Scouts drop DEI, ‘pro-trans’ approach— hooray!
Posted By: 4250Luis, 2/28/2026 8:50:55 PM
We’re overjoyed to see Scouting America, long known as the Boy Scouts of America, ditch the DEI policies it adopted amid the country’s post-2020 racial fever, as well as unwinding the dubious “pro-trans” approach it also felt obliged to undertake. Kudos to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon for prompting the review, which we hope settles the matter permanently. The left painted a bulls-eye on the Scouts years ago, aiming to browbeat a mainstay of wholesome American traditions into culture-war submission. As at many another institution, the folks in charge tried to compromise, betting that enough goodwill would allow the group to continue its core mission. They did not give ground on the oath:
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We’re overjoyed to see Scouting America, long known as the Boy Scouts of America, ditch the DEI policies it adopted amid the country’s post-2020 racial fever, as well as unwinding the dubious “pro-trans” approach it also felt obliged to undertake.
Kudos to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon for prompting the review, which we hope settles the matter permanently.
The left painted a bulls-eye on the Scouts years ago, aiming to browbeat a mainstay of wholesome American traditions into culture-war submission.
As at many another institution, the folks in charge tried to compromise, betting that enough goodwill would allow the group to continue its core mission.
They did not give ground on the oath:
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Bhattacharya goes from US health policy
outsider to leading top agencies at Trump's
personal request 2 replies
outsider to leading top agencies at Trump's
personal request 2 replies
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Iran latest: Supreme leader Ayatollah
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes,
says senior official 15 replies
Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes,
says senior official 15 replies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the clerical ruler who transformed Iran into one of the Middle East’s dominant powers, was killed by US-Israeli strikes on Saturday, a senior Israeli government source has told The Independent.
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The Iranian Supreme Leader's office accused the country's enemies of "mental warfare" following the Israeli claims.
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Barack Obama and his administration sold the world a fantasy with
For weeks, the Trump administration attempted to achieve a diplomatic outcome, only to have those efforts rebuffed with arrogance and an unwillingness to move on key issues. While Iran's negotiators claimed to be garnering concessions, the American president kept publicly expressing his increasing discontent with the situation.
With the arrival of the USS Gerald Ford carrier group into the region, the stage was set to end the obvious stalling by the Iranians, and the show has now started. According to multiple reports, the first round of strikes, which were carried out by the IAF, directly targeted the regime's leadership, and some big names have been eliminated.
Video shows moment missiles rained down
on Iran Supreme Leader’s compound —
as civilians laugh 11 replies
on Iran Supreme Leader’s compound —
as civilians laugh 11 replies
A wild video shows the moment US and Israeli missiles rained down on Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s compound — while a witness laughed in apparent disbelief.
The footage shows thick smoke billowing from the fortified complex, which, along with military infrastructure, was targeted in what the State Department called “Operation Epic Fury.”
Upon the realization, a woman can be heard laughing, seemingly stunned at the sight. Oh my God, they hit it. They struck it. Oh my God!” the woman says.
“They hit the Supreme Leader compound!”
At least seven missiles struck the area around Khamenei’s fortified complex in central Tehran, with additional strikes near the presidential palace.
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