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So Plasi, you did not respond about why Calculus, Organic Chemistry, and Thermodynamics books are banned from elementary school libraries. I think your input on that would be very instructive. mspart

Uncle, Nothing you have said changes anything regarding these brave Palestinians targeting and killing 260 youth that were at a dance party. You can't make that sound like something noble. It was cowardice and 1st degree murder to do that. We will be agreeing to disagree here I'm sure. mspart

Not banned. https://www.amazon.com/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463193X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JZAUJWJN5EGB&keywords=kite+runner&qid=1696872712&sprefix=kite+runner%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1 mspart

These was an act of barbarism and cowardice in gunning down 260 students at a party and the other actions they took against civilians. This action should be condemned in the harshest way. Question: What did Hamas think was going to happen when they did this? That Israel would go, "oops my bad"? In 2005, Israel handed the Gaza Strip over to the Palestinians and rockets have poured over from there ever since. Shortly after getting sole possession of the Gaza land, they voted for Hamas to run things. And Hamas has always been about peace right? Gaza should not be surprised at the Israeli reaction and current siege. They essentially requested it, probably hoping it would bring in the rest of the middle east into the fight. mspart

What!!! Calculus, Organic Chemistry, and Thermodynamics books are banned for 3rd graders? This can't be. We must fight this tooth and nail!! They must have access to these books. mspart

Yes Rulon has "tried" to make the WTT the last few years. But he has not been able to get down to weight. Perhaps it works this year, but it is another year gone by and he is that much older. He might be successful and that would really be something. And if he was succesful, that would be huge news and might bring more interest in international wrestling. He last wrestled in 2004 Olympics and won bronze on less than 10 toes. I would give him a slight chance to make the US team. I would not give him much of a chance on the international scene. But it would be a good story that I have applauded in the past and been disappointed each time. But then I remember standout Andre Metzger's "comeback" in Greco and he was not very successful losing quickly. Randy Lewis had a similar result in a OTT qualifer. I think Rulon can win a match, maybe two, in OTTs but that might be it. He has an automatic pass to the OTTs I think as a former Olympian. mspart

Well, not weird if what Semafor says is true. I've heard this elsewhere that RFK Jr is more of a vote stealer from Trump than for Biden. So it makes sense that Trump would start this process. But this other source I've heard says he should not bash RFK, but praise him and be nice to him showing his supporters that he is a nice guy with similar anti-establishment thoughts. Become closer allied with RFK rather than oppose him. Well, I'm not sure what should be done, just interesting the different viewpoints on it. mspart

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4242026-trump-seeks-pause-in-new-york-fraud-trial/ A New York appeals court declined to temporarily pause former President Trump’s civil fraud trial but did halt the cancellation of Trump’s business licenses until after an appeals court hears his case. ... Defense attorneys argue in the Friday filing that Engoron had “no rationale or legal authority” to dissolve Trump’s businesses or order additional directives. “Supreme Court’s sprawling and punitive relief is both unprecedented in a civil action in this State and indefensible under the law or any reasonable view of the facts,” Trump’s legal team wrote. I have felt this same way. A civil trial usually involves suing for money. A criminal trial is for breaking the law. Before the civil trial even started, the judge, Engoron, rescinded Trump's ability to do business in NY. Certainly this action was not taken as a result of the trial, and the result of the trial would not lead to this. I'm no lawyer as Vak will attest to and perhaps he can give some clarity to this. But for a judge to impose penalties before the trial even starts seems like putting the cart before the horse. Penalties happen after a case is heard. And are these penalties that would result from a civil trial? I have a hard time thinking that is true. So I am not surprised that the appeals court vacated the penalties imposed until a full appeals court can look into this. This just seems rather suspicious that the judge is out to get Trump as much as the DA is and just couldn't wait to do something. But I think his penalties will get finally overturned by the appeals court if they do what is correct here. Please anyone, provide examples of a judge imposing similar penalties on a defendant before the case even starts? Ready, set, go! mspart

This happened to me when I was on a jury. Guy knifed a girl. Girl did not show up to testify. Mistrial so the guy got off. My take: Based on the evidence presented to the point of the mistrial, I would have said innocent. But I tell you this guy was the meanest looking person I have ever seen in my life. He was guilty of something. The fact that she didn't show up to testify tells me his buddies got to her. Bad dude for sure. Anyway, I was an alternate so I didn't really have to do much and when it was a mistrial, we were all let go. But again, based on the testimony that had been presented by the defense, I would have voted not guilty. It was an unusual case in that the defense went first because the prosecution's star witness was a no show. Defense rested and the star witness was still a no show. Mistrial. mspart

Are you related to Rocket Raccoon? To answer your question - Perhaps TrackWrestling or FloArena? I have not seen that stuff on themat.com forever. There are some historians on the forum here that might be more help. mspart

Koom Bye Ya!!!! mspart

Sounds like this will be confusing for awhile until USAW comes out with a statement. A challenge? Best 2 of 3? If more than one challenger, a round robin tourney? Best 2 of 3? Too many questions. mspart

Oregon does have access to the Pacific Ocean with few ports. The the part of Oregon that wants to be part of Idaho is landlocked. No access to ports. California, yes Top 5 economies in the world. But not the part that supposedly wants to secede. It is a small part of CA and generally an unproductive one unless you include all the farming country which is in the middle of the state. But that is not northern CA. I'm not seeing this happening anytime soon. A proposal is one thing, but no full support is another. And this would take all kinds of support. Redrawing state boundaries is a federal job I imagine. Probably not a lot of support in Congress for this kind of thing. mspart

The Northern CA thing won't happen. They won't become another state. They would have to be absorbed by Oregon or Nevada. The Idaho thing is not really a thing. No one lives in eastern Oregon (population wise). It is a barren wasteland. Why would Idaho want that? I don't think either of these has a chance to become real. There was an effort years ago that rural parts of King County, WA wanted to become Cedar County. It also failed. They are ideas but not viable ones in my opinion. mspart

Agreed. Thanks BNW. So it is the challenge that I am confused about. This would have to happen before OTTs. How will that work? mspart

Well, those are 3 awesome samples you have provided. I can smell them through the monitor!! mspart

Must be fraternal twins. mspart

Thanks for the info NHS. I'm getting that Pan Ams is before OTT and last chance is after. So I'm still unclear on the mechanism to choose the guy for Pan Ams. Current WTT member or they have a special fight? Last Chance should be the OTT winner for the weight I'm thinking. mspart

That would be entertaining just the trolling. The matchup as well. mspart

This one in particular I like. mspart

Looking tasty! We use Sweet Baby Rays also but found a better BBQ sauce. Stubb's is really good. mspart

They did it for Prince for years. I think it is funny too. mspart

Even ChatGPT is Woke!! mspart

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/hillary-clinton-calls-for-formal-deprogramming-of-trump-cult-members-republican-gop-maga-democrat-presidential-election WASHINGTON (TND) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for the “formal deprogramming” of “MAGA extremists.” ... “Sadly, so many of those MAGA extremists take their marching orders from Donald Trump who has no credibility left by any measure,” she said. “He’s only in it for himself. He’s now defending himself against civil actions and criminal actions. When do they break with him?”. So she wants to do communist concentration camps for deprogramming and reprogramming of people. That is essentially what she is saying. So the question is, what is a MAGA extremist? Remember, MAGA means Make America Great Again. Is there anyone that wants America not to be great? Is that a thing? Are there really people out there that want America not to be great? 1. What is a MAGA extremist? 2. Is this different from supporting Trump? 3. Is what she saying really deprogramming people from supporting Trump? 4. Is the 1st Amendment to the Constitution alive or not? My thoughts are she cannot be serious in wanting to go down this road. A formal deprogramming of thought? This is as anti American as it gets. If other Ds jump on this band wagon, these are the people you know you should not support. They are the extremists. They are the people to fear. They are the people that should not be trusted to run the government. This has to be the most ludicrous suggestion ever made by a supposedly serious politician. That's my 2 cents and I guess I will have to go get deprogrammed for thinking this way. mspart

So I'm confused about how the person will be chosen to represent the US at 57 and 65 at Pan Ams and at the last chance? Does anyone know how that works? mspart