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Mat side weigh-ins is healthier for their bodies and fairer for the competition. The best case against is the logistics / costs in weighing people in repeatedly. Its a weak excuse. Maybe the admins / coaches care more about fielding all the weights than they do their wrestlers? Its certainly felt that way with every coach I've encountered that pretends making weight is magic.

Specifically page 41 from the Absentee and Early Voting section. restrict or abolish on-demand absentee voting in favor of in-person early voting. *(e.g., military, disabled voters) ...based on... Caltech and MIT researchers (computer scientists, human factors engineers, mechanical engineers, and social scientists) collected data from around the country and met with leading election officials, researchers, and industry representatives... over the course of a six month project. So leading election officials recommended to back off mail-in ballots based on the 2000 election... and instead we doubled the most mail-in ballots ever for the 2020 "Most Secure Election In History." /s

Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden, and he’s aware of that. He thought the process was shady and unethical (rigged, stolen), if not illegal. His actions make sense in regards to that view.

Georgia’s mail in ballot rejection rate fell from 6.4 percent in 2016 to 0.36 percent in 2020. Hmm... the same state that refuses to allow independent ballot inspection. The left-leaving Washington Post tells you that ballots are "less secure" https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/12/13/dont-be-shocked-by-the-north-carolina-fraud-allegations-absentee-ballots-are-much-less-secure-than-polling-places/ North Carolina ballot fraud in 2018 was caught because of whistleblowers... rather than the 'secure' process. Fraud that had been ongoing for years. Interesting... https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/political-insider-explains-voter-fraud-with-mail-in-ballots/ There are many such cases that turn this post into a wall of noise.

Fine, it is "built" to catch fraud, but it's design cannot work in practice. Fraud is, by its nature, hard to detect and measure and the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Mail is lost (on purpose or accident?) No voter ID laws Humans suck at verifying signatures, let alone thousands in rapid order Ballot harvesting is legal No end to end verification It is interesting what The California Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wrote from the 2000 election guidance for a more secure, reliable, robust system of recording election preferences. Search on fraud and read the repeated criticisms of mail in ballots. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120004337/http:/www.vote.caltech.edu/media/documents/july01/July01_VTP_Voting_Report_Entire.pdf

If the candidate is convinced the election was rigged, but the legal window’s tight and the system isn’t built to catch fraud, what’s next? This explains a lot of otherwise irrational behaviors. It doesn't help that an article was published that laid out with hubris how the election was stacked. It is narrow minded to ignore a rational skepticism... There were so many oddities...

See my previous quote: "You are not a troll..." You: "I'm trolling though?" See my previous quote: "J6 has so much propaganda spun throughout..." You: "Jan 6th is propaganda" No reason to keep listing your inventions... Willfully obtuse? Accidentally obtuse? I don't know... I'm going with gadfly rather than troll... you deliberately annoy by misrepresenting and then criticizing those misrepresentations.

When I saw it unfold on TV, my bias saw a crowd of pissed off boomers (and Trump supporters), feeling duped about the election, without a clear path forward. Some sheep and some critical thinkers; all a bit off kilter to attend a rally. What I was fed was "armed insurrection" and "worst day in history." And propaganda throughout: Peaceful protest, Antifa staged it, FBI staged it, Cops instigated, Coup Attempt, Political Prisoners, Trump's Insurrection, Trump Cheered, Cops Let Them In, ... etc. Spins, Omissions, Half truths, and Lies. Seditious conspiracy isn't the same as insurrection but its bad enough... and ~15 radicals were convicted of it. Like 175 assaults with intent for major harm. Those people should still be in jail. What's sketch is that law enforcement had pre-event knowledge and did not intercede. The event was a lot more nuanced than what we were told, and more continues to come out.

Hey @scourge165 - If you can't understand what has been explained repeatedly, and continue to reinterpret into your own invented point, you are willfully obtuse. You don't like Jack Russel terriers? Fine, you can be the Collie or Ralph Wolf. You are not a troll... maybe a gadfly?

Would fit right in with the media... inventing headlines

As you should. But which constitutionally guaranteed freedoms... speech, religion, assembly, protection from searches, or due process... have Trump, Musk, or Tesla directly violated against you/citizens? Honest question.

Get it through your thick skull. I don't glorify violence or call for a civil war. I admire stoics, though, and it’s obvious: if push came to shove, if too many lines were crossed, they’d dominate like Sam Sheepdog against Ralph Wolf. You get it...push someone and they push back. You are not the type of person to roll over when a line's been crossed. Hell you stir up fights over thin air. Supporting assassinations is crazy. Everyone knows that kind of crazy talk is gonna piss people off. Don’t lose your because your wild-ass friends can’t come out on top. You can be that badass who’d rather chill than throw punches, but let’s be real; if progressives started a civil war, the outcome’s not changing. I don't know where the FAFO line is... assassinating leaders burning rural areas like they burned cities jailing people over speech confiscating generational land to redistribute it ban displays of religion and destroy churches going house-to-house to seize firearms enforce every business, school, church to meet quotes; 50% to trans, 60% to historically oppressed forcing boys into toxic masculinity workshops and gender exploration programs rewarding kids for ratting out their parents for praying outlaw fossil fuel while rationing electricity Most would never do radical things like that. But some would... 55% say killing Trump is justified per the survey. This is why I say there is a line that could be crossed, that eventually would result in a response.

Has there ever been a pandemic? Yes. Spanish Flu. What occurred during the Flu pandemic? Huge decrease in votes. The Spanish flu pandemic saw a decrease in voters. Yet the covid pandemic saw 23M more votes in 2020 compared to 2016. (and more votes than the "most consequential election in U.S. history” 2024 vote.) Historical precedent (Spanish Flu) indicates that illness, fear, and logistical challenges results in less votes. COVID-19 brought illness, fear, and logistical challenges, yet participation soared beyond any other election both by numbers and percent increase (modern era). Why the difference from the Spanish Flu precedent? Technology? ...but what about 2012, 2016, and 2024 technology in comparison? social media is only increasing (not the tools) Mail in ballots? ...but what about 2024 not a well supported option during the Flu pandemic (reasonable conclusion) doubled from 33M to 65M in 2020 compared to 2016 (strange but understandable) back to 40-50M in 2024 (worth digging into) Where did mail in ballot participation reduce in 2024? Every state (while voting was actually up overall in some states) Actually the raw counts and percentages for republicans increased in 2024 as compared to 2020. It was the democrat and independent mail-in votes that decreased, bringing the total raw counts down. Why did mail in ballot participation reduce in 2024? More people voted in person or not at all. Less ballot harvesting??? (no chance to prove) What are reasons that countries refuse mail in ballots? 98% of ballots are cast in Japan as a ritual; a civic badge rather than a chore Sweden - mail-in adds complexity without boosting participation (87% vote turnout) Compulsory Voting - Belgium Fraud (cements that its a major concern) France had a major case of fraud South Korea fears fraud Israel prioritizes security How can you verify no voter fraud for mail-in ballots? You can't. (fact) This alone undermines "most secure ever." The secure statement is propaganda! Secret ballots are detached from your identity. Some states allow you to verify if a vote was received but not who you voted for. No end to end verification. Detection depends on reaction, not prevention. Logistical scale Is anyone trying to prove fraud in mail-in ballots? Favorito et al. v. Wan et al., the Georgia election lawsuit from 2020 led by Garland Favorito and VoterGA Court order to unseal "pristine unfolded" ballots is stalled 5 years! of persistence; case initial dismissed for bs reasons... stalled. Something is off. Why more votes in 2020 than 2024, in spite of increased voting pool? Biden was the best candidate in history? Crisis drove a desire for change? Biden did such a poor job that it caused voter apathy? Tighter mail-in rules, voter ID, etc. ------- Does this prove fraud? No. It does expose "secure" as unprovable swagger, not fact.

Yes that is correct. Context! ----

I identified you as just a smart prick. Turns out you’re all emotion... strawmen, spin, and a knack for inventing my points. If you don't know why I bring up the election oddities, ask and I'll explain. Dismissing it as irrational says you’re not that smart... I’d figured you were. ...I never said that a civil war is a viable option. I spoke as an observer of what an ideology is capable of, not what it desires. I provided a metaphor for the power disparity that would lead to a decisive win, if it came to it as a last resort.

If you want a one-on-one pissing contest, you win. Congrats. Overall, the truth is in the numbers and the analogy fits.

The calm, clear-eyed stoics are the blue-collar, rural, veterans, and traditionalists that don’t bother with social media. Fathers with responsibility for others... not children. They’ve seen and lived things. Stoic fathers don’t dream of assassinating leaders... they shoot the calf to end its pain, kill the wolf to guard the flock, hunt the turkey to feed their own. I didn’t call up the military or tally guns; you spun that. And you skipped where I said war’s a mess no one wants. Read harder. ...and the stats show who’s armed.

Dismissing oddities skips the critical thinking; more vibes than substance.

Well you opened with nuance failure about progressives / open borders. But sure... You sidestepped whether progressive policies indirectly suppress wages. You blamed libertarians and companies but don’t answer the question. You admitted illegal workers keep costs low, yet ignored how they undercut citizens’ pay. Your ‘who else will do these jobs?’ assumes no one would, with no proof. And you dodge the issue by insulting uneducated workers. Many words that Avoid. Deflect. Contradict. the core claim that progressive policy for lax border enforcement allows more illegal workers into the U.S., which suppresses wages for low-skill American citizens.

Was a chunk removed or was it a scratch? Superficial wounds heal quickly and is plausible.

Plenty of self-identifying progressives believe in open borders. https://fpif.org/progressives-should-support-open-borders-with-no-apology/ I'm ignoring the 'what about' libertarians... of which also have some that do and do not support open borders.

...a 1 minute google pulls up AP articles that claim the FBI, which hates Trump, confirmed he was shot in the ear, and he was medically reviewed within ~30 minutes of the incident at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Nobody is picketing mitochondria. Worldview is scope creep.

Outlandish? ...that progressive outcomes can actually work against social justice? "Social justice means giving everyone a fair chance at a good life, no matter who they are, by fighting unfair stuff like being poor or treated badly, using teamwork and changes." Progressive enable unfair wages via illegal labor through open borders and lax enforcement. Open borders and weak enforcement leads to more illegal workers. With illegal workers willing to work for less because they are here illegally and cannot demand better, their wages stay low or drop. Actual citizens lacking skills and education cannot compete with illegal alien wages... and an increase in illegal workers can cut wages for low-skill citizen workers. Progressives (and others) that support illegal labor are screwing American citizens. ... A similar line of reason extends easily to criminal rights over victims, etc. The words sound nice and the deeds are not...

Ignorance isn't bliss forever... In my state, I’d start with every kid opted in to public sex ed, flood parents with clear details on the curriculum and their power to pull out... guaranteeing transparency and parental control.