cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29352429

A city official in Stockholm has said the municipality has no plans to comply after one of its offices received a letter seeking to impose Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity measures, in what is believed to be the first such missive sent to a foreign government.

“It’s so bizarre,” said Jan Valeskog, Stockholm’s vice-mayor for planning. “It’s our political priorities that count, not the ones from this embassy or any other embassies.”

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    4 days ago

    The whole article breathes amused puzzlement and typical Swedish nonchalance and understatement, I love it.

    “It’s quite unique,” Valeskog said.