And so we had Easter, full of ancient traditions. Families across the country went to the churches to have baskets of food blessed by the priests. Since Jarosław Kaczyński is single, the honour of carrying the basket went to his bodyguard. In Pruchnik, locals resurrected an ancient tradition of punishing the Judas for his sins. […]
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Meanwhile in Cuckooland 100
Today (3rd of April) ist 1234rd day since PiS came to power in Poland. And this is a hundredth piece in our series “Meanwhile in Cuckooland”. During this time we had a chance to learn a few things about Kaczyński’s political organization. Click HERE to read previous part of the series Click HERE to see […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 99
Yet again Jurek Owsiak’s charity action Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy proved to be well rooted in the hearts of Poles. This year’s finale ended up with 175 938 717.56 zł raised, which is almost 50 000 000 more than a year before, which also been a record year. PiS constant rage against Owsiak seems to […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 98
With the election coming, the bag of financial scandals ripped open. And it seems, that the corruption in the financial control authority and Kaczyński’s shady development businesses are just the top of the iceberg. The issue of the overpaid assistants of the chief of the National Bank of Poland also seems to go deeper than […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 97
If there is one thing that PiS does well, it has to be chopping trees down. If they want to do it, they don’t take chances, that some eco-protesters will disrupt the work. There was no place for the delay, as this is the election year, and they have to at least pretend that they […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 96
Many of us might remember a situation from primary school: a kid, who desperately wanted to be admitted to the group of cool kids tries to buy his way in. But even if he spent all his pocket money for sweets to give to those cool kids, it only makes the thing worse: they lose […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 95 1/2: Special Edition
Sometimes I am being accused, that I am biased. I am accused of picking up the stories so that my column portrays Poland in a crooked mirror. The truth is, that it is actually the opposite. I am trawling the media and the internet through the week, picking up interesting stories, I also get some […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 95
Last two weeks in Poland were of course dominated by a tragic murder of the mayor of Gdańsk (see here). Some say that this might become an important point for the future of Polish politics, that after that nothing can be the same. PiS quickly pulled all dreamers down to earth, by outrageous opposition blaming […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 94
Christmas have passed and the year is drawing to close. But it does not mean, that things are slowing down in Poland. The government vehicles escorting VIP’s still trying to beat US army in the number of crashes. There is no lack of local absurd situations. PiS councillor, for example, is outraged with the city […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 93
There is a first Polish Netflix production. The story is set in alternative reality, where in 2003 communist party is still in power as a result of the unification of the nation after a chain of terrorist attacks in 1983. I watched it, and I do agree with the critics: the story is not really […]