Political Shots Fired Thread

[Kai]

Poe's Law. I honestly don't know

[XenosisMk4]

Reasonably sure this isn't real

Right?

...right?

[Sponk]

100% fake.

I mean, not that you should trust screenshots instead of twitter links anyway.

[Nordstern]

Holy shit...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1CG2FI

Boy Scouts of America to allow girls to join, earn Eagle Scout rank

In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.

The unanimous decision by the 100-year-old group’s board of directors came after years of requests from families and girls, it said, though the announcement prompted a largely negative reaction on social media.

“We believe it is critical to evolve how our programs meet the needs of families interested in positive and lifelong experiences for their children,” Boy Scouts Chief Executive Michael Surbaugh said in a statement.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has lost about a third of its members since 2000, which now stands at 2.3 million. BSA insisted that allowing girls was in response to the needs of families, not related to declining membership.

The Girl Scouts of the USA said girls thrive in a girl-only environment, and that “we are girl experts.”

Starting in 2018, the Boy Scouts will allow girls to join the 7- to 10-year-old Cub Scouts. Small, community-level “dens” will be single-gender. Larger “packs,” which are comprised of dens, will decide whether to include dens of each gender or not, the BSA said.

In a program to be announced next year and projected to start in 2019, girls will follow the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts, which are for ages 11-17.

Surbaugh in a tweet said, “Today, the BSA opens a new chapter in our history w/a unanimous vote to welcome girls to Cub through Eagle Rank.”

After the announcement, the Girl Scouts issued a statement that did not mention the Boy Scouts or its move to include girls.

“Girl Scouts remains committed to and believes strongly in the importance of the all-girl, girl-led and girl-friendly environment that Girl Scouts provides, which creates a necessary safe space for girls to learn and thrive,” the organization said.

In August, a top Girl Scout official accused the Boy Scouts of running a “covert campaign” to recruit girls to increase its declining membership, the Washington Post reported.

The program for girls older than Cub Scouts projected to begin in 2019 will allow them to earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest achievement in the organization.

On social media, hundreds of people were critical of the news, with many posts echoing the sentiments of Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son.

“Strange, I thought that’s what the Girl Scouts was for???” he said on Twitter.

Sing Oldham, spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention, said the announcement continued a “reinvention” of the Boy Scouts his group does not support, including the decision in 2013 to allow openly gay members.

In January, the Boy Scouts also opted to allow transgender boys to join.

One of the biggest complaints from Girl Scouts I know was that their programs focused more on home economics and less on high-adventure. I often heard "Why can't we do fun stuff like them?"

[XenosisMk4]

Good.

[Straight Hustlin]

Holy shit...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1CG2FI

Boy Scouts of America to allow girls to join, earn Eagle Scout rank

In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.

The unanimous decision by the 100-year-old group’s board of directors came after years of requests from families and girls, it said, though the announcement prompted a largely negative reaction on social media.

“We believe it is critical to evolve how our programs meet the needs of families interested in positive and lifelong experiences for their children,” Boy Scouts Chief Executive Michael Surbaugh said in a statement.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has lost about a third of its members since 2000, which now stands at 2.3 million. BSA insisted that allowing girls was in response to the needs of families, not related to declining membership.

The Girl Scouts of the USA said girls thrive in a girl-only environment, and that “we are girl experts.”

Starting in 2018, the Boy Scouts will allow girls to join the 7- to 10-year-old Cub Scouts. Small, community-level “dens” will be single-gender. Larger “packs,” which are comprised of dens, will decide whether to include dens of each gender or not, the BSA said.

In a program to be announced next year and projected to start in 2019, girls will follow the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts, which are for ages 11-17.

Surbaugh in a tweet said, “Today, the BSA opens a new chapter in our history w/a unanimous vote to welcome girls to Cub through Eagle Rank.”

After the announcement, the Girl Scouts issued a statement that did not mention the Boy Scouts or its move to include girls.

“Girl Scouts remains committed to and believes strongly in the importance of the all-girl, girl-led and girl-friendly environment that Girl Scouts provides, which creates a necessary safe space for girls to learn and thrive,” the organization said.

In August, a top Girl Scout official accused the Boy Scouts of running a “covert campaign” to recruit girls to increase its declining membership, the Washington Post reported.

The program for girls older than Cub Scouts projected to begin in 2019 will allow them to earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest achievement in the organization.

On social media, hundreds of people were critical of the news, with many posts echoing the sentiments of Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son.

“Strange, I thought that’s what the Girl Scouts was for???” he said on Twitter.

Sing Oldham, spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention, said the announcement continued a “reinvention” of the Boy Scouts his group does not support, including the decision in 2013 to allow openly gay members.

In January, the Boy Scouts also opted to allow transgender boys to join.

One of the biggest complaints from Girl Scouts I know was that their programs focused more on home economics and less on high-adventure. I often heard "Why can't we do fun stuff like them?"

The real reason the Girl Scouts never wants to merge it is because of that sweet cookie dough, they don't want to share it.

[Nordstern]

The real reason the Girl Scouts never wants to merge it is because of that sweet cookie dough, they don't want to share it.

I think the real reason is that their organization would be made redundant after a merger.

[smuggo]

Holy shit...

  Spoiler:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1CG2FI

Boy Scouts of America to allow girls to join, earn Eagle Scout rank

In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.

The unanimous decision by the 100-year-old group’s board of directors came after years of requests from families and girls, it said, though the announcement prompted a largely negative reaction on social media.

“We believe it is critical to evolve how our programs meet the needs of families interested in positive and lifelong experiences for their children,” Boy Scouts Chief Executive Michael Surbaugh said in a statement.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has lost about a third of its members since 2000, which now stands at 2.3 million. BSA insisted that allowing girls was in response to the needs of families, not related to declining membership.

The Girl Scouts of the USA said girls thrive in a girl-only environment, and that “we are girl experts.”

Starting in 2018, the Boy Scouts will allow girls to join the 7- to 10-year-old Cub Scouts. Small, community-level “dens” will be single-gender. Larger “packs,” which are comprised of dens, will decide whether to include dens of each gender or not, the BSA said.

In a program to be announced next year and projected to start in 2019, girls will follow the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts, which are for ages 11-17.

Surbaugh in a tweet said, “Today, the BSA opens a new chapter in our history w/a unanimous vote to welcome girls to Cub through Eagle Rank.”

After the announcement, the Girl Scouts issued a statement that did not mention the Boy Scouts or its move to include girls.

“Girl Scouts remains committed to and believes strongly in the importance of the all-girl, girl-led and girl-friendly environment that Girl Scouts provides, which creates a necessary safe space for girls to learn and thrive,” the organization said.

In August, a top Girl Scout official accused the Boy Scouts of running a “covert campaign” to recruit girls to increase its declining membership, the Washington Post reported.

The program for girls older than Cub Scouts projected to begin in 2019 will allow them to earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest achievement in the organization.

On social media, hundreds of people were critical of the news, with many posts echoing the sentiments of Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son.

“Strange, I thought that’s what the Girl Scouts was for???” he said on Twitter.

Sing Oldham, spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention, said the announcement continued a “reinvention” of the Boy Scouts his group does not support, including the decision in 2013 to allow openly gay members.

In January, the Boy Scouts also opted to allow transgender boys to join.

One of the biggest complaints from Girl Scouts I know was that their programs focused more on home economics and less on high-adventure. I often heard "Why can't we do fun stuff like them?"

I'm ok with this.

[evil edna]

If girls want to get groped in a tent on the side of a hill somewhere by a weird middle aged man then good luck to em

[Lallante]

We almost need a dedicated thread for "accusations of pervy abuse of power by important men". After all the fun last few weeks with Weinstein, this week's perv is tech evangelist Robert Scoble.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/woman...6dZ#.ov9deEypd

Scoble then decided AGAINST lawyer's advice, to respond to an expanding clutch of the allegations:

https://scobleizer.blog/2017/10/25/n...t-accusations/

Fucking stupid move, especially as it required him to effectively call his own long term business partner a liar and very explicitly excluded denials of certain more serious other claims against him (the groping). And no explanation of what he was apologising for on facebook if he did nothing wrong to Michelle Greer

His defence effectively comes down to "It was all consensual, and how can it be an abuse of power, I have no power! PS: Sorry to my wife" but of course even that doesnt hold up for long:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/25/...onse-blog-post

Oops.

[Keckers]

Some youtuber was in the news for manipulating women to send him naked pictures as well.

[Steph]

Ah, the Gul Dukat defense.

"How can there be war crimes if there wasn't a war?"

"How can it be an abuse of power if I have no power?"

[helgur]

Pervs, pervs everywhere.

[SAI Peregrinus]

https://twitter.com/bjorn/status/919982399601233922

And that's just the beginning. It gets worse. It's also not news, it's been out for over a decade. No one has cared.

[erichkknaar]

Handy reminder that women in the US stopped getting paid today.

[Spawinte]

Ah, the Gul Dukat defense.

"How can there be war crimes if there wasn't a war?"

"How can it be an abuse of power if I have no power?"

Dukat never said either of those things. He did bang Kira's mum though.

[smuggo]

Handy reminder that women in the US stopped getting paid today.

Le gender pay gap meme...

You're better than that m80.

[Steph]

Ah, the Gul Dukat defense.

"How can there be war crimes if there wasn't a war?"

"How can it be an abuse of power if I have no power?"

Dukat never said either of those things. He did bang Kira's mum though.

Oh right, the war crimes thing was that other cardassian.

[Lilalaunebör]

100% fake.

I mean, not that you should trust screenshots instead of twitter links anyway.

I was ready to believe, until Ching Chong (and had my doubts at Shrek, le 4chan memez much?). Trumps unique talent is to make normal words sound like slurs, he doesnt need to open up the racist grandpa dictionary.

[Sponk]

I guess it's Mueller Time.