-- THE SECRET TO CĂLIN GEORGESCU'S SUCCESS: A VAST NETWORK OF TIKTOK ACCOUNTS AND SUPPORT FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - BIANCA FELSEGHI IN OKO.PRESS: "Initial hypotheses suggest that independent candidate Călin Georgescu managed to conquer Romania thanks to a network of viral accounts that promoted his ideas, some of which had nothing to do with politics. But he also gained supporters through consistent backing from religious organizations and individuals from the Romanian Orthodox Church and Pentecostal churches in Romania." -- HE PHOTOGRAPHED HIMSELF SWIMMING IN FROZEN LAKES, PRACTICING JUDO, AND RIDING A WHITE HORSE - OKO.PRESS ON GEORGESCU'S CAMPAIGN SUCCESS IN ROMANIA: "Georgescu attracted public attention with his criticism of 'globalism' and support for the utilization of national resources, broadly mimicking the public outbursts of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he admires and calls a patriot. He photographed himself swimming in frozen lakes, practicing judo, and riding a white horse, much like his political idol, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the leader of the Romanian Legionary Movement." https://oko.press/tajemnica-sukcesu-calina-georgescu-wielka-siec-kont-na-tik-toku-i-wsparcie-organizacji-religijnych -- GERMANY WANTS TO HELP UKRAINE, BUT ALSO LONGS FOR MOSCOW - PAWEŁ ZARYCHTA IN RZ: "German aid will continue to flow to Kyiv, but as before, at a mere drip-feed pace. Nor should we be surprised if the federal chancellor again feels like having a chat with the Moscow satrap." https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art41513351-niemcy-chca-pomagac-ukrainie-ale-tez-tesknia-za-moskwa -- POLITICO ON CDU CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE FRIEDRICH MERZ WANTING TO MAKE GERMANY GREAT AGAIN: "Merz presented a conservative vision for how he would govern. He plans to cut social benefits, significantly reduce the number of asylum seekers coming to Germany, reduce regulations to encourage more private investment, and make military spending a higher budgetary priority while maintaining fiscal discipline. It remains unclear, however, whether such policies, even if implemented, will be sufficient to meet the monumental challenges facing Germany today." -- MERZ WILL COOPERATE WITH TRUMP - CLAIMS POLITICO: "Merz suggested he would buy American weapons to please Trump, while CDU politicians say they will urge the president-elect to abandon tariffs on Europe, arguing that free trade between the EU and the US makes sense if both sides want to reduce their dependence on China." https://www.politico.eu/article/powerlessness-germany-next-chancellor-friedrich-merz-olaf-scholz/ -- THE FUTURE OF A RIGHT-WING GOVERNMENT UNDER MACRON'S PATRONAGE IN THE HANDS OF MARINE LE PEN: "The far-right leader holds the prime minister's future in her hands as the eurozone's second-largest economy plunges into political and financial uncertainty." https://www.politico.eu/article/france-french-maine-le-pen-michel-barnier-financial-national-rally-government-collapse/ -- LIBERAL ELITES AND MEDIA, INSTEAD OF DEFENDING THE LIBERAL CENTER, ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO BE TAKEN OVER BY THE CULTURAL LEFT, AN AMERICAN VERSION OF WOJCIECH ORLIŃSKI, উদযাপন DEHNEL, ANGELIKA PITOŃ, GRZEGORZ SROCZYŃSKI, SO IT'S HARD TO BE SURPRISED - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA. -- WHITE MEN FROM THE "RUST BELT," WHO HAD BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR GENERATIONS, WERE OFFERED THE LANGUAGE OF SEVEN GENDERS AND HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES - CEZARY MICHALSKI CONTINUES: "White men from the 'rust belt,' who had been unemployed for generations, were offered the language of seven genders and Hollywood celebrities, mass migration was lauded to them as a human right, slogans like 'queer against islamophobia' were promoted, so it's hard to be surprised that they chose global hatred, which oligarchs like Elon Musk promoted and liked using trolls and bots on their own 'social media' as the 'voice of the common man.' -- AT A TIME WHEN THE LIBERAL CENTER NEEDED DEFENDING, THE 'NEW YORK TIMES,' CNN, BBC, AND THE LIKE WERE FIGHTING THE AMERICAN VERSIONS OF MASZA POTOCKA, ANDRZEJ MLECZKO, JERZY BRALCZYK, MAREK ŻYDOWICZ, JACEK KACZMARSKI... SO IT'S HARD TO BE SURPRISED - Cezary Michalski further in Interia. https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-w-ameryce-skonczyla-sie-republika-nastala-oligarchia,nId,7866032 -- ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ AND KAMIL DZIUBKA ON THE "REPORT" REGARDING NAWROCKI - IN ONET/NEWSWEEK: "This report was treated by the party leader as an element of internal power struggles within PiS. Kaczyński believed that someone was trying to dissuade him from nominating Nawrocki so that he would appoint someone else - adds Stankiewicz." https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/kaczynski-dostal-raport-ale-go-zignorowal-przeszlosc-nawrockiego-bedzie-problemem/rxn2p9s -- KIERWIŃSKI: I BELIEVE MARSHAL HOŁOWNIA, BUT HIS FIRST REACTION WAS TOO EMOTIONAL - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/12/02 -- RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI HAD A Q&A ON INSTAGRAM: "Internet users were curious, among other things, about the politician's favorite tram line (it turned out to be line number 4, from Plac Bankowy to Praga). Another question concerned speedway, and an internet user asked if the mayor would appear at the PGE stadium." https://plejada.pl/newsy/ile-rafal-trzaskowski-bierze-na-klate-kandydat-na-prezydenta-odpowiedzial/szrw805 -- PIOTR GURSZTYN ON KAROL NAWROCKI'S BOOK, PUBLISHED 10 YEARS AGO: "Thus, the young historian began his book, dedicating it – here's another interesting fact – to his wife Marta. And returning to the seekers of dirt mentioned at the beginning of this text, their efforts to find it in the monograph of the young Nawrocki will be in vain. He didn't write anything there that he would have to be ashamed of today. It's a good and valuable book, showcasing the author's unique format. It also indicates that Karol Nawrocki is not a random candidate. Many people have observed him for a long time, having previously noticed his promising potential." https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/714384-galaktyka-karola-nawrockiego-studium-przypadku -- HE WALKED GIRLS TO CHURCH, HE WAS SO CHIVALROUS (...) AND VERY FRIENDLY - DESCRIBES THE FATHER OF ONE OF KAROL NAWROCKI'S FORMER CLASSMATES IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "FAKT": "Karol Nawrocki's female classmates, with whom the candidate for president of Poland attended primary school in Gdańsk, remember him well. According to their accounts, the head of the IPN was a gentleman and behaved elegantly towards girls. - He walked them to church, he was so chivalrous (...) and very friendly - describes the father of one of Karol Nawrocki's former classmates in an interview with 'Fakt.'" -- FEW BOYS SHOWED SUCH CHIVALRY TOWARDS THEM - RECALLS THE FATHER OF ALEKSANDRA, WHO ATTENDED PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH NAWROCKI, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "FAKT": "He was a gentleman, he befriended girls, he sat at a desk with my daughter's friend Monika (...). He walked [her] to church, he was so chivalrous (...) and very friendly - he adds, revealing that Karol Nawrocki, as a child, liked to play with children in the yard, most often in games of 'hide and seek.'" https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/kolezanki-ze-szkoly-wspominaja-karola-nawrockiego-zwracaja-uwage-na-jedno/f7vlv6f,79cfc278 -- "CLEAN AIR" INTERRUPTED. THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE ELECTIONS - PIOTR STEFANIAK, PRESENTED AS A STRATEGIC ADVISOR - WRITES IN GW: "Will the Ministry of Climate prove to be PiS's best ally in the presidential campaign? (...) I don't have to imagine this marriage. They are members of my family. For these past few days, they don't want to hear about voting for anyone associated with the current government, and they switch Rafał Trzaskowski's speeches to another channel." https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,31508106,przerwane-czyste-powietrze-tak-sie-przegrywa-wybory.html -- THE POLISH SMOG ALERT HAS LAUNCHED A SPECIAL COUNTER ON ITS WEBSITE INDICATING THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE "CLEAN AIR" PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED - MONEY.PL: "The organization is appealing to Prime Minister Donald Tusk to urgently resume accepting applications for co-financing the replacement of old heating stoves." https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/apeluja-do-tuska-ws-glosnego-programu-uruchomili-specjalny-licznik-7098689048869472a.html -- THE WIFE OF DEPUTY MINISTER OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT KRZYSZTOF BOLESTA WORKS FOR THE FOREIGN WIND POWER COMPANY ØRSTED - FAKT: "The wife of Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Krzysztof Bolesta works for the foreign wind power company Ørsted. The official wrote in the past that 'onshore wind farms, and soon offshore ones too, can be competitive compared to coal, which still holds sway in Poland.' Is there a conflict of interest in connection with his role? 'The company strictly adheres to its ethical principles,' we hear." https://www.fakt.pl/polityka/zona-wiceministra-klimatu-w-firmie-wiatrakowej-resort-komentuje/km1849m -- ANTEK KRÓLIKOWSKI APPEARED AT A PROTEST ALONGSIDE PIS POLITICIANS - GAZETA.PL: "Antek Królikowski surprised. He showed a recording from Warsaw on Instagram, where a protest under the slogan 'Yes to Education, No to Depravity' took place on Sunday. The demonstration aimed to defend parental rights, as well as the freedom of families and children. Those gathered in Castle Square expressed their opposition to the introduction of a subject called health education from the new school year. In addition to the actor, politicians associated with the Law and Justice party were also present in the crowd." https://www.plotek.pl/plotek/7,154063,31508860,antek-krolikowski-pojawil-sie-na-protescie-obok-politykow-z.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Joanna Szczęsna, Henryk Majewski, Robert Golański.