-- EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN BRUSSELS TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, BUT ONLY ON THE LOWER FLOORS WHERE LOWER-RANKING OFFICIALS WORK: "It's like feudalism," an anonymous junior commission official told POLITICO on Friday, who received anonymity to speak freely – referring to the fact that on the upper floors, where the commissioners' offices are, the air conditioning remained on. A second official agreed that it was "a disgrace."
https://x.com/pietercleppe/status/2070528131794895345?s=20

-- TRUMP GOES TO THE MAT WITH EU DIGITAL TAX: US President Donald Trump announced that European countries imposing a digital services tax on American tech companies could face 100 percent tariffs. He threatened that restrictions would cover all goods sent to the United States, and previous trade agreements would be irrelevant.
https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2026-06-26/donald-trump-grozi-panstwom-ue-100-proc-cla-za-nowy-podatek/

-- "I HEAR NO WORDS OF RESISTANCE FROM THE US" - SAID THE DEPUTY MINISTER:
https://x.com/Gosc_RadiaZET/status/2070562843238281231?s=20

-- DEAR CIVIC COALITION, YOU WANTED TO JOIN THE EUROPEAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE YOURSELVES, AND NOW YOU ARE BLOCKING ITS ACTIONS TO DEFEND A COLLEAGUE? WHAT'S MORE, SILESIA MIGHT LOSE EU FUNDS DUE TO THE BLOCKADE OF THE PROCEEDINGS - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA: 
https://x.com/DWielowieyska/status/2070739085820321964?s=20

-- WE, MEMBERS OF THE SO-CALLED LIBERAL AND LEFT-WING DISCOURSE, CAME OFF AS SUCKERS IN THE CONVERSATION WITH UKRAINIANS, IT DIDN'T WORK OUT WITH THE UKRAINIANS. IT TURNS OUT WE WERE TALKING TO OURSELVES THE WHOLE TIME - ZIEMOWIT SZCZEREK IN INTERIA: “We, members of the so-called liberal and left-wing discourse, came off as suckers in the conversation with Ukrainians. Because, as always, we tried to elevate the level of debate with our neighbours from crude nationalistic head-bashing to a level of self-reflection and self-criticism. Just as it succeeded in other places that began to reconcile after years of conflict in Europe. Germany with France, France with Great Britain, etc. Unfortunately, Ukraine did not deliver here. And the sad truth is that the proponents of head-bashing are somewhat right: we came off as suckers. In our relations with Ukraine. Because where there were partners for conversation at this self-critical level, we found we reached an understanding with everyone. And there was always someone to talk to, and we always reached an agreement. With the Germans, with the Czechs, Slovaks, Lithuanians. It only didn't work out with the Ukrainians. It turns out we were talking to ourselves the whole time. And the Ukrainians just nodded their heads.”

-- SO YES, POLES DEFEND UKRAINE, OFTEN AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR OWN NARRATIVE. THERE IS NO EQUIVALENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS PHENOMENON - SZCZEREK CONTINUES: “So yes, Poles defend Ukraine, often even significantly at the expense of their own narrative. There is no equivalent on the other side of this phenomenon. And then one person or another comes out and claims that all of this is just the fault of "Poles who despise Ukraine," because "no one explains Ukraine to them." Which is such a monstrous absurdity that it makes your hands drop. On the other hand, there isn't even an attempt at understanding, let alone any symmetry in "attempts at explanation." It's terribly sad and discouraging. And demotivating.”

-- I STILL SUPPORT UKRAINE. BUT MORE OUT OF A SENSE OF DECENCY THAN AN IMPULSE OF THE HEART - SZCZEREK CONTINUES: “I still support Ukraine. But more out of a sense of decency than an impulse of the heart. Because it's frightening how much people who have always been sophisticated intellectuals today don't even try to understand the other side and how much they fixate on their paranoia that Poles "fear a strong Ukraine." No. Poles fear an irresponsible Ukraine. And one that is not dialogical. That is, Ukraine with people like those intellectuals who only tell boastful monologues about how the whole world is against them. With special emphasis on Poland, which they interpret as a whole.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-jak-wyszlismy-na-frajerow-w-relacjach-z-ukraina-i-gdzie-szuk,nId,23505923

-- EVERYONE SEES THAT WE CANNOT FIND ANY COMMON RATIONALITY OR COMMON JUDGMENT OF CONSCIENCE BETWEEN POLES AND UKRAINIANS HERE, AND THE GREAT ART OF POLITICS CONSISTS PRECISELY IN BEING ABLE TO LIVE WITH THIS DESPITE EVERYTHING - JAN ROKITA IN TEOLOGIA POLITYCZNA: “And in the case of Ukrainians, the problem of common memory is even more of a squaring of the circle, because the criminals from the UPA, who carried out ethnic cleansing of Poles, are at the same time tragic heroes who fought to the death for their homeland, before the darkness of Soviet occupation descended upon Ukraine for many years. Thus, independent Ukraine has adapted – it seems – the old theological doctrine of "baptism by blood," stemming from the theology of St. Cyprian, according to which martyrdom atones for all sins and crimes committed throughout one's life. Therefore, neither the Catholic Church nor the Eastern Churches pray for martyrs, but only to them, asking for intercession, and St. Augustine even wrote that "it would be an insult to a martyr if one were to pray for him." Transferring this rule to the political order in Ukraine, it was decided that the criminals of the Volhynian massacre, including its organizers and leaders, are heroes because they fought to the end for their homeland and were murdered by the NKVD. And what can be done to "cleanse" such a memory? Everyone sees that no common rationality or common judgment of conscience can be found here between Poles and Ukrainians. It is not possible, and likely will not be possible in the future either. And the great art of politics consists precisely in being able to live with this despite everything.”

-- UKRAINIANS ARE A REBELLIOUS, PROUD, AND HARD-HEADED NATION, AND WHEN HUMILIATED, THEY EASILY BECOME REZUNY, AS OLD POLAND LEARNED MANY TIMES - JAN ROKITA CONTINUES IN TEOLOGIA: “Ukrainians are a rebellious, proud, and hard-headed nation, and when humiliated, they easily become rezuny, as old Poland learned many times, and as the astonished Muscovites, sent in tanks to Kyiv by the Kremlin ruler who blindly believed that "Orthodox brothers" would be waiting for them there, have learned in modern times. If I am right about the currency of this stereotype, it would mean that the forecast for the future development of Ukraine's historical policy after the recent order affair, viewed from a Polish perspective, looks bleak. We have probably given a strong impulse for the consolidation of Ukrainian memory around the UPA and the popularization of state cult of this anti-Polish and anti-Soviet nationalist guerrilla warfare.”
https://teologiapolityczna.pl/jan-rokita-oczyszczanie-pamieci

-- IF POLISH DEMOCRACY WANTS TO SURVIVE, IT MUST BE PRO-UKRAINIAN - MAREK BEYLIN IN GW: “Well, the Polish president has never mentally resided in Polish democracy, nor in the EU. For him, as for right-wing formations in Europe in general, a stronger Moscow means a weaker EU, and that gives more chances for establishing authoritarian rule in Poland and Europe. Therefore, Polish democracy, if it wants to survive, must be pro-Ukrainian, including towards the Ukrainian diaspora in Poland. At least as long as aggressive, imperial Russia exists.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32874612,albo-ksenofobia-albo-demokracja.html

-- KACPRZYK IN BRÓDNO HOSPITAL: “During a session of the Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik, the issue of Bródno Hospital, where Kacprzyk was also employed, was raised. The Marshal of the Masovian Voivodeship presented the documentation. The company's management, after analyzing the qualifications and professional documentation of Mr. Dawid Kacprzyk and familiarizing themselves with the presented plan for securing the functioning of the Emergency Department, established cooperation with Mr. Dawid Kacprzyk. The hospital paid Mr. Dawid Kacprzyk the remuneration resulting from the contract for the months of February, March, April 2026. In the total amount of PLN 300,600. On June 16, 2026, corrected invoices for February, March, April, and May 2026 were received by the hospital from Mr. Dawid Kacprzyk. For a total amount of minus PLN 108,600. On the same day, funds in the amount of PLN 80,000 were transferred to the company's bank account by Mr. Dawid Kacprzyk. - said Adam Struzik. For three months, Kacprzyk was supposed to work as many as 732 hours...”
https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/763595-kolejna-bomba-ujawniono-zarobki-kacprzyka-w-nastepnym-szpitalu

-- WARSAW WOULD HAVE TO COLLECT AN AVERAGE OF 3300 SIGNATURES DAILY. ASSUMING THAT 200 PEOPLE WORK THIS WAY DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR TWO MONTHS, EACH PERSON MUST BRING 16 SIGNATURES DAILY - ŁUKASZ SZPYRKA IN INTERIA: “Signatures are collected, according to the law, for 60 days. This means that Warsaw would have to collect an average of 3300 signatures per day. Assuming that 200 people work this way day in and day out for two months, each person must bring 16 signatures daily. This is realistic, but very difficult in practice, as it depends on many factors, including the private matters of the collectors.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-zrobia-trzaskowskiemu-krakow-w-warszawie-potrzeba-malej-armi,nId,23505546

-- PEOPLE WILL GO ON HOLIDAY WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE COVERED UP PATHOLOGY IN ONE OF WARSAW'S MOST IMPORTANT HOSPITALS - KAMIL DZIUBKA IN ONE+ QUOTES A KO POLITICIAN ON OFF: “- People will go on holiday with the information that we covered up pathology in one of Warsaw's most important hospitals. I fear that detaching ourselves from this will be very difficult - one of Civic Coalition MPs tells us.”
https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/echa-afery-szpitalnej-co-zrobi-premier-w-ko-sa-zwolennicy-twardych-rozwiazan/2mk9tcn,79cfc278

-- ALARM IN THE RULING CAMP. "THE THREAT TO THE GOVERNMENT IS GREAT" - ŁUKASZ SZPYRKA AND ŁUKASZ ROGOJSZ IN INTERIA: “- The scale of the threat is enormous. Topics like this stay in the background for at least several weeks - laments someone from the Lewica authorities. As they say, the scandal around the Southern Hospital "is 150 times worse than the famous 'octopuses'." For a simple reason - there, Poles saw political dealings, some curses and crude jokes in an expensive restaurant. Here, the issue concerns healthcare, a topic present in every Polish home. - This scandal has everything. Absolutely. There is power, money, privileges, politicians treating themselves better than the general public, the healthcare crisis in a nutshell. It would be hard to add anything more - assesses our source.”

-- KO WILL EMERGE FROM THIS SITUATION WEAKENED. THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO LECTURE US - AN IMPORTANT PSL POLITICIAN IN CONVERSATION WITH INTERIA: “KO will emerge from this situation significantly weakened. They will no longer be able to lecture us, speak with a perpetually condescending tone, or put us in our place, because in the biggest scandal of our government, they spectacularly messed up – an important PSL politician in conversation with Interia.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-mniejsi-koalicjanci-grilluja-tuska-i-ko-za-afere-koncertowo,nId,23505880

-- WE ARE WITNESSING THE END OF RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI'S CAREER - PIOTR ZAREMBA IN INTERIA: “We are witnessing, I believe, the end of Rafał Trzaskowski's career, even if he lasts until the end of his term as Mayor of Warsaw. Although he rather adorned the Warsaw establishment with himself than built it. To what extent will we see a reckoning for the politicization of everything at the local government level, if hospitals can be party-controlled? This was diligently built by everyone, although in large cities, primarily by Donald Tusk's political circle.”

-- THE PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERED THE WITNESS "UNRELIABLE." THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SIGNAL TO THE JUDICIARY; HE ENTERED THE JUST-STARTED INVESTIGATION IN THE ROLE OF: DE FACTO KACPRZYK'S LAWYER - ZAREMBA CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “On platform X, the head of government considered this witness "unreliable." This is an obvious signal to the judiciary. Just as Prime Minister Tusk pointed out the culprits on platform X, this time he entered the still-ongoing investigation in the opposite role: de facto Kacprzyk's lawyer. Even Prof. Marcin Matczak, who usually supports the government's "rule of law" campaigns, was outraged by this. Although, of course, he qualified it by stating that similar interventions by PiS politicians were much worse. It's a shame that the professor did not provide any examples.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-obserwujemy-koniec-kariery-rafala-trzaskowskiego,nId,23505074

-- EVEN IF THE CIVIC COALITION FACES IMAGE CRISES, PIS, WHICH ALSO HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR, WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THESE PROBLEMS - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “Kaczyński distances himself from Braun today, but it cannot be ruled out that after the elections he will change his mind and eventually draw him into the ruling coalition. And it is known from the outset that this will be a coalition of great chaos, similar to the PiS-LPR-Samoobrona team in 2005-2007. That is why there is a brainstorming session in PiS on how to prevent this, because their ratings are not increasing. Even if the Civic Coalition is facing image crises, PiS will not be the beneficiary of these problems, as it also has a lot to answer for when it comes to exploiting connections in healthcare.”

-- INSTEAD OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RULE OF PiS AND KONFEDERACJA, NAWROCKI PREFERS TO REMAIN A STANDING ARBITER - WIELOWIEYSKA CONTINUES IN GW: “But one of my interlocutors also adds that while Nawrocki's entourage considers this an interesting, worth considering option, Nawrocki himself does not express enthusiasm about it. Perhaps he fears being drawn into party politics, which he does not know and which he fears, as it could weigh on his image. Instead of taking responsibility for the rule of PiS and Konfederacja, he prefers to remain a standing arbiter. Because a party role could harm him when he runs for re-election. And the realists in PiS are fueling Nawrocki's fears: "It will be very difficult to put this together."”

-- WE USED TO PROMOTE AN ACCUSATORY SLOGAN AGAINST PO: "THEY WANT THINGS TO BE LIKE THEY USED TO BE," AND NOW WE HAVE FALLEN INTO THE TRAP OF SUCH THINKING - WIELOWIEYSKA QUOTES A PiS POLITICIAN FROM OFF: “In turn, the former Ziobro camp considers the idea of a common list unrealistic. – Similarly, President Kaczyński himself. He still believes that what was can return. We used to promote an accusatory slogan against PO: "they want things to be like they used to be," and now we have fallen into the trap of such thinking ourselves. And the truth is: it will not be like it used to be – states one of my interlocutors.”

-- AFTER 20 'ONES' FOR EACH SIDE OF KONFEDERACJA, WOULD BOSAK GET THAT MANY FROM PiS? CERTAINLY NOT - FURTHER IN WIELOWIEYSKA'S CONSIDERATIONS IN GW: “– Only that we are in agreement, I don't think Krzysztof would go for something like that. There are 41 electoral districts to fill. The nationalists have a guaranteed 20 'ones', Mentzen takes another twenty 'ones', there's nothing to argue about. The last 'one' is for MP Andrzej Zapałowski, associated with Konfederacja Korony Polskiej, who, however, stayed in our club so that we would have permanent parliamentary club status guaranteed and not fall to the rank of a parliamentary circle. And would Bosak get that much in a coalition with PiS? Certainly not – I hear in Konfederacja.”

-- IF A BROAD RIGHT-WING LIST WERE FORMED, IT COULD OUTRUN KO AND GRAB A LARGER BONUS - MORE FROM WIELOWIEYSKA: “Nawrocki's entourage, however, does not lose hope – because who knows, if Prime Minister Donald Tusk manages to consolidate his camp next year, the Confederates might reflect that some form of electoral alliance is needed. The d'Hondt system works in such a way that larger parties gain a mandate bonus above 15 percent of the vote. And the higher the result, the greater the surplus of mandates. If a broad right-wing list were formed, it could outrun KO and grab a larger bonus.”
https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,32878632,wielowieyska-w-rozgrywce-pis-mentzen-bosak-otoczenie-nawrockiego.html

-- WE ARE CURRENTLY OBSERVING OWNERSHIP CHANGES RELATED TO MAJOR TELEVISION STATIONS, BACKED BY EXTERNAL CAPITAL. THIS MAKES THE NEED FOR STRONG PUBLIC MEDIA EVEN GREATER - MARTA CIENKOWSKA ON THE PROCESS OF CHANGES IN TVN - IN CONVERSATION WITH PIOTR KOSIEWSKI IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “We are currently observing ownership changes related to major television stations, backed by external capital. This makes the need for strong public media even greater: radio, television, but also the press, which will also have stable financing. Thanks to this, we will minimize the risk of external capital or external policy influencing what happens in Poland. That is why this law is so important and will be – immediately after the law on social security for artists – processed at a rapid pace.”

-- CIENKOWSKA ON THE UNIFIED BOOK PRICE: “First and foremost, a unified book price, which would be in effect for a year. We are very keen on introducing this solution because it is important not only for small publishers but also for small bookstores. I have a feeling that this is one of the most important things to address in this term.”
https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/ministra-kultury-moj-resort-ma-laczyc-rozne-srodowiska-polityczne

-- JESUS CHRIST: ANDRZEJ DUDA -- IT WAS OUR CAR, WE IMPORTED IT FROM THE USA FOR OURSELVES. A 2013 PORSCHE BOXSTER S - OWNERS OF AN AESTHETIC MEDICINE CLINIC ON ANDRZEJ DUDA'S NEW CAR: “We can just explain, from "first-hand" experience, what kind of car it was and where it came from. It was our car, we imported it from the USA for ourselves. A 2013 Porsche Boxster S. It's a great car, I already regret selling it, a mega toy. Btw. I don't know why there was so much hate on the internet about this, especially towards the lamp repair workshop Auto Gamma - headlamp regeneration and modification, I don't understand how you can mix politics with lamp polishing.”
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AmrNERxQU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

-- BIRTHDAYS: Władysław Ortyl, Krzysztof Hetman, Gabriela Masłowska, Andrzej Kraszewski, Andrzej Jaeschke, Janina Okrągły, Grzegorz Janik. SUNDAY: Marek Jurek, Krystyna Szumilas, Ewa Kierzkowska, Ryszard Zembaczyński, Tadeusz Zysk, Piotr Śmiłowicz.