At $16 billion in fed money 2018. With 662,020 residents in his district that equates to $24,167 per person. Did anyone in his district get $24,167  worth of life improvements?

The federal government has sent billions of dollars to Baltimore in recent years but the money has been either “stolen or wasted,” President Donald Trump said late July 29. MORE

MOSCOW — Lines of riot police officers in body armor and helmets blocked the streets of central Moscow on Saturday, arresting more than 1,300 demonstrators — chasing some of them down alleys — to blunt a protest over the fairness of coming city elections. MORE

Hong Kong police under fire over violent response to protests STORY

What we didn’t know.

Would Ted Kennedy have survived Chappaquiddick had the Apollo 11 moon landing not served as a distraction? And would his attack on Robert Bork been as successful as it was had it been launched by someone else? MORE

If Fascism were studied and not criminalized, in its history we would find the answers to today’s crisis and the prospects for tomorrow.

THE MEN PASS, THE IDEAS REMAIN
by Gianfredo Ruggiero

In 1929, the collapse of the Wall Street stock exchange brought all the western economies, America, England and Germany, to their knees. The consequences were dramatic both from an economic and a social point of view: chain failures of industrial and commercial societies, closure of stores, skyrocketing inflation, mass unemployment, street-dwelling families, widespread hunger and poverty.

New leadership in Poland plans to make the country among the most pro-life in the world by putting a stop to all abortions.

“I’m thrilled to see Poland moving in this direction,” said Marie Smith, director of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues, a Washington, D.C., based group that helps elected officials advance pro-life laws around the world. “They are making a statement that the government has its foundations built on the dignity of life.” MORE

A forest fire in northern Israel that threatened a church where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place was extinguished without the shrine being damaged, according to firefighters. MORE

Republican Sen. Rand Paul is offering to buy Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar a plane ticket to visit her home country of Somalia to learn to be more grateful for living in the United States. VIDEO

At least eight people are dead and 60 more hurt after three strong earthquakes rocked islands in the northern Philippines on Saturday morning, local time. MORE

The unusually long and cool rainy season has dampened demand for apparel, furniture and other goods, with some retailers already reporting steep drops in merchandise sales. MORE