Bitcoin Core died on this hill today.
They are either bribed, blackmailed, or have just become egotistical tyrants. Whatever the case is, Bitcoin Core cannot be a trusted implementation after this abuse of power and the merge of this filter removal with such a wide divide on this topic.
Rest in Peace, Bitcoin Core. It's a shame you had to be buried in a mass grave of shitcoinery versus dying on a hill that actually mattered.