The issue of dead fish is returning to Poland like a powerful boomerang. As revealed in our report, this is not the result of mercury, contrary to what the Civic Coalition claimed almost two years ago. So, where is Donald Tusk now, during this genuine ecological disaster? A good question…
We all remember 2022 and everything that happened regarding the mass death of tons of fish in the Oder River. At the time, opposition politicians, led by Donald Tusk, echoed the German narrative that the cause of the mass die-off was… mercury in the river.
For example, the German portal rbb24 reported that “according to preliminary results of water sample analyses taken from the Oder River at the Polish-German border, the Berlin-Brandenburg laboratory found high levels of mercury in them.” However, barely a day after this “revelation,” the same portal, citing Brandenburg Environment Minister Axel Vogel, reported that the cause of the mass fish die-off could be large amounts of dissolved salts and low water levels.
“At this moment, we cannot confirm that mercury is responsible for the deaths,” they wrote.
This was not true, yet the Civic Coalition remained adamant. The death of thousands of fish was due to an algal bloom.
A similar situation is now occurring in the Gliwice Canal.
Today, on the portal Niezalezna.pl, we published a detailed report with photos and videos showing the current situation in that part of Poland. In any case, the situation is truly dire.
Tusk remains silent, though two years ago he thundered about mercury
While the ruling majority in 2022 made every effort to quickly investigate and prevent such situations in the future, it was bombarded with attacks from the opposition.
In this context, it’s worth recalling Donald Tusk’s almost emblematic post, in which he compared the Law and Justice party to… mercury.
“Not only the fish in the Oder are dead, the whole state is dead under Kaczyński’s rule. PiS is like mercury,” his post read.
This post was met with many harsh comments directed at the current prime minister—not only from the ruling party but also from internet users.