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Trump Visits Ireland

Trump Visits Ireland, Solves 800 Years of History Before Lunch Trump Says Irish Are Friendly and Vicious, Nation Proud President Has Finally Understood the Pub President Donald Trump arrived in Ireland for a two-day visit and promptly wandered into one of Europe’s most delicate constitutional questions with the conversational confidence of a man deciding whether the clubhouse should serve soup. Asked about Irish reunification during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál…

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UK Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s

UK Diagnosed With Brexit Alzheimer’s, Demands Referendum To Remember Why It Held Last Referendum Poll Suggesting Brexit Would Lose Today Sparks Nationwide Search For Memory Care Facilities LONDON — A new poll claiming Britain would vote differently on Brexit today has triggered concern among doctors, historians, and several confused pensioners who distinctly remember spending the last decade arguing about exactly the same issues. The diagnosis is in. The patient is…

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Britain Explains the Future to America

The Island That Accidentally Became a Case Study Britain Shows America What Happens When You Vote With Your Feelings Britain keeps being described as “a warning,” which is awkward because warnings usually involve sirens, not meal deals. Economists say GDP shrank, yet Greggs is still open, which complicates the narrative for anyone who measures prosperity in sausage rolls. Americans are told to look at Britain’s future, even though Britain itself is…

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Northeast Voters Always Say “NO”!

Northeast Celebrates 1,000 Years Of Consistently Rejecting Terrible Ideas And Voting No on Dumb Referendums is a GOOD thing! NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND — Historians, political scientists, and several confused civil servants gathered this week to celebrate the enduring legacy of the North East of England, a region whose voters have achieved something almost unheard of in modern democracy: occasionally reading government proposals before voting on them. The anniversary is being marked by…