-- "BLINDED. HOW BERLIN AND PARIS GAVE RUSSIA FREE REIN" - KULTURA LIBERALNA PUBLISHES SYLVIE KAUFFMANN'S BOOK: French journalist Sylvie Kauffmann, author of the newly published book "Blinded. How Berlin and Paris Gave Russia Free Rein" by "Kultura Liberalna," describes the German consequence in building Putin's credibility and treating him as a full partner of Europe. A German and French consequence, because in this matter, both countries acted virtually as a duet. -- THE "SEDCTION" OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS - SYLVIE KAUFFMANN IN A FRAGMENT OF THE BOOK PUBLISHED BY KULTURA LIBERALNA: "When talking about Putin, two contradictory images quickly appear before Berlin diplomats: Putin's olive branch of humility and charm from his 2001 Bundestag speech, and also Putin the accuser, gesturing menacingly during the 2007 Munich conference. In reality, however, even this surprising contrast did not prompt the Germans to rethink their strategy towards Moscow. Thus, after the first decade of Putin's rule, the three largest EU countries had strong ties with Russia: Germany through gas, England through finance, and France through its security ambitions. The 'Seduction' operation was a success." https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2024/12/17/operacja-uwiedzenie-fragment-ksiazki/ -- TRUMP SUES MEDIA AND AUTHORS OF FAULTY POLLS FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE - WRITES TARA PALMIERI IN PUCK NEWS: "Five weeks before returning to the White House, Donald Trump is already carrying out his promise to pursue legal vendettas against political opponents and journalists. On Monday evening, less than 48 hours after securing a $15 million settlement from ABC News, Trump filed a lawsuit in the Iowa District Court, accusing respected pollster Ann Selzer and her polling firm—as well as The Des Moines Register and its parent company, Gannett—of 'blatant election interference' and consumer fraud in connection with her November 2 poll, which showed Kamala Harris winning by three points in Iowa. As Trump's attorneys Edward Paltzik and Des Moines lawyer Alan R. Ostergren noted in the lawsuit, 'President Trump ultimately won in Iowa by more than thirteen points.' https://puck.news/trump-sues-iowa-pollster-ann-selzer-for-being-wrong/ -- SINCE THE ENEMIES OF THE WEST ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO MORE BOLDLY UNDERMINE THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR DEMOCRACIES, THEY MUST ALSO BE SUBJECT TO STRICT REGULATION - BARTOSZ T. WIELIŃSKI IN GW: "This is possible, as at the beginning of the year, tens of thousands of accounts spreading fake news about aid for Ukraine fighting Russian aggression were exposed in Germany. TikTok itself was able to – unfortunately, after the fact – detect thousands of bots operating the Georgescu campaign. Since the enemies of the West are using social media platforms to increasingly brazenly undermine the foundations of our democracies, they must also be subjected to strict regulation." https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31550907,scenariusz-rumunski-w-polsce-alarm-przed-wyborami.html -- THE LATEST DECISIONS OF THE PKW ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, LOSING SOCIAL CREDIBILITY - EWA SIEDLECKA ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA'S PORTAL: "Just as an egg cannot be partially spoiled, so the IKN SN cannot be illegal when ruling on PiS and legal when ruling on Konfederacja. The latest decisions of the PKW are all over the place, thereby losing social credibility." -- THE PKW SHOT ITSELF IN THE FOOT BY ALLOWING THE RECENT (OCTOBER) RULING OF THE IKN SN TO ACCEPT KONFEDERACJA'S APPEAL - CONTINUES EWA SIEDLECKA: "The PKW shot itself in the foot by allowing the recent (October) ruling of the IKN SN to accept Konfederacja's appeal against the PKW's rejection of the party's financial report from 2019. Just as an egg cannot be partially spoiled, so the IKN SN cannot be illegal when ruling on PiS and legal when ruling on Konfederacja. And it doesn't matter that the PKW makes decisions by vote, with one majority one time and another the next. Since the decisions are all over the place, the PKW is losing social credibility. All the more so because on the same day that the PKW accepted Konfederacja's report after the IKN's ruling, it also adopted the stance that – in connection with the rulings of the ECJ and ECHR – it does not recognize the Extraordinary Control Chamber as a court." https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2282473,1,sprawozdanie-wyborcze-pis-co-dalej-pkw-sama-sobie-podstawila-noge.read -- "I WON'T SAY ANYTHING MORE." ZGORZELSKI ON POSSIBLE PERSONNEL CHANGES AMONG CANDIDATES - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/12/17/ -- WIECZOREK'S POSITION IS VERY STRONG. STRONG DUE TO HIS CONNECTION WITH WŁODZIMIERZ CZARZASTY - DOMINIKA DŁUGOSZ IN NEWSWEEK: "Włodzimierz Czarzasty does not intend to back down, but the Prime Minister is also clearly fed up with the image problems caused by a minister who is 'not his own.' However, Wieczorek's position is very strong. Strong due to his connection with Włodzimierz Czarzasty." -- OLKO WOULD - ACCORDING TO DŁUGOSZ - REPLACE WIECZOREK: "Although no decision has yet been made regarding a potential resignation of the minister, 'Newsweek' has learned that a potential successor has already appeared on the list of names. It would be Dorota Olko. Until recently, MP Olko was the spokesperson for the Left party, but about a month ago, she left the party together with other politicians. https://www.onet.pl/informacje/newsweek/tusk-wsciekly-na-ministra-wieczorka-wiemy-kto-moze-go-zastapic-nasz-news/bg9hyvd,452ad802 -- KO AHEAD OF PIS, BUT KONFEDERACJA ALREADY HAS ALMOST 15% - OPINIA24 POLL FOR RMF: "If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, KO would win them with a result of 31.9%. PIS would be second with a result of 28.9%. According to the survey by Opinia 24 for RMF FM, 14.2% of Poles decided to vote in the elections would vote for Konfederacja. Trzecia Droga would receive 9.5% of respondents, and Nowa Lewica 5.9%. The Left party would not even count on 1% of the votes (0.7%). 1.3% of respondents would vote for 'other party,' and 7.5% are undecided." https://www.rmf24.pl/polityka/news-kto-wygralby-wybory-parlamentarne-sondaz-opinia24-dla-rmf-fm,nId,7876220 -- PERHAPS THE BEST SOLUTION WOULD BE TO DUST OFF KONFEDERACJA'S OLD IDEA, WHICH ONCE PROPOSED A CONSTITUTIONAL RESET - PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ IN INTERIA: "However, this would have to mean the consent of the entire political class to a new basic law and, additionally, a real reset of the state of the Polish spirit. A beautiful utopia. Although the alternative could be the further decay of democracy or civil war, which – given the global erosion of values – is not as difficult to achieve as it seems." https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/wybory/prezydenckie/news-reset-polskiego-ducha,nId,7876132 -- WE REVEAL HOW A PARLIAMENTARIAN BECAME A VICTIM OF THE "POLICEMAN SCAM" IN THE SEJM HOTEL. HE MADE TRANSFER AFTER TRANSFER - PIOTR ŻYTNICKI IN GW: "The MP switched between calls as if in a frenzy. His wife cried into the phone: – The money is disappearing. What's happening? He reassured her: – Trust me, darling. – There were a ton of these operations. They toyed with me for several hours – he recalls today. – How much did you transfer to them in total? – About 150,000 PLN, including money from the Chancellery of the Sejm that I received to run my parliamentary office." https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,31549005,jest-pan-profesjonalista-jak-posel-stracil-w-hotelu-sejmowym.html -- THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS IN THE LONGER TERM CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM, HOWEVER DONALD TUSK HAS THE RIGHT TO EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES. BRUSSELS PROBABLY WON'T - AGATA KAŹMIERSKA AND WOJCIECH BRZEZIŃSKI IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/wojna-o-media-czy-pis-zdobedzie-kontrole-nad-tvn-189303 -- TWO MILLION PROLETARIANS AGAINST THE POWER OF THE ELECTORATE. IMMIGRANTS ARE THE NEW WORKERS - JAKUB SZAFRAŃSKI IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: "Fortunately, history also teaches us how to do it: an appeal should be formulated, translated into several languages, leaflets and posters printed, and taken to markets, bazaars, shopping centers, underpasses, reception centers, train stations, and aid foundations. Rallies should be organized, where community leaders will emerge. They will be able to operate through messengers and social media portals to form a movement until it grows large enough to loudly and firmly demand full rights as citizens of Poland and the European Union." https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/dwa-miliony-proletariuszy-przeciwko-wladzy-elektoriatu-imigranci-to-nowi-robotnicy/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Elżbieta Witek, Jacek Cichocki, Adam Jarubas, Anna Sztark, Tadeusz Dziuba, Maciej Nowak, Dariusz Piontkowski.