Pablo Picasso The actor 1904 I’ve had a few comments lately wondering why I’m against Brexit, while before the referendum I was not. Someone even remembered I had been talking about Beautiful Brexit back in 2016. It’s real simple. Brexit could be, or could have been, a good idea. There’s a lot wrong with the way the European Union is set up. There’s nothing democratic about Germany always having the last say when it comes to important decisions.
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Henri Matisse Luxury, calm and pleasure 1904 • JP Morgan Warns Next Crisis To Have Flash Crashes And Social Unrest (CNBC) • Share Buybacks Boost Earnings (Roberts) • Mueller To Accept Written Answers From Trump In Russia Probe (Ind.) • Senior Diplomat Exposes US Meddling In Russian Election (ZH) • Google Bosses Expected To Snub Senate (BBC) • Mervyn King Attacks ‘Incompetent’ Brexit Approach (BBC) • Angela Merkel Admits Collapse Of Brexit Talks Cannot Be Ruled Out (G.) •
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Edward S. Curtis Lucille, Dakota Sioux 1907 • Department of Homeland Security Lied About Russia Hacking US Voter Sites (CN) • Housing Bubble Pops in Sydney & Melbourne • Sydney, Melbourne Have Zero Cashflow Positive Suburbs Left (News.com.au) • Europe’s News Agencies Blast Google, Facebook For ‘Plundering’ Content (AFP) • The Emerging Market Crisis Is Back. And This Time It’s Serious (CNBC) • Bringing Up The Bodies in Emerging Markets (Napier) • Brexit Is The Wrong Diagnosis Of A
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Vincent van Gogh Courtyard of the hospital in Arles 1889 • China’s ‘Silk Road’ Project Runs Into Debt Jam (AFP) • Should Africa Be Wary Of Chinese Debt? (BBC) • China’s Xi Says No Strings Attached To Funds For Africa (R.) • Anatomy Of A Fusion Smear (WSJ) • No-Deal Brexit: Study Warns Of Severe Short-Term Impact On UK (G.) • Boris Johnson Launches Fresh Attack On May’s Brexit Plans (G.) • Half The Staff Leaves UK’s Brexit Department
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Salvador Dali Portrait of Picasso 1947 • Is The US Economic Boom Beginning To Fizzle Out? (Coppola) • Former Eurogroup Head Dijsselbloem Says Demands On Greeks Were Too Heavy (R.) • The IMF Abetted The European Union’s Subversion Of Greek Democracy (Mody) • Ethiopia Debt Woes Curtail China Funding (R.) • May Vows No Compromise With EU On Brexit Plan (BBC) • Pentagon Cancels Aid To Pakistan Over Record On Militants (R.) • Monsanto-Bayer: Eliminating The Name Will Not
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Pablo Picasso Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler 1910 • Delaying NAFTA Deal Is Actually A Win-Win-Win (R.) • The Bank That Nearly Broke Europe (Tooze) • Rebel Leader Alexander Zakharchenko Killed In Explosion In Ukraine (G.) • US Ready To Boost Arms Supplies To Ukraine (G.) • Bad Faith Nation (Kunstler) • Saudi Arabia Hints At Plan To Turn Qatar Into An Island (AFP) • Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Votes Down Lula Candidacy (AFP) • Brexit: Entering The Final Phase
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