Beautifully put.

@georgetakei

I’m happy with a country like Spain. It’s my favourite country; the islands (Fuerteventura), the food, the ‘speak your mind’ attitude, and a prime minister who knows how to snub the Americans like no other – that’s what really appeals to me. And then there’s spineless Rutte… Never mind, it’s enough to make you cry.

@georgetakei
But he has not stopped ships with supplies for Israel using Spanish ports yet. There are no plans for that AT ALL
And there are people in jail for demonstrating against fascists and for singing about the ex King.
There are also people facing jail for demonstrating in support of Palestine and people have already been fined for this reason.
Please do no ideolise Spain or its government or its president

@georgetakei
In Spanish: 17 people face 60,000€ fines for opposing Israeli team in La Vuelta.

This is the "gag" law applied, which applies fines rather than jail time so that a cop's word is enough for conviction (Put in place by the right wing party to make sure another occupy square, which is known as 15M here, does not happen again). Pedro Sanchez won the election promising to abolish it. Seven years later, he hasn't

https://www.publico.es/internacional/precio-oponerse-genocidio-17-personas-enfrentan-multas-60-000-euros-protestar-vuelta-2025.html

El precio de oponerse al genocidio: 17 personas se enfrentan a multas de hasta 60.000 euros por protestar en La Vuelta 2025

Organizaciones en defensa del derecho a la protesta indican que el año pasado aumentó la represión estatal en todo el país, siendo la identificación y la violencia física algunas de sus vías más co...