— AMERICAN TROOPS IN JASIONKA DETERRED RUSSIANS. THEIR RELOCATION IS A BAD SIGN – BARTOSZ T. WIELIŃSKI IN GW: “American soldiers remain in other bases in Poland, but their deterrent effect on Russians has weakened. Especially since it concerns a base that Russian military personnel have long wanted to bomb or at least set on fire, but Putin lacked the courage. Will British, Norwegian, German, and Polish soldiers be enough to keep Putin's forces away from Rzeszów? Putin's people will now test this, in theory and practice.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,31839269,amerykanskie-wojska-w-jasionce-odstraszaly-rosjan-ich-relokacja.html

— CURRENTLY, THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE DECLARING THEY LIVE WELL OR VERY WELL (37%) IS RECORD HIGH – CBOS: “Currently, the percentage of people declaring they live well or very well (37%) is record high, and the share of those stating they live modestly or poorly (11%) is the lowest in the history of our research. We have been observing an improvement in this area for the second consecutive year.”
https://cbos.pl/PL/publikacje/raporty_tekst.php?id=6993

— TRZASKOWSKI PROPOSES A DEBATE WITH NAWROCKI ON FRIDAY IN KOŃSKIE – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2025/04/09/
— TRZASKOWSKI'S CAMPAIGN TEAM HAS PROBABLY CONCLUDED THAT NAWROCKI WILL BE AN EASIER OPPONENT IN THE SECOND ROUND THAN MENZTEN – DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA: “Rafał Trzaskowski's campaign team has probably concluded that Karol Nawrocki will be an easier opponent in the second round than Sławomir Menzten, which is why they want to boost the PiS candidate with a one-on-one debate proposal in Końskie. And then – as Trzaskowski's team assumes – defeat him in the debate.”
https://x.com/DWielowieyska/status/1909851597569458506

— POLES FIRST IN LINE FOR DOCTORS? NAWROCKI PROPOSES APARTHEID – DOMINIKA SITNICKA AND BARTOSZ KOCEJKO-SZUKALSKI IN OKO.PRESS: “Nawrocki's promise to create a dual system of benefits and access to public services, which the word apartheid best describes, is a consequence of those declarations. (...) In the election campaign, however, we hear demands detached from any knowledge about Ukrainians in Poland, moreover, calling for their open discrimination, contrary to the fundamental principles of a democratic state. Nawrocki's words are another episode in this extreme right-wing escalation.”

— ANTI-UKRAINIAN SENTIMENTS ARE ALSO APPEARING ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE – FURTHER IN OKO.PRESS: “'Entitled, disloyal' – these are the words with which PiS voters are said to describe Ukrainians in focus groups. 'It's the same in all studies' – campaign workers for Rafał Trzaskowski told Agata Szczęśniak. Anti-Ukrainian sentiments are also appearing on the democratic side. This is why Rafał Trzaskowski proposed in January to withdraw the 800 plus benefit from Ukrainian children who are not working. Data indicates that refugees from Ukraine have a record high employment rate in Poland (over 70%) compared to other countries, 800 plus is collected by only about 50% of children with a registered PESELE UKR, and the government recently introduced regulations eliminating the possibility of collecting benefits for a child who is not studying in a Polish school. KO politicians quickly declared that the regulations would also not apply to so-called vulnerable groups, i.e., for example, a mother who cannot take up professional work due to caring for children or due to disability.”
https://oko.press/nawrocki-dyskryminacja-ukraincy-cudzoziemcy

— SOLIDARITY WITH REFUGEES WAS A BEAUTIFUL UPRISING, BUT TODAY EGOISM AND FEAR DOMINATE IN POLAND. A DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS POLL SHOWS THAT THE PROPENSITY TO HELP HAS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED, AND POLITICAL RHETORIC ONLY DEEPENS UNWILLINGNESS TOWARDS NEWCOMERS – MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ.

— CAN WE TODAY DISMISS HOW SOCIAL ATTITUDES ARE CHANGING UNDER THE RULE OF THE LIBERAL, SMILING COALITION? – SZUŁDRZYŃSKI AGAIN: “The only question is, is there any significant difference between the former and the latter in scaring migrants and refugees? And if it outraged someone that during the PiS government, migrants were treated inhumanely two and a half hours from Warsaw, can we today dismiss how social attitudes are changing under the rule of the liberal, smiling coalition?”
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art42086281-michal-szuldrzynski-zamkniete-granice-i-zamkniete-serca-polska-empatia-w-odwrocie

— THE DECISION TO REDUCE HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS IS UNFAIR TO EMPLOYEES, HARMFUL FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AND SENSELESS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLITICS UNDERSTOOD AS THE ART OF GOOD STATE GOVERNANCE. HOWEVER, IT MAKES SENSE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLITICS UNDERSTOOD AS AN ELECTORAL GAME FOR VOTES, POWER, AND ITS MAINTENANCE – JAKUB MAJMUREK IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA.

— KACZYŃSKI EXPRESSED VERY SENSIBLE RESERVATIONS ON THIS MATTER, ACCORDING TO MAJMUREK IN KP: “PiS voted against the contribution reduction. Kaczyński expressed very sensible reservations on this matter, arguing that this change would make the Polish tax and contribution system more regressive, contrary to the standards prevailing in practically all European countries.”

— THE DECISION REGARDING THE CONTRIBUTION PROVIDES ZANDBERG WITH A GOOD PRETEXT NOT TO SUPPORT ANY CANDIDATE IN THE SECOND ROUND – ESPECIALLY IF DUDA WERE TO SIGN THE ACT AND TRZASKOWSKI WERE TO FIGHT IN THE RUNOFF AGAINST NAWROCKI – MAJMUREK WRITES FURTHER: “The decision regarding the contribution provides Zandberg with a good pretext not to support any candidate in the second round – especially if Duda were to sign the act and Trzaskowski were to fight in the runoff against Nawrocki. It simultaneously makes it difficult for Biejat to support Trzaskowski. For some part of the left-wing electorate, the contribution plus the suspension of the right to asylum are sufficient reasons to refrain from voting in the second round. Will this threaten Trzaskowski? KO does not seem to be concerned about this scenario. With a significant lead over Nawrocki, the vote of a small, most progressive electorate might not matter, and it is possible that they will ultimately mobilize against the PiS candidate. Especially since it is difficult to find any pro-social accents in his campaign.”
https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/walka-o-glosy-kosztem-zdrowia-polek-i-polakow-kto-zyska-a-kto-straci-na-obnizce-skladki-zdrowotnej/

— TRZASKOWSKI PUBLICLY SPOKE ABOUT THE CONFLICT WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS PEOPLE, SO THE "ROUGH FRIENDSHIP" MAY RETURN IN A NEW SETTING. ALONG WITH DEEPER POLITICAL CHANGES ON THE GOVERNMENT'S SIDE – PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ IN INTERIA: “But also because Rafał Trzaskowski and his associates are already sending signals that after the presidential elections, a political alternative to Donald Tusk's rule may begin to strengthen within Civic Coalition, and perhaps even a new arrangement that will change the political landscape on the ruling side. The current mayor of Warsaw, who once prepared to take over power in Civic Platform, does not necessarily have to believe – like many politicians and supporters of this formation – that the prime minister is a politician who cannot be replaced.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-szorstka-przyjazn,nId,21392829#iwa_source=autor

— ADAM GLAPIŃSKI TURNS 74 TODAY. Stanisław Żelichowski is 81.

— BIRTHDAYS: Stanisław Żelichowski, Adam Glapiński, Marcin Dzierżanowski.