‘Whoever thought it was funny to parasail over the village, it was in extremely poor taste.’

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    And additionally:

    Yesterday, singer Alicia Keys deleted an Instagram post which said she was thinking of taking up paragliding after asking her followers: ‘What would u do if you weren’t afraid of anything?’

    Advocacy group posted a screenshot of the post on Twitter, and questioned whether it was ‘some sick ode’ to Hamas attackers.

    smh

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      By this logic, is every person driving a Toyota pickup also showing support for Islamic militants?

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        It’s all about the right Toyota pickup.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux

        Due to its durability and reliability, the Toyota Hilux, along with the larger Toyota Land Cruiser (J70), has become popular among paramilitary groups in war-torn regions as a technical.[284] According to terrorism analyst Andrew Exum, the Hilux is “the vehicular equivalent of the AK-47. It’s ubiquitous to insurgent warfare.”

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Tacoma

        Most markets across the world receive the Toyota Hilux in lieu of the Tacoma.

        When comparing with the Hilux, the Tacoma receives engineering with greater priority on ride quality, handling, comfort, and safety over ruggedness and payload capacity. The design intends to better suit the needs of the US and Canadian market, where pickup trucks are used as personal vehicles rather than for commercial, agricultural, and off-road purposes.

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          There’s never been a better ad for Toyota than being the choice for insurgents. It’d probably not go well for them using it in marketing, but if dodge can use the US revolutionary war in marketing I don’t see why it should be off limits.

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        The list of news sites that are actually worth visiting would be much shorter.