[tcrlaf]

Tsipras speaking on television, right now.

Says that there will be national referendum next weekend, to decide whether to accept the EU/IMF's austerity demands, or tell them to go to hell.

Now might be a good time for Greeks to brush up on their Russian?

With everything else going on, we also have financial doom potential to watch out for.

[Steely Tom]

They’ll vote to keep borrowing. Guess who from.

[tcrlaf]

From Twitter:

Paul Mason 3 minutes ago
Greece. If the vote is no, he goes back to Brussels with implicit mandate for default/ velvet divorce

[Veggie Todd]

This is a no-brainer - just raise taxes on the rich.

[tcrlaf]

CBC News Alerts CBCAlerts 4 hours ago
More @CBCNews: #EU demands more austerity, gives 48-hr deadline. #Greece calls it ‘blackmail.’

[tcrlaf]

spyros gkelis 2 minutes ago
All four Ministers interviewed after the cabinet had a clear view on the #referendumGR: It should be a “No”.

[Viennacon]

I’m glad. The sooner we have a real global economic catastrophe, the sooner the left gets its just desserts

[grania]

Doesn’t austerity mean that Greek citizens are going to sacrifice so the elite can get more money to pay off the money they wasted? Why would anyone vote for that?