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Murat Çolak wrote that Cracovia has unveiled a third jersey dedicated to St. John Paul II, whose life — as he emphasized — was connected with Krakow and the club. The design was inspired by Zakrzówek, where Karol Wojtyła worked physically in a quarry during his youth. Çolak also pointed to a commemorative plaque located underwater, installed by divers. As he explained, the blue of Zakrzówek inspired the color of the jersey. The back of the shirt features the inscription "Holy Father, your Cracovia remembers you," and the hidden motif of ones references the number retired for John Paul II. According to Çolak, the ones were visible after personalizing the jersey; this solution appeared on the Cracovia kit for the first time. Çolak described the project as an expression of the club's identity and respect for its history. He thanked the marketing team and the Official Cracovia Store for the realization, the photo session, and the video clip. #Cracovia #JanPawełII #Kraków (translated)

DWUKADENCYJNOŚĆ WŁODARZY - TAK, PARLAMENTARZYSTÓW - NIE Ograniczenie liczby kadencji to legislacyjna ingerencja w demokrację. Sens wprowadzenia tych ograniczeń wynika z przekonania, że zwykłe mechanizmy wyborcze nie działają dostateczne skutecznie. W odniesieniu do funkcji wójtów, burmistrzów i prezydentów miast mamy do czynienia z bezprecedensową kumulacją władzy. Każdy kto zdążył się zorientować jak działają polskie gminy i miasta, bez trudu zauważył, że społeczna kontrola nad działaniami lokalnego organu wykonawczego jest iluzoryczna. Że rady, które teoretycznie miały być nadrzędnym organem, w praktyce są reaktywne i bardzo często ubezwłasnowolnione. Taka nierównowaga władzy powoduje, że wójt, burmistrz, czy prezydent ma wszelkie możliwości manipulowania opinią publiczną. Ma uprzywilejowaną pozycję w przekazywaniu informacji. Może uzależniać od siebie znaczące grupy wyborców. Krótko mówiąc, proces wyborczy nie jest w pełni demokratyczny. Wymaga to więc legislacyjnej ingerencji, by zwiększyć szanse wpływu wyborców na zarządzanie wspólnymi sprawami. Takiego zakresu kumulacji władzy nie obserwujemy w żadnej ze struktur polskiego państwa. Mamy oczywiście do czynienia z wieloletnim okupowaniem tych samych pozycji przez różne osoby, co budzi irytację wielu obywateli. Nie ma jednak przesłanek do twierdzenia, że przepisy i procedury zaburzają tu wolność procesu wyborczego. Możliwości radnych, czy parlamentarzystów do manipulowania opinią publiczną są bardzo ograniczone, a w żaden sposób nie porównywalne do uprawnień „włodarzy” polskich miast i gmin. Wyborcy nie mogą się skarżyć, że winę, za nieakceptowany przez nich stan rzeczy ponosi ktoś inny, niż oni sami. Legislatorzy powinni zaś skupić się nad większą demokratyzacją procesu wyborczego, nad rzetelnością informacji, nad większą reprezentatywnością ordynacji wyborczej itp.

Cracovia announced that its third set of uniforms commemorated St. John Paul II, whom the club described as a special supporter of the Pasy. The light blue color was meant to reference the waters of Zakrzówek, where Karol Wojtyła worked in a quarry between 1940 and 1941. On the back of the shirts, there was an inscription that read "Holy Father, your Cracovia remembers you," and the number 1 on the personalization was meant to symbolize the Pope's reserved number. The club stated that the players were to wear these uniforms during the match against Legia Warsaw, the day after the celebration of October 16, Pope John Paul II Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Karol Wojtyła's election as pope. Cracovia emphasized that it would only wear jerseys dedicated to John Paul II on this occasion. https://t.co/HnwKNitomA #Cracovia #śwJanPawełII #kibice (translated)

Katarzyna Pełczyńska wrote that the statement, which was supposed to sound like a threat, she took as encouragement. She pointed out that if the party leaders from both sides of the dispute, as well as Mr. Patelnia, Mr. Mejza, and Matecki, were to leave the Parliament, the situation would be interesting. Pełczyńska added that the limitation to two terms in democracies usually pertains to directly elected offices, such as the country's president, village head, mayor, or city president. In her opinion, pathological systems form more quickly around such concentrated power. She believed that an executive power chosen collegially and collegiate bodies, such as the Parliament and councils, are more resistant to this because decisions are made by many people, and their composition changes from term to term. She emphasized that the system of Polish local government requires reflection and perhaps changes, such as strengthening the position of councilors. However, she opposed the removal of the term limit for presidents and mayors on the principle of "everyone or no one." As she wrote, according to such logic, one would also have to abolish the term limit for the President of Poland, which—she noted—nobody wants in Poland. She added that the effects of such a solution can be observed with Poland's eastern neighbors. #demokracja #polityka #władza (translated)

The Institute of Truth wrote that in December 2014, Daniel Obajtek testified as a witness in the trial of Roman and Józef Lis, who were accused of fraudulently obtaining around 200 thousand złoty in EU subsidies. According to the institute, Obajtek denied at that time that he was a silent partner of TT Plast and stated that he owned shares briefly, many years before assuming the office of the mayor of Pcim. He was also said to have testified that as mayor he did not hold any positions in the company nor managed it, and did not collaborate with an employee named Szymon. The institute reminded that in February 2021, "Gazeta Wyborcza" published recordings of conversations from 2009 in which Obajtek allegedly discussed clients, taking over contracts from Elektroplast, and matters concerning TT Plast. The newspaper reported that employees of the company referred to Obajtek as a silent partner. In 2016, Roman Lis filed a report of suspected false testimony and attached recordings. The prosecutor's office refused to initiate an investigation after about a month, finding that there were no signs of a prohibited act. According to the Institute of Truth, Obajtek denied breaking the law, admitted that he had once been a shareholder and knew the owners, but maintained that as mayor he did not work for TT Plast or any other company, and the recordings did not prove a crime. Orlen's office described the publication as a manipulation based on recordings of undetermined integrity. The institute assessed that the testimonies about the lack of professional relations with the company and not managing it did not withstand confrontation with the recordings. #InstytutPrawdy #Obajtek #prawo #korupcja (translated)

Adam Czarnecki wrote that the law concerning the protection of children also included the protection of personal rights. According to him, an official, village head, or minister who felt offended by a post or article could report the content to an official, and it would be blocked. He ironically commented that this is "democratic" law. #ochronadzieci #prawo #demokracja (translated)

Adam Czarnecki recommended the entry of Niebezpiecznik criticizing the draft act implementing the DSA, which — as he wrote — is bad. According to Czarnecki, the draft stipulated that the President of the Office of Electronic Communications could issue orders to remove or block content. Until now, it was an independent civil court that decided whether a statement violated the law or someone's rights, in proceedings where both parties could defend themselves. Czarnecki claimed that according to the draft, an official could independently assess the legality of content, the proceedings would primarily rely on evidence provided by the complainant, the author of the entry would not have the guarantee of being heard before the block, and the order would be subject to immediate execution. He assessed that an appeal to the administrative court would not solve the problem, as the court would only verify the formal correctness of the office's actions, and the content could disappear from the internet for many months before the case is considered. According to Czarnecki, the draft also included the protection of personal rights. He warned that a councilor, mayor, minister, or company that deemed a critical article or comment offensive could use a fast track to file a request to the office instead of seeking redress in court. He also pointed out that this procedure did not cover the leaks of personal data of ordinary citizens. Czarnecki accused Donald Tusk of exploiting the current attacks in schools to introduce regulations. He referred to Krzysztof Bosak's term, who called it "disgusting exploitation of tragedy." He appealed for improvements to the law instead of its quick enactment. He added that the ABW can already block content of a terrorist nature under EU regulation 2021/784 and a law signed by President Andrzej Duda in 2024. #DSA #Ustawa #WolnośćSłowa (translated)

Łukasz Warzecha criticized the reaction to events in two schools, writing about a nationwide spiral of panic. He stated that the mayor of his municipality urged children not to go to schools and kindergartens on Friday and noted that neither the reasons for this decision nor its intended consequences were explained. He believed that the problem should be addressed with thoughtful actions and appeals to parents to observe their children's behavior, rather than decisions made under the influence of emotions. He accompanied his criticism with an offensive term for Poles. #Polska #Edukacja #PaniczneZachowania (translated)

Deweloperuch.pl wrote that the Sejm rejected an amendment which, according to the author, would have given members of housing cooperatives greater influence in prohibiting short-term rentals in their buildings. The author claimed that the adopted regulations would require support from half of all members of the cooperative, not just half of the participants at the general meeting. As an example, he mentioned the Warsaw Housing Cooperative, which he estimates has around 27,000 members. This would mean the need to gather 13,500 people, which Deweloperuch.pl deemed virtually impossible. He added that it would only take half the votes of those present at the general meeting to dissolve the cooperative. The author argued that the regulations would make it difficult for residents to block short-term rental activities, and their effects would be felt in many older parts of cities and tenement houses. He also wrote that the amendment was proposed by politicians from Poland 2050, the Left, and the Together Party, but it was rejected by the votes of the Civic Coalition, PSL, and the Confederation. According to Deweloperuch.pl, the regulations will deliberately limit the ability of cooperatives to prohibit such rentals. #spółdzielnie #mieszkalnictwo #polityka (translated)

God's whip Jaro Camaro wrote that his mother-in-law attributed both the seduction of the priest by boys to the devil and that John Paul II did not see pedophilia in the Church, as well as that children were leaving catechesis. He added that his mother-in-law blamed Donald Tusk for her low pension, and not the fact that she retired at the age of 55. #diabeł #kościół #polityka (translated)

Kuba and Wojtek 👊 🇵🇱 Jakub Żewłakow and Wojciech Urbański played in the victorious match of Poland against Sweden! For Kuba, it was his debut in the U21 national team. Well done, gentlemen! 👏 📸 Anna Socha https://t.co/PUEggvl5fN #Reprezentacja #U21 #Polska (translated)

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇵🇱 ❗️ W związku z rosyjskimi atakami na zachodnią Ukrainę przejście graniczne Dorohusk-Jagodzin zostało ewakuowane. Nieopodal niego miał również rozbić się dron. - Usłyszałem wybuch - przekazał @Int_Wydarzenia wójt gminy Dorohusk Wojciech Sawa. https://t.co/eAjs0DiUEn #Ukraina #Rosja #dron

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