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Estimates of defensive gun uses (DGUs) in the U.S. vary widely, but most major studies suggest that firearms are used for self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times annually. A comprehensive study in 2021 estimated 1.6 million defensive gun uses per year. Some studies suggest the number could be even higher, potentially reaching 4.7 million annually.

maybe not this forum.. though that's probably not true..

You know wrestlers have been convicted of crimes for this right? Sticking your fingers in someone’s ass is not okay.

why does Iran want a nuke?

Spitballing here, insurance actuaries looked at his current physical condition and decided his 5 year survival chances with the transplant were low and funding this is a poor risk. Lungs are the toughest, having high surface area exposed to the air envelope.

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well if not they all claim like you that it's not happening and if so rare. and even if not rare its good and.. well you know the drill

Maybe it’s a great example of how not every single mother f***ing thing has to be about R vs D. What an amazing concept. Maybe more should take heed.

Lmao at you. What a trash human being.

to be fair... he did say "say more publicly". Props to Beau for not trying to be a tough guy dumbass tho.

https://bloodyelbow.com/2025/06/26/so-upset-ben-askrens-insurance-not-covering-life-saving-lung-transplant-leaves-former-ufc-fighter-outraged/

Number one cause of bankruptcy is medical debt acquired while insured. https://bloodyelbow.com/2025/06/26/so-upset-ben-askrens-insurance-not-covering-life-saving-lung-transplant-leaves-former-ufc-fighter-outraged/

The Federal government is already involved via title IX. So they have to right to say this cannot be done. And why does that have to be? Because there are many out there that proclaim that trans women are women and should be able to do and go anywhere all women can do and go. Will it only be important when a major injury happens? No it is important now and needs to be addressed. mspart

Scourge, see my above comments. I'll just be repeating myself if I keep going, but my last few comments: -- Counting up the number of black players isn't helpful. We already know that black athletes are dramatically overrepresented in high-end NCAA D1 athletics. That doesn't answer whether there's a racial disparity after taking that disproportionate representation into account. -- When you say things like "these schools want to WIN!", it tells me you're confusing the school with the NIL donors, which are kept separate by law. That was my whole point that indirectly led to this discussion: NIL donors aren't beholden to follow the university's obligation not to discriminate. Donors want to see their school win too, but they're also making an economic investment. That's why social media following is so central. There's a separate metric for it for every athlete shown on On3, though other intangibles apply too. That means if there's a racial disparity in social media following and overall fame, that will translate to what sponsors will offer. It's really not much different than male professional athletes earning more, on average, than women. I don't think the racial disparity is nearly as stark as the gender one, but it's existed every time someone's take the time to examine it. -- Although NIL is market driven, I agree that merit is the primary driver of NIL money -- both because excellence drives social media follows, and because many donors are motivated by desire to make their team win, not just to make money. On that, we don't disagree. But again, the question is whether there's a racial disparity, and the answer consistently has been yes, every time it's been critically examined. It's a separate question to ask how large that disparity is, and as I said above, I'd personally join the hypothesis that it's gone down in recent years as collectives have increased, leading to greater coordination more race neutrality than you are apt to find if left to individual wealthy donors. -- This is just a theory, but I'd wager the racial disparity is smaller in non-revenue sports, like wrestling. That's because donors to these sports are more apt to be driven by loyalty to a team, rather than to make money. They're not making an "investment" where they need to worry about their revenue-generation ability, so much as they're trying to build a winning team, where "marketability" is irrelevant. (See CStar.) In any case, I'm not sure if we really disagree all that much. Is NIL fund allocation 100% race neutral? 80%? 95%? My guess is the racial disparity has reduced, as I said, but some level of racial disparity is almost inevitable when (a) allocation of NIL dollars is left purely to the marketplace, where race plays at least a small role, and (b) when your main donors are old white men, some of whom may harbor old biases that the university is powerless to put in check.

That’s a pretty strong statement about a very large portion of the country. I assume you want people to respect differences, right?

Thanks for the vote of confidence, we are on it!

Not sure why you’re saying you don’t want to reply anymore, but if you’re saying “NIL money is predominantly a meritocracy,” then seems like we agree. But saying “well there might be a 5% disparity” is a long way from when you said “16% of NIL dollars go to people of color.” Yes I know you were quoting something else, but you seemed to take it as fact. And I’m not saying they fabricated that stat, I looked up where it came from and it said it came from Opendorse, so in all likelihood it was only based on transactions on Opendorse, which wouldn’t include the top athletes. I am curious why you think my criticism of the “one study” was “factually wrong” though. I believe @Wrestleknownothing made similar criticisms about it.

Worst case? For Carter By far is a conviction of sexually related charges. Hazing. And theft. Registering as a sex offender and not being able to coach anywhere. Kicked off team USA. Then having to figure out how to monetize that RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT major. I’m sure it’s super valued in the market. Maybe he can ask that other rec park and tourism mgmt major who just graduated what you use that for.

How about if trumptard gets involved in wrestling rule changes too? Maybe he can sign an e.o. changing takedowns to 4 pts.

It's very simple. I support keeping trans out of female sports but don't think federal govt should tell states or NCAA how to run their organizations. If I see trans doing girls wrestling here in WI where I'm involved in that specific sport, then I get involved. I shouldn't try to tell other states how to conduct their sports though. Simple concept. Basic rights for local govts and organizations to self govern.

But they are not allowed to. mspart

Don't forget Jimmy ... there's gotta be a worst-best case scenario involving Jimmy. Everyone canned up thru president. Spencer comes in as president, AD and head coach and cleans up the mess. Jimmy as new head of HR hires the Brands bros as the new mat boys. Penn St changes their chant to We Were!

Nice back pedaling. By saying you don't want anyone to do anything about it, you support it. You don't want the government to say this is wrong, because it is not a big enough thing to go after. Yet you admit that men have advantage and that equates to possible injuries to women, and opportunities not realized by women because a man beat them. And you support that by your live and let live mentality. You are trying to have it both ways and that is not possible. mspart

https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/americas-top-general-says-strike-on-irans-nuclear-bunker-was-15-years-in-the-making-fordo-gen-dan-caine-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-united-states-military-operation-midnight-hammer-iran-nuclear-weapons America's top general says strike on Iran's nuclear bunker was 15 years in the making Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Thursday morning that "Operation Midnight Hammer," the strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, was the culmination of 15 years of intense work by the American military. And Caine said the bunker-buster bombs used in the attack were tailor-made to destroy Iran's deeply buried Fordo enrichment facility. “In 2009, a Defense Threat Reduction Agency officer was brought into a vault at an undisclosed location and briefed on something going on in Iran,” said Caine, standing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a media briefing on last weekend’s U.S. strikes. Caine said the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, houses the world's leading experts on deeply buried underground targets. And the Joint Chiefs chairman offered extraordinary detail of how U.S. forces had spent years preparing for the possibility of dropping bombs on the Fordo site. Caine said they decided to strike a pair of ventilation shafts as the primary point of entry to Fordo. The general said the Iranians attempted to cover the shafts with concrete caps in the days before the U.S. strikes. But Caine said that didn’t do much to slow the 30,000-pound GBU-57 bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers. “The planners had to account for this. They accounted for everything. The cap was forcibly removed by the first weapon, and the main shaft was uncovered,” Caine said. “Weapons two, three, four, five were tasked to enter the main shaft, move down into the complex at greater than 1,000 feet per second, and explode in the mission space. Weapon No. 6 was designed ... as a flex weapon to allow us to cover if one of the preceding jets or one of the preceding weapons did not work.” Caine said they decided to strike a pair of ventilation shafts as the primary point of entry to Fordo. The general said the Iranians attempted to cover the shafts with concrete caps in the days before the U.S. strikes. But Caine said that didn’t do much to slow the 30,000-pound GBU-57 bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers. “The planners had to account for this. They accounted for everything. The cap was forcibly removed by the first weapon, and the main shaft was uncovered,” Caine said. “Weapons two, three, four, five were tasked to enter the main shaft, move down into the complex at greater than 1,000 feet per second, and explode in the mission space. Weapon No. 6 was designed ... as a flex weapon to allow us to cover if one of the preceding jets or one of the preceding weapons did not work.” The GBU-57 bombs were developed because those officers realized the U.S. didn’t have a weapon capable of destroying Fordo. The U.S. military worked with the defense industry, tacticians and scientists to develop the bombs and test them over and over. Caine said the weapons development resulted from supercomputer-intensive modeling and simulation and hundreds of real-world test shots. This is a good article and describes the 15 year effort of a few folks that concentrated on this fordow target. The bombs were specifically made fort the target. Fascinating. Good read. msaprt