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Figured this deserved its own thread. What do we think the Supreme Court will decide on this? I’m not sure. I’m no legal expert, but the “BuT iT wAs OnLy InTeNdEd FoR sLaVeS!” argument doesn’t seem very credible to me, as the actual amendment says nothing about slaves and the way it is written is very broad: https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-14/ All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. However, the main case considered to set the precedent for this is probably where Trump has a better argument: Wong Kim Ark. People that think the overturning of birthright citizenship is going to go through seem to be hanging onto the fact that Ark’s parents were “permanently domiciled,” even if not citizens. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/169/649/ Any predictions?

Does Brown have any ties to @BigRedFan? That could be it.

Scout is right....you do seem to forget things you post...maybe lay off the booze when you are going to post.

Elon is 3 steps ahead.

Now you guys like what Elon and Doge is/has done???

Bro- Are you even aware of how you respond to people in the "non-wrestling" threads? I mean for the love, in this thread alone you clearly have a problem with people that are thinking differently than you. This statement by you is complete hypocrisy. The problem with Brooks is the arrogance that comes through while preaching- it was the same when he said something to the effect or implied that David Taylor wasn't godly enough. That's what is annoying as hell to people. The same way when yourself and others preach about how trump and maga is essentially your religion or prophet. The problem isn't Christianity, it's his penchant for being at the height of pompousness when droning on about it... Carr is equally if not further down the religious continuum and he doesn't act like that and comes across way more likable. I suppose everyone is a hypocrite to some extent when it comes to believing in their own value system and reacting negatively to a differing of opinion and you my friend are no exception- far from it.

They don't care.

Isaiah Powe is an interesting one; he took a 25 - 2 record into NCAAs his true freshman year, went into the portal but then returned to Chattanooga. . . and followed it up w/ an 0-3 sophomore year. To be fair to him, his 3 losses were Mendez, Latona, and Eligh Rivera of Princeton; all in November and then he went MIA after that and back in the portal. Something seems off in all of that but there's also some real potential in the right room.

Sponsors, media rights deal, and ticket sales. I am encouraged by the fact that they got Fox as broadcasting partner and real money men are behind it - Left Lane Capital

Rationalization 101. penn state has two options Paterno was a great man. And cael is the next Paterno, he does nothing wrong. Congrats on yoy achievements.

We have confirmation from AJ. Carmine is not real.

I suspect it comes from the philosophy that is drilled into them from a young age that it’s best to let your wrestling do the talking on the mat rather than talk a lot off the mat. It probably is ok for wrestling but perhaps less so for mma etc where hyping things up is conducive to the excitement around match and financial benefits.

I think — though I’m not sure — that Yazdani himself has never said he won’t wrestle at 86kg anymore — that seems to have come from the national team coaches. All he’s said is that, after his surgery, his doctor advised him not to cut weight anymore. I still believe Yazdani plans to stay at 86kg, at least for the upcoming Olympics. Honestly, my confusion mostly comes from Yazdani’s usual vague way of speaking. He always has this cautious self-censorship — which seems like a contagious condition a lot of people have caught. The only Iranian wrestler I know who actually says things you can make sense of is Amir Mohammad Yazdani. The rest of them just stick to the same old clichés every time they talk.

This is the most tired and trite of simultaneously defeatest and enabling comments you can make. It’s a wrestling specific issue in that this is a wrestling forum and we are talking about wrestling, and we care about the continued health and safety of the sport, and all athletes therein. The excessively physical nature of the sport needn’t be expounded upon, but respecting and protecting the physical wellbeing of your opponents is a fundamental tenet of the sport in a way that is extremely rare in sport. I’m pretty sure that is self-evident though.

how is that a wrestling specific issue? It sounds like the problem is "power hierarchies don't function perfectly", well welcome to earth.

They’re all *I poop my pants, don't laugh at me*ty, sex-based or sex-adjacent issues of power dynamics, all of which got covered up, swept under the rug, or otherwise ignored or minimized by other responsible adults, oftentimes for years even decades. The issue is that many of the people who were committing these acts, hiding these messes, or sidestepping responsibility for being a responsible adult are people who have been lionized as a considerable part of modern wrestling lore. That is all the same issue, and it is not a small one. The fact that in the span of a month Snyder’s situation went from “oh nooo bad bad bad” to “[shoulder shrug] eh, not much to write home about all things considered” is the big whiplash aspect of this.

where's the prediction in the prediction portion?

Keeps me coming back...

That’s right. Thanks for pointing that out — I realized I’d translated it wrong. The correct translation (which was done by James Ross back in 1890 and I found it here) is: Which, of course, is part of a longer sentence. The full sentence is:

The Big Fat Ugly Bill that the president (of similar proportions) signed today includes allocating $85 million to move the Discovery Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian to Texas - and to construct a facility to house it. No wonder Elon is mad as a hatter. Let's do the math. He had to fire the equivalent of some 100,000 people to regain 10 years of their combined future salary to generate this much money. Money that he thought was intended to be used to pay down the US debt. Elon was simply conned. There was never any intention of paying down the debt by the Trump administration. It was always about giving the ultra-wealthy, who funded Trump's campaigns, the biggest tax cuts in history. While increasing taxes on the low to middle income groups. All while increasing the US deficit by trillions of dollars over the next decade. So much for paying down the debt. We're going in the opposite direction of that. And Musk is, understandably, PO'd.

I wonder - does wrestlestat even take into account free style matches? I would guess maybe not. But maybe it gives you a little extra credit for having a world or olympic qualification or title. I'm just guessing.

The thing about the English language is that so many words can be used in so many different ways. Kind of interesting really. Ever played the NYT Connections game to sharpen your mind? I recommend it. In any case, you seem to have forgotten what happened. You seem to rely on projection to offset your bad memory. Keep doing it if you like. But it is important for you to realize what it is you're doing. It can be mentally unhealthy.

I didn't claim it was your argument - it was a question... hint: see the question mark at the end of my sentence? I never claimed I knew "how many terrorists the FBI are aware of." That was a quote from you - not me. These are such simple mistakes. You should really calm down before you post.

They know it's gonna be a huge problem, based upon what's occurred at state level. That's why it doesn't kick in until 2028.