka, on the social and political path in another world. And in this world, I offer my condolences to Paweł and the entire Wujec family.” https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31006135,wielowieyska-przegladam-zdjecia-ludki-wujec-i-mam-lzy-w-oczach.html -- REMEMBRANCE BY HELENA ŁUCZYWO: “Despite being diagnosed with bone cancer two years ago, she was still the same Ludka as before, almost until the very end. She really liked people, she was sociable. Crowds of friends and acquaintances passed through her apartment almost until the end. I've never seen anything like it. I even wondered how, being so ill, she was able to host at least several people a day at different times. I saw her in the hospice the day before yesterday. I have the impression that she recognized me. We were very close friends. A terrible loss. Ludka was a wonderful person.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31006518,lubila-ludzi-budzila-respekt-potrafila-sluchac-wspomnienie.html -- IGOR OSTROWSKI HAS ALSO PASSED AWAY, A LAWYER WHO PROVIDED HELP TO VICTIMIZED LGBT PERSONS, A SOCIAL ACTIVIST, A PARTICIPANT IN MICHAŁ BONI'S TEAM, AND A CO-CREATOR OF THE FIRST POLISH DIGITAL REGULATIONS. He was bid farewell by, among others, Michał Boni: https://www.instagram.com/michal_boni_5/ *** -- ANGER IS GROWING IN PIS TOWARDS ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRA'S PEOPLE, BUT ALSO SURPRISE AT THE SCALE OF ABUSES AND THE FACT THAT SOMEONE RECORDED THEM - AGATA KONDZIŃSKA IN GW: “At the final stage of the campaign for the European Parliament, PiS politicians are analyzing the latest reports regarding the Fundusz Sprawiedliwości (Justice Fund). Anger is growing within the party towards Zbigniew Ziobra's people, but also surprise at the scale of abuses and the fact that someone recorded them.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31004458,politycy-pis-zeznaniach-mraza-w-sprawie-funduszu-sprawiedliwosci.html -- THE JUDGEMENT WEEK OF THE ZIOBRISTS. THEY FELT THEY HAD GRABBED A TREASURE CHEST THAT WOULD BUY THEM POWER OVER POLAND - MICHAŁ DANIELEWSKI IN OKO.PRESS: “The Ziobrists must have felt that they had grabbed a treasure chest that, in the event of PiS's third victory and Jarosław Kaczyński's possible abdication, would give them a chance to seize sole power – not only over the right-wing but also over Poland – in the perspective of the 2027 elections. As is often the case in such situations, the gleam of gold and an ambitious vision blinded them so much that they completely lost self-control. And now the time for reckoning has come.” -- WITH SUCH FINANCIAL BACKING, ONE CAN TRY TO CORRUPT INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND BUY GREATER FAVOR FROM MEDIA SUBORDINATED TO PIS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP ONE'S OWN MEDIA BACKING - DANIELEWSKI FURTHER IN OKO: “With such financial backing, one can try to corrupt independent media and buy greater favor from media subordinated to PiS, as well as develop one's own media backing. The latter was mentioned by Director Mraz, describing a meeting at Zbigniew Ziobra's home, attended by, among others, Marcin Romanowski, Michał Woś, and Dariusz Matecki, as well as 'three people associated with the media.' They discussed the plan to create an online portal that would compete with Onet and publish content favorable to Ziobra's party. Ultimately, money allows for supporting institutions associated with Sovereign Poland politicians, financing structures, and creating local support for political activity during election campaigns or directly financing such campaigns. As was shamelessly the case in the Rzeszów campaign, when Marcin Warchoł unsuccessfully ran for the city's mayor.” -- ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WITH LOW TURNOUT AND SUCH HIGH INVOLVEMENT FROM THE PRIME MINISTER, THE CIVIC PLATFORM FAILS TO WIN MORE VOTES THAN PIS ONCE AGAIN, THE LARGEST GROUP WITHIN THE RULING CAMP MAY START TO GET A LITTLE NERVOUS - DANIELEWSKI FURTHER. https://oko.press/sadny-tydzien-ziobrystow-fundusz-sprawiedliwosci -- FOR YEARS, PIS HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT A PATHOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF CORRUPT JUDGES OPERATES IN THE JUDICIARY, BUT IT IS THEY THEMSELVES WHO CREATED SUCH A SYSTEM - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “For years, PiS has been arguing that a pathological system of corrupt judges operates in the judiciary, but it is they themselves who created such a system, as evidenced by the affair of Judge Szmydt, whom PiS elevated to the highest ranks of the judicial hierarchy. It was United Right that used personalities like Szmydt, basing its 'reform' strategy on them.” -- KACZYŃSKI CANNOT DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM ZIOBRA TODAY. HE WAS THE PATRON OF THE SYSTEM - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI FURTHER: “Therefore, Kaczyński cannot distance himself from Ziobra today. He was the patron of the system in which Judge Szmydt built his career, in which the Deputy Minister of Justice consulted on the discontinuation of problematic investigations, and in which hundreds of millions, instead of going to victims of crimes, went to organizations they should never have reached.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art40460851-michal-szuldrzynski-tasmy-mraza-afery-w-funduszu-sprawiedliwosci-i-sedziego-szmydta-co-je-laczy -- ZIOBRO WRITES ABOUT THE POLISH SOPRANO FAMILY: https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/693188-ziobro-o-ludziach-tuska-polska-ma-prawdziwa-rodzine-soprano -- IF THIS COHABITATION DOES NOT HAPPEN, WE WILL ENTER THE POLISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION CONFLICTED AND WITHOUT SUFFICIENTLY HIGH-RANKING DIPLOMATS - BOGUSŁAW CHRABOTA IN RZ: “I appeal to the president to participate in the process of exchanging ambassadors in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To defend competent, outstanding people, of whom there are many in embassies. To help, equally importantly, in filling 20% of vacancies. If this cohabitation does not happen, we will enter the Polish presidency of the European Union conflicted and without sufficiently high-ranking diplomats. This is not only a disgrace to the state, proof of cracks and divisions, but also a blow to the national raison d'état. Nobody needs this.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art40461061-boguslaw-chrabota-wojna-o-ambasadorow-uderzy-w-polske -- HOWEVER, IT MAY HAPPEN THAT, YES, A FEW POLITICIANS WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, BUT THE WHOLE MATTER WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT PARTY RATINGS AND THE COURSE OF AFFAIRS IN POLAND - PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ IN INTERIA: “However, it may happen that, yes, a few politicians will be held responsible, but the whole matter will not significantly affect party ratings and the course of affairs in Poland. This will be further proof that the world of classical liberal democracy has been permanently submerged in post-Orwellian pop-politics, where symbolic order has been replaced by tribal affiliations, moral relativism, and base instincts.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-koniec-politycznego-teatru,nId,7536446 -- TUSK HAS BROUGHT HIS MINISTRY INTO LINE. THE MINISTER WILL NOT BE PLEASED - MIKOŁAJ FIDZIŃSKI IN GAZETA.PL: “And truly, employees can hardly expect more than these just over PLN 4.5 thousand. On Friday, Prime Minister Tusk announced that the government would propose raising the minimum wage in 2025 by the necessary minimum and not a penny more. - We will propose raising the minimum wage, as the law states, by nearly 5%. The law imposes this obligation on us, but we will not propose a higher jump under any circumstances - the prime minister ruled, adding that it is necessary at this moment to 'focus very much on the security of small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland.' One can guess that Minister Dziemianowicz-Bąk is not pleased with this approach to the matter.” https://www.gazeta.pl/0,0.html -- ORLEN, CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT, SHOULD NOT OWN NEWSPAPERS, BUT THE DECISION TO SELL POLSKA PRESS MUST ALSO BE THE RESULT OF SERIOUS DISCUSSION, AND WHEN CHOOSING AN OFFERER, NOT ONLY ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT - JULIUSZ BRAUN IN GW: “Directional decisions regarding regional media, taking into account the problems recently reported by independent local newspaper publishers, should be made quickly. A State Treasury company controlled by the government should not own newspapers, but the decision to sell must also be the result of a serious discussion, and when choosing an offerer, not only economic arguments must be taken into account.” -- IT WOULD NOT BE NICE IF IN NEXT YEAR'S REPORT ON MEDIA FREEDOM REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS NOTED THAT IN POLAND THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT ABANDONED STATE OWNERSHIP OF MEDIA - BRAUN'S CONCLUSION. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,31006075,co-dalej-z-polska-press-gazety-regionalne-to-nie-tylko-biznes.html -- "I COUNT ON THE COOPERATION OF ALL POLITICAL FORCES." KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ ON SHIELD EAST - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/05/27/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Halina Nowina Konopka, Andrzej Zoll, Piotr Nowina-Konopka, Stanisław Ożóg, Bartłomiej Szrajber, Roman Graczyk, Krzysztof Matyjaszczyk, Konrad Berkowicz.