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“You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh,
somebody, “You’re going to like this guy. He’s all right. He’s a good fella. He’s one of us.” You understand? We were good fellas. Wiseguys.”
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Martin Scorcese, Goodfellas
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Slavery was an evil in which people from every continent and region participated. We should be honest about the whole history, not select the parts that are politically convenient today, especially given Britain's leading role in ending the transatlantic slave trade.
If Caribbean countries are asking Britain for a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, will they also be asking the same of the descendants of African kingdoms, rulers and merchants who captured, sold and profited from the trade?
On demands for reparations, whether through cash or debt relief, we have been down this track before. Twenty-five years ago, Jubilee 2000, Drop the Debt and Make Poverty History argued that cancelling the debts of poorer countries would give them a fresh start. More than $100 billion of debt was eventually written off, but many of those countries have since built up even bigger debts. Labour are already spending too much on Britain's welfare state, now is not the time for Andy Burnham to be providing global welfare.
There is no reason British taxpayers today should be held financially responsible for things that happened generations before any of us were born. And I have even less patience for political elites in commonwealth countries who don’t know how to make their own citizens prosperous now looking for another opportunity to blame Britain.
As Prime Minister, Andy Burnham should be Britain’s greatest defender. Instead, he is writing articles saying we need to confront our history (as if we haven't done enough of that) and considering another formal historical apology. Tony Blair already expressed Britain’s deep sorrow and regret for our role in the slave trade nearly twenty years ago. There is no need to do so again.
This is all another navel-gazing distraction. The Commonwealth should be looking forward, not endlessly backwards. That means economic partnerships to make us all richer and deeper military and security cooperation against common threats. If every Commonwealth summit becomes an exercise in presenting Britain with demands for cash then we need to start asking if it is worth the effort.
“I am confident that the Constitutional Tribunal will begin functioning as it should, independently, autonomously, and in accordance with the Constitution, including independently of me.”
Polish PM Donald Tusk: "I sincerely wish that we would never have to witness scenes like these in Poland. However, giving in to lawlessness and violence cannot be the way to achieve peace. A democratic state must be strong and capable of enforcing justice.
We have been watching this situation with concern for many hours. It is difficult for all of us to understand what the groups of politicians and activists from PiS and Confederation, ranging from Braun to Bąkiewicz, are trying to achieve by pushing and shoving.
The police are responding to acts of aggression calmly but firmly.
The attack on the Constitutional Tribunal and its judges is yet another chapter in the process of destroying the rule of law in Poland by PiS and Presidents Duda and Nawrocki.
Together with the parliamentary majority, I have made attempts to repair the Tribunal. Nobody had any doubts that the Tribunal, in the form imposed by PiS, was not a genuine court. This was the assessment of international institutions, respected Polish legal authorities, and public opinion.
We proposed resolutions and legislation to all political forces and both presidents that would have made it possible to jointly restore the rule of law. All in vain. Everything was blocked by the President and PiS.
We therefore waited patiently for the election of new judges, until the terms of their predecessors appointed by PiS expired.
The Sejm elected the judges. They took their oath, but the President did not see fit to receive it. The lawfully elected judges were blocked by Tribunal President Święczkowski and were unable to take up their duties.
And when, after many weeks of patiently waiting, they finally decided to assume their responsibilities rather than wait any longer for Mr Święczkowski to change his position, they were attacked.
I want to make this absolutely clear: lawfully elected members of the Constitutional Tribunal were attacked, and the police on the scene were protecting the Tribunal from the aggressors.
To simplify matters, let me use an analogy.
Imagine a situation in which a thief snatches an elderly woman's handbag and runs away. When he is apprehended, he starts shouting that violence is being used against him and calls the attempt to recover the stolen property an act of robbery.
Meanwhile, some bystanders and so-called centrists suggest that, to resolve the situation peacefully, the thief and his victim should simply split the contents of the handbag equally.
There are matters on which there can be no compromise.
Shouting, lies, and brawling cannot be the source of law in Poland, and they never will be.
Democracy is the best, and unfortunately also the most difficult, system humanity has ever devised. It is a source of pride for us as Poles that democracy was our first sovereign choice after regaining independence.
Democracy is our tradition and the source of a success that is now recognised around the world. Thanks to it, we are growing stronger.
The rule of law differs from the law of the jungle in that justice is not determined by physical strength or brute force.
In a state governed by the rule of law, a judge, even if she is a petite woman, does not yield to an aggressive bully.
The rule of law protects the weak just as much as the strong.
In a state governed by the rule of law, a politician cannot enter a court or tribunal and issue orders or intimidate judges, even if that politician is the President.
The rule of law does not see party colours and knows no such thing as impunity.
Let us call things by their proper names.
For years, there have been organisations and politicians in Poland who want to destroy democracy and the rule of law. It is not my task today to judge their motives. Whether it is greed, stupidity, or treason, the result is ultimately the same.
And it is no coincidence that they find support around the world among pro-Russian forces.
Today, in this conflict, they are also benefiting from the support of the Russian army of internet bots. They have even received public praise from the Kremlin's chief ideologue.
We waited far too long for the treasure that is an independent, democratic Poland to become frightened and give in.
We Poles have achieved far too much in building a strong state to surrender it now.
I am confident that the Constitutional Tribunal will begin functioning as it should, independently, autonomously, and in accordance with the Constitution, including independently of me.
It is the responsibility of the executive branch, and therefore my responsibility, to ensure its security and provide it with the conditions necessary to work.
And I intend to fulfil that responsibility.
Poland is strong, democratic, and determined. It has not perished, and it will not perish.
Thank you very much."
It’s a new dawn,
it’s a new day,
it’s a new life.
Israel’s Arab parties will tell Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, that they will support the Zionist opposition bloc in forming a new Israeli government, according to a leading lobbyist.
Jafar Farah told The Telegraph he expected both the Joint List and Ra’am to recommend that Gadi Eisenkot, the former IDF chief of staff, become prime minister, ousting Benjamin Netanyahu ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
Aviso da Embaixada dos EUA em Moscovo:
“credible threat of a mass casualty event TODAY October 31, at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve in Moscow”
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Aos menos atentos cá do burgo: Lech Walesa está ao lado de Tusk.
Espero que ajude.
»Das Vaterland ist in Not!«, schreibt Polens Ex-Präsident Wałęsa. Im Machtkampf um das Verfassungsgericht sichert er dem liberalen Regierungschef Tusk Unterstützung zu. trib.al/9sQQ2t1
JT Castello Branco retweeted
🇪🇺🇵🇱 Don’t fall for propaganda.
PiS, now in opposition, politicised Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal while in power.
Its leadership has blocked judges elected by parliament from taking up their duties.
The Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that the tribunal’s rulings breached EU law.
It undermined the rule of law while duly elected judges remained barred from serving.
Tusk has backed the temporary suspension of its leadership, which has disregarded the law and prevented elected judges from carrying out their duties.
Tusk is doing an admirable job leading Poland, and this decision is difficult but right.
Marcamos encontro para terça-feira à noite?
🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran's supreme leader orders "maximum" response to any U.S. attack. My report on @axios
axios.com/2026/10/31/irans-s…
“Our populist opposition is unfortunately refusing to accept its loss of control over the Tribunal. The democratically elected government will continue to uphold the constitution.”
A posição do governo polaco 👇
The stand off around Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal is about restoring rule of law to an institution which had been politicised by the populist government which lost power in the election of 2023. Its president repeatedly broke the law by steering politically sensitive cases to hand-picked judges. It failed to pass its own budget,
A ter havido uma tentativa de golpe, talvez tenha sido há quase 11 anos, em Dezembro de 2015.
JT Castello Branco retweeted
Within the next 24 hours you will see narratives from right wing assets pushing in support for the PiS, they will share fakes and try to incite disorder in Poland, do not let them.
Hostile foreign networks are organising; stay calm & stay informed, you're stronger.
JT Castello Branco retweeted
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has arrived outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw, where riot police in full gear are deployed amid ongoing tension and protests at the building.
Um bom resumo, visto do lado de lá do Atlântico.
A major standoff is unfolding in Poland tonight over the Constitutional Tribunal. Judges elected by parliament, with the support of Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU, centrist government, moved to take control of the court’s leadership and suspended its president, a PiS appointee.
The move is part of Tusk’s effort to reverse changes made under the previous right-wing PiS government, which critics accused of politicizing the judiciary. Police secured the court grounds after protesters tried to breach the fence, detaining three people. President Karol Nawrocki, a PiS ally, even cut short his trip to Senegal and rushed back to Poland.
Prime Minister Tusk says he’s working to restore the rule of law, while PiS accuses his government of staging a coup.
JT Castello Branco retweeted
Huge Polish police columns are seen moving on Multiple highways including the S1 towards Warsaw.
JT Castello Branco retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Counter coup MP's and their supporters are literally cutting through the chains put in place by Donald Tusk's Police
Things are escalating quickly
Good Luck to all Polish Patriots 🇵🇱
Comunicado da Polícia de Varsóvia:
“a Polícia não realiza nenhuma ação na sede do Tribunal, limitando-as exclusivamente ao terreno externo.
As ações dos funcionários … não constituem interferência na atividade do Tribunal Constitucional como instituição.”
🚨 KOMUNIKAT KOMENDY STOŁECZNEJ POLICJI
W związku z pojawiającymi się w przestrzeni informacyjnej przekazami mającymi na celu dezinformację opinii publicznej w zakresie działań Policji na terenie przyległym do siedziby Trybunału Konstytucyjnego, przedstawiamy rzeczywisty przebieg tych wydarzeń:
1. Do Komendy Głównej Policji wpłynęła dzisiaj korespondencja Prokuratora Generalnego zawierająca prośbę o zwrócenie szczególnej uwagi na bezpieczeństwo Trybunału Konstytucyjnego z uwagi na trwające wokół budynku protesty.
2. Jednocześnie do KGP wpłynęło pismo sędzi Trybunału Konstytucyjnego, w którym informowano Komendanta Głównego Policji o tym, że w związku z planowanymi na terenie Trybunału Konstytucyjnego czynnościami istnieje możliwość wystąpienia zagrożeń dla życia i zdrowia sędziów oraz pracowników Trybunału Konstytucyjnego, a także ryzyko zakłócenia porządku publicznego. Wobec powyższego zwrócono się z wnioskiem o podjęcie działań mających na celu zapewnienie porządku i bezpieczeństwa osób.
3. Mając na względzie konieczność realizacji ustawowych zadań Policji, w szczególności prawny obowiązek zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa i porządku publicznego, informacja została przekazana do Komendy Stołecznej Policji z poleceniem podjęcia stosownych działań.
4. Stanowczo podkreślamy, że Policji nie ma wewnątrz siedziby Trybunału Konstytucyjnego, a funkcjonariusze znajdujący się na terenie zewnętrznym zostali tam wezwani przez osobę uprawnioną.
5. Działania Policji ograniczają się wyłącznie do terenu zewnętrznego, a także zapewnienia porządku i bezpieczeństwa w miejscu ogólnodostępnym, jakim jest Aleja Szucha.
6. W czasie prowadzonych działań doszło do incydentów, w których uczestniczyły osoby znajdujące się wówczas w Alei Szucha przed ogrodzeniem TK, w tym rzucania niebezpiecznymi przedmiotami w funkcjonariuszy znajdujących się w tym miejscu.
7. Policjanci podjęli działania mające na celu zapewnienie bezpieczeństwa i przywrócenie porządku publicznego.
8. Co istotne – wbrew pojawiającym się w niektórych mediach informacjom, powielanym następnie w przestrzeni publicznej przez różne osoby – Policja nie podejmowała żadnych działań wobec funkcjonariuszy straży TK.
9. Policjanci zatrzymali trzy osoby, które przeskakując przez ogrodzenie wtargnęły na teren Trybunału Konstytucyjnego. Czynności procesowe z zatrzymanymi prowadzone będą w kierunku art. 193 k.k.
Ponownie podkreślamy, że
Policja nie prowadzi żadnych działań w siedzibie Trybunału, ograniczając je wyłącznie do terenu zewnętrznego.
Czynności funkcjonariuszy mają na celu realizację ustawowych obowiązków, w szczególności prawny obowiązek zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa i porządku publicznego. Nie stanowią one ingerencji w działalność Trybunału Konstytucyjnego jako instytucji.
