No shit? I’ve clearly not done any research on the internet before typing my comment. There is no way I already read the article you posted. /s

That said, I’m guessing this is the part of the article you were referring to?

But uh, is Armstrong a Scientologist?

That’s the big question! Armstrong has never publicly identified with the Church of Scientology, though she did attend a gala in 2013. More recently, Armstrong supported actor and prominent Scientologist Danny Masterson at his 2020 rape trial, where he was convicted on two counts.

To summarize, she showed up to a single preliminary court date in 2020, but cut contact after details emerged? She also attended a gala a decade ago where her family was present? That’s not really proof of anything.

So basically it’s not something she’s ever said, but you’re assuming that she holds the exact beliefs of Scientology. This in spite of the fact she was reportedly raised by a Scientologist, yet is openly gay in contradiction to their teachings. Not to mention her songwriting for Dead Sara, which would indicate other beliefs.

For all we know she left years ago and doesn’t ascribe to any of it. It’s extremely hard to know, and personally I’d like to have some real proof before launching a “righteous” crusade against her.

Just looking for proof she’s currently a Scientologist.

Proof?

Honestly give it a minute for the emotions of it all to settle down. Best I can tell this is an out of control internet rage machine, with very little factual information to back up the claims so far. She’s a world class vocalist who’s a relative unknown for most people, and all we’re currently getting is wild and unproven accusations based on hearsay.

Can you point to where she said that she doesn’t “believe in” mental illness?

Most of the accusations being thrown around are tenuous and unproven as far as I can tell. I’m tired of the hate-train circle jerk. People need to back up their statements with facts and evidence, not hearsay.

I’ve been loosely following Emily Armstrong and Dead Sara for a decade or more, and I was so stoked to see join Linkin Park. I swear people just want to be mad these days. If she did shitty things that sucks, but this purity test nonsense has got to stop. Receipts or STFU.

For what it’s worth, this is the only article I can find that says it was for burning “plantations.”

From NBC News

The official said that while the weapon was not sanctioned by military leadership, the troops were fulfilling a legitimate military task of burning away thick shrubbery along the border where Hezbollah fighters sometimes hide.

Or, if you prefer an outlet with a different perspective…

From Middle East Eye

Israeli media suggested that launching projectiles into Lebanon was aimed at exposing Hezbollah fighters using the dense foliage as cover in the area. It could also be in preparation for a ground invasion.

Would Proton Bridge fit your needs?

Can you articulate why you don’t trust Proton? From everything I know, they have a stellar reputation and have been around since 2013 with no end in sight.

My small concern with Librewolf is getting security updates quickly. Cool project though. As I understand, the team has been better about quickly patching security vulnerabilities in recently months too.

Huh, TIL.

https://www.waterfox.net/blog/a-new-chapter-for-waterfox/

Check out Mullvad Browser. It’s created in partnership with the Tor Browser, but optimized to be used for the Clearnet. You don’t need to use Mullvad’s VPN with it either.

It wouldn’t surprise me if this was Putin’s doing. He has a history of committing violence against him own people and blaming others.

It’s banned by Wikipedia as an unreliable source.

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I don’t know what to tell you other than are straight up believing propaganda my human. Like, your empathy with the Palestinians is commendable, but your lack of empathy for Israelis is abhorrent.

I’ll make a few statements about what I see in the situation, but picking through every piece of disinformation is exhausting and I don’t have the time to continually engage with you at this time.

1. Palestinians are suffering and dying horribly in Gaza in very unjust ways.

2. Netanyahu wants to expand Israel, and doesn’t believe in a two state solution.

3. Netanyahu does not want the conflict to end without a major victory, because his political career is over once the conflict is.

4. The hard right of Israel doesn’t care about the suffering of the Palestinians.

5. Hamas is brutal, effective, and in many ways immoral.

6. Hamas does not believe in a two state solution, wishes to destroy the nation of Israel, calling for the removal or killing of all Jews in Israel.

7. Hamas does not want this conflict to end because it benefits their goals. They gain international support, and power when Palestinians suffer and die.

This is a report from a UN team that flew to Israel and made a comprehensive assessment of all the evidence. I’ll also state the obvious, the UN team would can’t interview dead victims of rape.

If you’re going to post that kind of nonsensical statement, at least read the executive summary of the report.

Rapes, murders, and acts of violence were absolutely committed by members of Hamas. This is perhaps an uncomfortable truth for you.

Your video is login-blocked It’s not my video (I didn’t upload it) and it’s not “login blocked” in the US. Here is another link that should work regardless.

but those people were in fact not raped. If anything they are further evidence that no rapes happened. Those people meaning Chen Almog-Goldstein and her 17 year old daughter Agam? The ones who in the full length interview said they were not raped, but said other women were? (19:55 in the interview). “Girls, only 19 years old…they went through horrible things. On a personal level… they were abused [sexually] and hurt…”

DER SPIEGEL: Your daughter Agam wrote in an article that she was afraid of being raped. How did you try to protect her?

Goldstein-Almog: Our guards were relatively respectful towards us, but I remember that once one of the men asked Agam to cook with him. I kept going into the kitchen to check on her to make sure nothing was happening.

After that the article derails into some hearsay about anonymous unconfirmed rumors. Strangely the people you are citing have certainly not experienced that.

I think you mean the people you used as evidence by posting a chopped up propaganda clip. I merely linked to the full interview where they did not speak highly of their captors.

Strange how the UN is infallible when they agree with Hamas, but when they don’t it’s “hearsay about anonymous unconfirmed rumors.” /s

The UN report being filled with the same claims used by NYT which have been completely debunked does not lend it any credibility either.

That report has not been “debunked,” despite what you claim, or what The Intercept published about the New York Times.

What a load of shit.

That clip is pure propaganda, deceptively edited, and completely out of context… The stories of Chen Almog-Goldstein and her 17 year old daughter Agam have not changed.

If you don’t believe me, try watching the full interview.

https://vimeo.com/899212136

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Realistically Gaza needs aid deliveries by truck to have any hope for survival. Airdrops will help, but the volume of aid needed requires more efficient delivery methods.

Hopefully another group will step in to provide security, but it’s hard to imagine who that could be.