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To be honest, I have not been paying much attention to Brexit, or what it means to us. As the L.A. Times pointed out last fall, though, we actually SHOULD be more concerned about the final outcome. If the U.K. slides into irrelevance, the United States will lose a critical foothold in Europe and beyond. Since Trump has managed to piss off nearly all of our allies, including the U.K., our country will also be less relevant on the worth stage as well. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-marshall-brexit-transition-deal-20181122-story.html Earlier today, Theresa May announced that she will step down as prime minister after she "delivers Brexit". She is seeking to win majority backing for her withdrawal deal, and her political future was the price demanded by Brexit supporters. Since Emanuel Macron's approval rating is even worse than Trump's (26%) that means that Angela Merkel is now the leader of the free world. Nobody except Trump's crazy base would still consider him to be the "leader" of the free world. If you think I'm crazy, ask yourself this: Who looks more powerful in the picture below, Angela Merkel or Trump? 
By the way, she has a PhD in quantum chemistry, and is fluent in Russian. Her current term as chancellor expires in 2021 - and she is not seeking re-election. Trump has a "piled high and deeper" (PhD) degree in bullshit, and is not fluent in ANY language, including English.
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Things are really falling apart in the U.K. A few days ago, the Prime Minister's authority and ability to govern was diminished by a rebellion among Conservative MPs over his refusal to rule out a "no-deal" withdrawal from the European Union. The mess caused Boris Johnson's brother to resign, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest, which the Trump clan would NEVER do. One of the other ministers quipped, " This is the first example of a politician stepping down to spend less time with their family." Also following Jo Johnson out the door is Winston Churchill's grandson. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/brexit-boris-johnson-brother-resigns-tory-minister-mp-190905103417010.html
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As if things could not get any weirder, Parliament in the U.K. is now suspended. Shakespeare would appreciate the fact the its elected body was shuttered by the prime minister in a ceremony that featured a rod, a mace and a few lines of Norman French. Beyond that, the latest issue of TIME magazine (starting on page 49) points out a problem in Parliament that will even harder to resolve. The building is falling apart. The Parliament building has been the seat of government since the year 1016. It has more than 1100 rooms, and occupies 1,000,000 square feet on the north bank of the Thames. Due to its age, it now requires a total renovation, a project that would cost $5 billion and require six to eight years to complete AFTER lawmakers move to their temporary quarters -which won't happen for another five years. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/world/europe/uk-brexit-parliament.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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