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Catalan Secessionists Set To Win Election Amid Record Turnout
Catalan Secessionists Set To Win Election Amid Record Turnout On Friday we previewed what we said could be the next European black swan. In short, elections in Catalonia on Sunday were a proxy for an independence referendum. The outcome is critical for several reasons, not the least of which are i) Spain’s debt-to-GDP ratio could […]
Spanish Banks Warn of Financial Meltdown if Catalonia Votes for Independence
Spanish Banks Warn of Financial Meltdown if Catalonia Votes for Independence In Spain’s north eastern region of Catalonia, the fear-mongering and doom-saying is reaching a deafening crescendo. If voters return a majority of pro-independence politicians in next Sunday’s regional elections, all manner of economic disaster will befall the region — according to the defenders of […]
Is Catalonia About to Go All In?
Is Catalonia About to Go All In? An extremely high-stakes game of political poker, not just for Catalonia and Spain but for Europe. For a nation that doesn’t officially exist, Catalonia sure knows how to throw a national-day party. September 11, approximately 1.4 million people filled the streets of the region’s capital, Barcelona (urban population: […]
Spain Defense Minister Warns Army May Intervene Unless “Catalonia Obeys The Rules”
Spain Defense Minister Warns Army May Intervene Unless “Catalonia Obeys The Rules” With Spain’s Catalan region on the verge of electing pro-independence parties and seeking autonomy from central rule, the government (clearly worried) has ramped up the rhetoric on what consequences lie ahead. In a rather stunning outburst for a supposed democracy, CNA reports, the Spanish Defence […]
Spain shuts down nuclear reactor after blackout
Spain shuts down nuclear reactor after blackout A Spanish nuclear power plant was shut down following an electricity failure, local media reported late on Tuesday. Strong winds reportedly caused the blackout in the northeast of the country. Operations at the Vandellos II 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station, located in Catalonia, Spain, were brought to a halt […]
Catalanstrophe – 81% Of 2.25 Million Voters Choose Independence; Government Responds: “Useless Sham”
Catalanstrophe – 81% Of 2.25 Million Voters Choose Independence; Government Responds: “Useless Sham” Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has a problem. Despite his best legal and propoganda defenses (and harsh weather conditions) today’s symbolioc vote for Catalonia independence proceeded… and the initial results (with 88% of the vote counted) are in: *TURNOUT IN CATALAN BALLOT WAS ABT […]
It’s Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street
It’s Official: Spain is Unraveling | Wolf Street. While the Rajoy government fiddles in its endemic culture of corruption, the people simmer with anger. By Don Quijones, freelance writer, translator in Barcelona, Spain. Editor atWOLF STREET. Mexico is his country-in-law. Raging Bull-Shit is his modest attempt to scrub away the lathers of soft soap peddled by political and […]
Catalans hope for big turnout in symbolic independence vote | Reuters
Catalans hope for big turnout in symbolic independence vote | Reuters. (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on secession being held across the northeastern region, despite opposition from Madrid. The “consultation of citizens” follows a legal block by the central government against a […]
EITHER YOU’RE THE BUTCHER OR YOU’RE THE CATTLE « The Burning Platform
EITHER YOU’RE THE BUTCHER OR YOU’RE THE CATTLE « The Burning Platform. I know many people have no interest in watching the boob tube because 99% of the programming is either mindless drivel or government sanctioned propaganda. It’s the 1% that reflects the deeper themes and moods engulfing our society. Television shows like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and The […]
