-- TRUMP WILL BRING RUSSIA TO ITS KNEES - RZ: “Trump wants to punish Putin. What will he announce on Monday? The US President announced a ‘fundamental speech on Russia’ for Monday.” https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art42692091-trump-chce-ukarac-putina-co-oglosi-w-poniedzialek -- THE SYNDIC OF GETIN BANK HAS A CLOSED SYSTEM. LAW FIRMS EARN MILLIONS - WOJCIECH CZUCHNOWSKI IN GW: “An analysis of fund flows, commissioned by an independent auditor, shows that law firms are the primary beneficiaries of the bankruptcy. The liquidator does not hesitate to pay Rymarz-Zdort-Maruta-Kubiczek, a firm in which he is an official partner. He also pays substantial sums to a PR company engaged in media lobbying. (...) – This list of expenses is evidence of gross mismanagement and extreme conflict of interest – assesses Strzyżowska regarding the expenditures. In her opinion, the prosecutor's office should initiate an investigation ex officio based on the information about the liquidator's spending. As the lawyer states, the charges should concern exceeding authority and managerial corruption.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,32100586,zamkniety-uklad-syndyka-getin-banku.html -- MENTZEN WITHDRAWS INVITATIONS FOR COALITION POLITICIANS: “I have repeatedly stated that I will not be blackmailed by anyone. And I do not intend to change that. Since you have suddenly started communicating with me publicly, I am publicly withdrawing your invitations. I have no desire to take seriously someone who, despite great willingness, cannot be taken seriously. I wanted to give you the opportunity to appear before my viewers, to present your arguments. You could only gain from it, which you yourselves understood. And now you will lose, and PiS will gain. At your request. I wanted our politics to be a bit more normal. Unfortunately, it didn't work out.” -- YOU TREATED YOUR VOTERS THE SAME WAY EARLIER - MENTZEN CONTINUES: “All in all, I shouldn't be surprised. You treated your voters the same way earlier. You made promises to them, and then you delivered nothing.” -- IT IS COMPLETELY OBVIOUS THAT I CONDEMN BRAUN FOR HIS RECENT INTERVIEW. I BELIEVE THAT WITH SUCH STATEMENTS, HE ACTS TO POLAND'S DETRIMENT AND FUELS OUR ENEMIES - WRITES MENTZEN: “It is completely obvious that I condemn Braun for his recent interview. I believe that with such statements, he acts to Poland's detriment and fuels our enemies. Moreover, this should come as no surprise to anyone; everyone knows that I have not been on good terms with Braun for a long time, I did not like his method of conducting politics, and I am glad that he is no longer acting at my expense.” https://x.com/SlawomirMentzen/status/1944424438390296729 -- BOSAK: THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND THE BORDER GUARD LEADERSHIP ARE PURSUING A POLICY THAT MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLES INFORMATIONAL WARFARE AGAINST THEIR OWN NATION - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2025/07/14/ -- AN EXHIBITION TITLED: “OUR BOYS. RESIDENTS OF DANTZIG POMERANIA IN THE ARMY OF THE THIRD REICH” HAS OPENED IN GDAŃSK. The creators are the Museum of Gdańsk, the Museum of the Second World War, and the Centre for Historical Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Berlin. -- THE GDAŃSK EXHIBITION “OUR BOYS IN THE ARMY OF THE THIRD REICH” ENTERS THE POLITICAL AGENDA - TOBIASZ BOCHEŃSKI TWEETS: “This is an unprecedented level of idiocy and betrayal of the Polish cause. The title of this exhibition is disgusting, misleading, and outrageous. Why don't you also organize an exhibition titled 'Our Boys in the NKVD. The Fates of Residents of the First Polish Republic in the USSR'.” https://x.com/TABochenski/status/1944665565475336672 -- THE SPECTER OF A MINORITY GOVERNMENT BEGINS TO LOOM OVER WARSAW. DONALD TUSK PUBLICLY THREATENS ONE OF THE COALITION PARTNERS, AND NO ONE IN THE CAPITAL BELIEVES THAT THE LONG-POSTPONED RECONSTRUCTION WILL STABILIZE THE SITUATION - MICHAŁ KOLANKO IN RZ: “Ultimately, the reconstruction is to take place between July 22-25, during the Sejm's last session before Karol Nawrocki's inauguration on August 6. What about the 'forceful' scenario? According to it, Donald Tusk would simultaneously attempt to break up Poland 2050 and force them out of the government. However, if a sufficient number of Hołownia's MPs – at least 12 out of the 31-strong club – remain with him in such a situation, such a move could effectively lead to the formation of a minority government of PO-PSL-Lewica. This would create uncertainty in key votes, such as the budget. And in the event of the budget not being passed on time, President Karol Nawrocki would be able to call early elections for spring 2026.” https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art42671321-rosnie-ryzyko-rozpadu-koalicji-i-powstania-rzadu-mniejszosciowego-to-bedzie-goraca-jesien -- STARMER FINDS HIMSELF IN THE SAME POSITION AS TUSK IN POLAND, AND ON THE EUROPEAN STAGE, VON DER LEYEN, BATTERED AFTER THE LAST VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE - MATEUSZ MAZZINI IN GW: “Sound familiar? Of course, it does. Starmer finds himself in the same position as Donald Tusk in Poland, and on the European stage, Ursula von der Leyen, battered after the last vote of no confidence against her and her entire European Commission. Politicians shaped by the old, defunct conditions of democratic dialogue, who want to conduct politics from the center, based on consensus and technocracy, are painfully and violently realizing that such politics can no longer be pursued. They are hitting a wall, their approval ratings are dropping, and voters and coalition partners are shouting in discontent, threatening rebellion.” -- EVERYONE, FINDING THEMSELVES IN CRISIS, IS MAKING A CLEAR TURN TO THE RIGHT. TUSK IS MAKING A DIFFICULT-TO-JUSTIFY DECISION TO RESTORE BORDER CONTROLS, ACKNOWLEDGING BĄKIEWICZ'S POINT - MAZZINI CONTINUES IN GW: “Starmer, Tusk, von der Leyen – this trio of politicians, though operating at different levels and coming from different political contexts and party families, share another common trait. All of them, finding themselves in crisis, are making a clear turn to the right. Tusk is making a difficult-to-justify decision to restore border controls with Germany and Lithuania, thereby acknowledging the point of Robert Bąkiewicz and the entire Polish far-right. They have been claiming for months that Poland is being flooded by a wave of illegal immigrants, even though this is not true; this crisis is entirely fabricated. Tusk knows this – yet, by closing the borders, he is legitimizing the fears expressed by Bąkiewicz.” https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,32100784,mazzini-tusk-wie-co-robi-obserwuje-londyn-i-bruksele.html -- TO THE RULING PARTY: STOP GOING WITH THE FLOW DICTATED BY SOMEONE ELSE! - ADAM WAJRAK IN GW: “The coalition, and especially Civic Platform (PO), is being steered with remarkable ease. All it takes is a loud utterance of any buzzword: 'Poland, patriotism, security, national interest,' and they immediately snap to attention and adopt the direction set by the loudest voice. (...) Human fears can be combatted differently, through education, through explanation, through meetings. Besides, your voters, though possessing angelic patience, will eventually give up. There was supposed to be a change, not just a swap.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75400,32100652,do-rzadzacych-przestancie-plynac-z-nurtem-ktorym-kieruje-ktos.html -- THE CASE OF THE BEARS FROM CISNA SHOWS THAT NATURE TOO FALLS VICTIM TO POWERLESSNESS AND COALITION BARGAINING - JĘDRZEJ WINIECKI IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “Prime Minister Donald Tusk promised a new quality in natural resource management, primarily higher protection standards. The case of the bears from Cisna shows that nature too falls victim to powerlessness and coalition bargaining. (...) If this continues, the government will lose the support of its followers and will come under fire from organizations, activists, and scientific circles that do not take this seriously. Simultaneously, proponents of dominating the Earth will sense the government's weakness and will support those groups that promise environmental management with a club and axe. And if these parties win the next elections, the death sentence for three bears will likely not be the end of it.” https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/nauka/2307451,1,wyrok-smierci-na-niedzwiedzie-czy-przyroda-trzeba-zarzadzac-flinta-i-siekiera.read -- THE PROGRAMMATIC DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY ON ECONOMIC MATTERS, BETWEEN PiS AND PO IS SMALL; FEUDALISM PREVAILS IN BOTH - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “Something similar is happening in Poland today. The programmatic difference, especially on economic matters, between PiS and PO is small. During PiS rule, the fiefdom controlled by the ruler and his vassals has significantly expanded. Banks and energy companies have been nationalized, and dozens of government agencies and quasi-budgetary funds have been established. The democratic coalition has not eliminated any of them. Why reduce the fiefdom? Civic Platform often imitates PiS, resorting to national rhetoric and calling for the 'Polonization' of the economy. Both parties are primarily divided by emotions, like the Blues and Greens in Byzantium. Feudalism prevails in both.” -- THE POOR CONDITION OF CIVIC PLATFORM AND OTHER GROUPS FORMING THE COALITION GOVERNMENT. THE CAUSE IS IDEOLOGY AND FEUDAL CUSTOMS - GADOMSKI CONTINUES IN GW: “This makes me even more concerned about the poor condition of Civic Platform and other groups forming the coalition government. Its cause is a lack of ideology and feudal customs. It is obvious to the naked eye that PO is in a deep crisis caused by poor management. This is stated by (unfortunately anonymous) Civic Platform activists, interviewees of Arkadiusz Gruszczyński.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32099630,feudalna-demokracja-partyjna.html -- ORGANIZERS OF THE EQUALITY PARADE GREETED CIVIC PLATFORM POLITICIANS WITH TEARS OF EMOTION BECAUSE THE HONOURABLE MP DEIGNED TO STAND NEXT TO A "QUEER." GOOD HEAVENS, WHAT A GRAND MOMENT! ONE SHOULD NOT SPEAK LIKE THAT WITH POLITICIANS – STATES RENATA LIS, WRITER AND ACTIVIST, TO OKO.PRESS. -- THE OLD, LIBERAL-LEFT PART OF THE POLITICAL SCENE IS CRUMBLING. SOMETHING NEW MUST EMERGE, BUT SUCH PROCESSES TAKE A LONG TIME - RENATA LIS CONTINUES IN A CONVERSATION WITH JAKUB WOJTASZCZYK IN OKO: “The point is that these last elections have revealed a new political dynamic, which in my opinion will not stop. The window of opportunity for emancipation has closed, and I expect that within my lifetime, as I am 55 years old, it will not open again. The old, liberal-left part of the political scene is crumbling. Something new must emerge, but such processes take a long time. In the last few years, I have become very involved in actions aimed at change. I no longer have the strength or a sense of purpose. I thought my state was a temporary dip in mood, but three weeks have passed since the elections, and nothing is improving. I need help. I have just made an appointment with my psychiatrist; we need to address my depression again.” -- I SENT MY BOOK, “MY BELOVED AND I,” TO TUSK, HOŁOWNIA, AND KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ. THEY ARE NOT PARTNERS; THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO BE TREATED SERIOUSLY. AT THIS MOMENT IN POLAND, “THERE IS NO ONE TO WORK WITH” - RENATA LIS CONTINUES WITH WOJTASZCZYK IN OKO: “I was naive too. To such an extent that right after the last elections, I sent my book, “My Beloved and I,” to Tusk, Hołownia, and Kosiniak-Kamysz with a very personal letter, hoping it might contribute to the enactment of unions. I hoped they would read it and understand why it is so important to us. That they would learn how we live, because perhaps they don't know. Through acquaintances, I know that the book reached their hands, but it brought no results. Today, I would not do that. I have withdrawn my emotions and expectations. They are not partners; they do not deserve to be treated seriously. At this moment in Poland, 'there is no one to work with.'” https://oko.press/chce-tego-co-ma-spoleczenstwo -- THE MAYOR OF LUBLIN, DEPUTY HEAD OF PO IN THE REGION, SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH CZARNEK'S PEOPLE. "HE IS ALREADY IN PiS" - JACEK BRZUSZKIEWICZ IN GW: “– This is another escape by Krzysiek towards PiS. In January 2024, thanks to the councillors of his club in the city council, with the clear opposition of Civic Platform sympathizers, a monument to Lech Kaczyński was unveiled in the center of Lublin. For years, during the tenure of the PO deputy leader, city schools were headed by the wife of the PiS voivode, Lech Sprawka [Ewa Dumkiewicz-Sprawka - ed.]. Krzysztof Żuk is currently much closer to Kaczyński's party than to Civic Platform. In fact, he is already mentally in PiS. And the fact that he still holds a leadership position in PO only testifies to PO's weakness – comment PO activists from Lublin directly.” https://lublin.wyborcza.pl/lublin/7,48724,32094682,prezydent-lublina-i-wiceszef-platformy-w-regionie-otacza-sie.html -- 19 YEARS AGO, Jarosław Kaczyński's government was sworn in. -- ON THIS DAY in 1987, the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic adopted the Act on the Ombudsman. -- BIRTHDAYS: Michał Andrzej Olszewski, Krystyna Klosin, Michał Zaleski.