-- BLAST FROM THE PAST -- AND THAT'S HOW IT ROLLS -- A YEAR AGO: TAYLOR SWIFT COULD DELIVER AN AMERICAN JAGODNO FOR TRUMP - JACEK CIEŚLAK IN RZ.......

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-- 57% OF POLES DO NOT INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEFENSE OF THEIR HOMELAND - SE POLL: 57 percent of respondents answered such a question that they "do not intend to get involved." Only 26 percent of our compatriots stated that in the event of war, they are ready to join the army or otherwise engage in the defense of Poland.
https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2025-09-12/polacy-beda-bronic-kraju-w-przypadku-wojny-jest-nowy-sondaz/

-- WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED? CBOS:
What has been discussed recently?
High cost of living (64%) and access to doctors (61%), war (55%), migrants (52%), disillusionment with politics (37%), KPO (National Recovery Plan) (34%)

-- MAJOR THEME OF ECONOMIC CONCERNS: Almost two-thirds of respondents (64%) indicated frequent discussions about inflation and high prices in their surroundings. Economic themes also appeared in relatively popular conversations concerning low wages, pensions, and a general lack of money (45%). Problems with finding or keeping a job were significantly less common (27%).

-- DOCTORS, WAR, REFUGEES: In second place were difficulties in accessing doctors and medical services, discussed recently by 61% of Poles, and in third – the war in Ukraine (55%). The topic of migrants arriving in Poland (52%) was clearly present in conversations, as were related problems with refugees from Ukraine (48%). A new issue that has emerged in Poles' discussions is US President Donald Trump's policy towards Russia and Ukraine (46%).

-- GOVERNMENT CRITICIZED FREQUENTLY AND QUITE FREQUENTLY: 46%

-- GOVERNMENT PRAISED FREQUENTLY AND QUITE FREQUENTLY: 16%

-- DECLINE IN INTEREST IN HOLDING PIS GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE - CBOS CONTINUES: Compared to the previous survey conducted in February 2025, the number of people reporting discussions on topics such as holding the Law and Justice (PiS) governments accountable has decreased (a drop of 14 percentage points).
https://www.cbos.pl/PL/publikacje/flashe_tekst.php?nr=46/2025

-- WE WILL DEFEND EVERY INCH OF NATO TERRITORY - ASSURED DOROTHY SHEA, ACTING U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN DURING AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL - GAZETA.PL: “- The United States stands with our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations. The U.S. is consulting with Poland and our other NATO allies in accordance with Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, and we assure you that we will defend every inch of NATO territory - said Dorothy Shea, acting U.S. Ambassador to the UN, on Friday. - This incident does not support the extraordinary efforts the U.S. has been undertaking in recent weeks to bring an end to the war.”
https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/polityka/7,198013,32249267,jasny-sygnal-z-usa-ws-dronow-nad-polska-wzywamy-rosje.html

-- TRANSCRIPT OF THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S WORDS: 
https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-emergency-briefing-on-the-russian-federations-violation-of-polands-airspace/

-- THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, FINALLY CLEAR AND DECISIVE, CAME FROM THE U.S. THE BROADER WEST, HOWEVER, SEEMS ISOLATED - JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN RZ.

-- THIS IS THE PROBLEM. UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD DID NOT VIE WITH EACH OTHER IN CRITICIZING RUSSIA - HASZCZYŃSKI CONTINUES: “The entire world, meaning not just the broader West. This is the problem. UN Security Council members from other regions of the world did not vie with each other in criticizing Russia, usually not even mentioning its name. The Ambassador of China, a permanent member of the Council, called on "all parties" – "all," meaning us too – to remain calm and avoid misunderstandings. And traditionally, he did not use the word "war" so as not to offend his ally. China speaks of a "conflict in Ukraine."
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art43004731-jerzy-haszczynski-amerykanska-niespodzianka-w-onz-ale-czy-caly-swiat-jest-z-nami

-- I BELIEVE THAT IS COMPLETE NONSENSE - ANDRZEJ DUDA ON RMF REGARDING ACCUSATIONS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP: “I know President Donald Trump very well, and I know that very often, his statements are simply misleading, even for opponents. It seems he superficially didn't react, but in reality, we have a reaction – he indicated, citing sanctions on Nord Stream as an example. (...) To the remark that today Donald Trump is also accused of this, Andrzej Duda replied: – I believe that is complete nonsense.”
https://www.rmf24.pl/tylko-w-rmf24/rozmowa/news-duda-w-rmf-fm-o-rosyjskich-dronach-to-byl-atak-zostalismy-pr,nId,8019941

-- STANOWSKI WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH IN THESE ELECTIONS THAT NAWROCKI HIMSELF SOUGHT HIS SYMPATHY AND FRIENDSHIP - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “When he recorded a video criticizing the deceptions regarding the famous studio apartment taken from an elderly man, the "citizen candidate" fawned over the YouTuber to regain his favor. And later, as president, he called Kanał Zero as "Karol from Warsaw." 

-- IT IS OBVIOUS THAT STANOWSKI'S PROJECT HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROFILE THAN REPUBLIKA AND HAS ACHIEVED THE STATUS OF A MEDIUM INDEPENDENT OF ANY PARTY - WIELOWIEYSKA CONTINUES IN GW: “It's another matter that launching television activity costs a lot, and the question is where Kanał Zero will get the money for it. Undoubtedly, Stanowski has achieved great success on YouTube, where he has enormous reach: 2 million subscribers, millions of views per month, programs hosted by popular figures, and guests representing very different political options, all served dynamically, alternately deadly serious and with a twinkle in the eye. It is obvious that Stanowski's project has a completely different profile than Republika and has achieved the status of a medium independent of any party.”

-- IN PRACTICE, THE CONCEPT OF A STATION CATERING TO THE EMOTIONS OF GENERALLY RIGHT-WING VOTERS, NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE 'GOD-AND-COUNTRY' AND NATIONAL-SOCIAL-CATHOLIC TYPES, WAS SUCCESSFULLY REALIZED – WITH THE HELP OF THE FEISTY PUBLICIST-SHOWMAN ROBERT MAZUREK – BY STANOWSKI HIMSELF - WIELOWIEYSKA CONTINUES IN GW: “Such a station would cater to the emotions of generally right-wing voters, not exclusively the 'God-and-country' and national-social-Catholic types, for whom Kurski's clumsy and radical propaganda was unbearable. Morawiecki involved the former head of TVP during the PiS era, Kurski's successor, the Catholic intellectual Mateusz Matyszkowicz, once associated with "Fronda." There were whispers of an investor from Orban's Hungary, of buying out TV Puls. Nothing came of it, but in practice, this concept was successfully realized – and with the help of the feisty publicist-showman Robert Mazurek – by Stanowski himself. He is now entering the television market. But, of course, without PiS's involvement.”
https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,32240217,wielowieyska-ten-biznesowy-ruch-stanowskiego-ucieszyl-kaczynskiego.html

-- TRZASKOWSKI HAS SHAKEN OFF HIS SLUMBER AND RETURNS TRANSFORMED FROM INTERNAL EXILE - MICHAŁ WOJTCZUK IN GW: “Trzaskowski's three-month internal exile seems to be ending. For several days now, almost daily, sometimes even twice a day, he has been posting casual, image-warming videos on social media – with his dog, from his old school, with recommendations for Warsaw pubs. This may seem trivial, but it is actually the ABC of modern politics.”

-- HE WILL URGE KO COUNCILORS TO SUPPORT HIS DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE SO-CALLED NIGHTTIME ALCOHOL QUIET HOURS - WOJTCZUK CONTINUES IN GW: “In the short term, after the holidays, he will probably return to a slightly greater activity as the Mayor of Warsaw. A few days ago, for example, he announced on social media that he would meet with Warsaw's Civic Coalition (KO) councilors and urge them to support his draft resolution on the so-called nighttime alcohol quiet hours. This meeting will likely take place on Tuesday, September 16, at the KO councilors' club.”

-- THE MATTER OF THE RESOLUTION ON THE SO-CALLED NIGHTTIME ALCOHOL QUIET HOURS SHOWS RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI'S POLITICAL WEAKNESS - WOJTCZUK CONTINUES IN GW: “He holds a powerful mandate: in April 2024, he won the Warsaw mayoral election in the first round, securing 444,000 votes. He is still the vice-chairman of Civic Platform. Yet, he cannot even convince Warsaw's district councilors from KO to vote for his resolution (in 14 districts, the mayoral resolution received negative opinions, partly due to the votes of KO councilors).”
https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,32242757,prezydent-minister-posel-eurokrata-co-dalej-z-rafalem-trzaskowskim.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (turning 75), Jarosław Wałęsa, Michał Majewski, Janusz Tomaszewski, Rafał Ziemkiewicz, Artur Kosicki. SUNDAY: Jerzy Zelnik, Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Mihułka.