CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Sukiennice Market
02:34 Krakow’s Old Town
03:33 Wawel Royal Castle
04:45 Kazimierz neighborhood
08:03 Stary Kleparz Market
09:44 Hamsa restaurant in Kazimierz
12:24 Enjoy the evening at the Vistula river
Category Archives: Views
The New York Times — Sunday, July 7, 2024
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit
A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.
The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris has spent the past year trying to quiet her doubters. Now, with President Biden’s candidacy on the line, Democrats are assessing whether she is up to being the nominee.
Crisis? What Crisis? Biden Rejects Democratic Pessimism.
After last week’s devastating debate performance, the president’s prime-time interview with ABC News was an exercise in not just damage control but reality control.
Reformist Candidate Wins Iran’s Presidential Election
Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff.
The New York Times — Saturday, July 6, 2024
Labour Won a U.K. Landslide. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like That?
Keir Starmer’s party won a huge majority in parliament. But the new prime minister faces a fractious and volatile public.
These Voters Supported Biden in 2020. Now They Want a Plan B.
Dozens of voters in four swing states expressed fear, frustration and anger. And they want a new option — whatever (and whoever) that is.
Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief
Republicans and Democrats live in radically different universes, interpreting the same set of facts through radically different lenses.
The New York Times — Friday, July 5, 2024
Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside
The president appears intent on remaining on the ballot, while wealthy donors are discussing plans to put their money elsewhere.
U.S. and Israel Voice New Optimism About Cease-Fire as Gaza Talks Resume
A senior White House official called progress in talks with Hamas “a breakthrough,” while Israel was more restrained, and both said major obstacles to a truce remained.
A.I. Begins Ushering In an Age of Killer Robots
Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.
July 2, 2024By PAUL MOZUR and ADAM SATARIANO
The New York Times — Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Supreme Court Says Trump Has Some Immunity in Election Case
The ruling makes a distinction between official actions of a president, which have immunity, and those of a private citizen. In dissent, the court’s liberals lament a vast expansion of presidential power.
Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
The Supreme Court’s immunity decision directed the trial court to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public before Election Day.
The Road to a Crisis: How Democrats Let Biden Glide to Renomination
An 81-year-old candidate and no Plan B. “How did we get here?” one leading Democrat asks. The answer is complicated.
The Center Collapses in France, Leaving Macron Marooned
Squeezed by the far-right National Rally party and the left, President Emmanuel Macron faces a country that may prove ungovernable.
The New York Times — Monday, July 1, 2024
48 Hours to Fix a 90-Minute Mess: Inside the Biden Camp’s Post-Debate Frenzy
With countless calls and a rush of campaign events, the president’s team began a damage-control effort to pressure and plead with anxious Democratic lawmakers, surrogates, activists and donors.
How the N.Y.P.D. Quietly Shuts Down Discipline Cases Against Officers
Police Commissioner Edward Caban has often relied on an obscure authority to intervene when officers are accused of serious wrongdoing, often handing out little to no punishment.
French Far Right Wins Big in First Round of Voting
A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory.
Travel Guide: What NOT To Do In Paris, France (2024)
CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Don’t visit Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre after 9 a.m. 02:10 Don’t buy your Ticket for the Eiffel Tower directly on site 03:50 Don’t think Paris is dangerous 04:15 Don’t bother with cars or taxis 04:33 Don’t expect everyone to speak English 05:50 Don’t rush through the Louvre just to take a selfie with the Mona Lisa 06:49 Don’t rush from landmark to landmark 07:21 Don’t put lovelocks on bridges 07:54 Don’t be afraid to try typical French dishes 🐌
The New York Times — Sunday, June 30, 2024
A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules
Four cases backed by conservative activists in recent years have combined to diminish the power of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Major Democratic Donors Ask Themselves: What to Do About Biden?
Some floated interventions and wondered about how to reach Jill Biden. Others hoped the president would bow out of the race on his own. Many came to terms with the low chances that he will do so.
Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide
A military lab found distinctive damage from repeated blast exposure in every brain it tested, but Navy SEAL leaders were kept in the dark about the pattern.
Motorcycles and Mayhem in Ukraine’s East
In the latest tactic for storming trenches, Russians use motorcycles and dune buggies to speed across open space, often into a hail of gunfire.
The New York Times — Saturday, June 29, 2024
Fearful and Doubting Biden, Democrats Face an Uncertain Path Forward
A range of despairing Democrats began to reconsider their nominee after his rough debate showing, but there was no agreement on how, or whether, to urge him to step off the ticket.
This Debate, We Could Hear Biden Speak. There His Troubles Began.
The CNN presidential debate kept the volume down, for a change. That didn’t make it more intelligible.
Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Overstepped With Jan. 6 Charge
The ruling that the Justice Department misused a 2002 law in charging a pro-Trump rioter who entered the Capitol could have an impact on hundreds of other cases, including one against Donald Trump.
Justices Limit Power of Federal Agencies, Imperiling an Array of Regulations
A foundational 1984 decision had required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, underpinning regulations on health care, safety and the environment.
The New York Times — Friday, June 28, 2024
Supreme Court Jeopardizes Opioid Deal, Rejecting Protections for Sacklers
The justices rejected a bankruptcy settlement maneuver that would have protected members of the Sackler family from civil claims related to the opioid epidemic.
As Iran Picks a President, a Nuclear Shift: Open Talk About Building the Bomb
Iran has expanded its most sensitive nuclear production site in recent weeks. And for the first time, some leaders are dropping their insistence that the nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
Russia Sends Waves of Troops to the Front in a Brutal Style of Fighting
More than 1,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine were killed or wounded on average each day in May, according to NATO and Western military officials.
New Tactic in China’s Information War: Harassing a Critic’s Child in the U.S.
A covert campaign to target a writer critical of the country’s Communist Party has extended to sexually suggestive threats against his 16-year-old daughter.
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