-- MARK BRZEZINSKI WAS BUSY, BUT NOW REMEMBERS BEING IMPRESSED BY NAWROCKI A YEAR AGO – AS HE TOLD MAGDALENA RIGAMONTI ON ONE T: “I met him in Chicago in October last year. We sat at the same table during the 80th anniversary celebration of the Polish American Congress, and I must tell you, I was impressed by his intelligence, his knowledge of America, and his command of English. His biggest challenge will be to manage relations with the Trump team in such a way as to influence what happens in the context of Ukraine. Poles deserve to participate in this important discussion. But this requires the kind of shrewdness that Prime Minister Meloni and the Saudis demonstrate. I know Karol Nawrocki can exhibit such shrewdness, and I hope he will.” https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/byly-ambasador-usa-trump-pomogl-wygrac-prezydenture-karolowi-nawrockiemu/q9ty8jl,79cfc278 -- CBOS TRUST RANKING OF POLITICIANS IN JULY: 1. Andrzej Duda 53% (+3) 2. Karol Nawrocki 48% (+2) 3. Sławomir Mentzen 45% (-2) 4. Rafał Trzaskowski 44 (n/a) 5. Radosław Sikorski 44 (+4) -- MAZUREK WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SPOKE ON KANAŁ ZERO ALMOST A WEEK AGO ABOUT PRESIDENT Duda: WHY COULDN'T HE BE LIKE THIS FROM THE START? HE ASKS HIMSELF THIS QUESTION TOO. The President found his courage when Tusk weakened. And Tusk became a leaning tree. Andrzej Duda was impressed by Karol Nawrocki, seeing him as tough, rigid, unrefined, brutal, and loved by the people. People like it when he attacks indiscriminately. He also wants to be like that, a real force. Eureka! I want that too! The President is on a rampage! He has tasted political freedom and is exercising that right. He is showing that he has power and strength. He went after the judges, the very Andrzej Duda who vetoed the Ziobro version of the reform. The nation rubs its eyes in astonishment as Duda firmly tells the judges: get on welfare. We didn't know this Duda. He also spoke of hanging traitors. He may have gone too far, but he is a politician with considerable experience and knows he can afford it. And finally, he is expressing his thoughts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mZeUryvcP60 -- EVERYTHING MUST BE TORN DOWN, UNFORTUNATELY – JAROSŁAW, NOT JACEK KURSKI, ON JUSTYNA DOBROSZ-ORACZ AT THE LIQUIDATED TVP: https://x.com/tvp_info/status/1948302477918343644 -- ADAM BODNAR A VICTIM OF A POLITICS WHERE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE – MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Although the opposition saw the Minister of Justice as the creator of a repressive apparatus, Adam Bodnar did not want to become the God of Vengeance, which part of the voters of Civic Platform and the coalition of October 15th expected of him. As a result, he satisfied no one. Therefore, Adam Bodnar's further mission made no sense.” -- HE IS LEAVING AS THE BIGGEST LOSER OF THIS RECONSTRUCTION – SZUŁDRZYŃSKI CONTINUES: “He is leaving the government as the biggest loser of this reconstruction. Unfairly. Because he did what he could to satisfy conflicting expectations, while also being able to look himself in the mirror without remorse. Is this a loss? Probably not.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art42750161-michal-szuldrzynski-adam-bodnar-ofiara-polityki-w-ktorej-nie-ma-miejsca-na-kompromis -- ŻUREK WILL NOT BACK DOWN, HE HAS NOTHING TO LOSE – MARIUSZ JAŁOSZEWSKI ON OKO.PRESS: “The appointment of Judge Waldemar Żurek is not accidental. Prime Minister Tusk has chosen a fighter who will stand up to PiS and President Nawrocki. Marcin Kierwiński, returning to the government, may help with this. (...) He has bet everything on one card. To become a minister, he must leave the judicial profession. And he will not return to it, because he would have to be reappointed. And Nawrocki will not allow that. Therefore, he will not be protected by immunity, and if PiS returns to power, they could bring charges against him.” https://oko.press/zurek-pojdzie-na-zwarcie-z-neo-sedziami-i-ziobrystami-nie-cofnie-sie-nie-ma-nic-do-stracenia -- ANYONE WHO WOULD COME IN BODNAR'S PLACE IS IN A GOOD ENOUGH POSITION REGARDING ACCOUNTABILITY THAT EVEN WITHOUT THEIR ADDITIONAL ACTIONS, THE RESULTS OF THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE'S EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF WORK WILL START TO APPEAR – EWA SIEDLECKA IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA. -- A SITUATION WHERE THE VICTIM SUPERVISES THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THEIR PERPETRATORS MAY APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC AND GIVE HOPE FOR SPECTACULAR RESULTS, BUT IT IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OF JUSTICE AND IMPARTIALITY – SIEDLECKA CONTINUES: “And this can be raised in courts and international tribunals. Conversely, if Waldemar Żurek publicly distances himself from any use of his power in such matters, he will disappoint the public's hopes for accountability and thwart the political purpose of his appointment. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.” -- IN AN EXTRA-STATUTORY MANNER, THERE IS NO BASIS FOR ABOLISHING THE CHAMBER OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE FORM OF A RULING BY THE CJEU OR THE ECtHR – SIEDLECKA CONTINUES: “But their accountability, like that of the heroes of the hate affair, will not be easy, because the Chamber of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court refuses to lift their immunities. And Minister Żurek will probably not be able to do anything about it. There is no way to abolish the Chamber of Professional Responsibility, because the president will not agree to it, and in an extra-statutory manner, there is no legal basis for it in the form of a ruling by the CJEU or the ECtHR.” https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2308737,1,tusk-zmienia-rzad-bodnar-traci-funkcje-nadchodzi-sedzia-zurek-czy-to-dobra-zmiana.read -- IF THE GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARDS ANOTHER WAR WITH PIS TWO YEARS AFTER PIS WAS REMOVED FROM POWER, POLLS MAY SHOW THAT BURNING THE SHIPS WAS A HASTY DECISION – ARTUR BARTKIEWICZ IN RZ: “Of course, it cannot be ruled out that we will soon learn about the government's comprehensive agenda. Perhaps Minister Domański needs time to create a grand economic plan, and Minister Miłosz Motyka will soon outline a vision for bold energy transformation for us. But if this does not happen, if the government moves towards another war with PiS two years after PiS was removed from power, polls may show that burning the ships was a hasty decision. And the first to understand this will be the coalition partners, who will hastily start building lifeboats.” https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art42751601-artur-bartkiewicz-rekonstrukcja-czyli-donald-tusk-idzie-na-wojne -- THIS IS NOT HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK. REGRET IN THE MINISTRY CORRIDORS – TOMASZ MOLGA ON WP: “– People with competencies came here, they left jobs in other companies, it was supposed to be an adventure, but also important matters. Well, this is not how it was supposed to look – a worker from the Ministry of Industry, affected by the reconstruction, tells Wirtualna Polska. Last year, they opened the headquarters in Katowice; today, they don't know if there will be work, for how much, or where.” -- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MINISTRY WAS ONE OF THE FEW FULFILLED PROMISES OF THE CIVIC COALITION – MOLGA CONTINUES ON WP: “People like him counted on it being a stable, developmental career path. The establishment of the ministry was one of the few fulfilled promises of the Civic Coalition. It was supposed to coordinate energy transformation processes, manage heavy industry sectors, and provide advisory support to mining regions.” https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/rekonstrukcja-rzadu-zal-i-rozczarowanie-w-zamykanym-ministerstwie-nie-tak-to-mialo-wygladac-7181764021005056a -- THE RECONSTRUCTION IS HERE, GOVERNANCE IS NEEDED – ROMAN IMIELSKI IN GW: “The mere change in the government's structure and some ministers will achieve nothing if it does not convince Poles that Donald Tusk's cabinet is truly addressing their most important issues. Only this can offer a chance to stop the populists and nationalists striving for power.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32118263,rekonstrukcja-juz-jest-musi-byc-rzadzenie.html -- IF THE PRIME MINISTER ONLY RESORTS TO PERSONNEL CHANGES, HE IS OPENING AN AUTOSTRADA FOR THE RETURN OF POPULISTS TO POWER AND PUSHING THE COALITION INTO DEFENSE, WHICH EVEN 60 BILLION EUROS FROM THE KPO WILL NOT STOP – ANNA MATERSKA-SOSNOWSKA IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “On July 23, the day of the reconstruction, it is the last moment to turn an arithmetic majority into political effectiveness and reverse the impression of drifting, and the coalition – although weakened – will have a chance for an autumn recovery. If the Prime Minister only comes up with personnel changes, he opens an autostrada for the return of populists to power and pushes the coalition into defense, which even 60 billion euros from the KPO will not stop. The Prime Minister will lose not only a political moment but also his own credibility. And the coalition? At best, it will become a hostage to its own calculations, at worst – history. Politics abhors a vacuum.” https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2308513,1,rekonstrukcjaaa.read -- TUSK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO (GO WITH THE FLOW OF PIS XENOPHOBIA) – MAGDALENA ŚRODA IN GW: “The slogan 'Tusk, you must!' was popular in the past, and it was about the victory of the democratic formation under his leadership. Today, it's worth popularizing: 'Tusk, to stay in power, you don't have to!' go with the flow of PiS. On the contrary. Only firm resistance and adherence to democratic standards will save both you and us.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32118263,tusku-nie-musisz-plynac-z-pradem-pisowskiej-ksenofobii.html -- TVP INFO BANNER (IN LIQUIDATION): TUSK: WE HAVE BECOME PART OF THE COSMOS. Jacek Karnowski: Truly apt words from the Prime Minister. https://x.com/JacekKarnowski/status/1948356316117729758 -- BIRTHDAYS: Fr. Adam Boniecki (91!), Anne Applebaum, Krzysztof Truskolaski.