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In my MBA program, I was fortunate to have a practicing psychologist teach a course on management. He used a variety of teaching methods, but one in particular involved discussing and debating case studies. The case studies would present this or that management challenge and we would each present and discuss our solution. When we first started, we were surprised at how easy it was to solve these supposed management dilemmas. We’d confidently explain how we would address these issues and most of the class would agree. “I’ll just make them do this or that.” “I’ll just make them get...

The ‘Plague’ of Leftism is Evident in Our Filthy Cities By Mike Huckabee Published on June 4, 2019 • If you want to see the results of leftist policies, go to the cities that are run by the most elite, wealthy and “progressive” people, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, where homelessness, filth and disease are taking over. The scene is shocking and heartbreaking.In an appearance on Monday’s Hannity, I pointed out that this is the kind of thing that used to be seen only in Third World countries. For decades, we could be confident that we had eradicated...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - Authorities say a suspect was shot and killed after multiple attempted carjackings at a Sun City Center Publix parking lot. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported carjacking at the Publix located at 4854 Sun City Boulevard and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken to South Bay Hospital and pronounced dead. Investigators suspect the man had tried to carjack four vehicles before entering a business with a handgun. A manager of one of the businesses was confronted by the suspect when he went outside to check his...

The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12% over the past year to nearly 59,000, with more young and old people and families on the streets, officials said Tuesday. The majority of the homeless people were found within the city of Los Angeles, which saw a 16% increase to 36,300, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority said while presenting January's annual count to the county Board of Supervisors. The previous tally found a slight decrease in the homeless population. Two years ago, voters passed a tax hike and housing bond to make massive investments to help...

Nice video of Japanese perspective on how 15 minutes changed the world.

A 17-year-old Dutch girl was legally allowed to kill herself using euthanasia after she was raped at age 14 and spent years battling depression, according to a report Tuesday.

Mueller should be disbarred; charged with prosecutorial misconduct and sedition. He PURPOSELY deceived the American people in and attempt to depose a president under false allegations. He KNOWS he, as a law enforcement investigator that he CANNOT “exonerate”, a judicial act. He can ONLY investigate and when he finds “insufficient evidence” ALL he can do is state so, which he did. But he also implied that he COULD have if Trump had been innocent, the implication being a LIE. EXAMPLE: Robert Mueller beats his wife and is a pedophile. An anonymous Russian source reports (via MI-6) that it was actually...

Former Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson has been charged with child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury in connection with the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/04/us/parkland-scot-peterson-charges/

Because OF COURSE, Chris Cuomo thought it was a good idea to interview Obama’s wingman, Eric Holder, about impeaching Donald Trump. This IS CNN

In "The Empire Strikes Back," Yoda is asked by Luke a question about the future, and he replies, "Always in motion is the future." Even the wise Yoda could not always foresee future events. Today, of course, we have "futurists" who, analyzing current demography, economic developments, political trends, and so on, predict future events. Perhaps the most famous of these was Herman Kahn, who in 1967 published "The Year 2000," in which he made a number of accurate predictions, including widespread use of lasers, the use of shape-charged explosives, more accurate long-term weather forecasting, and extensive expansion of agriculture. (Don't...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the FBI has access to about 640 million photographs — including from driver’s licenses, passports and mugshots — that can be searched using facial recognition technology. The figure reflects how the technology is becoming an increasingly powerful law enforcement tool, but is also stirring fears about the potential for authorities to intrude on the lives of Americans. It was reported by the Government Accountability Office at a congressional hearing in which both Democrats and Republicans raised questions about the use of the technology. The FBI maintains a database known as the Interstate Photo...

218 pages of disgraced former FBI officials Peter Strzok-Lisa Page emails received by Judicial Watch show then-FBI General Counsel James Baker instructed FBI officials to expedite the release of FBI investigative material to Hillary Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall in August 2016. Kendall and the FBI’s top lawyer discussed specifically quickly obtaining the “302” report of the FBI/DOJ interview of Mrs. Clinton. The emails also reveal that the FBI didn’t document at least four interviews of witnesses in the Clinton email investigation. The documents were obtained in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed after the Justice Department failed to...

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel. The Treasury Department said in a statement that the U.S. will no longer allow the group educational and cultural trips known as “people to people” travel to the island. Those trips have been used by thousands of American citizens to visit the island even before the U.S. restored full diplomatic relations with the communist government in December 2014. Treasury said it would also deny permission for private and corporate aircraft and boats....

Washington, DC – -(AmmoLand.com)- Former and current Trump supporters will unite to protest against illegal immigration, DACA, Amnesty legislation (HR 6), and Presidential catch and release policies outside of the White House on Saturday, June 8, 2019 for a Stand Up America and Stop Illegal Immigration Rally. Racially inclusive peaceful groups, activists, congressional candidates, and angel families are invited to speak in the southwest corner of Lafayette Square, directly across from the White House, to increase pressure on the Trump administration to stop breaking numerous campaign promises on immigration issues. (View tracking list) President Trump’s administration has disappointed many supporters...

A major political crisis in Russia is “inevitable,” Valery Solovey says, not because of the economic crisis but because of “a qualitative change in the mass consciousness” of Russians who once again have come to believe that radical changes are no longer precluded and that if they are so inclined, they can achieve what they couldn’t before. The symptoms of this looming crisis, are five: "a qualitative change in mass consciousness,” “the destruction of propaganda” as an effective tool, “the crisis in the personal leadership of Putin,” “the crisis in administration at all levels and in all sectors,” and “the...

The answer: Polishing their résumé. The question: How will a member of the “Jeopardy!” production team soon be spending their time? “Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman said Tuesday that he thinks he knows who’s responsible for leaking the ending of James Holzhauer’s final episode, and that “very, very, very appropriate” action will be taken. “We think we know where and who and how,” Friedman told the Washington Post, as he recounted the moment he learned on Sunday that a clip showing Holzhauer’s defeat in Monday’s episode was going viral.

A federal judge sentenced a New York man to 18 months in prison on Monday for threatening to kill two U.S. senators who supported Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. Prosecutors sought an even longer sentence for Ronald DeRisi, saying he went to great lengths to mask his identity and researched the senators’ home addresses and personal phone numbers. Sen. Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, has identified himself as one of the victims in the case. The staff of Sen. Susan Collins of Maine confirmed Monday to The Associated Press that she also received threatening messages from DeRisi.

When L’wren Tikva, 23, was invited to speak about a VICE documentary on feminism, she didn’t realize that saying “yes” would have a “horrific” impact on her life. Tikva — a pro-Israel student at Arizona State University — flew to Manhattan in March to be filmed on a panel with eight other women. But things immediately went awry when the moderator asked if anyone was a Trump supporter. Tikva raised her hand. “I just really did not like Hillary Clinton,” said Tikva. “I literally sat in the voting booth for a long time, I honestly didn’t even think Donald Trump...

[Catholic Caucus] Fr. James Martin wishes ‘happy Pride Month’ to ‘all my many LGBTQ Catholic friends’ June 3, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — At roughly the same time Bishop Thomas Tobin sent out a tweet — now heard around the world — warning Catholics against participating in LGBT “Pride” events during so-called “Pride Month,” pro-LGBT Fr. James Martin, S.J. sent out his own tweet to his “LGBTQ friends” that implied that God created them “gay” because they are “wonderfully made.” And while Tobin’s defense of Church teaching brought down a firestorm of hate-filled criticism and accusations, Fr. Martin’s implied assertion that God...

“‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’” (Matthew 6:19–21). The focus of Jesus’ teaching here is this: “Do not lay up treasures for yourself.” The Greek word for “lay up” connotes the idea of stockpiling or hoarding—it pictures wealth that isn’t being used, things kept mainly to show off one’s plenty. Be...