Tuesday, October 29, 2019

I Keep Making the $ame Mi$takes

I guess I will never learn

Sunday's right-corner, above-the-fold lead:

Jail where ‘Whitey’ Bulger was killed has little accounting for deaths

A nice one-off for whom the paper is of, by, and for, the elite of Bo$ton. The federal authorities responsible for running the prison and setting the events in motion aren't held accountable, and Bulger is just as quickly dispatched back down the Globe memory hole like Epstein. They were bad guys, so why investigate? The man was a cancer on society and deserved their fate. Case closed.

Ohio factory closure stirs populist anger. Who will that help in 2020?

It's the fifth in a series that is attempting to rebuild the blue firewall (some walls are good) because, as the Globe puts it:

"In 2016, there was a failure of understanding between the Democratic Party and the voters of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Donald Trump emerged as the answer, The Globe revisited this critical turf to see what 2020 could bring."

That is in the wake of us being told to hug the war criminal who is nostalgically being rehabilitated by the pre$$. 

The Globe series is clearly meant to provide a narrative to undergird the flipping of the key battle ground states, and it is exuding the same kind of reassuring eliti$m as last time. The dumb, stupid, voters who are the property of the Democrat Party just didn't understand. 

I guess I'm not the only one making the same mistakes over and over again.

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The Globe proceeds to flog us over slavery at the Old North Church while trying to atone with a profile on Ogletree.

Flipping inside the first part of the A-section I found:

‘No regrets’: Hong Kong’s protesters test China’s limits
By Andrew Jacobs and Tiffany May New York Times

They have the "Fat Boy" wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. 

Thanks for the heads up on the color revolution and regime change destabilization by obviously controlled opposition.

As Hong Kong protests spread to United States, colleges see a growing divide
By Emma Goldberg New York Times

Brown-shirted Chinese goons and enforcers are roaming college campuses as Trump bans protest of Israel -- and the five Democratic front-runners are no better!

Thanks, Jew York Times and Bo$ton Globe!

Speaking of controlled protests for the purposes of destabilization and regime change:

Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed

The printed paper carried a truncated version of that as the lead into s strip set of briefs beginning at the far-right top of the page, with the headline hiding the troop movements back into Syria and the protests in Catalonia (a real effort at secession that would cause problems for the EU? Is that why those protests are being buried? The fact that they appear in my pre$$ at all calls them into question).

[I would be remiss if I did not point out the full-page Total Wine advertisement on page A3]

Relatives await answers in UK smuggling case

The Globe is sticking on that story as it as received multiple days worth of coverage.

Even eagles have data roaming limits, researchers find
By Elian Peltier New York Times

They have an eye out for the Russians!

Papal synod endorses idea of married priests in the Amazon

That diseased clique of pedophiles and its claque makes me sick these days. I'm so glad I excommunicated myself long, long ago.

Speak of the devils:

Memorializing tragedy at a Pittsburgh synagogue through faith, history, and good works
By Campbell Robertson New York Times

You see the byline, and whether it was a false flag fake or crisis drill gone "live," I am simply tired of the endless whining (although maybe they are right).

That concluded the end of the first part of the first section, with the second part continuing with these:

90,000 forced to evacuate and millions without power as California wildfire roars

Same time last year, and something stinks amidst the smoke. I get the narrative coming from the shallow and superficial pre$$ that specializes in cover stories; however, there is more $oot than meets the eye. My personal opinion is the fires are being set by certain forces working in conjunction with authority. PG&E is the scapegoat that everyone will believe, and the power outages can only help the bankrupt company save money. That is not to say neglect is not a factor, or that seasonal cycles are not at play. They are simply being piggy-backed upon to advance other agendas as well, least of which is the sky-is-falling climate change $hakedown

Waiting for Bolton: A capital speculates on what he will say
By Peter Baker New York Times

Yes, it has become obvious that Bolton is the impetus behind impeachment and is the driving force behind all the leaks we have seen to the New York Times. He's become a hero to the fraudulent left and those with Trump Derangement Syndrome in their support of the Deep State.

Official tells impeachment probe he wanted Pompeo to back envoy
By Erik Wasson, Billy House and Nick Wadhams Bloomberg News

Yeah, Bloomberg will get to the bottom of it!

Could Trump serve a second term if ousted? It’s up to the Senate
By Carl Hulse New York Times

They are calling it "News Analysis" -- I think it came from a word hidden in there somewhere -- regarding the "freewheeling process of a presidential impeachment!"

What strikes one the most is in the midst of a major crisis in California, the Globe brings us three articles regarding the intramural basketball game known as impeachment. 

I'm so happy that they have the country and its people as the top priority and not their agenda-pushing political machinations posing as news.

Biden seeks to steady finances as allies fret
By Shane Goldmacher New York Times

Bye-bye, Joe, whadda ya' know, you gotta go.

After seven pages of obituaries, the Globe ends the first section by asking is chocolate healthy?

The B-section front-page:

Striking Dedham teachers, school officials hold first negotiations in months

East Boston greenway renamed in honor of renowned activist Mary Ellen Welch

Judge teaches Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a lesson

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A neighborhood focus in Allston-Brighton council race

Buried inside was:

One dead, two injured in early morning Roxbury shooting

Must have used a silencer since the Globe didn't hear it.

Assault highlights how N.H. jails handle lawyer-client meetings

Looks like a fine young fella', doesn't he?

Vigil honors 3 who died in Boston police custody

That's what we call invisible ink since it did not appear in print. Must have taken the place of the shooting in Roxbury that the web Globe hushed up. All history now.

Ideas | David Scharfenberg
Will ‘Medicare for All’ destroy Elizabeth Warren’s campaign?

She racking up the endorsements!

Ideas | Rona Kobell
Climate change is wiping out Harriet Tubman’s homeland, and we’re doing little

IDEAS | TAYLOR C. NOAKES
Canada is not the liberal paradise you imagine

Michael A. Cohen
Republicans’ pathetic defense against impeachment

JEFF JACOBY
Republicans made a mistake in 2016. They don’t have to repeat it in 2020

Editorial
Charlie Baker’s health care bill could make a real difference

Just the giving you the runaround.

Renée Graham
America needs Tom Steyer. But not for president

I am of the opinion that it was a good idea to not read any of those, sorry.

Time to grab a magazine and relax before turning to Monday:

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi is dead, Trump says
By Peter Baker, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper New York Times

That's the, what, sixth or seventh time now?

How did CIA track down al-Baghdadi? Thanks to one of his wives and a courier
By Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper The New York Times

That's the best cover story they could come up with? 

Lobbing the kitchen sink into it?

How about the photo that came with the piece of propaganda?

President Donald Trump watched in the Situation Room as US Special Operations forces closed in on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
President Donald Trump watched in the Situation Room as US Special Operations forces closed in on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Handout/White House/AFP via Getty Images/AFP via Getty Images

Someone commented somewhere about the upside down smiles.

They fool you once, they fool you a hundred times as they yank the CIA-created cutouts and ghosts in and out of the grave.

Al-Baghdadi’s death a blow, but ISIS has survived other losses

He shit his pants as he drew his last breath, and then it was over.

Mother of slain journalist James Foley praises government for tracking down ISIS leader 

The Foley video was a CIA fake!

Dogs play essential role in chase of Baghdadi
By Katie Rogers New York Times

I was wondering what that smell was. It's NYT dogshit in what is likely a weak, lame ass attempt by Trump to divert attention from impeachment, like Clinton's bombing of Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

Can an attack on Iran and WWIII be far behind?

Dedham teachers, school district reach tentative agreement to end strike

Oh, good, now everything is rightside up.

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Mass. hemp farmers say they face ruin thanks to state ban on most CBD products

Farmers just harvested tens of thousands of pounds of hemp, but thanks to a surprise policy change by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration in June, the crop is worth a fraction of projections.

The joke is on you!

Border Patrol buys 33 million bullets for new Glock handgun

Why would the government need so much ammunition? 

2 dead, 14 injured in shooting at college party in Texas

The page A4 World lead:

"Israel’s Gantz, Netanyahu hold talks to break government deadlock" by Patty Nieberg Associated Press, October 27, 2019

JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister and his main rival opened a new round of unity talks Sunday in the latest effort to break a political stalemate and avoid an unprecedented third parliamentary election in less than a year.

Israel has been paralyzed by political deadlock following an inconclusive election last month, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud nor the rival Blue and White party in control of a 61-seat majority in parliament.

After nearly a month of efforts, Netanyahu last week said he had failed to cobble together a coalition. Israel’s president has now given the task to Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz.

Gantz, a former military chief, met with Netanyahu in Tel Aviv to discuss a possible power-sharing agreement. Gantz’s party issued a statement that the two discussed possible options and agreed to a second meeting.

Ahead of the talks, Netanyahu expressed support for a ‘‘broad national unity government.’’ Speaking to his Cabinet, Netanyahu said such a coalition is essential for Israel to face what he said were mounting security challenges around the region.

‘‘We must make tough decisions that require a government with broad shoulders,’’ he said. ‘‘This is not a political question, but a national and security question of the highest order. I hope that we can advance this goal in the coming days.’’

With Blue and White controlling 33 seats in parliament and Likud holding 32, the two parties together have enough support to form a government together. While both men support the idea of a unity deal, they have disagreed over who should lead it.

Netanyahu wants his traditional religious and nationalist allies to sit with Likud and Blue and White. Gantz has been cool to sitting together with Netanyahu’s hard-line allies. He also refuses to serve under a Netanyahu-led government while the long-serving leader faces possible indictment for corruption charges.

Israel’s attorney general is to decide on whether to charge Netanyahu in the coming weeks.

Ahead of their meeting, negotiators from the two parties met for preparatory talks that were ‘‘held in good spirits,’’ according to a Blue and White statement.

It is the first time in more than a decade that a candidate other than Netanyahu has been given the opportunity to form a government, but without Likud, Gantz’s options are limited. He can try to break up Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc and win over smaller hard-line parties. So far, there is no sign of that happening.

His remaining potential partners include a diverse group of parties that have little in common, including the secular ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu party, dovish Jewish parties, and a grouping of Arab parties, which have never sat in a government before.

The country has faced political paralysis since Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman refused to sit in a government with Netanyahu’s ultra-religious partners following April’s election. That decision robbed Netanyahu of a parliamentary majority, leading to last month’s inconclusive election.

Interesting choice of words by the AP pre$$titute. Netanyahu was robbed of his majority, as if it was inherently his. This after all I've heard about "Israeli democracy" -- the only one in the Middle East, I'm told.

I only point it out so you know which angle the pre$$ is coming from. It's a subtle tell regarding their over-the-top bias in favor of Israel.

Lieberman has refused to endorse either candidate for prime minister and demands they reach a unity deal. If the sides fail, Israel could face a third election early next year.

The article now takes a sharp right turn:

The political turmoil comes during a time of intensifying animosity between Israel and Iran. Several attacks on Iranian militias have been blamed on Israel.

Oh, the poor Israelis in political turmoil! 

Meanwhile, the choice to use the word blamed infers that Israel may not have been behind the attacks, they are only being blamed for it.

Related:

"US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged Monday to increase sanctions against Iran, saying the Trump administration’s ‘‘maximum pressure campaign’’ is halting alleged Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Mnuchin met Monday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Washington to impose additional sanctions to halt what he called Iran’s ‘‘plunge for everything’’ in the region. Israel considers Iran its greatest threat, citing Iran’s support for hostile proxy groups, its development of long-range missiles and its military presence in neighboring Syria. It also accuses Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons — a charge Iran denies. Israel frequently attacks Iranian targets in Syria and is believed to have expanded its strikes into Lebanon and Iraq in recent months....."

There they go again, blaming Israel!

Meanwhile, CIA assets Kerry Kennedy and Gloria Steinem are waving Iranian women at us (you have been misled and deceived, ladies) as the shit-kick more propaganda our way!

The Jewish states relations with some of its allies have also been strained. Naharayim Park, established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace agreement between Israel and Jordan, is being shuttered.

Oh, poor Israel! I'm sure the allies are to blame for that!

It is a fitting reflection of the Israeli-Jordanian relationship — one that began with great promise, but which has been plagued by mistrust, disappointment, and missed opportunities. While the peace agreement remains intact, there is a sense on both sides that it should have delivered much bigger dividends.

Oh, what started out with such great promise 25 YEARS AGO has been plagued by mistrust, disappointment, and missed opportunities. 

HOW CAN THAT BE?

‘‘I am not certain that we gave it our full attention,’’ said retired Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, who was Israel’s chief negotiator for the peace deal.

Speaking on Israeli public radio, Rubinstein said there were things Israel could do ‘‘to lend a better atmosphere’’ and suggested Israel show more ‘‘respect’’ for its eastern neighbor. He declined to elaborate.

He is blaming Israel? 

HOW CAN THAT BE?

What could he possibly mean?

The continued Israel encroachment upon Al Aqsa mosque, which is administered by Jordan under U.N. auspices?

It is a far cry from the heady times of the peace agreement, signed at an emotional ceremony on Oct. 26, 1994, attended by Israel’s then-prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, the late King Hussein, and US President Bill Clinton.

Look at that. It's a far cry from the heady days of 25 YEARS AGO!

All the self-aggrandizing and self-adulating pomp and circumstance that went with something that proved to be an utter failure.

And you wonder why I've stopped buying and blogging about the Bo$ton Globe?

The pre$$ is proving it's always been about agenda-pushing perception management for certain interests.

The two countries maintain close, covert security relations.

That one sentence makes the rest of the article irrelevant. Jordan is a willing lackey for Zionist interests, and as long as they tow that line the Israelis don't care about anything else.

Israel, a world leader in desalination, provides large quantities of water to Jordan, one of the driest countries on earth, and has agreed to sell natural gas to Jordan as well, but the warm relations envisioned at that signing ceremony remain elusive, and in Jordan there is little public support for the agreement.

Oh, I see. Israel is basically holding the water they steal over the Jordanians heads so they will comply with the "security demands."

Also left unsaid is where Israel is getting the natural gas, probably because it is part of the undersea Mediterranean deposit with partial claims by several countries, the least of which are Lebanon, Turkey, and Cyprus -- along with waters that should belong to Palestinians!

Naharayim, located along the Jordan River in northern Israel, has become a popular tourist site.

Jesus Christ!

It includes a small park and picnic area, the ruins of a historic power station and the ‘‘Island of Peace,’’ where Israelis can briefly enter Jordanian territory without having to show their passports.

Yeah, as long as Israelis are catered to and not inconvenienced like a penned-up Palestinian.

‘‘We regard this place as part of a normalization and relationship with our neighbors from the other side of the border,’’ said Idan Grinbaum, head of the local regional council.

The AP reporter Nieberg couldn't find a Jordanian to talk to?

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Oh, yeah, by the time I finished the article I had forgotten all about the political turmoil in Israel regarding which blood-pouring-from-the-fangs Zionist will be in charge (Gantz's claim to fame is the war crimes in Gaza).

Also see:

After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways

Lebanese form a human chain to support protests

Hong Kong weekend ends again with protest violence, tear gas

You turn the page and the the soft regime change efforts turn to South America:

Macri concedes defeat to Fernández in Argentina vote

Conservative President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat in Argentina’s election Sunday night, paving the way for the country’s Peronist center-left to return to power under Alberto Fernández. 

Somehow the dictatorial political movement that gave fleeing Nazi war criminals sanctuary (including, according to some television programs, the big fella) is now "center-left." 

Uruguayans vote for president with eyes on likely runoff

Some Nazis also settled there.

As Pete Buttigieg courts black voters, his sexuality is a hurdle for some
By Trip Gabriel New York Times

He is thinking of naming George Clooney as his running mate.

The B-section lead:

Women leaders join new campaign to codify abortion rights in state law
By Stephanie Ebbert

They are pushing for unfettered access to abortion with no age restriction as the opponents get the very last word.

On a lively tour, reminders of feminist history in Cambridge
By Stephanie Ebbert

The Globe's girl is busying pushing the agenda.

Adrian Walker
For Marty Meehan, impeachment brings a sense of deja vu

Does the hypocrisy come with it?

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Bill Weld says country ‘is never going to be able to breathe a sigh of relief’ unless Trump is removed from office

Go have another drink and puff, Bill. Then we will all breathe a sigh of relief.

A desperate plea to save a development project

Oh, for the good old days in Bo$ton real estate.

Take a look inside Cambridge’s new school complex

Then it's off to work you go:

Fashion incubator aims to be a one-stop for new designers

The business section might as well be dead, dear readers:

"BP, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, is a shareholder in the secretive US data-mining firm Palantir Technologies Inc., the Sunday Times reported. London-based BP first bought a stake in 2014, according to the report, which didn’t cite sources. The two companies have reportedly worked together for several years. Closely held Palantir, founded and chaired by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, is known for its links to US intelligence agencies. Such an investment is rare for BP, the Sunday Times said, yet may reflect its embrace of digitization under Bernard Looney, who becomes CEO in early 2020. He expanded the relationship with Palantir while he was head of BP’s upstream operations, the Financial Times reported earlier this month. BP and Palantir did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Palantir is in talks to raise significant funding from private investors, which could delay previous plans for an initial public offering of stock, Bloomberg reported last month."

"Gary Cohn is slow-walking his way back to corporate life since leaving the Trump administration almost two years ago. The former Goldman Sachs Group president has begun advising a firm that plans to launch a secure mobile phone as global cybersecurity threats mount. He earlier joined the boards of a mobile gaming company and a blockchain startup. Cohn is advising Hoyos Integrity. Recently, Cohn’s old Wall Street employer has been ensnared in a case focused on a global insider trading ring busted by US prosecutors. That has renewed concern about the ability of investment banks and advisers to safeguard corporate secrets. “It was always a nightmare when I was there, and it continues to be a nightmare for all these banks,” Cohn said. Technology being developed by Hoyos might help add a layer of security that “will solve some problems but not all problems” when it comes to thwarting insider trading. Cohn is pumping some of his own money into the company but declined to disclose the size of his investment. Hector Hoyos said he’s developing a biometric-based identity-authentication device that aims to be the first “unhackable” mobile technology. He sees the potential of partnering with a large payments firm or a major financial institution."

He's the only one not tarred by serving with Trump and we have a Kushner sighting:

"Representative Stephen Lynch of South Boston said Monday he plans to run to become chairman of the House’s powerful Oversight and Reform Committee. The prestigious post is vacant after last week’s death of Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland. Cummings drew Trump’s ire as he pursued several investigations of the president. Those included probes into conflicts of interest involving Trump’s Washington hotel, security clearances for the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments to women who had said they had affairs with him. Lynch, who also serves on the Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure committees and is the son of an ironworker and was raised in the Old Colony housing development as the fourth of six children who served on Beacon Hill in both chambers of the state Legislature before he was elected to Congress in 2001 to succeed Joe Moakley, was initially reluctant to call for a formal impeachment inquiry, but speaking a month ago to WBUR, Lynch said he felt that Trump’s call asking Ukraine’s president for an investigation into Joe Biden’s son was clear evidence that Trump had likely broken the law and that impeachment proceedings were warranted. “This is an attack on the Constitution actively by the president, this is an attempt to interfere in our election using a foreign power to do that, and this is a clear violation of the rule of law,” he said....."

Impeachment would certainly be front page news, and I'm sure the Globe would say Trump did it to himself:

Former Boston College student charged with involuntary manslaughter in suicide of boyfriend

Alexander Urtula was slated to graduate on the morning he took his own life. Now, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins says he was the victim of verbal and physical abuse that drove him to take his life.

It reminds one of the saga of the Michelle Carter case upon which the Globe felt compelled to opine.

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Local elections hinge on housing this fall

Seniors clamor for high-dose flu shot

Pushing pharmaceutical poisons on vulnerable seniors. You won't even feel the prick behind the smokescreen of the vape scare.

Los Angeles wildfire threatens the homes of the stars

OMG! Lebron James was forced to flee and the Hollywood premiere of Schwarzenegger’s ‘‘Terminator: Dark Fate’’ was canceled! 

This IS SERIOUS but at bottom just a part of life living there(?)!

National Park Service withdraws proposal to make protesters pay for security
By Michael E. Ruane and Marissa J. Lang Washington Post

They started the fire!

Explosion at gender-reveal party kills woman, officials say

Are they sure it was a woman, and why are the US Border Patrol and Forest Service involved?

Better ‘tone it down’ next time.

Here’s why Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for child pedestrians

That's why they set the clocks back after Halloween these days, and rightfully so. No one wants to mow down a kid on Halloween because of this next-door article:

45 percent of Americans admit to driving while being drowsy

It's about the only time most Americans are even woke, too.

"President Trump took the occasion of an address to the gathering of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Chicago to tee off on the city’s police superintendent and highlight its ongoing challenges with crime, claiming that Afghanistan ‘‘is a safe place by comparison.’’

Hidden under that was this:

"President Trump was persuaded to keep a number of troops in Syria partly so the United States could have some of its oil, but the idea of seizing petroleum in the war-torn country presents big barrel of problems. Trump explained Sunday that one of the reasons he decided to keep a contingent of about 200 US troops in Syria was to prevent the oil fields in the eastern portion of the country from being retaken by the Islamic State, which had once used them as a source of income. The president made the about-face after enduring withering criticism from within his own party about pulling US troops from Syria’s border with Turkey. ‘‘We’re protecting the oil, we’re securing the oil,’’ Trump said during a news conference about the death of Islamic State commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a US military operation in Syria, but Trump’s rationale did not stop there. The oil, he added, ‘‘can help us because we should be able to take some, also.’’ There are a number of legal and strategic challenges for the United States, or any US firm, to get that oil, according to a several experts. Trump’s suggestion that the oil can be taken by the United States is the latest in a long list of legally dubious proclamations the president has made while in office. To start, the United States has no legal claim to the oil in the first place. Pillaging the natural resources of another nation is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, according to Ryan Goodman, a professor at the New York University School of Law who once served as special counsel to the general counsel of the Defense Department. Further complicating matters is the fact that the United States claims it is not in an armed conflict with the Syrian government. ‘‘So Syrian property is not enemy property that might be taken, even for military purposes, as spoils of war,’’ said Sarah H. Cleveland, a professor of human and constitutional rights at Columbia Law School (Washington Post)."

It's to stop Turkish Genocide then.

Intelligence from Baghdadi raid could reveal trove of Islamic State clues
By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt New York Times

Uh-huh.

Why Obama didn’t release footage of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden
By Adam Taylor Washington Post

Because there was none. They were all play acting while looking at a blank screen.

Btw, Trump was going to release the production, 'er, video, but the Pentagon said that it had disposed of al-Baghdadi’s remains at sea and have no plans to share any videos or photos (same as they did with bin Laden, so we have absolutely no proof whatsoever that the lying U.S. government and its mouthpiece media is telling the truth other than the lies that spew from their mouths).

Students join Iraq protests as clashes kill 3 demonstrators

Right-wing Italian leader’s party triumphs in local vote

Was in a region where the left had held power for some 50 years.

Related:

"Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor as head of Germany’s main center-right party defended her leadership on Monday after a state election in which the hard-left and far-right triumphed, raising awkward questions for the traditional big parties of the center. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social Democrats — postwar Germany’s political heavyweights and currently partners in the fractious national government — between them took only 30 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election in the eastern state of Thuringia. Merkel’s party, which led Thuringia for 24 years until 2014, could only finish third behind the ex-communist Left Party and the far-right Alternative for Germany — whose regional leader, Bjoern Hoecke, has come under scrutiny from Germany’s domestic intelligence agency for his extremist views. Those two parties took more than half the vote between them. It was the CDU’s fourth poor election performance under Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Germany’s defense minister since July. She has struggled to establish her authority after narrowly winning the party leadership in December and hasn’t established herself as the party’s unquestioned choice to be the next chancellor....."

Whose laughing now, huh?

With another Chamberlain in Britain, it looks like the band may be getting back together again.

You can fish through the Metro section if you wish (my net came up empty).

Arbitrator awards $1.6m to ex-UBS financial adviser for gender discrimination

Can a simple eye exam replace costly and invasive Alzheimer’s diagnostic procedures?
By Jonathan Saltzman

He's keeping an eye on things:

Founder of Medford biotech convicted of defrauding investors of $12.7m
By Jonathan Saltzman

Then he vanished like the ghost of Robert Kraft.

AT&T CEO to stay on for another year after challenge from activist fund
By Edmund Lee New York Times

So that is where Ed Helms went after "The Office."

General Motors sides with Trump in emissions battle, splitting the industry
By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin Washington Post

At least stocks posted a record-high closing.