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  1. In the wake of Sunday's massive rally in support of the #Catalan political prisoners, there's been lots of positive press internationally. Here are two local news items that do a good and uplifting job of explaining what happened this past weekend...
    1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
      There were several demonstrations on different but related themes this weekend: the pensioners, Iruñea-Pamplona, Barcelona, and Murcia. Social unrest and Madrid's arrogance in its dealings with its own people, outlined by @milfordedge here: barbaryfigs.com/2018/04/15/spain-clamors-for-freedom-and-justice/
      1. …in reply to @jimkennedy
        Meanwhile @elnacionalcatEN eulogises the Catalan way of dealing with the conflict through civility, democracy, and patience, and contrasts it with the constructed narrative of the state judiciary, "which has little to do with reality." elnacional.cat/en/news/jose-antich-bad-news-155-independence-movement_258939_102_amp.html