-- FIVE YEARS AGO, MALWINA DZIEDZIC IN POLITYKA ANNOUNCED DONALD TUSK'S RETURN TO POLISH POLITICS: “A Civic Platform board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening, where they will learn of Tusk's return.”
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2122915,1,gejmczendzer-tuska-byly-szef-wraca-do-polski-i-platformy.read

-- COULD A JOURNALIST HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO A MULTI-LAYERED INTRIGUE. THE STRANGE CASE OF LESZEK KRASKOWSKI - IZABELA KACPRZAK AND GRAŻYNA ZAWADKA IN RZ: “The charges used to arrest the journalist were based on circumstantial evidence, not proof. Key metadata of the threatening email was not examined because 'it was a long weekend.' The weapon he allegedly possessed was given to him a few hours earlier by a 'shooting instructor' met online, after he was attacked by an unknown man. Would someone who sent an email threatening to shoot the local police chief a few hours earlier, go to a store as if nothing happened, and upon seeing he was being followed, drive straight to the police station? And with an illegal weapon in the car? It was precisely because of the weapon from the alleged 'instructor' that Kraskowski was arrested for three months – a decision made by the District Court in Piaseczno at the request of the local prosecutor's office.”

-- WOULD KRASKOWSKI, STANDING IN LINE AT THE CASH REGISTER, SEND AN EMAIL THREATENING THE POLICE COMMANDER? - FURTHER IN THE TEXT BY ZAWADKA AND KACPRZAK IN RZ: “Barrister Adam Janus, the journalist's second defense counsel, poses a rhetorical question: – Would Kraskowski, standing in line at the cash register, send an email threatening the police commander? – We will file a motion to secure the surveillance footage from the shopping mall in Piaseczno. I will also request the prosecutor's permission to publicly disclose the content of the alleged email sent to the commander. In my opinion, it will reveal a lot about this case. I cannot say more at this moment – Barrister Pawelski tells us.”

-- DEFENSE COUNSEL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH KRASKOWSKI AFTER SEVERAL DAYS. THE JOURNALIST IS IN DETENTION AT BIAŁOŁĘKA - FURTHER IN ZAWADKA AND KACPRZAK: “The outcome is that the journalist, in the courtroom where his fate is being decided – a three-month detention – is alone, deprived of defense counsel because the court does not appoint a public defender. Barrister Janus: – This is an absolute ground for appeal, based on which the ruling of the District Court in Piaseczno should be overturned. Defense counsel only manage to reach Kraskowski after several days. The journalist is in detention at Białołęka.”
https://www.rp.pl/przestepczosc/art44633541-czy-dziennikarz-mogl-pasc-ofiara-pietrowej-intrygi-dziwna-sprawa-leszka-kraskowskiego

-- TUSK CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF NAWROCKI AS THE "LEADER OF THE RIGHT," BUT IT IS CLEAR HE WILL HAVE A GROWING PROBLEM BECAUSE NAWROCKI IS BENEFITING FROM THIS ATTENTION AND BECOMING THE MAIN POINT OF REFERENCE - MARIUSZ JANICKI IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “By the way, Nawrocki's figure is becoming crucial – not because of his real political weight or dubious achievements (already 36 vetoes), but due to the marketing surrounding him and the preferential treatment from some media outlets that haven't lost their fascination with the 'guy from the block.' Donald Tusk himself contributed to creating Nawrocki as the 'leader of the right,' but it's evident he will face a growing problem because Nawrocki is benefiting from this attention and becoming the main point of reference – with the same competence as Andrzej Duda. It's probably easier, though, to contend with a weakening Kaczyński as the 'leader' of that camp. The strategy of marginalizing PiS initially yielded some results, but for several weeks, the advantage of KO over its main rival has been shrinking in most polls. Therefore, the method requires correction. Especially in times of historical – and hysterical – politics.”
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2346841,1,polityka-histeryczna-postac-nawrockiego-robi-sie-kluczowa-tusk-ma-rosnacy-problem.read

-- A FAST TRACK TO EXAMS AND A VIP LOUNGE. THIS IS HOW KO POLITICIANS WERE RECEIVED BY DAWID KACPRZYK'S ER - PATRYK SŁOWIK ON THE ZERO PORTAL: “The Emergency Department of the Warsaw Southern Hospital dealt with influential Civic Coalition activists and their families at lightning speed. While other patients had to wait 4–5 hours for admission, politicians had their examinations performed 10 minutes after registration. Political VIPs did not have to sit in the public waiting room. A quiet room was designated for them, with a sofa, armchairs, and a television. Medical documentation and statements from some Southern Hospital employees indicate that the ER coordinator, Dawid Kacprzyk, effectively created a clinic for politicians in a public hospital. Zero.pl has extensive evidence of this. We know the patients' names, their treatment history, and we have photographic documentation. We are not publishing everything, recognizing that politicians also have a right to privacy regarding their health status. However, we have informed the National Health Fund about the most egregious cases.”

-- A CIVIC COALITION POLITICIAN, CURRENTLY AN IMPORTANT STATE OFFICIAL, DIAGNOSIS: KNEE INJURY - FURTHER IN SŁOWIK: “Another case: a Civic Coalition politician, currently an important state official. Between his place of residence and the Southern Hospital, there are two other hospitals. Nevertheless, on February 14, 2026, he chooses the ER managed by his party colleague, Dawid Kacprzyk. The diagnosis is knee injury. Medical staff at the public hospital then perform all necessary examinations within one hour and seven minutes to make a diagnosis (as far as possible – the man was referred for further specialist treatment).”
https://zero.pl/news/specjalne-traktowanie-politykow-koalicji-obywatelskiej-w-szpitalu-poludniowym-tak-dzialal-sor-dawida-kacprzyka

-- ŻUKOWSKA ON THE DOCTOR-COUNCILOR OF KO: I'M AFRAID THIS IS ANOTHER 'OCTOPUS' STORY - 300LIVE:https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2026-06-17/

-- HOW THE NEW GENERATION WAS FORMED WITH DAWID KACPRZYK AT THE HELM. HE ATTENDED BOARD MEETINGS WITH LAWYERS FROM A VERY SERIOUS WARSAW LAW FIRM TO INTERPRET THE STATUTE - IN DOMINIKA DŁUGOSZ'S ARTICLE IN NEWSWEEK: “Problems began when some activists decided to affiliate more strongly with PO. And the older ones wanted to push their own people into the leadership of the new youth organization. This is how Nowa Generacja was formed with Dawid Kacprzyk at the helm. – He attended the MD board meetings with lawyers from a very serious Warsaw law firm to interpret the statute. He ultimately led to a successful split. He was behind the entire operation, even though he didn't become the leader then, he was responsible for, among other things, the downfall of Młodzi Demokraci. He is Kierwiński's most loyal man; Kierwiński dealt with us through him – former activists of the party's youth organization throw up their hands.”

-- KOCIOŁEK FROM MISZALSKI IS ALSO FROM THE KO YOUTH ORGANIZATION - FURTHER IN DŁUGOSZ: “Kociołek is a 34-year-old lawyer from Krakow. As the media revealed, after Aleksander Miszalski took office, he signed three contracts with the Krakow city hall worth over PLN 270,000. The justification – he was available and could participate in meetings between the mayor and residents in the late afternoons. There were 36 legal advisors working at the Krakow City Hall. However, Interia obtained a contract that stipulated the lawyer's personal participation in meetings, yet Kociołek did not attend them. The case is with the prosecutor's office.”
https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/kto-stal-za-radnym-kacprzykiem-najwierniejszy-czlowiek-kierwinskiego/1b0y2g5

-- GLOOMY MOODS IN WARSAW KO - MICHAŁ WOJTCZUK IN GW: “Anger and frustration – these are the moods among Warsaw Civic Coalition activists following the case of the 29-year-old councilor-doctor who earned PLN 1.6 million in one year. There is also irritation towards doctors. – Go walk by the hospitals, look at the cars – advises one councilor. – I would just like to gently point out that the head of the supervisory board of the Southern Hospital is Robert Kempa, our mayor of Ursynów. I don't follow doctors' contracts, I don't know if Kacprzyk earned more than others, but it was known that if a councilor earns PLN 1.6 million in a year, there will be a crisis. We should at least be prepared for it – fumes my third interlocutor, a district KO activist.”

-- WOJTCZUK ON ACTIVISTS IN HOSPITALS: “By the way, the mayor of Ursynów is not the only KO activist in the management of Warsaw hospitals. For example, Warsaw councilor Ewa Janczar is a board member of the Bródnowski Hospital, where Dawid Kacprzak worked part-time for several weeks in 2026. A KO activist who is a board member of a hospital near Warsaw assures me that there is no 'Kacprzyk affair.' – I'm not involved with the Southern Hospital, but I am convinced that there is no politics behind Kacprzyk's earnings. That is, he did not receive this money because he has a party card. Many doctors earn similar amounts. Anyone in the position of ER coordinator in this hospital would receive as much – he assures.”
https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,32857619,radny-lekarz-ktory-zarobil-1-6-mln-to-niestety-nowe-osmiorniczki.html

-- NOW DONALD TUSK WILL COME OUT, SHOUT ABOUT BURNING OUT PATHOLOGIES WITH FIRE, AND PROPOSE SOME AD-HOC LAW - SZYMON JADCZAK: “Now Donald Tusk will come out, shout about burning out pathologies with fire, and propose some ad-hoc law that won't fix anything but will make life difficult for many people. And the classic Tusk-Bingo crisis will be complete.”
https://x.com/SzJadczak/status/2067133215005917348?s=20

-- ALL OF THIS LOOKS FATAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT - JAKUB MAJMUREK IN NEWSWEEK: “All of this looks fatal for the government. Because the government is responsible for how healthcare resources are allocated and how to balance doctors' salary demands – they should certainly earn well – with patients' needs, such as access to diagnostics. The government is also responsible for organizing the system so that there is always a non-overworked doctor on duty at the ER. If, as the Kacprzyk case shows, this cannot be ensured even in the capital, where theoretically there should be no shortage of doctors, then the question arises what it looks like in smaller centers, where this has been a problem for a long time.”
https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/odejscie-dawida-kacprzyka-z-partii-nie-rozwiazuje-problemu-ko/88gxn9b

-- 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF JACKA KURONIA'S DEATH.

-- 37 YEARS AGO, the second round of the 1989 parliamentary elections took place. Voter turnout in this round was 25%.