-- SUNDAY MARKS 41 YEARS SINCE THE BESTIAL MURDER OF BLESSED FATHER JERZY POPIEŁUSZKO BY THE COMMUNISTS.

-- AND THEN CAPTAIN PIOTROWSKI SAID TO THE SECURITY SERVICE AGENTS: "STONES FOR THE FEET." 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FR. POPIEŁUSZKO'S MURDER - ARCHIVAL TEXT BY THE LATE PAWEŁ SMOLEŃSKI FROM 2014: "On Grzegorz Piotrowski's order, he turned off the engine, went with alleged militiamen to a Fiat, where he was seated in the front seat and handcuffed. He heard he was under arrest, and Piotrowski shoved a gag into his mouth, saying: 'This is for you, so you don't shout before your last journey.'

-- THE ARTICLE WAS A PATCHWORK OF LIES AND SLURS POURED ON THE PRIEST; YEARS LATER, JERZY URBAN ADMITTED TO WRITING THE TEXT - FURTHER IN THE ARCHIVAL TEXT BY PAWEŁ SMOLEŃSKI IN GW: 'A few days after the search, "Express Wieczorny" published the article "The Citizen Popiełuszko's Studio Apartment," widely quoted and commented on by other newspapers and read on two Polish Radio programs. The article was a patchwork of lies and slurs poured on the priest, but when Popiełuszko tried to publish a correction and contact the author of "Studio Apartment," it turned out that the author, named Michał Ostrowski, did not exist. Years later, Jerzy Urban admitted to writing the text.'

-- THE COURT FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY DIRECTED THE PRIEST'S MURDER AND ACQUITTED CIASTONIA AND PŁATEK - FURTHER IN THE TEXT BY THE LATE SMOLEŃSKI: 'From those testimonies began an investigation that, after 1989, brought two generals to court: the former director of Department IV, Zenon Płatek, and Władysław Ciastoń, responsible for the entire SB. The court found no evidence that they directed the priest's murder and acquitted them.'
https://wyborcza.pl/alehistoria/7,121681,16788833,na-koniec-kapitan-piotrowski-rzucil-do-podwladnych-kamulki.html

-- IPN SERVICE ON BLESSED FATHER POPIEŁUSZKO: https://biogramy.ipn.gov.pl/bio/wszystkie-biogramy/106004,Ksiadz-Jerzy-Popieluszko.html


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-- BOTH TABLOIDS FEATURE CZARNEK ON THEIR COVERS AS THE FUTURE PRIME MINISTER.

-- FAKT: https://www.egazety.pl/rasp/e-wydanie-fakt.html

-- SE: https://www.egazety.pl/time/e-wydanie-super-express.html

-- TUSK'S POLAND EMPLOYS MORE FOREIGNERS THAN UNDER PIS, JUGGLING NUMBERS OF PERMITS WON'T CHANGE THAT - PIOTR PACEWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: 'What's happening with the liberals? Instead of boasting about the growing influx of foreigners into the economy, Lubnauer accuses PiS of issuing millions of work visas, confusing them with work permits. By scaring people with "migrants from Africa and Muslim countries," Civic Coalition is attacking foreigners. As it turns out, the number of work visas from "other countries" (besides the dominant two, Ukraine and Belarus) has been steadily increasing since PiS times (just under 30,000), reaching 68,000 in the first half of 2024 and 56,900 in the first half of 2025. The percentage of visas from "other countries" increased from 19% under Kaczyński to 33% and 32% under Tusk.'

-- POLAND HAS NOT ONLY NOT CLOSED ITS DOORS TO FOREIGNERS SEEKING WORK, BUT OPENED THEM WIDE IN 2024 AND ONLY SLIGHTLY CLOSED THEM IN 2025 - FURTHER PACEWICZ.

-- THE INTERPRETATION OF THE NUMBER OF PERMITS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT CIVIC COALITION WOULD LIKE - PACEWICZ AGAIN: 'Scaring people with the growing number of permits is senseless because this growth primarily reflects the needs of the Polish market. The development of the economy is encountering a labor shortage in an aging society. Poland is rapidly transforming from a country of emigrants into a country of immigrants. Even if we assume that the calculations by Lubnauer and Zembaczyński have some sense (because there will be no visa without a permit), it turns out that the Modern State is shooting itself in the coalition foot.'

-- ZEMBACZYŃSKI AND LUBNAUER'S LIST OF SIX UNFORTUNATE COUNTRIES IS ANOTHER VERSION OF FAKE NEWS ABOUT A "FLOOD OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS FROM ASIA AND AFRICA" - FURTHER PACEWICZ: 'Zembaczyński and Lubnauer's list of six unfortunate countries is another version of fake news about a "flood of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa," etc. "According to the findings of opposition MPs' control at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2021-23, work visas were issued to between 250,000 and 350,000 people from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, or Nigeria," we heard before the 2023 elections. Meanwhile, it was about work permits, and even those numbers didn't add up. Such data manipulation has been systematically debunked in OKO.press by Małgorzata Tomczak.'https://oko.press/polska-tuska-daje-wiecej-pracy-cudzoziemcom-niz-za-pis-zonglerka-liczba-zezwolen-tego-nie-zmieni

-- BRAUN'S CONVICTION IS A PROBLEM FOR NAWROCKI WITH AMERICANS - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: 'If the leader of Korona is convicted, he can ask the president for a pardon. However, Nawrocki must remember events like Braun's claims that gas chambers at Auschwitz are a fabrication. The US embassy protested even then. And the position of US Ambassador will soon be taken by Tom Rose, known for his strongly pro-Israeli views, often appearing in a kippah.'

-- NAWROCKI, WHO BOASTS OF GOOD RELATIONS WITH DONALD TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION, WOULD RISK TOO MUCH BY HELPING BRAUN - WIELOWIEYSKA AGAIN.https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,32332814,wielowieyska-byc-moze-to-poczatek-konca-grzegorza-brauna-w.html

-- THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENTS BY PRIME MINISTER TUSK FROM EFNI AND THE WOJEWÓDZKI AND KĘDZIERSKI PODCAST: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2025-10-17

-- IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE ROLE OF A LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER, WITH ALL ITS CONSEQUENCES, IS INCREASINGLY TIRING TUSK - KAMIL DZIUBKA IN ONE.NET: 'Of course, the leader of PiS – like any leader of this kind – ultimately remains alone with certain decisions. However, it is increasingly evident today that Kaczyński, over the years, at least tried to groom potential leaders. If he pushed someone off the sled, he often gave them another chance. A politician from Platforma told me recently that Tusk and Kaczyński are very similar in many aspects, but they differ in that the Prime Minister rarely respects the elites of his own party, while the PiS leader generally does. And perhaps this is not a cure for loneliness, but it offers a different perspective on the future. I don't know if Donald Tusk thinks this way, but it is clearly visible that the role of a long-distance runner [with all its consequences] is increasingly tiring him.'https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/kamil-dziubka-samotnosc-zaczyna-uwierac-tuska-pada-ofiara-wlasnych-metod/q6djm02,79cfc278

-- BĄKIEWICZ AND HIS MARCH ON GRUNWALD WITH A SCYTHE AND NAPALM IN HIS HAND ARE ELEMENTS OF THE SAME WAR - CLASH FOR THE HEARTS AND MINDS ON THE RIGHT - ANDRZEJ STANKIEWICZ IN ONE.NET: 'It is obvious that Bąkiewicz is not Kaczyński's weapon against Tusk's government, because it's hard to assume that current or even former Tusk voters are so crazy that they would be seduced by his insurrectionary rhetoric. It's different with Konfederacja or Grzegorz Braun's fans – for this electorate, even a fire extinguisher is a weapon. Kaczyński is conducting an intensive attack primarily on Konfederacja because he fears that in two years, they will be dictating coalition terms to PiS, not the other way around. Bąkiewicz and his march on Grunwald with a scythe and napalm in hand are elements of the same war – a clash for the hearts and minds on the right.'https://www.newsweek.pl/opinie/kaczynski-boi-sie-ze-konfederaci-beda-mu-stawiac-warunki-siegnal-po-nowa-bron/5j72flx

-- THIS LAW WILL SATISFY NO ONE. AND THE PRESIDENT WILL THROW IT IN THE BIN ANYWAY - DOMINIKA DŁUGOSZ IN ONE.NET: 'The President will veto the law with full satisfaction. Those who care about these regulations will be angry with the government because they failed to deliver again, despite their promises. And yet, the law was tailored to the president, and everything that could be perceived negatively by Karol Nawrocki was removed from it.'https://www.onet.pl/informacje/newsweek/ustawa-o-osobie-najblizszej-nie-zadowoli-nikogo-a-prezydent-i-tak-ja-wyrzuci-do-kosza/n1py5mw,452ad802

-- THE COMMUNICATION OF HIS GOVERNMENT WITH VOTERS IS FATAL, EVEN CATASTROPHIC. HIS STRENGTH IS HIS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE - AGNIESZKA KUBLIK IN GW: 'Tusk's meeting in Piotrków Trybunalski, precisely on this anniversary, clearly showed the weakness and strength of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Weakness, because his government's communication with voters is fatal, even catastrophic. Strength, because he can communicate. But why only him?!'

-- ALL THOSE WHO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS MUST PONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THEY DID NOT GO TO THE POLLS IN 2027? OR DID NOT SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO DISAPPOINTED WITH THEM - KUBLIK AGAIN IN GW: 'Now they can help the nationalists, who – to return to power – will unite with the national-socialists. Truly, whoever cannot learn from their own mistakes must be called a "fool." But all those who vote for Democrats must ponder what would happen if they did not go to the polls in 2027? Or did not support the Democrats because they are too disappointed with them?'https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,32334005,w-poszukiwaniu-straconej-radosci-czyli-komunikacja-tusku.html

-- TUSK WAS ON THE DEFENSIVE AND SPEAKING ONLY TO THE CONVINCED - JAKUB MAJMUREK IN NEWSWEEK: 'Judging by the interview, the answer is that he is not doing badly, but not necessarily well enough to cope with all the challenges facing the government. Tusk did not perform poorly in the interview, but at the same time, he maintained a very defensive stance throughout and spoke essentially only to the convinced.'

-- IT'S HARD TO CONSIDER THIS AN ESCAPE FROM THE BUBBLE - MAJMUREK AGAIN: 'Tusk also very clearly assumes that today one must speak to the convinced. This is shown not only by his arguments but also by his choice of medium. The Prime Minister did not go to TVN or the new TVP; he chose a podcast by two authors not associated with politics, but considering where Wojewódzki, in particular, is placed in the PO-PiS divide, it's hard to consider this an escape from the bubble. Certainly, the Prime Minister will not reach the young, occasionally politically interested electorate in this way, who voted for Hołownia in 2023 but are now around Konfederacja. He will consider that Tusk, instead of talking to someone who would ask him really difficult questions, chose a friendly match on familiar territory.'https://www.newsweek.pl/opinie/donald-tusk-u-wojewodzkiego-czego-jeszcze-chcecie/5cfkqeq

-- SUNDAY MARKS 24 YEARS SINCE LESZEK MILLER BECAME PRIME MINISTER.

-- BIRTHDAYS: Andżelika Borys, Lech Dymarski, Dobromir Sośnierz. SUNDAY: Stanisław Gądecki, Beata Mazurek, Robert Lubański.