#court chester

[pseudo-hero]

Joker and Lex Have a Fun Chat

Probably stupid but I'm gonna go ahead and post it already haha:

(Extra) What I was inspired by:

(If anyone knows who made the directly above, let me know and I'll give credit.)

[phlebaswrites]

Supporting a Soldier (In Flight)

Summary:

There are some places.

(Which can only be filled by the right person.)

An Aburame story.

Takes place in 1945.

Rating: Mature Fandom: Naruto Relationship: Aburame Shino/Fū of Takigakure, Nara Shikamaru/Temari Word Count: approximately 2.5K (Complete and posts one chapter daily)

This story was written for @aburamewaifu​ , @momo-ceros​ , @dumbblossom​, and @fireflylitsky​ , with many thanks for idea bouncing!

Truly, it takes a village.

Warning: This being an Aburame story, it will include insects.

Shino stares up into the sky, the dark glasses he wears protecting him from the glare of the sun.

"The ships have come into contact." The kikaichū which lands on his shoulder crawls up behind his ear. "My wife can see them."

"But can the American's see her?" Shikamaru tosses a kunai into the air before catching it again, and Shikadai-kun rolls his eyes at his father's impatience before slapping a book over his face and lying back on the grass. To all appearances, the boy is asleep, but not even a Nara would be that lazy, particularly not the son of the Kazekage. And yes, the long suffering sigh he makes when his father tugs on his hair is enough to announce his wakefulness.

"I do not think it will matter if they can," Shino frowns at the thought, but he has full confidence in his wife and her partner. "Chōmei-sama is faster than any of the clay birds the Tsuchikage produces, and a naval gun will not hit them except by chance."

They both know it, it's exactly why Fū and Chōmei-sama were chosen for this job, and Shikamaru nods his understanding, but really they're both just airing their anxieties at this point.

Two husbands, keeping each other company while their wives are in danger.

Read the rest on AO3.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Convicts Have Own Ideas of Life's Values," Montreal Star. June 7, 1933. Page 3 & 11. ---- Words Of Wit And Wisdom Are Gleaned From Evidence In Recent Trials ---- THE trials of various St. Vincent de Paul convicts, in connection with last November's rioting at that institution, which have just been completed before Mr.Justice Wilson, in the Court of King's Bench, were not without their words of wisdom and various offering of humor and sarcasm from various prisoners from the great convict station heard in the witness-box.

One after another they took the oath and told their respective stories, either for the Crown or for the defence. Some of them appeared to be human derelicts indeed, but others, either by smart bearing, a flashing smile, a turn of phrase or evident ambition to ingratiate themselves, gave proof of light undimmed by long years of imprisonment.

To begin with, they are not "convicts"; the word is never used. They are "Inmates" to officialdom and "cons" to one another. There are some 1,100 of them in the great penitentiary just outside Montreal and it is very evident that social scale exists within its four grim walls, in just as marked a degree as "outside."

The "stool," or stool-pigeon, for whom the "con" has a name not used in polite society, bears the brand of Judas among his fellows. Then,too, your ordinary, common-or-garden criminal, thug, stick-up man, burglar, thief or what have you, has a bitter contempt for the man committed for statutary offences and unnatural crimes. A man with a long record, even among hardened criminals, stigmatized one of these degenerates from the witness-box.

CHESTER Crosley, with 10 previous prison and penitentiary terms to his discredit and self-admitted ringleader of part of the trouble, who pleaded guilty to setting fire to the trades' building of the penitentiary, provided the court with a bright 20 minutes while he told his own story of the affair. He gave his crime record with pride, but staunchly insisted that he had never committed perjury and did not intend to.

Asked by the Court what had happened to him after the fire broke out and he had seen to its spreading by sprinkling gasoline, Crossley said: "Then I got cut off. I was taken out of there two hours later, with my body all burned. The remains stand before you now!" "Pretty solid remains," said Mr. Justice Wilson, when the laughter had subsided.

Incidentally, "Jazz" Crossley, as his fellow-prisoners call him because there is always a song on his lips, lays all his troubles at the feet of fate. "You have not been very lucky," said the Court when the negro's history had been told.

"That's what comes of being born at midnight," answered the witness, showing two perfect rows of teeth. GEORGES BOIVIN, serving life term for manslaughter, star witness for the Crown in several cases, came under fire of defence counsel for his very apparent willingness to help the authorities. He had just finished a somewhat dramatic recital of one of the incidents of the trouble and of his own share in it. "You read detective stories; Sherlock Holmes and that sort of thing?" suggested the lawyer. "Oh no, Sir," retorted the "lifer" fixing his interrogator with a knowing eye, "I would not go as far as that!"

A BURLY negro, who, according to his own evidence was beset with "breakin' an' enterin'" was being loaded into the patrol wagon of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the ride from the penitentiary to the court house. He lagged in the line. "Come on, Rastus! Get a move on!" said the red-coated corporal in charge of the party. "Who is you callin' Rastus?" was the smiling retort.

When the party unloaded at the court house cells, the police officer asked the convict "What is your name, anyway?" The answer came in the same clear, slow modulated voice in which the man later gav eevidence in court. "Ma name is Arthur Morton an' I may tell you that I was very much offended when you call me Rastus!"

Another bright spot in a sordid business was Howard Macdonald, who began a considerable career of crime in Calgary, some years ago. He broke out of Burwash and in prepared to "argue the point" with almost anyone who wants to discuss his affairs; even judges. But there is something about this 6 foot 1 3.4 ins. giant that catches the eye and the sympathies. Here is a bad lad, but with the indefinable "some-thing," which one saw in "king's hard bargains" overseas: the same "something" which brought them from detention to be star performers in tight corners. "Mac" will be heard from, yet!

[crmsndragonwngss]

She did not, however, deny the Scientologist allegations…

[elfleccy]

Give this album a listen: Reimagining In The Court Of The Crimson King

[hepdenerose]

Under Cover (Museum and Market)

Thursday grey and damp, we sought covered spaces to avoid the worst showers. From a rainy Eastgate Street, we sheltered in The Grosvenor Shopping Centre to be diverted by TK Maxx and Castle Fine Art’s window, featuring mediocre efforts by Bob Dylan and Billy Connolly. Emerging on Bridge Street rows, we kept dry until reaching the steps at the end and crossed to Grosvenor Street. We paused to…

[millingroundireland]

Beginning with a boom: Putting down roots in the Adirondacks

I excerpted this from the original post on the WordPress version of this blog, where this, and the previous post are in one document.

On April 18, 1838, John Mills stood before the Warren County Court of Common Pleas, a court which handled “matters of a civil nature.” The court would be abolished nine years later in 1847 when New York reorganized courts across the state, with some action beyond that date as “part of the restructuring process” to some degree. What he told the court was reprinted in his application for naturalization the same day, as recorded by the Warren County Clerk:

John Mills above named being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is of the age of thirty three years and he was born in the Parish of Ballyshehann and County of Tipperary in that part of the Kingdom of Great Britain called Ireland that he embarked at Waterford in the month of July as he believes in the year 1835 and arrived at the city of New York in the state of NY in the month of August and following he has since resided in the state of New York and County of Warren and still resides there. That he came to the United States for the purpose of residing therein and that it is bonafide his intention to become a citizen therein and that he makes his declaration for the said purpose and with such intent – that he hereby renounces from all allegiance to any foreign power potentate state or sovereignty whatever and particularly to the King of Great Britain of whom I am a subject.

This short paragraph told his whole journey to the United States, deriving a whole story! On the 70-71 km (43.5-44 míle) journey from Ballysheehan to Waterford, he likely would have either went by boat, as I suggested for Thomas, or he would have taken a carriage or horse rather than walking the distance as shown in figure 1.4. The rest of the journey, from Waterford to New York City, was a distance of 3,416 nautical miles (nm) or 3,931 miles if they went along the route on a map which is laid out in figure 1.5. All in all, this is a long way to come to be in the United States! From New York City, he may have taken another boat to Warren County, maybe even meeting his brother(s) or other family at the docks. Its hard to know, but one can imagine the circumstances.

Figure 1.4. The journey from Ballysheehan to Waterford by foot. Calculated with Google Maps (shown above)

Figure 1.5: The journey from Waterford to NYC by boat. Map and calculations via http://www.sea-seek.com/tools/tools.php.

The following year, in 1839, one Mills and one Bibby (or more) arrived in New York. Edward Mills arrived in Niagara, New York on June 1 or 2. He, like John Mills, lived in the town of Chester. Also that year, Robert Bibby arrived in the US, with the exact location of his arrival unknown. However, it is clear that he settled in Warren County, New York as well. As the family story goes, he married Margaret Ann Bibby in 1839. This is why the Bibby family matters. They would be the parents, in years to come, of Dora A. Mills, Robert Byron Mills (RBM I), and many others. As for the Bibbys there were a whole group of them that came over in 1839 and settled in Pottersville, NY, including a man named Elias Bibby with a wife named Eleanor and two children. They reportedly left Irelad because their home was burned down twice possibly because they were Protestants in a Catholic area.

By 1840, the Millses and Bibbys were more firmly planting their roots in Warren County. The same year that Robert Bibby gave a naturalization declaration and listing his age, the 1840 census revealed another record listing John Mills. Living in Chester, Warren Co. John Mills and Edward Mills were listed as neighbors. Sadly, this was the census in which only the head of household was listed. But within household of “John R Mills” as he was called in the census was one man aged 30-40, and one female aged 15-29. Undoubtedly this other woman was his wife Margaret, but these tick marks seem to indicate that they did NOT have children yet. If the 1845 New York State Census still existed, it might have listed their children, but sadly it did not.

One year later, in 1841, John Mills again went to the court so he could apply for his citizenship. He was supported by a man named Archibald Darby living in Glens Falls, Queensbury. Also that year, a man named Benjamin Bibby was living, seemingly, in Essex County, New York, town of Minerva, with a wife and child. Also that year, another Bibby immigrated, reportedly, on a ship named the SS Fairfield with his grandfather, Thomas Bibby and grandmother Ann Lyndop. He would live in New York until 1875, with his wife, named Margaret Johanna Shaw, dying six years prior, also in Essex County, New York. The Bibbys would settle in the Adirondack Mountains in horrible farm land in Chester which had a large settlement of Irish and harsh winters. Some would move to Ontario, Canada in later years, staying as farmers sometimes with large amounts of land, while others would go to Chester in Orange County or to Orleans County.

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[merlinmylove]

I have an idea for a Merlin fic but life is chaos so I cannot write it:

So for whatever reason Arthur is away (probably visiting some Lord or Nobel House) and Merlin stays behind (who knows why).

Uthers manservant is ill so he requests Merlin (after all he’s the crown prince’s manservant he should be good enough for the king).

Merlin is now stuck as Uthers servant for a week and I really want to see Merlin try to wake the King up with “rise and shine!! :D”

He talks too much and is entirely too familiar with the King, taking liberties and speaking out of turn, mentioning Arthur by name and not title, is always late with lunch but somehow…

Uther finds him fascinating. He knows Merlin is completely loyal to Arthur (he said so himself in the show). He understands Merlin hears castle gossip like most staff, but he is actually able to understand the significance behind the rumours. Merlin is also trusted by the knights and has insight into the lords and ladies of the court. He sees things, he hears things. Uther can use this

As a physician in training, he is able to treat Uthers old knee injury, and he is clearly learned. He can read and write better than some of the noblemen he’s met. One day Uther enters his chambers and finds Merlin bent over the desk looking over the grain reports “did you notice Lord Chester had been underreporting his grain storage for three years and is selling it under the table to a foreign king?”

Merlin is a terrible manservant…but Uthers clothing had never been cleaner, his armour so polished, his bathwater so hot and his notes so organised. Merlin is continuously late and covered in mud or moss, but somehow Uther finds he doesn’t mind as long as Merlin keeps feeding him important castle gossip.

Arthur gets Merlin back at the end of the week, and Merlin can finally breathe (he’s been a nervous wreck for the last seven days). Uthers servant recovers and the King has a functional servant again as is befitting his station.

But Uther is now willing to overlook some of Merlin’s …ridiculousness and familiarity with Arthur…after all, he’s realised Merlin does have some uses, even though he’s always late with breakfast.

Scenes like this:

“You’re the clumsiest excuse for a servant I’ve ever met!”

“Yes, Arthur says I have the elegance of a newborn lamb”

“Why is there a twig in your hair? It’s unbefitting of your station as servant of the King”

“I fell asleep in a ditch, anyways have you heard Lady Carteret has been seen buying hemlock at the apothecary? I’m sure Lord Carteret is soon to be missing, poor sod”

“Can you never bring me my breakfast on time?!”

“Sorry Sire, the poison tester died this morning after drinking your tea, so I had to brew it myself, and we’re in need of a new poison tester. And in totally unrelated news Lord Milder was seen fleeing the castle”

“Rise and shine!! The sun is up and you should be too!”

“Is this really how you wake your King? And where the hell is my breakfast!”

“Well Arthur usually throws a pillow at me even though it’s my job to wake him in the morning - that lazy arse!”

[katescribblesabit]

now im thinking of angst of timmy in human form for some reason and his old friends spot him like 'holy shit is that turner?!'

fairies aren't allowed to be found out by humans :) And Timmy has a special court order of being prohibited from using a human disguise until a few decades have passed. Usually when Timmy visits earth he would be in an animal disguise, so there is no way of someone spotting him and getting suspicious.

AJ and Chester have a little tradition going on, on someones birthday since he disappeared. they leave a drink out, and it would be gone the next day :)

[weltenwellen]

Gale Marie Thompson, from “Chester Street, Holding Court”

[sweetyamz1]

✦ court Jester npts pack﹕

names — Jester.　Harlequin.　Fool.　Quincy.　Merrick.　Puck.　Raff.　Tobin.　Bard.　Pierrot.　Rigo.　Finn.　Tumble.　Folly.　Razz.　Trixie.　Jingle.　Caprice.　Raffi.　Quill.　Patch.　Motte.　Grin.　Tilty.　Jingle.　Kip.　Scamp.　Riddle.　Tansy.　Jovie.　Merry.　Chester.　Caper.　Ditto.　Spry.　Glee.　Quirk.　Wynn.　Jiffy.

pronouns — jest / jests / jestself.　quill / quills / quillself.　trick / tricks / trickself.　glee / glees / gleeself.　joke / jokes / jokeself.　flick / flicks / flickself.　charm / charms / charmself.　twirl / twirls / twirlself.　mask / masks / maskself.　cap / caps / capself.　prank / pranks / prankself.　skip / skips / skipself.　tilt / tilts / tiltself.　wink / winks / winkself.　grin / grins / grinself.　whim / whims / whimself.　caper / capers / caperself.　giggle / giggles / giggleself.　quips / quips / quipself.

titles — the fool with a thousand faces.　[prn] who dances on the edge of reason.　the trickster in the king’s court.　[prn] who turns sorrow into laughter.　the master of jest and jibe.　[prn] who wears a smile.　the bringer of mirth.　[prn] who hides wisdom in folly.　the laughter in the shadow of the throne.　[prn] who spins tales.

[normal-entomologizt]

I had a dream when I finished this edit it was so bad it killed Chester himself and I had to go to court, hope it’s not that bad!

[warwickroyals]

↬ Warwick Wives (1/7) | royal wives during the reigns of Louis I & Louis II, 1782 - 1817

W I L H E L M I N A was fifty-six at the time of her husband's enthronement, making her one of Sunderland's oldest queen consorts. Despite this, she was famed for her beauty and sharp wit. She had protruding, restless eyes, with a pleasant demeanour. Her representation was a source of stability during the monarchy's early days.

C H A R L O T T E was less shrewd than her mother-in-law. Undereducated and neglected, she came from an obscure German duchy on the brink of extinction. Charlotte’s desire for an informal and relaxed domestic life greatly influenced the upbringing of royal children throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She remains the most prolific of Sunderland's queens, giving birth to fifteen children—seven boys and eight girls—over twenty-one years.

A M E L I A is the earliest example of a Sunderlandian consort causing a media sensation. Emily, as she was affectionately called, was beloved by the country and her husband, Louis, then Duke of Woodbine. Her marriage stemmed from Sunderland's new alliance with the United Kingdom. This alliance ultimately outlasted the marriage, for Emily would die at age twenty-seven. Her death complicated Sunderland's succession; she and Louis had one son, five-year-old Prince Frederick, who was also of weak health.

M A R I A - C A R O L I N A was the antithesis of Emily—even their hair colours highlighted this. Where Emily was pleasant and free-spirited, Maria Carolina was moody and introverted; Emily was the daughter of a King, a product of the world's largest imperial empire, Maria Carolina was the daughter of a low-ranking prince from Sweden's waining Holstein-Gottorp dynasty. Where Emily was adored by her husband, Maria Carolina hated. The two cousins had never wanted to marry and Louis, still grieving his first wife, waited two years before consummating the union. Over time, Louis grew hostile toward his wife. Running hot and cold, he alternated between ignoring Maria Carolina and tormenting her mercilessly, sometimes driving her to tears.

"If I were to suffer such maltreatment would have hung myself from the balcony at Chester long ago" - Princess Wilhemina, writing on her sister-in-law's troubles

To escape her husband's bullying, Maria Carolina undertook a wide variety of public duties. Today, several institutions and charities bear the name Queen Mary Caroline. Despite her husband's apathy and her own shyness, Maria Carolina formed a loyal circle of close friends at court. It was only after Maria Carolina died in 1841, that Louis III expressed remorse for her mistreatment. He outlived her for another ten years.

King Louis III and Queen Mary Caroline had no surviving children together. When Louis's only son, Hereditary Prince Frederick, died without issue Sunderland was left without a clear successor, promoting the 1835 Succession Crisis. This crisis would last for twenty-five years and put an immense amount of pressure on the next generation of royal wives.

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[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"CHESTER CROSSLEY A DÉCLARÉ ETRE SEUL RESPONSABLE DU FEU," La Patrie. June 1, 1933. Page 13. ----- Chester Crossley, nègre, detenu au pénitencier de Saint-Vincent de Paul, a été le principal témoin ce matin au procés de six bagnards qui comparaissent présentement devant le juge Charles Wilson, aux Assises, sous l'accusation d'avoir mis le feu au cours d'une mutinerie aux ateliers de cordonnerie, confection et Tellure du pénitencier de Saint-Vincent de Paul le 4 novembre dernier. Crossley déclara avoir été condamné à neuf reprises et avoir purgé des sentences dans les prisons de Burwash, Toronto, Kingston, Sudbury, Guelph, Hamilton, London, Cleveland et Detroit. "Et voilà l'histoire d'un pauvre malheureux," de dire le luge après avoir entendu la déclaration de Crossley. "Pas bien chanceux, en réalité", de répondre Crossley. Crossley a déclaré: "J'ai approché Lagacé et lui al manifesté mon intention de faire "quelque chose pour aider mes compagnons." "Je lui ai demandé de défaire les fils du téléphone pour m'aider. "J'ai ensuite mis le feu à des vêtements qui se trouvaient dans l'atelier de la confection". Le priaident du tribunal: "Y avait-il des allumettes ou des briquats entre les mains des prisonniers?" Crowley: "Pas de briquet, main des allumettes. Vous savez, les officiers envoient de temps en temps leurs habits pour les faire presser et on y trouve souvent des allumettes qui sont restées dans les poches." Crossley continue: "Après avoir mis le feu, je suis sorti de l'atelier pour aller chercher encore de la gasoline et lorsque je sais revenu. J'ai été enveloppé par les flammes et je n'ai repris connaissance qu'à l'hôpital. Les restes de ma personne sont préventement devant cette cour".

Le juge: "Restes passablement solides." Le témoin continue: "C'est à peu près tout ce que j'ai à dire. Le reste, je le dirai lors de mon procès." - il indiqus les six accusés à la berre.

Me Robinson: "Est-ce que quelques-uns des accusés à la barre ont fais le feu?* Crossley: "Non, ils ne le pou-vaient pas, car ils ne savaient pas ou se trouvait la gazoline. Ils ne le pouvaient pas.

Le témoin continue: "Je suis celui qui a mis le feu. Seul j'ai mis le feu aux ateliers." Me Robinson: "Prenez-vous toute la responsabilité des dommage qui ont été causés au pénitencier?" Cromley: "Je suis disposé à en prendre la responsabilité. C'est d’ailleurs la propriété du gouvernement!" Les accusés sont: Alphonse Croteau, Emile Sulkosky, Wilfrid Pelletier, Charles, Charles Howard, Jules Lagacé et Georges Gagnon. On s'attend à ce qu'un verdiet soit rendu cet après-midi ou demain.

[haggishlyhagging]

Women were also regularly employed in brewing, at least as much as men. Medieval peasants drank rather a lot of small (or low-alcohol) beer and ale. In the tenth-century Alfric's Colloguy, which records theoretical dialogues between a teacher and his students, one young man states, "I drink ale, usually, if I drink at all, and water if I have no ale. . . . I am not rich enough to be able to buy myself wine: Wine is not a drink for boys or fools but for old men and wise men." By the late medieval period, in brewing centers such as České Budejovice, from whence the name Budweiser comes, beer was being made on a large enough scale that it was being exported to Bavaria.

Medieval people desired to drink beer and ale not because water was unsafe, but because farmwork is extremely hard. Small beer and ale added additional calories to their daily uptake in an enjoyable way. Although the wealthy were probably able to procure professionally made and imported beers, most people, especially in the earlier medieval period, made their own ale or bought it from nearby producers. Ale was brewed primarily from barley and did not include the hops of beer, which meant it could not be stored for long before going off. As such, those who wanted ale had to be constantly brewing it to ensure a steady supply, making brewing a very common cottage industry. Women who brewed for their families would often brew excess for sale, allowing them to bring in a bit of money. Because brewing was a craft that could be learned at home, women could be employed as brewers in larger commercial breweries.

We find women in the brewing trade consistently: records show them paying taxes on their gains from brewing, and registering with the authorities who oversaw standards. When someone performed below these standards, they were frequently written up, so we can find the women who were not meeting them. The Durham Court Rolls from 1365 record that Agnes Postell and Alice de Belasis were fined twelve denarii for selling bad ale, about the equivalent of two days' work for a skilled craftsman. Similarly Alice de Belasis was separately fined two shillings, or the equivalent of five days wages, for poor-quality ale, which a court proved had no strength at all. Punishments for brewing bad ale could range from fines to ritualized humiliation. In England, the Domesday Book first recorded the use of the cucking stool (which would become the ducking stool in the early modern period) in Chester to punish those who sold bad ale or ale in incorrect measures. They would be forced to sit in a chair out side their home and be jeered at by locals. Fourteenth-century Scottish laws noted that any alewife who made "evil ale" was either fined "eight shillings" or placed in the cucking stool, a nod to women as the primary brewers in the region who could face the largely gendered humiliation as a result.

We also learn of women in the brewing profession through records of accidents. For example, one coroner's roll indicates that at around noon on October 2, 1270, Amice Belamy was carrying a tub full of gruit, an agent for flavoring ale, with Sibyl Bonchevaler at her work in Lady Juliana de Beauchamp's brewhouse in Staple, Eaton Socon. As they went to dump the gruit into the boiling vat of beer, Amice slipped and fell into it and was trapped by the tub that fell on top of her. "Sibyl immediately jumped towards her, dragged her from the vat and shouted; the household came and found her scalded almost to death. She was given the last rites of the church and died on the day following. This harrowing story reminds us what a physically tasking and dangerous job brewing, especially in large quantities, could be.

This episode is also interesting because the two women were working for another woman, and a lady at that, Juliana de Beauchamp. Brewing was commonly associated with women across class lines, since the brewhouse is listed as belonging to the Lady Juliana. All in all, during these years a woman was just as likely to be brewing ale as a man, if not more likely in some instances.

-Eleanor Janega, The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society

[keybladeciel]

Now for my two cents on the drama that ensued among the Linkin Park Community.

Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault, Scientology, and suicide

Disclaimer: I do not condone nor encourage the harassment of the individuals or anyone with their own opinion. Additionally, this statement is intended to be read with an open mind and I may be wrong at such details. Any corrections with hard evidence is appreciated. Updates to the situation will be made via reblogs.

Like many LP fans, I was happy that there was a new Linkin Park album in the works and was amazed by Emily Armstrong's vocals in the latest track. However, this news came with some awful drama.

Let's discuss the basics. From Zero will be the first Linkin Park album with newly recorded material in seven years following No More Light, the last album to be recorded prior to Chester Bennington's suicide. To receive news about a truly new album and a new vocalist is enough to excite the LP fandom.

The new vocalist for Linkin Park is Emily Armstrong from Dead Sara. When The Emptiness Machine dropped as the newest single, the controversies of Armstrong's past reared its ugly head and caused a divide in the fandom. Namely, Armstrong was outed as a Scientologist and a supporter of Danny Masterson. Cue many fans being upset, especially detractors of the new direction of Linkin Park going forward.

Armstrong hasn't discussed her views since 2013 and she has recently posted a statement on her involvement with Danny Masterson during the court hearings he was going through. She has stated that she has no longer supported Masterson following him being found guilty of rape and made an Instagram Story of her clearing the air. The hearing she attended to was in 2020. The statement below can be interpreted has her apology for this.

As for her past as a Scientologist, she's a Second Generation Scientologist (meaning she had no say in her being part of the Church of Scientology whatsoever, let alone a religion of people who hate anything negative statements about them) and was called out by one of Masterson's victims. Again, Armstrong hasn't said anything about it since 2013. Scientologists can leave their faith, but it is difficult to do so and there are several restrictions placed by the Church. (Again, they HATE criticism and negative publicity of any kind)

Scientologists tend to ignore the topic of mental health. Many fans were pissed at such a damning revelation and believed that Chester would be upset over this.

Despite this, LP gave their support and Chester's wife, Talinda showed her support in Armstrong being the new vocalist.

As for the Masterson case, many of Masterson's former friends would logically want to see him as a good person, but have cut ties with him following his conviction (Armstrong herself stated that herself. I believe that she flubbed a spot check when her Insta reveals she stills follow Masterson, but dealing with the fallout of a friend being a monster comes with its own baggage). While some have said Armstrong was involved with a confrontation with a victim, there isn't any evidence to prove this.

The instance of Scientology requires a more realistic thought. The Church of Scientology has no problems making the lives of vocal ex-members a living hell with legal battles and frequent harassment. While we can assume Emily Armstrong herself is an ex-member, she can't be vocal about it without a massive shitstorm ensuing, especially if she's part of a band that has several songs dealing with mental health, something that Scientologists actively ignore. Many ex-members have resorted to sneaking out of the Church or even Scientology as a whole in the trunk of a car. Even if Armstrong seems to be in a place to discuss her departure, she still won't be able to without the ire of her former faith. If you analyze the lyrics of The Emptiness Machine, they deal with leaving a toxic enviroment or a cult-like place. In Armstrong's case, it can be interpreted has her stating that she has left the Church without attracting a potential shitstorm, with the lyrics feeling appropriate for leaving such a place.

All in all, this is not how the new era of LP was supposed to go down, but the use of context and media literacy is how we can understand this situation going forward.