-- I AM NOT ENGAGING AS I USED TO, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO OR DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH, BUT BECAUSE I'VE LOST A CERTAIN KIND OF FAITH - MAGDALENA CIELECKA IN WOJCIECHOWSKI'S SHOW, DOES SHE FEEL LIKE AN "EXPLOITED CHILD OF THE LIBERAL REVOLUTION": “My wings have been clipped. I feel it very clearly. I am not engaging as I used to, not because I don't want to or don't have the strength, but because I've lost a certain kind of faith that it will achieve anything. If anything, I'd like the younger generation to do it.”
https://www.onet.pl/styl-zycia/plejada/magdalena-cielecka-zawiedziona-dzialaniem-rzadzacych-podcieto-mi-skrzydla/hjj6476,0898b825

-- BIELAN: WE WON'T COME OUT WELL FROM RACING BRAUN - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- RADICALIZED PIS INCREASINGLY RESEMBLES SOLIDARNA POLSKA, LESS AND LESS ITSELF - WOJCIECH SZACKI ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA PORTAL: “Law and Justice, regarding the European SAFE mechanism, is behaving like a niche party, not a grouping thinking about returning to 35 percent support. The macro-cause is the radicalization of Kaczyński's party, which increasingly resembles Solidarna Polska, LPR, or Samoobrona, rather than itself fifteen or twenty years ago. It's no coincidence that the only PiS MP who did not vote against the bill (Paweł Jabłoński abstained) is associated with Mateusz Morawiecki, who disapproves of PiS's extreme course.”

-- IF THERE'S A SIGNATURE, NAWROCKI WILL EMERGE AS A SERIOUS, EFFECTIVE POLITICIAN, AND PIS WILL BE FIGHTING IN THE SECOND LEAGUE AGAINST THE CONFEDERATION AND KORONA - SZACKI FURTHER ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA PORTAL: “And yet, it may still happen that Karol Nawrocki does not veto the SAFE act. Discussions are ongoing between the government and the Presidential National Security Bureau on this matter; amendments at the Senate stage are not ruled out, and the president's decision does not seem predetermined. If there is a signature, then Nawrocki will emerge as a serious, effective politician who forced the government to make concessions; Tusk will then have the law. And PiS will be fighting in the second league against the Confederation and Korona. That would be the darkest scenario for Kaczyński.”
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2332315,1,notatnik-polityczny-zradykalizowany-pis-coraz-mniej-przypomina-siebie-a-coraz-bardziej-solidarna-polske.read

-- CONFEDERATION IS PREPARING TO GOVERN - TOMASZ NYCZKA ON GW JEDYNKA: “- It was stated long ago that everyone should build competences for what they want to do. Some are even quickly supplementing their education – notes a Confederation interlocutor. One of the most important topics for the Confederation is migration. The Confederation has been building itself on this issue for a long time, frightening with 'culturally alien' migrants from Asia and Africa, and also points out PiS, which – as my interlocutor points out – let a record number of migrants into Poland. – This is an absolutely crucial matter for us. Oversight in this area perfectly fits the identity of the National Movement – a Confederation MP tells us.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,32602855,konfederacja-szykuje-sie-do-wspolrzadzenia-i-zaczyna-myslec.html

-- MONEY FROM SAFE GIVES US NEARLY THE EQUIVALENT OF ANNUAL DEFENSE EXPENDITURE - MAREK RABIJ IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “So, the money from SAFE gives us almost the equivalent of annual defense expenditure. For the first 10 years, we can also pay only the interest. For Poland, this is an almost ideal tool for financing the armed forces and the domestic defense industry, as most of this amount must be spent in EU countries.”

-- THE DOMESTIC DEFENSE INDUSTRY MAY INDEED HAVE A PROBLEM ABSORBING AS MUCH AS 80% OF THE MONEY FROM SAFE TODAY, BUT IF IT IS TO GAIN MOMENTUM, IT SHOULD NOT BE CUT OFF FROM THE SOURCE OF CHEAP FINANCING - RABIJ FURTHER IN TYGODNIK: “Polish bonds cost even more today, so Warsaw cannot borrow more cheaply on its own. Accusations that money from SAFE spent on European equipment has gone to waste because US weaponry is battle-tested also appear unbelievable. The domestic defense industry may indeed have a problem absorbing as much as 80% of the money from SAFE today, but if it is to gain momentum, it should not be cut off from the source of cheap financing.”
https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/program-safe-szansa-dla-polskich-sil-zbrojnych-co-na-konfederacja-i-pis-192880

-- MARTA NAWROCKA IS THE WIFE OF A MAN WHO DECIDED TO FIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND SUCCEEDED. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO ACQUIRE SKILLS IN PUBLIC AND MEDIA APPEARANCES IN THIS - KATARZYNA SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Marta Nawrocka is the wife of a man who decided to fight for the presidency and succeeded. There is no obligation in this for her to acquire public and media performance skills. Well, unless we define her through the role her husband plays. In that case – yes, she must adapt to the position he holds and demonstrate the competencies appropriate to that role. But that is patriarchy. Because it assumes that a wife's position depends on her husband's position. And that as First Lady, a woman ceases to exist independently.”

-- NAWROCKA DID NOT BEHAVE AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE RIGHT TO FREE CHOICE ON ABORTION DURING THE INTERVIEW, BUT WHY SHOULD SHE? - SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN FURTHER: “Nawrocka did not behave as an ambassador for the right to free choice on abortion during the interview, but why should she? If we consider her an autonomous individual, not someone who has some obligation simply because she is her husband's wife, then she can think whatever she wants about abortion. That is what freedom means: everyone can do as their personal, not imposed, need dictates.”
https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2026/02/16/skrzydlowska-kalukin-marta-nawrocka-moze-robic-to-co-chce-zona-ma-prawo-byc-soba-a-nie-mezowa/

-- THE CONVICTION, ARISING from who knows where, that the First Lady should speak on social issues. And if she does, it must be a liberal-left voice that will surely change something - GALOPUJĄCY MAJOR IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “However, even more interesting is the conviction, arising from who knows where, that the First Lady should speak on social issues. And if she does, it must be a liberal-left voice that will surely change something. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. First of all, it's difficult to expect a partner to cause problems for her partner with her political thoughts. I have the impression that it was a bit of a wet dream for some on the left that if Agata Duda said something against her husband, he would be destroyed. Meanwhile, she was simply loyal. That is also expected in a relationship.”

-- IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WHY A CONSERVATIVE WOMAN AND WIFE OF A CONSERVATIVE HUSBAND IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT LEFT-WING DEMANDS - GALOPUJĄCY MAJOR FURTHER IN KRYTYKA: “It is also unknown why a conservative woman and wife of a conservative husband is expected to support left-wing demands. Women's rights also include the fact that they can have views other than progressive ones. Thanks to free will, they can even vote against their social interests, just as a mass of men voting for the Confederation vote against their interests.”
https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/pierwszy-wywiad-marty-nawrockiej-skonczmy-z-monarchizowaniem-pierwszej-damy/

-- PIS IS TESTING NEW LEVELS OF DECLINE - WP: “Law and Justice is recording its worst results in years in the latest United Surveys by IBRiS poll for WP. Civic Coalition maintains its leading position. 'The reasons for Jarosław Kaczyński's recent interventions are visible - PiS is testing new levels of decline,' commented IBRiS president Marcin Duma.”
https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/najnowszy-sondaz-dla-wp-pis-testuje-nowe-poziomy-spadku-7255129257568704a

-- BIRTHDAYS: Ludwik Turko, Marek Beylin, Łukasz Adamski, Krzysztof Kosiński, Joanna Skrzydlewska.