#Donald Tusk

[azallea]

Mein Herz in Flammen

Will dich lieben und verdammen...

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[odinsblog]

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk has promised that if his centrist party is elected, he will introduce a number of measures to improves the lives of the country’s LGBTQ+ community.

During a meeting in the northwest town of Pia, Tusk said that his party has two bills prepared that would benefit LGBTQ+ Poles – one to make it easier for trans people in Poland to self-identify and a second to legally recognise same-sex civil partnerships.

The Civic Platform (PO) leader’s declaration came after a secondary school senior asked the opposition leader: “What future do you intend to build with your party and coalition partners for people who identify with the acronym LGBT?” The student added that Poland’s current government “dehumanises these people“.

The national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, which is currently in power, has waged a harsh campaign against the LGBTQ+ community and so-called “LGBT ideology” in recent years.

Since 2019, almost 100 municipal or local governments in Poland have declared themselves “free of LGBT ideology”. At one point, so-called “LGBT-free” zones covered almost a third of the country.

As a result, Poland has been named the worst EU nation for LGBTQ people to live in for the past four years in a row.

In response to the student’s question, Tusk said the query was “one of the most dramatic” inquiries he frequently hears from young people, before calling LGBTQ+ people in Poland a “victimised minority”.

“The most important thing is to rebuild the language of respect,” Tusk continued. “Love is worthy of our respect.”

The bills Tusk outlines will “significantly simplify the current very complicated and humiliating, ghastly court procedures” for trans people, allowing them to legally change their gender markers more easily.

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#politics #poland #donald tusk #lgbt #lgbtq

[gingerswagfreckles]

"Poland won, democracy has won," Mr Tusk, 66, told a large crowd of jubilant supporters in what felt like a victory rally in Warsaw. "This is the end of the bad times, this is the end of the PiS government."

CONGRATULATIONS POLAND!!!! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🎊🎊🎉🥳💖🙌🎉🎉💖🎊🥳🎉🎊🥳💖💖🎊🙌🎉🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

#gingerswagfreckles #poland #poland election #polish election #polish politics #donald tusk #Jaroslaw Kaczynski #this is a big fucking deal welcome back womens rights and democracy!!!!

[tomorrowusa]

« Wygrała Polska, wygrała demokracja. » (Poland won, democracy won.)

— Donald Tusk, former prime minister and currently leader of the democratic opposition in Poland, on the apparent victory of opposition forces in Sunday's election in Poland. From Polska Agencja Prasowa.

Today is a great day for democracy. The MAGA-ish Law and Justice Party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość – known by the unfortunate acronym PiS) has been booted out of power after eight miserable years.

Donald Tusk, a good Donald, is the leader of Koalicja Obywatelska (KO) which is the largest of the three pro-democracy groupings who together are projected to win enough votes in the Sejm (the lower house of parliament).

Turnout for this election was about 73%.

This victory by PO and its likely coalition partners Trzecia Droga and Lewnica carries significance similar to Joe Biden's victory in 2020.

Projections made by a reliable exit poll give the pro-democracy parties a total of 248 seats in the Sejm. 231 are needed for a majority. Final results are likely to differ slightly from these numbers.

Oh yeah, there's an extreme rightwing party called Konfederacja which is led by an idiot named Janusz Korwin-Mikke who is a misogynist with pro-Putin tendencies. Konfederacja, in American terms, is somewhat like the House Freedom Caucus – but led by the My Pillow guy or Rudy Giuliani. Fortunately Konfederacja won just an estimated 12 seats.

I'll write about this more tomorrow. But it's not just a victory for democracy but also one for NATO, the European Union, and (probably) Ukraine. Putin can't be very happy about liberal democracy being strengthened next door to him. It halts a trend towards the right in Europe.

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[dadsinsuits]

Donald Tusk

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[redshift-13]

washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/11/donald-tusk-poland-prime-minister

#good news #poland #donald tusk

[vislokawitch]

Translation: "Tusk won't be my prime minister" - said president Duda. I confirm. I won't be.

Slay king 🤣

#love sassy tusk #donald tusk #poland #polska

[porterdavis]

Mr. Tusk is Prime Minister of Poland

#poland #gqp hypocrisy #donald tusk #slava ukraini

[gerywhite]

#donald tusk #russo ukrainian war

[gwydionmisha]

This is a huge relief! I've been watching this one closely. It's so important. It'll be an uphill climb for them as it is now still for us, but getting rid of PiS is an essential first step in fixing things. I really do wish the people of Poland luck and a better next year.

#Donald Tusk #Civic Coalition (KO) #Election #Poland #News

[cipeczka69]

hmm

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[ellena-asg]

Source: Entertainment Weekly

I thought that it's Polish actor Cezary Pazura but now I can only see Donald Tusk there. Elf!Donald Tusk 🤯

Panie Donaldzie, pan ma taką elfią urodę!

#rings of power #Donald Tusk #Amazon #Poland #bez kitu #Donald I see Donald #Elrond

[tomorrowusa]

Cool! The United States needs to do the same. Make Donald Trump, Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson, and assorted pro-Putin tankies cry. 😢

Ukraine's European supporters will use profits on frozen Russian assets to finance arms purchases for Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on March 15 following a meeting with his French and Polish counterparts in Berlin. Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reaffirmed their support for Ukraine at the meeting. Scholz told a joint news conference afterward that the “windfall” profits from Russian assets frozen in Europe would support arms purchases. European support has become increasingly key as U.S. President Joe Biden has been unable to get a big Ukraine aid package through Congress.

Remember how Trump said that Mexico would pay for his cheesy border wall? Instead, Mexicans are now laughing at how easy it is to cut holes in it and and how portions of it collapsed during a storm.

France, Germany, and Poland really are going to use Russian money to arm Ukraine. Somebody should create a simple logo to be placed on ammunition and weapons systems for Ukraine purchased with Russian money.

ICYMI: Though not with Russian money, the Czech Republic is leading an initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.

Ammunition bought under Czech initiative could reach Ukraine in June

In February, the Czech Republic proposed to buy ammunition for Ukraine from third countries in response to the EU’s lack of ammunition production capacity. Since then, it has received support from several European countries willing to finance the purchases. “The purpose of our initiative is to source ammunition on world markets, arrange financing and coordinate delivery to Ukraine,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday (12 March) at the conference ‘Our Security Cannot Be Taken for Granted,’ organised to mark the 25th anniversary of Czech NATO membership. So far, over 15 countries have pledged funding for the ammunition. These include Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Norway, as well as non-European allies such as Canada. While the Czech Republic identifies available ammunition worldwide, other countries provide the necessary funding. The Czech Republic will then coordinate delivery to Ukrainian battlefields. According to Fiala, the purchase of 300,000 rounds has been confirmed and a further 200,000 have been pledged. The aim is to deliver the ammunition to Ukraine this year. [ ... ] The promised money has to come, and the contracts must be made,” Pojar said. “At the point when the contract is concluded, it will take several weeks to get it (the ammunition) to Ukraine.” “From June onwards, supplies could flow,” he added. Pojar refused to reveal the origin of the ammunition, saying that the initiative was looking for ammunition worldwide “wherever it is available at a reasonable price and of reasonable quality.”

#invasion of ukraine #frozen russian assets #using russian money to arm ukraine #france #germany #poland #deutschland #polska #donald tusk #emanuel macron #olaf scholz #czech republic #česko #petr fiala #tomáš pojar #ammunition for ukraine #stand with ukraine #ukraine aid now #russia's war of aggression #россия - террористическая страна #владимир путин #путин хуйло #путлер #союз постсоветских клептократических ватников #руки прочь от украины! #геть з україни #деокупація #слава україні! #героям слава!

[mathayus97]

20 grudnia 2023 roku doszło do siłowego wejścia do budynku Telewizji Polskiej (TVP) przez agentów nowego neokomunistycznego rządu.

Doszło do zdjęcia z anteny kluczowych programów informacyjnych.

Podczas siłowego zajęcia budynku jedna osoba została ranna.

Nosi to wszelkie znamiona zamachu opresyjnego totalitarnego rządu powstałego w grudniu 2023 którego premierem jest Donald Tusk na wolność słowa oraz wolność mediów gwarantowe przez prawo Polski, Unii Europejskiej oraz kartę praw ONZ

On December 20, 2023, there was a forcible entry into the Polish Television (TVP) building by agents of the new neo-communist government.

Key news programs were taken off the air.

One person was injured during the forceful occupation of the building.

This seems to have all the hallmarks of an attack by the oppressive totalitarian government established in December 2023, whose Prime Minister is Donald Tusk, on the freedom of speech and media freedom guaranteed by the law of Poland, the European Union and the UN Charter of Rights

#wolnosc #wolnoscslowa #wolnemedia #freedom #free media #attempt on free media #poland #polska #tusk #donald tusk #neocommunist #help #law breaking #lawbreak #alarm

[bopinion]

2023 / 50

Aperçu of the Week:

"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."

(Edna Ferber, US-American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner)

Bad News of the Week:

It's happening now: international aid for Ukraine is faltering. Western governments are increasingly calling for a negotiated peace and would like to reinvest in national interests, as elections are soon to be held. After almost two years of reporting on the war, the Western media are showing a certain tiredness of the topic that could probably only be revived by Taylor Swift. Western populations are increasingly realizing that sanctions and military aid are good for morale but bad for the wallet. And then attention and compassion - to put it insensitively - have been strongly rivaled by the Gaza war.

Vladimir Putin has the resources on his side. The Russian ruler has a productive weapons industry, immense manpower that can be mobilized, no scruples, secure state revenues, no opposition or free media, strategic partners and above all: time. On the other hand, the USA is facing the end of its military aid due to Republican power games. Something Europe cannot compensate for. And Europe is facing a blockade of civilian aid funds (guess what? That's right: Viktor Orbán). Something the USA does not want to compensate for.

Both were foreseeable. At the latest when it became clear that the hopeful summer offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces could not actually achieve anything. In fact, it is about defending our values. Yes, the Western world ignored Libya. Abandoned Afghanistan. Looked the other way on Yemen for years until it began to hurt its own trade. But we can't just sit back and accept that a geostrategic war of aggression is being waged on the European continent. When a bully terrorizes kids in the playground, you hope that the others will stick together and stand up to him. Is that asking too much?

Good News of the Week:

The real Donald is back. I'm not talking about the beloved Disney character but about the Polish Prime Minister. The new and the old - since Donald Tusk already hold office from 2007 to 2014. After a long wait, since the Polish President - from PiS, what a surprise! - first tasked the supposed election winner PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość / Law and Justice) with forming the government, even though it has no coalition partner, the will of the people was respected and the opposition took over. With Donald Tusk as Prime Minister.

It cannot have been a coincidence that his first official act was to attend the EU summit. Tusk is very familiar with its procedures. After all, he was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 - the number one job on this continent. And for years he was accused of putting European interests above Polish ones. Which is a paradox in itself. After all, if any nation can draw on its history to realize that it can flourish in Europe, then it is Poland.

The history of our neighboring country to the east is very complex. With many tragically dark, but also hopefully bright chapters. One thing is clear: both countries benefit from good neighborly relations. That's why it was unpleasant for us to be used as a pawn in the election campaign. In one election campaign commercial, the PiS party leader Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński shouted into the phone that it was time to stop being dictated to by Berlin (there was also a version with Brussels). A cheap attempt by the populists to sell their right-wing nationalism as a defense of patriotic independence. Even a law (officially in order to protect elections) was passed to prevent the opposition from winning the election. And despite the lack of a parliamentary majority, the PiS was tasked with forming a government (which was doomed to failure in the foreseeable future).

It didn't help, as hundreds of thousands on the streets and ultimately the majority of the Polish electorate demanded: away from xenophobia, media surveillance and obstruction of justice. Towards democracy, freedom and Europe. Now everyone wins. The European Union is happy about a strong and self-confident, but open and cooperative Poland. And Poland is finally (back) where it belongs: in the middle of Europe.

Personal happy moment of the week:

Last Friday I was invited to a student party. Officially by my daughter's student council (political science at Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University), which is an honor that otherwise only a few professors and hand-picked alumni are entitled to. So that I could have a drink, I naturally traveled by bike and public transport. And took the penultimate regional train - just to be sure. So I was sitting on the train with Moby on my headphones when I noticed at an intermediate station that quite a few passengers had somehow got off. Then a train attendant speaks to me: "It's always the same with the headphone wearers. You have to get out of here!".

I realize that the part of the train I'm sitting in is being unhooked and parked here. I rush out of the carriage and forward to the section of the train that continues to my station. But the door no longer opens and the train starts moving. Fuck! It flashes through my mind that I now have to wait for the last train. For an hour. In sub-zero temperatures at two in the morning. At a station in the middle of nowhere, where there is neither a kiosk nor a waiting room, just a draughty platform. But after a meter the train stops, the button to open the door lights up green and I can board. The train driver has obviously seen me in the rear-view mirror. And decided that he has a soft spot for headphone wearers. Thank you very much, you made me happy.

I couldn't care less...

...about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He has been blocking important decisions in the European Union for years because it won't let him do everything he wants - such as disempowering the judiciary, disregarding human rights or controlling the media. He does not fit the image of a European at all. Although hardly any other EU country is as dependent on European funds as his. He would like to keep it that way. And not share financial resources with others, especially not with Ukraine. He is using his veto for this, as many decisions at European level require unanimity according to the statute. But even he will not be able to prevent Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia from seeing their future in Europe. Even if he has to leave the room even more often for important votes: Destiny is destiny.

As I write this...

...the German military ends its mission in Mali. The Bundeswehr is a so-called "parliamentary army" that may only be deployed by resolution of the Bundestag and only for defense purposes. Since the Yugoslavian wars, it has also been deployed internationally to defend civilians and democracy, for example as part of United Nations blue helmet missions. Mali is a failed state in West Africa that has been continously in armed battles since its independence from the colonial power France in 1960. The UN mission was supposed to ensure a peace process.

A decade, many deaths and billions later, the foreign military forces are withdrawing. And leave the country in just as desolate a state as they found it. Memories of Afghanistan come to mind. Perhaps we should think about the method of "creating peace without weapons" ("Frieden schaffen ohne Waffen"). I am very sure that the establishment of a permanent school and healthcare system, for example, would have done more for the population than temporary military bases.

Post Scriptum

This year's world climate conference COP28 in Dubai is over. Doubts had already been raised in the run-up to the conference as to whether the event management by one of the most important producers of fossil fuels, of all people, could ensure a targeted phase-out of precisely these forms of energy. And these doubts proved to be justified. The final communiqué, which was ratified by all participating states, contains a soft formulation that calls for a long-term phase-out of oil and gas, but does not create any obligations. Which reminds me of my son promising for the umpteenth time to tidy up his room. Because he realizes it in theory. And then nothing happens in practice.

At the same time, more and more ambitious climate protection measures are being scaled back or at least called into question. Because the hope of some technological miracle in the future (keyword "carbon capture and storage") feels so much better than giving up the comfort we are used to. Humanity has the knowledge, skills and abilities to prevent the worst. But it simply shows far too little willingness to do what is necessary. Out of laziness and convenience. Like my son. I am so tired...

#thoughts #aperçu #good news #bad news #news of the week #happy moments #politics #christmas #ukraine #military #gaza #vladimir putin #poland #donald tusk #europe #european union #party #train #headphones #viktor orban #hungary #Mali #united nations #cop28 #dubai #im so tired #carbon storage #peace #bundeswehr #funding

[postmariannizm]

Dead

Their fucking faces

#polish politics #literature #donald tusk #andrzej duda