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With this post, you have proven that you are not concerned about ordinary Poles who live off salaries, pensions, or disability benefits. You care about wealthy Poles who have family foundations, who invest in cryptocurrencies and stocks. Please take into account that they are wealthy thanks to these ordinary people. (translated)

Łukasz Gibała with a strong dose of RiGCZ: Unlike the KO candidate, he promises to stand by the residents regarding short-term rentals. He would prefer to completely reverse the logic of the new law and ban converting apartments into hotels, and anyone wishing to open such a business would have to obtain the residents' consent. (translated)

"If there is a direct attack on the Russian Federation, in this case, it concerns Kaliningrad [...], then the issue of using all kinds of weapons at our country's disposal will inevitably and immediately arise," Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai Club in Moscow — an annual international discussion forum that brings together experts, political scientists, historians, and journalists focused on Russian politics. (translated)

It is worth recalling Ceferin's words from April 2023: I cannot comment on the Negreira case directly for two reasons: first, because we have an independent disciplinary committee for that, and second, because I have not dealt with this matter in detail. However, I can say that it is one of the most serious things I have seen in football. I have been informed, and the situation is extremely serious. At the level of the Spanish league, the case has obviously expired and cannot have sporting consequences, but as far as UEFA is concerned, nothing has expired. (translated)

We should all care primarily about the safety of Poland and Poles. That's why I don't understand one thing: inciting against Ukrainians and calling for an end to assistance to Ukraine. We can discuss the scale, costs, and form of this assistance, but Poland's basic interest is simple - the higher the price Russia pays for its aggression against Ukraine, the less threat it poses to our region. Ukraine defending itself against Russia is in Poland's security interest, regardless of whether someone likes Ukrainians or not. That's why I don't understand why part of the Confederation builds its narrative so strongly on aversion to Ukraine and Ukrainians. And here comes a simple question: are you really concerned about the security of Poland, or is it just about playing on emotions and building electoral support? (translated)

The summers will be just as hot and the problem will not disappear. At @PRAHASOBE, we will continue with smart solutions. We will set maintenance rules for greenery in the housing estate so that you don't encounter parched lawns every summer. We will ensure that water flows from the street to the trees and that it is also possible to walk normally in the streets during the summer. (translated)

Mr. Grzegorz, I read the entire justification. And I agree with one thing – legal analysis cannot be replaced with the label of a "neo-judge," because that is not an argument 🤷‍♂️ However, the justification itself, although extensive and internally organized, in my opinion leaves two very serious legal problems. The first concerns Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The provision states that in preparatory proceedings, a "blanket warrant" can be issued at the request of the prosecutor or in the absence of their objection. Here, the prosecutor filed an objection. The court does not challenge the wording of the provision. It consciously deviates from it, considering that the binding objection of the prosecutor would violate the court's jurisdictional independence. It references Article 8 § 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 178 paragraph 1 of the Constitution, Article 6 of the ECHR, Article 47 of the KPP, and part of the case law of appellate courts. This is a legal argument. But there is also an opposing line of case law, based precisely on the linguistic interpretation of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which the court itself notes in the justification. I wrote about this yesterday. So it is not the case that there is no problem. There is a very serious dispute about the limits of interpretation contra legem and whether the court can practically deprive the premise, which the legislator explicitly included in the provision. The second problem I have is with the prognostic assessment. The court acknowledges that Romanowski left Poland, did not appear for the hearing concerning the temporary arrest, was outside the reach of Polish authorities, and even informed in his own application that he has a passport issued under a different identity 🤷‍♂️ The court considers these circumstances to be burdensome but then assumes that they cannot determine the assessment because one should look at it primarily prospectively. 🤔 And this is where I have the greatest doubt. The prediction of a suspect's future behavior does not occur in a vacuum. Its foundational material is, after all, their past behavior. 🤷‍♂️ If a person involved in the proceedings previously did not comply with procedural mechanisms, left the country, and remained outside the reach of the authorities, then their later declaration that from this moment they will comply with the conditions of the "blanket warrant" must be subjected to particularly rigorous assessment. The court may conclude that despite this, the risk has currently diminished. But it should convincingly demonstrate why specific past behaviors have lost their prognostic significance. Because if we are to predict a person’s future behavior while disregarding their past behavior, then a rather fundamental question arises - on what basis are we actually building this prediction? 🤷‍♂️ Therefore, I would not dismiss this ruling with the label of a neo-judge, but I would also not say that the problem ends with the justification sounding rational. A rationally constructed justification can still lead to a legally debatable result. In my opinion, this is exactly the kind of case we are dealing with here. The argumentation of the court is clear and can be recounted, but both the way of breaking the literal wording of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the prognostic assessment of the suspect's behavior leave significant legal doubts. If I were to rule on this matter, I would not grant the application. Firstly – due to the prosecutor's objection and the content of Article 281 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Secondly – even accepting a different interpretation of this provision, I would not find sufficient grounds for a positive prognostic assessment. This is not about punishing Romanowski for the past. It is about assessing whether his past behavior allows rationally to assume that from this moment he will respect the obligations arising from the "blanket warrant." In my opinion – it does not allow 🤷‍♂️ And that is precisely why there is an appellate review. (translated)

A special post for Mr. @SlawomirMentzen: Agata Haluch-Willmann, Agnieszka Chodzicka, Weronika Demczuk, Aneta Ścisłowska, Ewa Bulanda, Ilona Działa, Marta Mysur, Patrycja Pszczelińska, Monika Janos, Anita Szefler-Ciupińska, Kamila Dulowska. Do these names mean anything to you? They are policewomen who won medals in combat sports, championships of the Police, Europe, and the world. Women who entered burning buildings and saved people. They really know what courage is. You can only tell stories about it at best. (translated)

A very nice issue of Reflex has just come out today. I would be glad if you would give it a chance. Here is my editorial on it: HOW SHOULD WE REMEMBER VÁCLAV HAVEL? I often say that I am "as old as the revolution," by which I obviously mean the Velvet one. And this alone brings a whole set of advantages. Your age always reflects the anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, so you remember it well. I am not burdened by the sins of the past, having to decide whether to collaborate with the regime or not. Likewise, I do not have to blame myself for missing the harsh onset of capitalism and coupon privatization. I had to learn to speak first. And to walk. Those of us born in the early '90s sometimes tend to refer to ourselves as "Havel's children." But how can I identify with a person I didn't properly experience in adulthood, yet who so fundamentally shaped the state I grew up in? And how should I, as well as our entire nation, actually remember Havel? I cannot remember Havel like many other older journalists do. I leave it to my more experienced colleagues. I have only one small personal memory of him. I was about eight years old, and we were on a school excursion in Prague. My classmate and I were lagging at the end of our class line. There was a long queue at Wenceslas Square, and we walked along it. We got a bit distracted and created a gap. And into that gap stepped a crowd of people, in the middle of which walked Václav Havel. We both started staring at him and quickly exclaimed, "Good day, Mr. President," and he replied to us with his typical stammering 'r': "Hello, boys," and then disappeared into a bookstore to sign his books. The queue was standing there for him. It was the year he was dealing with health complications, delivered the famous Rudolfín speech, and signed the absolutely fundamental Czech-German declaration. But I only remember the "hello, boys." And that’s all. When he died in 2011, I was starting in the media, so I was only responsible for some minor media outputs around the funeral. Otherwise, I perceived him as the person whose picture hung next to the blackboard throughout my school life. On television, he appears either as a "gumshoe" in a satirical sketch or giving some speech that is too complicated for my child self to listen to. My opinions of him have therefore formed mostly indirectly, like for most people in our country. Through plays and compulsory reading in school, recordings of speeches, and the exceptional film Citizen Havel, where he allowed us to peer candidly into his private life. I never succumbed to the need to idolize him; I was most fascinated by the fact that despite such a rich life, he was essentially a "normal guy" who enjoyed life and who, even in the presidential office, could fulfill his dreams. A smoke with the Rolling Stones, meditation with the Dalai Lama, a beer with Clinton. None of that made him a better politician. Personally, it made him a human to me. The point of Havel's legacy and its breadth is, in my opinion, that everyone can remember him in their own way. Some remember him as the best person in history, others as a brilliant politician who is missed by the Czech Republic. Others see him as a naive believer in truth who preferred grand gestures over political pragmatism. Some as a womanizer, others as a great world author of absurd drama. Historians and philosophers still debate his legacy to this day. So vehemently that due to one "ezonomist" and pseudophilosopher on an electric unicycle, his name was removed from the library's title. But I would like to highlight one thing about him that seems increasingly rare in today's world. He managed to grow old without becoming bitter. He did not turn into a grump shouting at the clouds. He did not allow himself to be dominated by eternal contrarianism and being against all mainstream opinions at any cost. At the same time, he wasn't afraid to confront the mainstream until the end. I would wish for all of us to grow old like Havel. It’s a pity he was given only 75 years. I would have liked to listen to him even at ninety, which he would have celebrated this year. (translated)

We have the ability to overinterpret. The Tu-95MS disaster caused a lot of speculation. Meanwhile, there is no point in speculating. We shouldn't attribute any intentions to people suggesting things, as legends then circulate. Operational commander, Maj. Gen. pilot Ireneusz Nowak, sarcastically wrote that "Perhaps this particular one was the carrier of the Ch-101, which ended its flight near Tarnawa!" Just that, and that is enough. I am lucky to personally know General Nowak; he is from the old guard of the F-16, people trained in the USA, pilots often retrained by veterans of American military actions, mentally shaped as "tactical minded." Among this group were the first base commanders, division generals Darek Malinowski and Czarek Wiśniewski, along with Jacek Pszczoła, also a division general, a laid-back person who cannot be ruffled, and at the door of his office in Łask, there was at one time a sticker with a large wasp. They are exceptionally competent people, calm but capable of making quick decisions and unafraid of the responsibility for them. Another characteristic feature is truly outstanding intelligence. Why am I writing about this? Because people at this intellectual level often fall into the trap that what is clear and obvious to them is incomprehensible to others, and their minds drift into fascinating directions, to places that make one’s hair stand on end, wondering how it is even possible. That was the case this time as well. The flood of comments is overwhelming; personally, I was stunned. Scholars of the holy scripture wrote that the general suggests it was Polish saboteurs from Kedyw-bis. What can drop on a person's head, drops (in my case, my jaw, both hands, and the other leg). Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak DOES NOT SUGGEST ANYTHING LIKE THAT. This is a gross overinterpretation. He only wrote that it may have been this Tu-95MS that fired the Ch-101 missile, which landed in Poland, as established as a result of deliberate action, not a mistake (such an impact point was in the navigational system’s memory, the only chance for a mistake being incorrect input of coordinates, which is very unlikely). Additionally, the missile did perform a classic "bump" with a vertical attack, driving into the ground almost at a right angle to it, executing the attack at the programmed location. Since the Tu-95MS belonging to the 22nd Guards Donbas Heavy Bomber Division from Engels (now Olenia) and to the 326th Tarnopol Heavy Bomber Division from Ukraine rotate to Engels or, less frequently, to Akhtubinsk to fire the Ch-101 at Ukraine for several hours, it is theoretically possible that this aircraft launched that missile (about 1 in 40 odds, as there are that many of them). What Maj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak REALLY suggested, Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, somewhat more directly stated. The experienced politician knows that you have to lay it on the line for the simpletons because they will twist everything. They will make things up, add remarks, and generally go off in the wrong direction. Mark Rutte said several really important things: "Vladimir Putin knows he can never win against NATO; NATO is so strong that Russia has no chance of overcoming it." What does this mean? That NATO MUST BE UNITARY. WE MUST NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE DIVIDED. He added: "NATO will defend every square kilometer of its territory. There is no doubt about it, and Putin knows this (...) If anything happens, we are ready to respond." “Well, first, about the word 'hybrid' – I have said this many times already. It sounds a bit too mild, almost cozy. In reality, we are talking about aggressive tactics in the gray zone. What we are dealing with is hostile drones, acts of diversion, sabotage, and even massive cyberattacks." "But I want to make it clear: we have all the response options we need. You will not always see them publicly. They will not always be symmetrical. It will not always operate on a 'tit for tat' basis, but I assure you that we have the tools for effective response, and the Russians know this perfectly well." THIS IS KEY. NATO IS NOT PASSIVE. NATO has many different tools for hybrid responses to Russia's hybrid attacks. And if Maj. Gen. Nowak suggested anything, IT WAS JUST THAT. You just need to understand it, know the context, listen to the statements of leading NATO politicians, and everything will become clear. And further Mark Rutte: “I do not claim that these malicious actions in the gray zone do not affect us. They do affect us, and sometimes it is very evident. However, our response can be multidimensional. Let’s look at the past. When, at the end of 2025, an underwater cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged, we launched Operation Baltic Sentry to protect our critical dilatory infrastructure. This was an example of a symmetrical response. But what happens next is asymmetric actions. More and more allies, such as Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, or France, are taking coordinated steps to maximize the disruption of the Russian 'shadow fleet'. We are doing everything to make those rusted tankers stop generating the profits the Kremlin uses to fund its war machine." "Yesterday, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (SACEUR) stated plainly: 'Whenever you are able, when you are almost certain that the Russians stand behind an attack, publicly assign them the blame.' Just like Estonia did today. I fully support this and encourage it. Share all intelligence information with NATO and SHAPE structures. Russia continues its reckless campaign of hostile actions against NATO, trying to weaken our resolve and force us to stop supporting Kyiv. But it is failing. Our message to Moscow is clear: in response to any actions in the gray zone, we will do even more for Ukraine, not less. Because ultimately their only goal is to divide us so we lose focus and start arguing among ourselves." NATO is responding. NATO is providing Ukraine with a lot of ammunition. And Ukraine sends it further, to where it needs to land with a bang. NATO makes it harder for the shadow fleet to operate. It combats Russian spy networks; since the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO member states have expelled around 750 Russian diplomats: Bulgaria 83, Germany 80, Romania 52, Poland 45, France 40. How many "one-time saboteurs" are recruited in Russia for pennies remains a sweet mystery. But there, strangely enough, many different failures occur: trains derail, various things catch fire, blackouts appear, etc. Much of this is done by Ukrainians, but is it all? Who knows, who knows... Today, such saboteurs are rented online for pennies, massively, like cheap drones. They do it, and can we? And how do you know that there are no other intrigues? For example, discreet info in Kremlin circles that one is conspiring against another. Therefore, NATO has tools and can respond, which it is doing. Mainly in the field of cyberattacks that Russia is feeling. As for the Tu-95MS itself - if three engines go out at once, assuming it is true, in most cases it is due to fuel issues, either a break in fuel supply to the engines or fuel contamination, blocked filters, etc. Ukraine has seriously damaged the refineries producing aviation fuel. Often this production has been taken over by other refineries when technically possible. You can easily guess the quality of this fuel. So there could have been "not enough kerosene in the kerosene." Another issue is that the intensive use, these long hours of flights from Ukraine or Olenia to Engels, suspending missiles, and flying to launch over the Caspian Sea (if something goes wrong, the missile falls into the water), and then returning to the home base is about resources, resources, resources... Old bombers and their engines are wearing out at an accelerated pace. How do you think maintenance, spare parts, and technical servicing levels are? Well, exactly, the Russian bomber fleet is systematically degrading, and this can only be pleasing. Because we don't need those bombers for anything. In the picture, a "noisy cricket," the Tu-95MS, code-named "Bear" by NATO. Phot. Runet Dear friends, if you like it, and if I should dedicate my time to it, if you want to read something, I will ask for a coffee, it’s only 10 or 20 PLN. Best regards to everyone and a big thank you to those who buy coffees. (translated)

Mr. Editor, is this judge finally a "pisior" or a "braunista"? Because Minister Żurek says he’s from @ZiobroPL's stable! I understand that a real judge, not some "impostor" in a gown, is one who posts entries from @Obywatelska_KO, attends KOD marches, praises the authorities, and criticizes the opposition on public television "in liquidation"? Please stop, because you are one of the few journalists who are currently lynching a judge whose ruling you don't like. People have different opinions and they have the right to them. (translated)

Unfortunately, President Karol Nawrocki signed the law implementing part of the EU DSA. What is it about? The new regulations develop a system of "trusted reporting entities," whose reports are prioritized by platforms. The most controversial mechanism – the administrative blocking of content deemed illegal by an official – was transferred by Tusk's government to a separate project. They did not give up on it. The example of Hungary has shown how great a threat administrative censorship over the circulation of content online poses during a campaign. It is even more concerning that an election period is approaching in Poland, and Donald Tusk's officials are just receiving tools to interfere with public debate. The European Union created the DSA, and Donald Tusk's government is adding its own solutions to it – the boundaries of freedom of speech are shifting toward state administration. Here, we expected a firm "no" from the President of the Republic of Poland. And unfortunately, we did not receive that "no." What a shame. (translated)

"Sister of Cristiano Ronaldo shared a post with the caption 'nothing more to add'. 'CR7 deserved more respect. The national team deserved better organization. Portuguese journalism deserved more competence and less speculation. As for the Portuguese, well... they don't deserve to have the best in any field. We are jealous, contemptuous, ignorant, and we deserve to return to the mediocrity that we have always been in football before the CR7 era. Thank you for everything, CR7. You deserved more!'" (translated)

On September 30, 1928, Elie Wiesel was born. And you know, my dear ones, that Elie Wiesel had an opinion about you 😊 ??? Here you go ❗️⬇️ “If it comes to Poles...it is not a mere coincidence that the camps of the greatest genocide were established among them, in Poland, and not elsewhere.” And about the “Pogrom in Kielce”: “How could they? This question has haunted me for decades. How could ordinary citizens of this seemingly quiet city commit such heinous crimes, in broad daylight? To utter the name Kielce and the next word that comes to mind and to lips is ‘pogrom.’ For years, some of us have wondered whether a Jew can still die in Auschwitz after Auschwitz. Kielce gave us an answer. This cruel pogrom with 42 innocent Jewish victims, which we commemorate today, was the answer. What happened here showed that it is possible. What happened here showed that ordinary citizens can be just as cruel as the murderers from any death camp. If the violent prewar antisemitism paved the way for the Holocaust, then the Kielce pogrom confirmed its purpose.” Some claim that I am being "arrogant." Seriously??? Okay. So I am now turning to the President with a question about the Kielce pogrom, let His Majesty the brightest Republic...decide. Mr. President @NawrockiKn, did the Polish National Hero, Legendary General, double Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari, representative of the Delegation of Armed Forces in the Country, the late Antoni Heda ps. "Szary"...LIE??? "In 1946 I had at my disposal the intelligence and counterintelligence of 'Polish Underground' operating in my area and long before this provocation I received reports that Jews from the UB in Kielce were plotting something. I placed my entire area under strict surveillance. We did not take our eyes off the Kielce building of the Security Office or its employees. Incidentally, it turned out that those few highly publicized murders of Jews returning from the USSR to Poland, which were attributed to 'Poland Underground,' were the work of the Jewish UB under the supervision of the Jewish NKVD; this gave me pause. I intensified security measures in my area. It turned out that Jews from the UB were murdering their own, but why? I couldn't answer that question at that time, at least for a while. Jews from the UB disguised as soldiers of the Home Army, National Armed Forces, stopped a train and threw Jews out of it, while all blame for these murders fell on us. I examined the matter thoroughly, it turned out that neither the AK nor the NSZ nor anyone from the Polish underground had anything to do with these murders. Among the information collected by our 'two-man' team was one that particularly worried me. For some time there had been a certain Adaś Posraniec in Kielce. A Soviet parachutist from the war, a Jew using the alias Adam Kornecki. 'Adaś Posraniec' because when he jumped out of the plane, out of fear he pooped his pants; people from the brigade commander AL, Colonel Połowniak, found him all covered in filth and terribly stinking, and that is why they named him 'Adaś Posraniec'; This Kornecki was an exceptional coward, before every fight with the Germans, he ducked to the rear or fled. And it was this Adaś Zasraniec who surveyed the blocks where the massacre then took place. From the continuously arriving information I received, it appeared that in one of the factories dummies were loaded onto a truck and the day before the incidents were delivered to those two blocks where the Jews lived; meanwhile, at night several corpses, probably of men from the AK and NSZ, were brought to the Kielce prison, where they were dressed in the previously sewn Jewish gowns; these corpses were even glued with beards, caps pressed on their heads and delivered in bags by car to those blocks. I had this information the day before the Kielce provocation, that is why those two Jewish blocks were not only placed under observation, but we managed to put our man there, and it turned out that there were no Jewish residents left, apart from a few small exceptions, their place was taken by UB officers, who kept dummies and corpses of AK and NSZ soldiers ready at the windows to be thrown outside at the right moment. No, it is not true that crowds of Kielce residents broke into those two Jewish blocks; that is a blatant lie." Source: Elie Wiesel - "Song of the Dead" Wrocław 1991, p. 143 Elie Wiesel - "How Could They?" (Gazeta Wyborcza, July 8, 1996, page 4) Jan Marszałek - "Traitors." Volume 1. Authorized interview in Warsaw at the Church in Kamionek, on December 3, 1996. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS Please help promote our lessons wherever possible. In other schools, offices, corporations, and workplaces. And always please credit the author: @AnitaSchelde. And with us, it’s just another day: - we click RT - we write comments - we support the history teacher, so there is enough not only for teaching materials but also for bread. Thank you ❤️. https://t.co/uYX0ELCMFj (translated)