-- KOBOSKO: SHOULD KACZYŃSKI BE TRIED FOR A WREATH? WE HAVE MUCH BIGGER ISSUES TO SETTLE; I DON'T KNOW HIM WELL, BUT HE MAKES A PHENOMENAL IMPRESSION ON ME. HE CAPTIVATES THE CROWD – WASSERMANN ON NAWROCKI – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/12/05 -- REGULATIONS NEED CHANGING. UNIVERSITY REMOVES REQUIREMENTS, MINISTER'S WIFE BECOMES DIRECTOR – PATRYK SŁOWIK AND PAWEŁ FIGURSKI ON WP.PL: “The wife of the Minister of Science, Dariusz Wieczorek, has become a director at the University of Szczecin. This would not have been possible if the university's regulations had not been changed at the beginning of 2024. In turn, the wife of the university's rector has joined the Science Evaluation Committee. She was appointed by Dariusz Wieczorek.” https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/przepisy-do-zmiany-uniwersytet-usuwa-wymagania-zona-ministra-zostala-dyrektorka-7099607560792736a -- THE WAGE RALLY IN POLAND IS OVER, AND SO ARE DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES – ANITA BŁASZCZAK IN RZ: “Companies are planning salary increases less often than a year ago. At the same time, they want to limit the magnitude of these increases. Next year is expected to be significantly worse for employees in this regard.” https://www.rp.pl/wynagrodzenia/art41540921-koniec-placowego-rajdu-w-polsce-i-dwucyfrowych-podwyzek -- WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH PAP? NEWSWIRE HEADLINE: BILLS ARE CRUSHING POLES. MOST WANT TO GIVE UP NEW CLOTHES AND ENTERTAINMENT: “Over half of Poles declare that if the cost of living makes it impossible for them to pay their bills, they will primarily cut back on expenses for clothing and entertainment – according to a study commissioned by KRD. A similar percentage indicates that they will seek additional income to settle their obligations.” https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/rachunki-przygniataja-polakow-wiekszosc-chce-zrezygnowac-z-nowych-ubran-i-rozrywki -- THE GERMAN ECONOMY IS CALLED THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE. BUT THE DAX STOCK INDEX IS BREAKING RECORD AFTER RECORD. IN POLAND, IT'S THE OPPOSITE – THE ECONOMY IS GROWING, BUT THE WIG HAS STALLED – WRITES "PULS BIZNESU". https://www.pb.pl/niemiecki-dax-bije-rekordy-i-polski-wig-ale-sredniaki-biora-rewanz-1231592 -- DONALD TRUMP'S SUCCESS HAS SOMEWHAT ACCELERATED HISTORY. THE SENSE OF CHANGE, PERHAPS EVEN BREAKTHROUGH, WILL START TO REACH VARIOUS SOCIETIES TO A GREATER OR LESSER EXTENT. THIS WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE ROMANIAN ELECTION RESULTS – DR RAFAŁ CHWEDORUK IN CONVERSATION WITH AGATA SZCZĘŚNIAK ON OKO.PRESS: “Donald Trump's success has somewhat accelerated history. The sense of change, perhaps even a breakthrough, will start to reach various societies to a greater or lesser extent. This was clearly visible in the results of the elections in Romania, a country that, in some respects, is positioned similarly to Poland in the international arena, and which has also benefited greatly from the European Union and globalization in recent years.” -- I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO ENCOUNTERS PEOPLE IN COMPLETELY NON-PROFESSIONAL AND POLITICALLY UNRELATED SITUATIONS DAILY, WHO FEEL OVERWHELMING EXPENSIVENESS – DR CHWEDORUK CONTINUES ON OKO.PRESS: “The crisis of the German economy, met with peculiar satisfaction in Poland, will also affect our economy due to the scale of mutual trade. And this will be visible in social life. Without drawing a statistical average from my own observations, I think I am not the only one who encounters people in completely non-professional and politically unrelated situations daily, who feel overwhelming expensiveness and rising living costs. Various objective indicators also show this.” https://oko.press/czy-pis-wycofa-nawrockiego-wybory-prezydenckie-bez-tajemnic -- THIS IS SIMPLY SCANDALOUS, IT IS A REJECTION OF THE IDEA OF SELF-GOVERNANCE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS IS LEADING US – SAYS PROF. JERZY STĘPIEŃ TO PIOTR BRZÓSKI IN GW: “He reminds that ten years ago he raised the alarm in the pages of 'Wyborcza' about the instability of Polish local government. Since then, in his opinion, it has been getting worse and there are no signs of improvement. – Mayors appoint deputies, in virtually any number, to whom they shift most of their duties, and they themselves engage in national politics or – as in Mr. Sutryk's case – look after their own financial interests. This is simply scandalous, it is a rejection of the idea of self-governance. And I don't know where this is leading us – assesses Jerzy Stępień.” -- AND WE HAVE SUCH SUTRYKS AND MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXCELLENT AT CONTROLLING THEIR SURROUNDINGS, REPRODUCING POWER. SOMETHING TERRIFYING – PROF. JERZY STĘPIEŃ CONTINUES WITH BRZÓSKA IN GW: “– Mr. Sutryk's situation was known, yet he was elected president of ZMP. The Association of Polish Cities has transformed into an body overseeing the individual interests of specific mayors and vice-mayors. Not local governments. Greed knows no bounds, it does not warn, on the contrary, it blurs the image of reality. These people feel they are omnipotent, which leads to a distortion of perception. And we have such Sutryks and many others who are excellent at controlling their surroundings, reproducing power. Something terrifying.” -- THEY ARE A MUTUAL SERVICE SOCIETY. I WILL APPOINT YOU TO A SUPERVISORY BOARD, AND YOU WILL APPOINT ME – PROF. STĘPIEŃ CONTINUES IN GW: “Prof. Jerzy Stępień summarizes this mechanism briefly: – They are a mutual service society. I will appoint you to a supervisory board in a city you have nothing to do with, and you will appoint me.” https://lodz.wyborcza.pl/lodz/7,35136,31516210,wazne-pytania-do-prezydent-lodzi-hanny-zdanowskiej-o-lex-sutryk.html -- TUSK HAS STARTED AN OPERATION AIMED AT VASSALIZING THE THIRD WAY AND DISCREDITING SZYMON HOŁOWNIA AS THE SECOND LEADER OF THE CURRENT COALITION – ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM GAZETA POLSKA – WRITES GRZEGORZ WIERZCHOŁOWSKI: “Meanwhile, another equally interesting power struggle is underway within Civic Coalition: using the scandal related to Hołownia, Roman Giertych is trying to weaken Tomasz Siemoniak and Adam Bodnar as much as possible.” -- THERE WAS SIMPLY MEANT TO BE A STINK AROUND HOŁOWNIA – WIERZCHOŁOWSKI CONTINUES IN GAPOL: “And so it happened, even before the campaign started. Here's an important point: in my opinion, Tusk wasn't aiming to completely eliminate Hołownia, like Cimoszewicz in 2005, but to slowly bleed him dry. Tusk has to be more careful with Hołownia because he needs Polska 2050 to maintain power. Furthermore, for Tusk, Hołownia's electoral failure, for example, a result below Mentzen's, would be more beneficial than his withdrawal. Then, a part of Polska 2050 will voluntarily join KO, especially if Trzaskowski wins the election – says one of the former politicians of Warmian-Masurian PO to 'GP'.” https://niezalezna.pl/polityka/operacja-wykrwawic-holownie-gazeta-polska-o-rozgrywkach-tuska-trzeciej-drogi-i-giertycha/532650 -- PRIME MINISTER TUSK SHOULD CONSIDER A PUBLIC APOLOGY AND VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT TO THE PROCEDURES PROVIDED FOR BY LAW. ONLY SUCH ACTIONS CAN RESTORE PUBLIC TRUST AND SHOW THAT NO ONE, NOT EVEN THE PRIME MINISTER, IS ABOVE THE LAW – GRZEGORZ PRIGAN IN RZ: “On March 19, 2024, during a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly expressed his support for the Mayor of Wrocław, Jacek Sutryk, in the upcoming local elections. Such an action, involving conducting election agitation within the premises of a government administration office, may constitute a violation of the provisions of the Electoral Code.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-prawne/art41536841-grzegorz-prigan-donald-tusk-wspieral-jacka-sutryka-czy-premier-sam-sie-ukarze -- THE REQUIREMENTS OF CORRECTNESS DICTATE THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD SHOULD BE ONE BIG COMFORT ZONE WHERE NOT EVEN AS A JOKE CAN ANYTHING BE SAID THAT COULD UPSET SOMEONE. CLINT EASTWOOD PUT IT BLUNTLY: "TODAY EVERYONE KISSES EVERYONE ELSE'S A... – WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW ON THE OCCASION OF THE CASE OF ANDRZEJ MLECZKO AND TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “Would such texts pass today? Of course not. We live in times when even the innocent 90s sitcom "Friends" is subjected to critical revision, and the requirements of correctness dictate that the entire world should be one big comfort zone where, not even as a joke, anything can be said that could upset someone. Clint Eastwood put it bluntly: "Today everyone kisses everyone else's a....” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,31507546,ciezkie-czasy-dla-satyrykow-o-humorze-na-powaznie.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Wojciech Skurkiewicz, Olga Semeniuk.