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look up the definition of "rule" ... here, i'll do it for you. from Webster: 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action I guess you're the idiot if you don't understand giving a group of people a directive for how to conduct themselves can be called a rule

Should we tell Vak that Elon is giving Trump a Starship?

Look up the word Facetious for me there bud. It'll be your word for the day. I'm also not sure where I made up "rules" for everyone, but...sure, lets treat it as though I set up a "rule." See above. Prior to this...I wasn't calling you an idiot, simply pointing out what the consensus seemed to be. I am starting to see the perspective of the rest of the board however.

That would be cool. Have it move in/out of the library on rail. Scratch that. Autonomously.

Trump's library will be the huuugest!!! If Reagan can have an AF1, limo and Marine 1 then Trump's may include the 747 AF1 and perhaps he'll squeeze in a SpaceX Starship on loan from Elon. I hear Starship is the huuugeliest!

I know, I was just commenting on the post you shared.

I don't know... look at OF girls. Also...what about Vegas? Is it the doing it illegally that you find it hard to believe or is it just the act? I think a lot of people who will make money the "easy" way. Maybe they will say, 'hey, I made a G today,' and you'd say, 'but you made it in a sleazy way.' That's just the way it is. We gotta start making changes! Seriously though, of course...a lot of people will exploit others as well. That's also an easy way to make money I guess. I'm skeptical that sex trafficking is as prevalent as some are inferring, but...it kinda seems like the best solution to this and most realistic would be just to legalize it. I really can't imagine a more...tortured life than being forced into prostitution, but it does seem to me that Bunny Ranch in Vegas...those ARE consenting adults. How sane they are, that seems relative.

That's fine. Not looking to argue. But consider doing your homework or read the studies I linked. What you think you know, may not match very well with the reality of the situation.

I suppose I should keep my mind open that there might be a HUUUGE Trump library someday, big enough to park the old restored Boeing that saved taxpayers billions. But I still believe he’s just trying to put more pressure on Boeing to deliver the promised AF1 before his term is up. I’ll bet they stalled work on AF1 last fall when he won.

it's funny that the people who are insulting me are doing it without any supporting reasoning painful for me to be called an idiot by the guy who immediately violates the rule he just set out for everyone

There's a lot of data on my "very small percentage" comment. One of the more reputable studies was run by the NIH. For prostitutes who were 18 or older, 4.6% reported being "coerced, threatened, pressured, misled, tricked, or physically forced into trading sex." The number goes up to 21% for prostitutes under 18. Study here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305278/. There's also a number of studies that have found that since Congress passed the wildly regressive FOSTA-SESTA laws, these coerced/underage prostitutes are now working the streets, and aren't advertising online (See e.g. NIJ study here: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/unconventional-wisdom-research-shakes-assumptions-about-sex-trafficking-clues). The "good news", I guess, is that the online ads have cleaned up, but the bad news is that underage sex traffickers are now much harder to catch, and victims harder to save. As for "how it's possible to minimize trafficking," see my other posts. First you need to understand what's included in "trafficking" before you have this conversation. It isn't just "people being taken against their will," which is a real problem, but rare (see above). Rather, "trafficking" is often used to include escorts traveling for work in conjunction with others -- which of course is virtually *all* escorts. It's a term used to demonize, when it's actually just describing virtually the entire sex industry, in which the vast majority are participating voluntarily. Although there's a lot of data on this, there's also a lot of bad data. You need to look at actual reputable peer-reviewed journals, not advocacy groups or people trying to sell stuff. For example, your website above is published by a company that sells software to police departments looking to crack down on prostitution (see https://deliverfund.org/about/). Take a wild guess what financial incentive is? If you really care about the subject, I suggest you do some homework about how best to destigmatize the women who *want* to be in that industry, and how best to identify and help those who are underage or otherwise *not* there voluntarily. Once you do that, you'll understand where my posts are coming from.

Or

it appears the figure comes from something that said 79% of global human trafficking victims are sexually exploited. he made it sound like 79% of sex workers are being trafficked

I’ve no idea if 79 is true for the record boss

The consensus seems to be...you. You're the idiot. I haven't read this thread all that deeply, but...I've picked up on that.

If someone was actually allowed to buy the gutted plane, let alone fly it, it would look like a former squad car. Embarrassing.

That was an odd post. I'm skeptical...about the number that's "trafficked." At least in the traditional way you associate the word, but when you see 50% of those who are-are under 18 years old and even the numbers from Law Enforcement that I've seen, 35-40%, that's bad enough. I'd also be a little annoyed with a former teammate speaking for me unless he was a very good friend or I asked him to say something because I couldn't just yet. I think the blaming of his wife has GOT to be someone thinking they're funny...and failing. Just a tacky comment, but I'm curious how prevalent that was or if he just amplified the stupidity of those comments. If you see one person making that comment, leave it alone. It's not worth giving it more air. Also, I don't think people are "victimizing" Kyle. I don't generally love the tone. Even pointing out the hypocrisy. The public image and how this contradicts that. That was one of my first thoughts. "Kyle would want, Kyle would not want." Let Kyle speak for himself. Kyle would want that...

Sure man.

Oklahoma has 70% of starters as transfers. Rider this year has 60%

Neither one will belong to Trump or be part of his Net Worth Statement.

No it won’t. Some features of the plane like the conference table might.

I’ve done good work today then.

Obviously some folks can't handle the tough reality of today's wrestling: ankle picks are out, dragnets are where it's at if you want to take a guy down

2024 he wrestled after the midpoint of the year. 2023 he wrestled more than the allotted dates. For Sparks, he didn't wrestle past the midpoint of the season with the MN schedule. Calendar dates have nothing to do with the hardship waiver. The link WKN provided only talks about competition dates. Wrestling operates off of a 17 competition date schedule. Over 6 competitions is considered too many and after the 9th competition (10+) is considered the midpoint in the season.

Yes. The White House, home of the America president since 1800, and a plane being gifted by a foreign government that Trump will use as Air Force 1 and then, right as he leaves office, the plane will transfer ownership for no reason at all are the exact same thing.