-- AMONG THESE 136 POTENTIAL OFFICERS, THERE WEREN'T MANY WHO OPERATED ACTIVELY. AMONG THEM WERE PRIMARILY PEOPLE WHO HAD COMPLETED VERY SHORT OFFICER COURSES - PRESIDENT'S SPOKESPERSON - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- TUSK WAS REPORTED TO HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT IN 2027, IN-DEPTH RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED TO SHOW WHICH ELECTION CONFIGURATION OFFERS THE GREATEST CHANCES - MICHAŁ KOLANKO IN RZ ON CIVIC PLATFORM'S OFF-SITE CLUB MEETING: "Tusk was reported to have announced that in 2027, in-depth research will be conducted to show which election configuration will offer the greatest chances of defeating PiS. Until then, the most important thing will be to strengthen the Civic Platform's strength as a party – and the aforementioned quality of governance, for which not only Tusk but also his closest associate, Minister Maciej Berek, is responsible."
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art43354741-co-planuje-donald-tusk-na-wybory-2027-kulisy-wyjazdowego-posiedzenia-klubu-ko

-- THE QUESTION IS WHETHER AND WHEN, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, THEORETICALLY THE BEST EDUCATED IN GENERATIONS, WILL FINALLY SEE THROUGH THE SIMPLISTIC WORLDVIEW OF RADICALS, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REALIZATION OF THEIR VISION WOULD LEAD TO, AND WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR THEM TOO - MARIUSZ JANICKI IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA.

-- IT IS NECESSARY TO BREAK THROUGH THE LAYER OF POLITICAL MARKETING, TO OVERCOME THE INFATUATION WITH "STRONG LEADERS," ALL THOSE "ALPHAS," AND TO SEE WHAT LIES BEHIND THIS FACADE - MARIUSZ JANICKI FURTHER IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: "The question is whether and when, especially young people, theoretically the best educated in generations, will finally see through the simplistic worldview of radicals, understand what the realization of their vision would lead to, and what it would mean for them too. To achieve this, it is necessary to break through the layer of political marketing, to overcome the infatuation with 'strong leaders,' all those 'alphas,' and to see what lies behind this facade. Deconstructing radical slogans into their often-hidden components, and recognizing their logical consequences, is the first step towards true, advanced politics. Reality is too complex to be left to radicals."

-- INCREASING FASCINATION WITH KAROL NAWROCKI; ALSO IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP, WHICH LOOKS LIKE SOME POLITICAL VARIANT OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME - MARIUSZ JANICKI FURTHER: "The liberal-democratic side is trying to participate in this new competition: not so much on slogans themselves, but on decisiveness and 'effectiveness.' Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized this in a recent interview with 'GW': 'Democrats also have to be strong; power and politics are the domain of strength.' Therefore, liberals cannot completely ignore the changes in the political landscape, the new trends towards the maximum simplification of messages. They wouldn't have to do this if it weren't for the seductive power of successive variations of 'anti-system' figures, and now the growing fascination with Karol Nawrocki; also in the democratic camp, which looks like some political variation of Stockholm syndrome."
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2322553,1,gra-w-radykalizm-wychodzi-z-tego-polska-smetna-nadeta-zawzieta-i-bardzo-slaba.read?src=mt

-- KWAŚNIEWSKI WAS RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME – CZARZASTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNELECTABLE - AGNIESZKA KUBLIK IN GW: "After the Rywin affair, Aleksander Kwaśniewski said of Czarzasty that he was unelectable. He was wrong. Czarzasty went to great lengths, sparing no effort (which he used to boast about), eliminating competition and pushing forward. But Kwaśniewski was right at the same time – Czarzasty should have been unelectable."

-- THESE ARE TIMES WHEN, BEFORE THE NATIONALISTS TOOK POWER, IN THE GROUP HOLDING POWER TODAY, A PERSON WHO WANTED TO UNDERMINE PARLIAMENTARISM RECEIVED ONE OF THE PRESTIGIOUS SEATS IN THE SEJM - KUBLIK FURTHER IN GW: "These are times when, before the nationalists took power, in the group holding power today, a person who wanted to undermine parliamentarism received one of the prestigious seats in the Sejm. Because that's what the group holding power wanted, which sent Rywin to Michnik – to draft laws for a gigantic sum of money, meaning they wanted to trade in laws."
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32407388,czarzasty-antybohater-marszalkiem.html

-- THE ONLY SENSIBLE SOLUTION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW TO CUT THE GORDION KNOT, WOULD HAVE TO CONSIST IN RECOGNIZING THAT THE FLAWED MANNER OF APPOINTING THE NEO-KRS DOES NOT RENDER IT NON-EXISTENT, BUT DISCIPLINARY MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST THOSE WHO SHOWED POLITICAL OBEDIENCE - JACEK K. SOKOŁOWSKI IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: "The only sensible solution, which would allow to cut the Gordian knot (indirectly suggested by the Venice Commission and the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU), would have to consist in recognizing that the flawed manner of appointing the neo-KRS does not render it non-existent. Its appointments are valid, the judgments issued by the judges nominated by it remain in force, and they themselves are judges. Disciplinary measures should be taken against those who showed political obedience, up to and including removal from the profession – but removal that does not result in the invalidity of the judgments issued by them."

-- NO SIDE IS INTERESTED IN THIS SOLUTION, THE JUDGE'S WAR, WAGED BY OTHERS, ALLOWS TO SHED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHAOS - SOKOŁOWSKI FURTHER IN TYGODNIK: "No side is interested in this solution. PiS, buoyed by Karol Nawrocki's victory, hopes to return to power and definitively tip the balance of power in favor of politicians (without asking what will happen when the politicians in power change). The people of 'Iustitia' believe in the humiliation of all those who at least tacitly supported Ziobro, and in regaining control of judicial elites over both the judicial demos and the politicians. Donald Tusk's judge's war, waged by others, allows him, on the one hand, to shed responsibility for the chaos and, on the other, to differentiate himself from PiS and mobilize supporters. The balance of power, in the sense it has developed in Western countries, does not exist and will not exist."
https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/sprzatanie-po-ziobrze-jak-rozwiazac-spor-o-sadownictwo-192254

-- IT MAY TURN OUT THAT POKROVSK IS CLOSER THAN WE THINK. IT IS FAR AWAY, AS LONG AS UKRAINE IS DEFENDING ITSELF - ARTUR BARTKIEWICZ IN RZ: "It is good that Prime Minister Donald Tusk did not hide the citizenship of the saboteurs. If he had, and the truth eventually came out, conspiracy theories fueled by Russian troll farms about what else the government is not telling us would be added. Such acts of sabotage will likely be repeated. And in the future, citizens of Ukraine in the pay of Russian services may once again be behind them. But the enemy will still be those services and the state that stands behind them. And if we do not stop them, it may turn out that Pokrovsk is closer than we think. It is far away, as long as Ukraine is defending itself."
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art43357271-artur-bartkiewicz-obywatele-ukrainy-dywersantami-jakich-wnioskow-z-tego-nie-wyciagac

-- AFTER YIELDING THE MARSHAL, POLSKA 2050 HAS NOTHING LEFT. THE POSITION FOR PEŁCZYŃSKA-NAŁĘCZ IS UNCERTAIN - AGATA SZCZĘŚNIAK IN OKO.PRESS: "And yet, an important politician of The Left, familiar with the behind-the-scenes negotiations with Tusk, has no doubts. 'Pełczyńska-Nałęcz will become deputy prime minister.' If this happens, it will strengthen her within the party. And if she runs in the party's leadership elections, she may also win them thanks to this. Szymon Hołownia declared that he is abandoning leadership of Polska 2050. However, he also declared that he would not be a deputy marshal. Even his supporters shrug their shoulders when asked if he will stick to his own promises. However, Donald Tusk may wait for a decision until the internal situation of Polska 2050 clarifies. And if Pełczyńska-Nałęcz does not win in her own party, she will not be promoted to deputy prime minister. The elections for the authorities of Polska 2050 will take place at the beginning of 2026."
https://oko.press/po-oddaniu-marszalka-polska-2050-zostala-z-niczym-stanowisko-dla-pelczynskiej-nalecz-niepewne

-- BIRTHDAYS: Wojciech Duda, Elżbieta Kruk, Bogdan Wenta, Krzysztof Berenda.