-- “GLAPA” SAVES DOGS - as Kasia Gromska, a dog activist, writes on FB: “Atena and Amanda – two dogs who were inseparable – have found new, incredibly sensitive, animal-loving guardians. Weeks, months passed. The lady never contacted us again. They had photo shoots and appeals. We really wanted them to find a home together, though you know double adoptions are rare. Until one day, THEY called. The adoption procedure began. Three days later, the family came for a meeting, and from the very first moment they went for a walk, they were completely captivated and happy that they were all going home together.” https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=914550720716417&set=pcb.914550820716407 -- “VERY BAD”. KALISZ ON DOCUMENTS SENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO the National Electoral Commission - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/07/29 -- PEOPLE WHO DON'T CONSIDER THEMSELVES CONSERVATIVES, BUT FEAR THE WORLD OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, GENDER ACTIVISTS, "A MILLION GENDERS," OR CONTEMPT FOR RELIGION - PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ in INTERIA: “It is they – though piety is alien to them – who feel a sting when someone turns their old, familiar world upside down and wants to replace it with a world of politically correct jargon, gender activists, "a million genders," or contempt for religion, which in its symbolic function – as we know from Sigmund Freud – shields the world from an outbreak of collective hysteria. Of the two evils, they choose the "right," because it seems closer to the life to which cultural codes have accustomed them.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-bojazn-i-drzenie,nId,7728445 -- IN JULY, WE NOTED A CLEAR DETERIORATION IN GOVERNMENT RATINGS - WE READ IN THE CBOS REPORT: “In July, we noted a clear deterioration in government ratings. Generally, negative opinions prevail in all dimensions. However, it seems that a certain credit of trust towards Donald Tusk's cabinet is still maintained, as the smallest margin of critical opinions over approving voices is observed in the strictly political dimension – general support for the government.” https://cbos.pl/PL/publikacje/raporty_tekst.php?id=6857 -- THERE WILL BE NO BOOM. PROSPECTS FOR THE POLISH ECONOMY ARE WEAKENING - ANNA CIEŚLAK-WRÓBLEWSKA in RZ: “In its latest macroeconomic scenario, which "Rzeczpospolita" is the first to describe, Credit Agricole Bank Polska has made a strong downward revision to its forecasts. According to CABP economists, GDP may realistically increase by 2.3% this year, instead of the previously forecast 2.8% (compared to a 0.2% increase in 2023). And in 2025 – not by 4.6%, but “only” by 3.5%.” https://www.rp.pl/gospodarka/art40879581-boomu-nie-bedzie-slabna-perspektywy-polskiej-gospodarki -- THERE WILL BE NO ECONOMIC BONANZA - KRZYSZTOF ADAM KOWALCZYK in RZ: “The downward revisions of forecasts for the Polish economy will herald difficult times for the budget. And problems with satisfying voters' heightened appetites with costly gifts.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-ekonomiczne/art40871431-krzysztof-adam-kowalczyk-bonanzy-gospodarczej-nie-bedzie-co-z-tym-zrobi-rzad -- FROM TELEVISION THAT WAS EITHER NOT WATCHED, OR WATCHED WITH IRRITATION, SYGUT HAS CREATED TELEVISION THAT NOBODY WATCHES. THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS - PSL SENATOR JAN FILIP LIBICKI on SALON24: “Tomasz Sygut, the new president of Polish Television, had a chance to turn Jacek Kurski's television into a real public television. He did not do it. From a television that was either not watched, or watched with irritation, he has created a television that nobody watches. That's just how it is. So, if anyone remembers anything from his presidency, it will be that he suspended Przemysław Babiarz. Sincere congratulations on such a serious professional achievement!” https://salon24.pl/u/jflibicki/1391160,obrzydliwosc-olimpijska-paryz-2024-kontra-przemyslaw-babiarz -- IF A TVP JOURNALIST CAN BE FIRED FOR EXPRESSING THEIR OWN OPINION ON TELEVISION, THEN SOON ANYONE CAN BE FIRED FROM THEIR JOB FOR SAYING SOMETHING STUPID OR SMART - DOROTA GAWRYLUK in INTERIA: “The unaware subjectivism of some enlightened elites adorns itself with the feathers of independence, puffs itself up and elevates itself. And in the end, it claims the right to be the sole objective truth. This is very dangerous. If a TVP journalist can be fired for expressing their own opinion on television, then soon anyone can be fired from their job for saying something stupid or smart.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-dorota-gawryluk-wolnosc-przez-zniewolenie,nId,7728461 -- MINISTER OF JUSTICE THREATENS LAWYERS DEFENDING PERSECUTED OPPOSITION POLITICIANS - JACEK KARNOWSKI: “A signal of the kind that the authorities in Russia would not be ashamed of. A lawyer can accompany those pursued by the authorities, but cannot be too effective. If he pulls his client out of custody, he crosses the boundaries of his mandate set by the authorities and becomes hunted game himself, a potential victim, a target of revenge and punishment. This is where we are: the Minister of Justice is intimidating lawyers defending persecuted opposition politicians. And the face of this system is Adam Bodnar.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/700560-bodnar-zastrasza-adwokatow-broniacych-politykow-opozycji -- SIECI ON THE NEW PRESIDENT OF ARP: “(…) the supervisory board prepared a nice surprise for him – on April 29th, they adopted a resolution increasing the remuneration of the management: the president by PLN 19,000 (now earns PLN 116,514.15 per month, and board members by PLN 17,000 (they currently cost the taxpayer PLN 100,978.93 each month multiplied by three, as there are three of them). Dąbrowski (…) asked for a change of car. The Audi A6 leased for the management in 2023 turned out to be insufficient for the new president, so the Agency reached for the A8 model. (…) ARP management is from Silesia, and they have to live somewhere in Warsaw. Therefore, the supervisory board granted him a subsidy for renting a luxury apartment – after all, it is PLN 10,000 for each board member. Before this resolution was adopted, the president was forced to stay in Warsaw hotels, which cost the Agency tens of thousands of zlotys.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/700512-w-nowym-wydaniu-tygodnika-sieci-tak-doi-nowa-wladza -- BIRTHDAYS: Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz turns 63, Sebastian Kaleta, Rafał Jurkowlaniec, Michał Olszański.