-- THREE POLISH SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED BY THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FOR FIRING WARNING SHOTS AT MIGRANT FLOWING ACROSS THE BORDER - REPORTED BY ONET. -- POLISH SOLDIERS HANDCUFFED AT THE BORDER WITH BELARUS. THE ARMY IS SEETHING - MARCIN WYRWAŁ ON ONET: “The Military Gendarmerie arrested three soldiers who fired warning shots at approaching refugees. The prosecutor's office has accused two of them of exceeding their authority and endangering the lives of others. The army is seething. Officers are speaking of the disgrace of the uniform and the humiliation of soldiers' dignity.” -- THREE SOLDIERS WERE DRAGGED AWAY IN HANDCUFFS LIKE BANDITS - CONTINUES WYRWAŁ'S REPORT ON ONET: “— Three lads from the company were taken away in handcuffs like bandits. Proceedings have been initiated against two of them, and they have been suspended. They were released from custody only because we in the battalion chipped in to get them a lawyer, as their commander was not interested in helping them in any way. Soldiers are not legally protected by their superiors. There are legal advisors in the units, but they do not help the soldiers. That's why morale is in the dumps,” says a Polish soldier, an observer of these events.” https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/polscy-zolnierze-zakuci-w-kajdanki-na-bialoruskiej-granicy-w-wojsku-wrze/kv2w39q,79cfc278 -- BRUDZIŃSKI: THEY WERE STAGING SCENES FOR THE CAMERAS. AT THE SAME TIME, 'BODNAR'S MEN' WERE ESCORTING POLISH SOLDIERS FROM THE BARRACKS IN HANDCUFFS - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/06/06/ -- BACK THEN THEY STABBED THE DEFENDERS OF THE BORDERS IN THE BACK AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “The arrest and indictment by the prosecutor's office of two soldiers who fired warning shots at increasingly aggressive attackers on the eastern border for 'exceeding authority and endangering the lives of others' has shocked public opinion. This is clearly an act of treason against the defenders of Poland's borders. Another one, after the media and celebrity pre-election stunts of Tusk's allies and himself. Back then, they stabbed the defenders of the borders in the back, and they continue to do so.” -- KOSINIAK ACTS LIKE HE'S STILL AN EXTERNAL COMMENTATOR, LIKE HIS JOB IS TO REVIEW OTHERS! - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “As if he were still an external commentator, as if his job was to review others! Doesn't he remember that he is already responsible for all of this, including the Military Gendarmerie? Where are the immediate resignations? I suspect that some people nominated by the current government to key positions are actually presenting the pre-election platform of Civic Coalition, Third Way, and The Left – they don't want to defend the border, they consider attackers 'poor migrants,' soldiers 'murderers,' and arms purchases a waste of money. And they are acting according to these guidelines.” -- THIS IS NOT A RULING COALITION BUT A CONSTANT ANTI-PIS RALLY. THIS GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT POLAND AND THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ATTITUDE WILL BE REVEALED MORE AND MORE OFTEN - KARNOWSKI'S CONCLUSION: https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/694375-wtedy-wbijali-noze-w-plecy-obroncow-granic-i-robia-to-nadal -- JERZY SZAFRANOWICZ, THE "DREAM" CANDIDATE FOR DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, ARRIVES AT WORK IN A PORSCHE, BUT PROBABLY SOMEONE ELSE'S, BECAUSE HIS ASSET DECLARATIONS SHOW HE OWNS NO CAR AND NO MOVABLE PROPERTY WORTH MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND PLN - JUDYTA WATOŁA IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31034898,kandydat-na-wiceministra-jezdzi-cudzym-porsche-przejrzelismy.html -- THE LEFT IS FIGHTING FOR ITS LIFE - GAZETA.PL ON THE CBOS POLL WITH THE LEFT IN LAST PLACE: https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,31034915,wybory-do-parlamentu-europejskiego-najnowszy-sondaz-cbos-pis.html -- BIEDROŃ HAS SQUANDERED THE IMAGE OF THE HOPE OF THE POLISH LEFT, NOT FOR SMALL CHANGE, BUT FOR A HIGH SALARY IN EUROS - PIOTR ŚMIŁOWICZ IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “A great deal could also be written about Robert Biedroń's attitude, who has squandered the image of the hope of the Polish Left, not for small change, but for a high salary in Euros, and for similar reasons securing a place on the European Parliament ballot for his life partner, the current Deputy Minister of Justice, Krzysztof Śmiszek. Here, one might recall Biedroń's famous declaration before the 2019 European elections, when he promised on TVN24 that if he won, he would give up his mandate to fight for a seat in the Sejm in the next elections. He never kept that promise.” -- DUE TO THEIR DREAM OF A CAREER IN BRUSSELS, THE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEES ARE FORCED TO HASTILY CONCLUDE THEIR WORK - ŚMIŁOWICZ CONTINUES: “It is possible that similar motives, though perhaps not the only ones, led influential Civic Coalition politicians and members of Donald Tusk's government, such as Borys Budka or Marcin Kierwiński, to run for the European Parliament. This also applies to the well-known 'PiS corruption hunters,' who are now heads of two investigative committees: Dariusz Joński and Michał Szczerba. Due to their dream of a career in Brussels, the committees are forced to hastily conclude their work. https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/ucieczka-do-europy-po-co-tak-naprawde-nasi-politycy-walcza-o-mandat-w-brukseli-187258? -- POOR TURNOUT AT DONALD TUSK'S RALLY - MAŁGORZATA GAŁCZYŃSKA ON ONET: “— The coalition partners have divided themselves, there will be no bonus for this — says Dr. Anna Materska-Sosnowska, a political scientist, to Onet. According to the expert, the turnout in the European elections is unlikely to be positively surprising, as voters are simply tired. Politicians are unable to explain to them the purpose of these elections, and they can be crucial. The poor turnout at Donald Tusk's rally on the anniversary of the June 4th elections proves that Poles may have had enough of grand politics — at least for a while.” https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/mizerna-frekwencja-na-wiecu-donalda-tuska-kampania-jest-po-prostu-beznadziejna/djev4s1,79cfc278 -- CLIMATE ACTIVISTS DETAINED AT TUSK'S RALLY. REASON? TERRORIST THREAT - OKO.PRESS: https://oko.press/na-zywo/na-zywo-relacja/aktywisci-klimatyczni-zatrzymaniu-na-wiecu-tuska-powod-zagrozenie-terrorystyczne -- IN THE TVP DEBATE, JOURNALISTS ASKED FOR A GOODBYE IN ENGLISH...: https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,31035615,awantura-podczas-debaty-wyborczej-w-tvp-beata-szydlo-oburzona.html -- IF TUSK HAS SHIFTED ALL POLITICS TO THE BROADLY DEFINED REALM OF SECURITY, THEN WHAT IS HE REALLY GAMBLING ON, SINCE IT'S NOT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, FOR WHICH THIS TOPIC WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT? - PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ ON INTERIA: “If Tusk has shifted all politics to the broadly defined realm of security, then what is he really gambling on, since it's not for the presidential elections, for which this topic will be the most important? For the Prime Minister, issues like the one hundred concrete pledges, the tax-free allowance, abortion, or fixing the rule of law, have practically ceased to exist, because the buffer zone is more important, which even PiS has pushed towards cynically adopting the role of defender of entrepreneurs in the border region. Is it about a serious arrangement within European structures, in which Poland could have a stake? Or – after sending those who 'gave' the party to Tusk to Brussels – is a new opening on the domestic scene being prepared?” -- IS TUSK GAMBLING ON A DIFFERENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FROM HIS OWN CAMP THAN RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI? - SZUBARTOWICZ CONTINUES: “Is Tusk gambling on a different presidential candidate from his own camp than Rafał Trzaskowski? Sikorski has all the predispositions to run for such an office, as well as any international position, but such a candidacy would not be obvious for many reasons and can currently only be considered a hypothesis unrelated even to rumors.” -- TRZASKOWSKI PAYS HOMAGE TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND IS NO LONGER AT THE FOREFRONT OF POPULARITY RANKINGS. IS HE STILL ON TRACK FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE? - SZUBARTOWICZ CONTINUES: “The role of the Mayor of Warsaw becomes puzzling in this context, however. He is mentioned as a stable candidate for Civic Coalition, and at the same time, he is increasingly leaning towards the left side of the political scene. He is closer to urban youth, embraces the campus atmosphere, introduces bans on displaying religious symbols in Warsaw offices, which is incomprehensible not only to the right-wing electorate but also partly to the centrist one, pays homage to political correctness, and is no longer at the forefront of political popularity rankings. Is he still on track for the Presidential Palace?” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-o-co-gra-tusk,nId,7551274 -- APOLOGIES WITH PEGASUS. WILL THE SERVICES USE IT AGAIN? - TOMASZ PIETRYGA IN RZECZPOSPOLITA: “Technological progress is forcing the state to make amends with Pegasus. Fortunately, this time the system is supposed to operate within transparent frameworks, and the services are to be better supervised by judges, so that abuses in the use of these sensitive devices are minimized.” -- PIETRYGA ON THE WEAK JUDICIAL LINK: “In the context of the Pegasus affair, judges turned out to be the weak link, accepting requests for wiretaps submitted by the services in 99% of cases. Until now, judges, taken away from their duties for on-call shifts in the secret section, had to write justifications only when they rejected surveillance requests. And it seems they simply preferred to avoid this unpleasant obligation. Now, however, they will have to write justifications in every situation, which will force them to analyze the requests submitted by the services more thoroughly. https://www.rp.pl/opinie-prawne/art40559581-tomasz-pietryga-przeprosiny-z-pegasusem-czy-sluzby-znowu-beda-z-niego-korzystac -- IN POLAND, THERE IS AMPLE ROOM FOR DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY - BEN STANLEY IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Expressing their impatience with the government's actions, some of its supporters (the so-called 'strong together') suggest a certain tolerance – if not outright encouragement – for the idea of bending the rules to achieve results faster. At the same time, in some circles of the current opposition, one can observe a new, rather unexpected concern for the principled application of the rule of law. In Poland, therefore, there is ample room for democratic hypocrisy.” -- DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRISY IS A PROBLEM THAT POLISH DEMOCRACY WILL HAVE TO FACE, AT LEAST AS LONG AS POLARIZATION REMAINS HIGH - STANLEY CONTINUES: “Similarly, PiS supporters are more inclined than a year ago to reject the view that the government should be able to bend electoral law to its advantage or that the government should be able to ignore parliament if it hinders its work. On the other hand, Civic Coalition voters are more inclined to take the opposite stance in both cases. The scale of these changes should not be exaggerated. Many voters expressed consistent views before and after the elections, and the average changes do not exceed 0.5 on a scale of 1 to 5. However, there is evidence that attitudes presented by significant minorities in various electorates are flexible enough to change in predictable directions after a change of government. This suggests that democratic hypocrisy is a problem that Polish democracy will have to grapple with, at least as long as polarization remains at a high level.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2024/06/04/czym-grozi-demokracja-hipokrytow/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Tadeusz Cymański, Joanna Staniszkis, Małgorzata Winiarczyk-Kossakowska, Krzysztof Turowski, Tadeusz Arłukowicz.