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We interrupt this blog to announce that Spain has set loose 16,000 alleged "riot" police in Barcelona to search for printed ballots for use in the upcoming referendum on Catalonia's secession from Spain. As of this report no slaves have been involved.

Spanish police have beaten citizens, with the full support of Brussels, and have already seized 10 million ballots. In response, thousands have taken to the streets in support of the October 1st independence vote. At Madrid's behest, the European Central Bank is purchasing all the Spanish Bond debt it can in an effort to show everything is hunky-dory and there's nothing to see here just move along. Reports that bank bail-ins are not imminent and are merely rumours have been highly exaggerated.

Catalonia represents a fifth of Spain’s 1.1-trillion-euro ($1.32 trillion) economy and enjoys wide self-government, although key areas such as infrastructure and taxes are in the hands of central authorities. The region has about 5.5 million eligible voters.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled Fascism.



hard times --
the autumn crows
worrying roadkill



**fun facts**: did you know that the ecb currently holds about 40% of all european union debt?

**daily brain-teaser**: who's going to buy that crap?


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