-- EVERYTHING INDICATES THAT WE ARE THE GENERATION THAT WILL STAND ARMED IN DEFENSE OF OUR STATE - GW QUOTES THE CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF: “Everything indicates that we are the generation that will stand armed in defense of our state,” said Gen. Wiesław Kukuła. He added: “And neither I nor any of you intend to lose this war. We will win it. And I will end this part of the lecture with the words: We will return and continue to build Poland, but something must happen. We must build armed forces prepared for this type of action.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31361600,gen-kukula-wszystko-wskazuje-na-to-ze-jestesmy-tym.html -- THIS COALITION CAN BE CRITICIZED FOR VARIOUS THINGS. WHEN IT COMES TO RESTORING ELEMENTARY ORDER IN THE JUDICIARY, WE MUST WATCH THEIR ACTIONS CLOSELY, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THE ESSENCE OF THE CHANGES OCCURRING - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ. -- DID THE LAW AND JUSTICE PARTY (PIS) SEND SUCH A MEDIOCRE LAWYER AS JULIA PRZYŁĘBSKA TO HEAD THE TRIBUNAL TO RAISE THE PRESTIGE OF THIS INSTITUTION, OR TO PACIFY IT? - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI CONTINUES IN RZ: “Did it send such a mediocre lawyer as Julia Przyłębska to head the Tribunal to raise the prestige of this institution, or to pacify it? It’s obvious. Therefore, it is difficult to compare the situation where PiS did not recognize the rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal with one where the current coalition does not recognize the Tribunal's decision regarding the unconstitutionality of establishing an investigative committee.” https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art41241141-michal-szuldrzynski-czym-sie-rozni-bodnar-od-ziobry -- LETTING IN A GROUP OF YOUNG, HUNGRY PREDATORS INTO THE HEAVILY NEGLECTED LAIR OF OLD, FAT CATS - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “Such a model of coexistence weakens Sovereign Poland and makes it deeply dependent on PiS. Meanwhile, letting SP people into Law and Justice means letting in a group of young, hungry predators into the heavily neglected lair of old, fat cats, most of whom are no longer fit for hunting.” -- SIEWIERA WOULD BE A THREAT TO TRZASKOWSKI, SIKORSKI, HOŁOWNIA, OR TUSK. THE ONLY PROTECTION AGAINST HIM IS KACZYŃSKI, BECAUSE SIEWIERA WOULD CERTAINLY NOT BE HIS CANDIDATE - MICHALSKI CONTINUES IN INTERIA: "Siewiera would be a threat to Trzaskowski, Sikorski, Hołownia, or Tusk. The only protection against him is Kaczyński, because Siewiera would certainly not be his candidate, and if he won, he would not be his president (although it is unknown whose president he would be). The victory of Siewiera or Siewiera taking away a sufficient number of votes from the candidate designated by Kaczyński would mean the end of Kaczyński's leadership of the Polish right." https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-za-fasada-twardego-piaru-tuska-i-kaczynskiego,nId,7829251 -- ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM NOWOGRODZKA STREET, THE PARTY LEADER WANTS YOUNG MPS TO BE PROMINENT IN THE SEJM PLENARY HALL - ALEKSANDER WOJAK IN FAKT: “MPs appointed to the executive committee would sit in the lower rows of the Sejm hall. In turn, more experienced politicians would move to the back. Our sources in the party confirm that President Kaczyński desires such a solution. All this in order to rejuvenate the party's image before the presidential elections in 2025.” https://www.fakt.pl/polityka/kaczynski-planuje-roszady-w-sejmie-plan-odmlodzenia-pis/1rkz5pr -- 61% OF PIS VOTERS DO NOT WANT KACZYŃSKI'S RETIREMENT - POLLSTER SURVEY FOR SE: https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/wyborcy-pis-zdecydowali-chca-prezesa-na-kolejna-kadencje-aa-S3jR-ywKs-Zwsa.html -- YES, THIS IS THE MOMENT WHEN THE PRESIDENT DECIDED TO START DEALING WITH MORAWIECKI - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ IN NEWSWEEK: “Yes, this is the moment when the president decided to start dealing with Morawiecki. Or – as one prefers – the moment when Morawiecki begins to deal with Kaczyński. Although for years critics of the former prime minister – starting from Ziobro, through Kurski, to Szydło – warned the president that investing in a former banker and Tusk's advisor would not pay off, Kaczyński knew better. He considered the warnings about Morawiecki's ambitions reaching for leadership on the right as exaggerated tales of his enemies.” -- KACZYŃSKI IS NOT PREPARING SUCCESSION FOR ANYONE; HE SIMPLY BELIEVES BLASZCZAK IS THE BEST FOR THE JOB - STANKIEWICZ CONTINUES IN NEWSWEEK: “However, Kaczyński has no intention of leaving. He even wants to strengthen his power on the right – which is why he plans to annex Solidarna Polska at the PiS congress in mid-October. And he is not preparing any succession for Błaszczak. He is not preparing succession for anyone; he simply believes Błaszczak is the best for the job.” -- SHOULD HE RUN IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WITHOUT PIS NOMINATION AND FIGHT AGAINST KACZYŃSKI'S CANDIDATE? - STANKIEWICZ AGAIN IN NEWSWEEK: “Should he run in the presidential elections without PiS nomination and fight against Kaczyński's candidate? Such a start would immediately disqualify him from the party and expose him to brutal attacks from the president. However, he might decide to do so if he has a guarantee of a good result.” -- HE, AND HIS PEOPLE ARE STICKING THEIR DIRTY FINGERS IN THE WAR FOR POLSAT - STANKIEWICZ AGAIN IN NEWSWEEK: “He, and his people, are sticking their dirty fingers in the war for Polsat – they know Zygmunt Solorz's fourth wife well, who is currently trying to take over his empire. It is thanks to the business dealings of the prime minister's entourage with Ms. Justyna Kulka that Polsat was favorable to Morawiecki during PiS rule.” https://www.newsweek.pl/opinie/jaroslaw-kaczynski-boi-sie-mateusza-morawieckiego-chce-go-zalatwic-po-cichu/492wcds -- HE ACCUSED PIS OF ORGANIZING POLICE-PROSECUTORIAL SHOWS TO INTIMIDATE. TODAY HE EAGERLY WALKS THIS PATH - PIOTR ZAREMBA IN INTERIA: “However, the services and the prosecution are an even more effective tool for practicing politics under the current coalition. Previously, Donald Tusk's camp accused PiS of organizing police-prosecutorial shows to intimidate the political world and society. Today, it eagerly walks this path.” -- IN PALIKOT'S CASE, ONE GETS THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S ABOUT SOME KIND OF BALANCE, SHOWING THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE NOT THE ONLY TARGET OF REPRESSION - ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “In Palikot's case, one gets the impression that it's about some kind of balance to this activity, showing that right-wingers are not the only target of repression. Perhaps it's also about covering up other troubles: from floods to the war over the National Prosecutor's Office. Were the decisions made by politicians? Was Tusk himself consulted? I do not rule it out. This system is becoming increasingly based on the power of one person.” -- THE ELITES CHUCKLED, ALTHOUGH HE WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY TROUBLESOME FOR CIVIC PLATFORM ITSELF. HE REVEALED PARTY SECRETS MORE AND MORE OFTEN - PIOTR ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “His joke that he saw the late Przemysław Gosiewski on a platform in Włoszczowa amused the journalist of 'Polityka', Janina Paradowska. Another journalist, Donata Subbotko from 'Gazeta Wyborcza', asked him if he had been visited by the ghost of Lech Kaczyński. The elites chuckled, although he was becoming increasingly troublesome for Civic Platform itself. He revealed party secrets more and more often, disclosed conversations. And he shocked.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-po-co-zamykac-palikota-kto-sie-go-dzisiaj-boi,nId,7829310 -- PALIKOT CLAIMS IT WAS NOT FRAUD: HE PLANNED AN HONEST BUSINESS THAT SIMPLY FAILED - GW: “On Friday, October 4, at 8 PM, the Wrocław court considered the prosecutor's request for the arrest of Janusz Palikot. At 11 PM, it decided to postpone the decision in this matter until Saturday, October 5, at 1:45 PM.” https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,31360877,prokuratura-chce-aresztu-dla-janusza-p-bylego-posla-a-dzis.html -- PROF. ANTONI DUDEK ON THE CENTRALIZATION OF SCIENCE - THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT'S DESIRE FOR POWER, CONTRARY TO IDEALISTIC CAMPAIGN SLOGANS - HE SAYS IN SE: “Schools and universities should be as far from politics as possible; their autonomy must be as great as possible. It might have seemed that the change of government would bring positive changes in this regard, but it turned out otherwise. We observe signs of centralization from the current authorities. In the United States, everything is organized without an element of centralization comparable to Polish solutions.” https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/dudek-o-polityce-system-prawny-sie-rozpada-aa-VgcC-FV7F-tPkE.html -- KO IS PREPARING AN OFF-SITE CLUB MEETING - SE: https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/ko-szykuje-wyjazdowe-posiedzenie-klubu-beda-rozmawiac-o-kampanii-prezydenckiej-aa-U94j-Zfx5-3CFZ.html -- MP MATYSIAK TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS THE PIS ALT-LEFT - JAKUB MAJMUREK IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “Perhaps she will find herself there as a left-leaning influencer, a commentator for Sakiewicz's media, or even an MP or deputy minister in the infrastructure ministry, should Poland ever be struck by the misfortune of another PiS government. However, she will quickly realize that in these latter roles, as an alt-left fern in a right-wing camp, she has significantly less agency than the Left has in the current coalition.” -- IT IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO REMOVE MATYSIAK FROM THE COMMISSION WHERE SHE PROVED HERSELF WITH SUBSTANTIVE WORK - MAJMUREK CONTINUES IN KP: “It is incomprehensible to remove Matysiak from the commission where she proved herself with substantive work, gained recognition, and earned respect that transcended party lines. Especially since the Left currently has no one who could become its new representative for infrastructure and transport in the Sejm.” -- HOWEVER, THE WORST THING IS THAT THIS GAME SIMPLY FAILED - MAJMUREK CONTINUES: “However, the worst thing is that this game simply failed. By playing brutally, the Left lost, and Matysiak remained on the commission. This is the worst possible scenario for the club – if we are to play the role of Brutus, we must not forget the knife on the Ides of March, or at least bring one whose blade will break at the decisive moment.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/poslanka-matysiak-robi-kolejny-krok-w-strone-pisowskiego-alt-leftu/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Bartosz Marczuk, Michał Lorenc. SUNDAY: Jerzy Hausner, Jerzy Owsiak, Hanna Zych-Cisoń.