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Piotr Kusznieruk questioned whether the Sejm documented the verification of Maciej Berek's qualifications for selection to the Constitutional Tribunal. He wrote that Andrzej Filipowicz requested documents from the Chancellery of the Sejm and the Justice and Human Rights Committee, but the received response — according to Filipowicz’s account — did not mention documents from the bar association confirming Berek's qualifications and experience. Kusznieruk pointed out a discrepancy between Sejm print number 3006 from August 14, 2026, which stated that Berek had been practicing as a legal advisor since 2001 and actively for 25 years, and a certificate from OIRP in Warsaw dated September 3, 2026. According to the data he cited, Berek was entered on the list on June 26, 2002, and obtained his qualifications after taking the oath on September 25, 2002. The certificate listed the periods of registered legal practice from January 1, 2006, to July 31, 2009, and from August 1, 2012, to the date of issuance but did not include a list of civil law contracts. The author quoted responses from the Senate Chancellery and the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, according to which Berek did not hold the position of legal advisor there nor provided legal assistance in that role. The Supreme Audit Office informed, however, that he was a legal advisor and performed duties aligned with the tasks of advisors, although the appointment of a controller as a legal advisor was not possible. Kusznieruk emphasized that the legal qualification of this work and the declared civil law contracts remained in dispute. According to Filipowicz's summary, if the two periods of Berek's work as a legal advisor in NIK are counted, his tenure was 1,345 days, or about 3 years and 8 months; without those periods, it was 387 days related to running a law office. Kusznieruk noted that this was an analysis of available materials and not a binding decision regarding the failure to meet the requirements. He called for determining who in the Sejm was responsible for verification and what documents were examined, indicating that any potential criminal liability under Article 231 § 1 or § 3 of the Penal Code would require demonstrating statutory prerequisites. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #Prawo #InformacjaPubliczna (translated)

Widtvoet expressed understanding for Rob Jetten's request to grant privacy to the surrogate mother of his child, but wondered why Jetten and his fiancée had shared a photo themselves. The author added that it might have been his fault. #RobJetten https://t.co/py3AJQOh9p #privacy #draagmoeder #gezondheid (translated)

The drawer referred to Petr Macinka's performance as Foreign Minister as suffering and an international disgrace. He wrote that Macinka offered journalists a lollipop at an official government press conference in connection with inclusion and made offensive remarks about Miroslava Němcová by questioning her mental state and intelligence, referencing the book "Chuk and Gek." The author also stated that when Macinka defended himself against accusations of pro-Russian collaboration, he was the first to mention the Soviet propaganda book by Arkady Gaidar. He described Němcová as significantly better than the minister and classified the case under the category of "Moral basement of the government." #politika #mezinárodnívztahy #Česko (translated)

"That may sound like an unattractive decision, but it will still determine the scale of the problems. And that can make a huge difference in the lives of billions of people." The 1.5 degrees of warming that the world aimed for in the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 is quickly moving out of sight, said Sleijpen. #Klimaatverandering #Economie #DNB (translated)

Daniël van Deutekom wrote that children, according to him, were not for sale and had the right to the security of their mother. He called adoption a bitter necessity but argued that deliberately taking children away from their mother a few days after birth was malicious selfishness. Van Deutekom compared the practice to taking puppies away, noting that even they stayed with their mother for seven weeks—comparable to nine months for a baby, in his view. As a father, he claimed he could hardly have been home and involved more often, yet he believed his daughter primarily sought the security of her mother. He asserted that deliberately withholding that, just like in the case of abortion, was not about the health of the child but about the desires of more powerful people. He wrote that he was convinced this practice would eventually come to an end. #Kinderen #Adoptie #Moederliefde (translated)

In a Houthi attack on a military camp of the Yemeni government in the province of Shabwa, multiple deaths have occurred, with reports varying the death toll from eighteen to at least twenty, while the promised response from the presidential council will be strong. #Jemen #Houthi #conflict (translated)

The author stated that he promised a thorough investigation of the tragic case of little Viktorka and that this commitment still stands. He wrote that they were examining all possible errors and taking specific steps. He filed a disciplinary complaint against the judge who decided to return Viktorka to her parents' care. #justicie #soudnictví #ochranadětí #CZ (translated)

The ORLEN Press Office accused the MP of sacrificing Poland's energy security for the electoral campaign. It referred to wholesale price charts from 2011 and 2023, stating that they show manipulation from three years ago. According to the office, only during the 2023 electoral period did the MP care about lower fuel prices. As consequences, the office listed fuel shortages, the suspension of fuel imports to Poland, breaches of state reserves, uncontrolled exports abroad, and multibillion-dollar losses. It assessed that, contrary to the MP's claims, it was not a policy but a crime. #BezpieczeństwoEnergetyczne #Polska #Wybory2023 (translated)

I was a captain in Afghanistan and we used to go to the headquarters in Kabul, where there were 50 flags. It was a beautiful sight: 50 different countries supporting the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission. Besides that, maybe five of them contributed to the operations. By the end of the mission, only one or two countries were actually involved in combat operations. We even joked that the ISAF patch (International Security Assistance Force) meant "I Saw Americans Fighting" – Hegseth said. #Pentagon #Afganistan #NATO (translated)

Jakub Tepper described six months of pain, inflammation, and fluid accumulation in his knee. As he wrote, the problems began during his stay in Japan, where he walked a lot up and down stairs. In Poland, he visited two physiotherapists and an orthopedist, and also had an MRI done. According to his account, the visits and tests cost him several thousand zlotys in total, and previous treatments provided only short-lived relief. Tepper wrote that during his stay in Japan, he accidentally ended up with a physiotherapist who, after a conversation and brief examination, believed that the problem might stem from pushing the hips forward and improper loading of the legs while walking. The therapist advised him to change the way he placed his feet and went up the stairs, as well as to work on his posture; he also performed massage and stretching. The visit cost 125 zlotys. The author reported that after the meeting, he felt significant relief, and the pain and inflammation almost disappeared. He noted that he did not want to draw categorical conclusions from a single case, but wrote that the Japanese physiotherapist identified the cause of his complaints in just a few minutes. #fizjoterapia #medycyna #zdrowie (translated)

The services have resumed the search for a mysterious object over Lublin after residents heard a loud noise in the area of the Zemborzycki Reservoir, and soldiers, police, and a military helicopter are involved in the operation. #ZalewZemborzycki #wojsko #dezinformacja (translated)

Marta Zając-Ossowska explained that she was not the procedural attorney for Marcin Nowaczyk nor did she take over the management of ZOO Łączna as an institution. She stated that at the request of the Lower Silesian Voivode Anna Żabska and the mayor of Mieroszów Andrzej Lipiński, and with the consent and at the request of the owner and employees, she took care of ensuring the care of the animals and organizing the current work of the staff. She emphasized that her actions did not include managing the garden, responsibility for its previous functioning, or decisions about its future. She added that she did not know how long she would remain involved, as it depended on the development of the situation and the decisions of the appropriate authorities and the owner. She also pointed to the need for resolutions and actions from the administration and the bodies conducting the proceedings. She stated that she was no longer an employee of the Wrocław Zoo. She indicated that in April 2024, she submitted a declaration of immediate termination of her employment and resigned from the position of general director. #ZOO #Oświadczenie #Wrocław (translated)