— A BAZAAR FOR DRUG ADDICTS HAS EMERGED. RESIDENTS COMPLAIN THAT AUTHORITIES ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THIS PROBLEM – RAFAŁ GÓRSKI IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “A few years ago, near Brzeska Street – on Kijowska Street – the Volta-Med Center for Addiction Prevention and Therapy was established, funded by the National Health Fund. For people struggling with addiction, it’s a lifeline in their fight against the habit. However, residents say that the area around the center has become a place where children are not allowed to go unsupervised, and dogs are not walked off-leash. A bazaar for drug addicts has emerged here. Residents complain that the authorities are turning a blind eye to this problem.”

— YOU JUST NEED TO STAND NEAR THE CLINIC AND WAIT A MOMENT, AND A PATIENT WILL DEFINITELY APPROACH YOU WITH METHADONE TAKEN FROM THE FACILITY – GÓRSKI CONTINUES IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “But there are those who take the bottles with their prescribed medication outside. They then share it and sell it to others. A 100 ml bottle of methadone can be bought for PLN 50. You just need to stand near the clinic and wait a moment, and a patient will definitely approach you with methadone taken from the facility. And they will offer to sell it. – Such a bottle is equivalent to one dose of heroin – reveals Ola. She admits that some patients come to the clinic solely to take out the methadone, sell it, and buy heroin with the money earned.”
https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,31823523,klinika-czy.html

— 42% RATED PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA POSITIVELY – AN INCREASE OF 4 PP COMPARED TO FEBRUARY, AND 49% NEGATIVELY – A DECREASE OF 2 PP – CBOS. 36% of respondents rated the work of MPs positively (an increase of 2 pp), and 50% negatively (no change). 14% had no opinion.
https://www.wnp.pl/polityka-i-sondaze/wydarzenia/cbos-w-marcu-wzrosla-ocena-prac-prezydenta-oraz-sejmu,931181.html

— MICHAŁ ŻEBROWSKI READS AN AUDIOBOOK – THE INTERVIEW BOOK BY DONATA SUBBOTKO WITH RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eci0M7HxBu8

— KRZYSZTOF BOSAK: A snapshot of the Polish state. A bureaucratic, drifting state, lacking leadership and the tools and procedures for management and governance in most matters. This is also true for arms production, immigration policy, healthcare, energy, and research and science.
https://x.com/krzysztofbosak/status/1908466057938981089

— RYSZARD PETRU: We should respond to Trump's tariffs with deregulation and improved competitiveness.
https://x.com/RyszardPetru/status/1908472225436479763

— WE ARE DEALING WITH A VERY BAD POLISH GOVERNMENT, PERHAPS THE WORST SINCE 1989. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, TRUMP CLEARLY OPTED FOR SHOCK THERAPY – PIOTR ZAREMBA IN INTERIA: “What about the PiS right-wing? Their message of the day is to criticize the Tusk government for not attempting to negotiate the level of new tariffs with Trump's team, and not on behalf of the entire European Union. After all, Poland holds the EU presidency. This is a fabricated accusation. We are dealing with a very bad Polish government, perhaps the worst since 1989. But in this particular case, Trump clearly opted for shock therapy. None of the 185 countries subjected to tariffs stood any chance of negotiation.”

— THIS COMPLICATES THE SITUATION FOR THE EUROSEPCITIC ALT-RIGHT OPPOSITION IN MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. THEY WERE JUST FEELING THE WARMTH OF TRUMP'S 'CARE' – ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “This complicates the situation for the eurosceptic alt-right opposition in many European countries. They were just feeling the warmth of Trump's 'care'. They were recently the object of Elon Musk's advances. Now they may be presented as complicit in striking a blow against the European economy. Especially at a time when so many factors have started to favor them.”

— THE POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN MAINSTREAM, WHICH IMPOSES HASTY CENTRALIZATION OF THE UNION, HAS NEVER BEEN SO ARROGANT AND SO INEFFECTIVE – ZAREMBA AGAIN IN INTERIA: “The policy of the European mainstream, which imposes hasty centralization of the Union, has never been so arrogant and so ineffective. However, it turns out that Trump will not help in exploiting this moment. This will make it easier for the mainstream to attack the opposition, even with legal repression. Incidentally, even some of Musk's interests in America itself will suffer from the new tariffs.”

— WARNINGS, OTHERWISE JUSTIFIED, AGAINST SUBJECTING EVERYTHING IN EUROPE TO THE CONTROL OF THE EU BUREAUCRACY WILL BE PRESENTED AS ACTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF A COMMON ECONOMIC ENEMY – PIOTR ZAREMBA'S CONCLUSION IN INTERIA: “This remark about unknown, but possibly unfavorable trends may also apply to PiS and, to a lesser extent, Konfederacja, as they distance themselves more from America. Warnings, otherwise justified, against subjecting everything in Europe to the control of the EU bureaucracy (and incidentally, to Berlin and Paris) will be presented as acting for the benefit of a common economic enemy.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-cla-trumpa-jak-bardzo-pograza-eurosceptyczna-prawice-w-tym-p,nId,21392534

— KONFEDERACJA – ALTHOUGH IT ABSTAINED FROM VOTING – SUPPORTED THE GOVERNMENT – PIOTR WITWICKI AND MARCIN FIJOŁEK IN INTERIA: “Izabela Leszczyna swallowed her own tongue by supporting the reduction of the health contribution, and Konfederacja – although it abstained from voting – supported Donald Tusk's government. In the new episode of 'Polityczny WF' (Political PE), Piotr Witwicki and Marcin Fijołek scrutinized the unusual coalition that has formed in the Sejm. It is also possible that Friday's vote will cause turbulence among the ruling party, as Lewica received a solid slap in the face. (...) Marcin Fijołek emphasized that Janusz Kowalski – also a PiS politician – also helped the government, as he, along with six other people from this grouping, abstained from voting. So how should we interpret the results of Friday's vote? Perhaps we are dealing with a generational conflict, even though Kowalski – according to Piotr Witwicki – does not really represent younger Poles. Unlike Cieszyński.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-egzotyczna-koalicja-tak-konfederacja-pomogla-tuskowi,nId,21392567

— THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IS NOT EVEN A REAL RUN-OFF OR A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT OF THE COALITION'S GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF PROGRAMME – MAINLY DUE TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE OPPOSITION CANDIDATES – LESZEK JAŻDŻEWSKI IN INTERIA: “The presidential campaign is not even a real run-off or a mid-term assessment of the coalition's government in terms of programme – mainly due to the weakness of the opposition candidates, who are trapped in a right-wing imaginary, fleeing from a reality that is apparently too complex. However, there is one area of presidential competence where his power is not purely symbolic. The President is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, who, in times of war, upon the request of the Prime Minister, appoints the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/wybory/prezydenckie/news-dlaczego-ta-kampania-jest-taka-nudna,nId,21323331

— THE LANGUAGE OF ABORTION OPPONENTS HAS FULLY TAKEN HOLD – AGNIESZKA WIŚNIEWSKA IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “Opponents of abortion rights introduced the term 'unborn children' into public debate long ago, which was initially characteristic of conservative circles. For the liberal segment of society, abortion is primarily 'termination of pregnancy' or 'abortion'. Nevertheless, anti-abortion rhetoric has permeated public language so strongly that today, even in liberal media, phrases are used that suggest equating a fetus with a child.”

— IF PUBLIC LANGUAGE REINFORCES THE ASSOCIATION 'ABORTION = CHILD', IT IS HARD TO BE SURPRISED THAT THE FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN POLAND ENCOUNTERS SUCH HUGE OBSTACLES – WIŚNIEWSKA CONTINUES IN KRYTYKA: “What's more, this often happens unconsciously and in good faith. After all, the TVN24 report was not created to support Mentzen's words, but to express outrage at his position and to stand on the side of raped women and their right to decide about themselves, their bodies, and their future. Yet, even with the best intentions, phrases emerge that strengthen the anti-abortion narrative. If public language reinforces the association 'abortion = child', it is hard to be surprised that the fight for reproductive rights in Poland encounters such huge obstacles. It is worth conducting a small thought experiment. Say the word 'abortion' out loud and consider what the next word that came to your mind was. Was it 'woman'? Or perhaps 'child'?”
https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/jezyk-przeciwnikow-aborcji-wjechal-na-pelnej/

— REFLECTING THE SPRING IN OPINIONS TO THE RIGHT – LUKASZ PAWŁOWSKI FROM OGB RECENTLY WROTE ABOUT THIS:
— INCREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF OPPONENTS OF RELIGION CLASSES OUTSIDE SCHOOL BY 7 PP IN A YEAR: https://x.com/LukasPawlowski/status/1907323283332071513

— 46% DECLARE RIGHT-WING VIEWS – AN INCREASE OF 14 PP IN A YEAR: https://x.com/OGB_Pro/status/1905529488097579039

— LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA 50% YES – AN INCREASE OF 6 PP:
https://x.com/OGB_Pro/status/1904799876304580721

— PARTNERSHIP UNIONS – 49% YES – A DECREASE OF 4 PP:
https://x.com/OGB_Pro/status/1902273590352871551

— LEGAL ABORTION UP TO 12 WEEKS – 52% YES – A DECREASE OF 5 PP:
https://x.com/LukasPawlowski/status/1900140651133501866

— THE PROSPECT OF LIBERALIZING THE ABORTION LAW DOES NOT LOOK OPTIMISTIC EITHER, GIVEN THE VIEWS OF 18-39 YEAR OLDS, WHICH SHOW A CONSERVATIVE TREND – PAWŁOWSKI WROTE:
https://x.com/LukasPawlowski/status/1899785718571929815

— AfD HAS CAUGHT UP WITH CDU FOR FIRST PLACE IN POLLS: https://x.com/Alice_Weidel/status/1908401189613449716

— MENTZEN ON KANAL ZERO 2.6 MILLION VIEWS IN 9 DAYS, BRAUN 1.8 MILLION VIEWS 2 DAYS AGO.
https://www.youtube.com/@KanalZeroPL
— JANINA OCHOJSKA: I believe that Donald Tusk is playing a very dangerous game that will only increase racism and xenophobia, which are still present in Polish society. Will this help increase the number of voters? Security is built on respect for the dignity of EVERY human being.
https://x.com/JaninaOchojska/status/1908466057938981089

— A BULLDOG FIGHT IS GOING ON UNDER THE RUG IN PIS, SAKIEWICZ, THE OWNER OF REPUBLIKA AND GAZETA POLSKA, IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING – DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “But even if Morawiecki does not face charges, his political responsibility and humiliation in the eyes of PiS voters are undeniable. And Nisztor showed this in its entirety. A bulldog fight is going on under the rug in PiS, Sakiewicz, the owner of Republika and Gazeta Polska, is actively participating in it, and the former prime minister, who has not abandoned his ambitions for power – if not in the state, then in right-wing politics – has many enemies in the party, primarily in Ziobro's circles. There is also a broader context. That is, today PiS is considering an alliance with Konfederacja, and Morawiecki does not fit into this arrangement, because the Confederation members have long railed against his government.”

— IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT THE PROCEDURE OF WITHDRAWING MONEY FOR THE CAMPAIGN IS WELL-DOCUMENTED – WIELOWIEYSKA CONTINUES IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “And considering the fact that the materials gathered at the time corroborate Szopa's explanations, it can be assumed that the procedure of withdrawing money for the campaign is well-documented. This also means that it would be very strange if any honest court ruled that there were no financial irregularities in PiS's campaign and that they actually deserved a subsidy from the budget. Further investigations, such as the one concerning RARS, show that the decision of the State Electoral Commission to reject PiS's financial report was justified.”
https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31829157,wielowieyska-mateusz-morawiecki-nie-zrobil-dla-anny-w-nawet.html

— 36 YEARS AGO, THE ROUND TABLE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED.

— BIRTHDAYS: Teresa Bogucka, Marcin Krupa, Tomasz Lejman, Edyta Mydłowska-Krawcewicz, Magda Dobrzańska-Frasyniuk. SUNDAY: Maria Zuba.