jimkennedy’s avatarjimkennedy’s Twitter Archive—№ 13,469

    1. The ridiculousness of @JosepBorrellF, Spain's Foreign Minister, continues unabated. Spanish citizens in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, are invited to a swearing of allegiance to the flag (and optional mass), aboard a navy training vessel in Kiel harbour, on June 23... @elnacionalcat/1138137500764033024
  1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
    Why Schleswig-Holstein? Well, it's the Germany republic that refused to extradite Catalan exiled president @KRLS on charges of rebellion and sedition. Spain was outraged that the court only allowed misappropriation of public funds, and so withdrew the extradition warrant.
    1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
      Anyone swearing allegiance to the flag will receive a glass of Spanish wine. They don't specify which wine it will be, but it seems unlikely that it will be Catalan wine...
      1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
        This story just gets better: it was on this same ship that 217 kg of cocaine were discovered being smuggled in 2014. After four years of investigation it proved impossible to decide who was responsible and so nobody was held accountable. @cuculutnegre/1138171510236110849?s=19