Koniec zawieszenia rządu USA. Demokraci prawie nic nie zyskali

Senat osiągnął w niedzielę późnym wieczorem porozumienie w sprawie rozpoczęcia procesu ponownego otwarcia rządu, po tym jak ośmiu Demokratów dołączyło do Republikanów i uzyskało 60 głosów, co wywołało negatywną reakcję przeciwników ustawy wydatkowej.

Wniosek został przyjęty stosunkiem głosów 60 do 40 i umożliwi głosowanie nad rezolucją ciągłą do 30 stycznia 2026 r., wraz z trzema stosunkowo mało kontrowersyjnymi projektami ustaw budżetowych, obejmującymi cały rok fiskalny: rolnictwo, budownictwo wojskowe i sprawy weteranów oraz władzę ustawodawczą. 

Porozumienie obejmuje zaległe wynagrodzenia dla pracowników federalnych i gwarantuje, że ponad 4000 pracowników federalnych zwolnionych podczas zamknięcia zostanie ponownie zatrudnionych, a także ogólny zakaz przyszłych redukcji etatów do 30 stycznia.

Co najważniejsze, umowa nie gwarantuje przedłużenia zwiększonych w okresie pandemii COVID-19 dopłat do składek na ubezpieczenie zdrowotne Obamacare, a Demokraci otrzymali jedynie zapewnienie o głosowaniu nad wybranym przez siebie projektem ustawy.

- Na podstawie Blaze News.

EU commissioner who relentlessly attacked Poland had ties to a Russian oligarch

 Didier Reynders, the former EU Justice Commissioner known for his attacks on Poland, has been charged in a money laundering investigation. However, investigators are also intensively examining Reynders's ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Both were linked to an art foundation that the Russian allegedly used years ago to launder money.

Polish politicians from Law and Justice demanded an explanation of the matter in the European Parliament, because the commissioner played a key role in hybrid attacks on Poland. Unfortunately the European Parliament never did anything in this regard.

It was Belgian police that did. A few days ago, the website "Follow The Money" reported that Belgian authorities had officially charged Reynders with money laundering. However, the former commissioner has not been arrested.

In the context of the new findings, Polish MEPs, Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, are demanding explanations from the European Commission.

Wąsik and Kamiński ask whether the European Commission was aware of the connections between Reynders and Deripaska and whether it was aware of the funding of the art foundation "by persons linked to Russian disinformation campaigns."

PN: If I was in the shoes of those politicians I would not hold my breath waiting for those explanations.

- Based on reporting by Niezalezna 

PM Tusk prohibited the heads of the secret services from meeting with the President of Poland

President Karol Nawrocki announced on Friday that Prime Minister Donald Tusk had made a decision to ban heads of intelligence agencies from meeting or talking with him. The National Security Bureau commented on the prime minister's decision, calling Tusk's decision "unacceptable and a threat to the security of our homeland."

Money.pl journalist Tomasz Żółciak reports on the situation:

"The president was supposed to invite the heads of the agencies: Stróżyk and Syrysko. The date was agreed upon, but the gentlemen were supposedly stopped by Donald Tusk. The Palace was taken by surprise and was not informed of anything. There's a rumor going around that the president doesn't have the authority to summon the service heads, and that Donald Tusk will convey to Karol Nawrocki whatever he deems appropriate."

"To be prime minister, posting on X isn't enough. You also need to know how to govern and put the state above party interests. The prime minister, in his typical manner, lied and failed to provide a clear explanation of what had really happened. Donald Tusk has decided that the heads of the secret services are banned from meeting with the President of the Republic of Poland," - President Karol Nawrocki announced in a recording posted on X.

"In this way, the prime minister once again used the special services in a political fight. While war rages beyond our eastern border, he decided that the president, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, should be deprived of access to crucial information regarding national security," - wrote the President.

- Based on reporting by Niezalezna and WPolityce.

PN: This unfortunately reminds me of a similar escalation of conflict between Donald Tusk, who held the PM post 15 years ago as well, and the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, right before he died in the "plane crash" in 2010. The "plane crash" was never fully explained or investigated because Tusk's government allowed Russia to "investigate" it.

To nie był dobry dzień wyborczy dla Republikanów

 Zohran Mamdani zostaje pierwszym otwarcie socjalistycznym burmistrzem Nowego Jorku.

Mamdani zdobył 50% głosów, podczas gdy kandydat niezależny i były gubernator Andrew Cuomo zdobył 41,4%, według Associated Press. Kandydat republikanów Curtis Sliwa, powszechnie uważany za osobę psującą plany Cuomo, zdobył zaledwie 7,7% głosów.

Demokratka popierana przez Obamę wygrywa wybory na gubernatora New Jersey.

Kandydatka Demokratów, reprezentantka Mikie Sherrill, została wybrana na stanowisko gubernatora New Jersey we wtorek wieczorem, pokonując republikańskiego kandydata Jacka Ciattarelliego. Według Associated Press, Sherrill wygrała zdobywając 56,9% głosów, podczas gdy Ciattarelli uzyskał 42,5%.

Propozycja, która umożliwiłaby Demokratom w Kalifornii dalszą manipulację okręgami kongresowymi, została łatwo przyjęta.

- Na podstawie Blaze News.

Today, the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, began his visit to Slovakia

 The presidents of Poland and Slovakia discussed, among other things, mutual relations, the development of road infrastructure and security challenges.

Nawrocki said he had told the Slovak president that Poland could soon become a "real hub" for LNG supplies from the USA to Slovakia.

Slovakia is a country interested in purchasing K2PL main battle tanks, which are to be produced in Poland.

President Nawrocki also plans visits to the Czech Republic and Hungary.

- Based on reporting by Niezalezna