Among the things this year that I wish had never happened, this event is in the complement set.
The Onion buys Infowars
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#972I understand the vitriol against mr jones perfectly. Before his sandy hook saga I was actually somewhat of a fan of his work. I remember hearing an idiotic rant of his complaining that the US government was putting chemicals in the water that turned the frogs gay. But sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. "Researchers have found evidence that even extremely diluted concentrations of drug residues harm fish, fro…
> alex jones made a big mistake in vilifying the victims. But please do not take that as a pass to do the same to alex jones as he did to his victims. An eye for an eye will make the world blind.
I'm sorry but this really undersells what Alex did. He didn't make a simple mistake and he wasn't taken to court quickly.
Those kids were brutally murdered in 2012. The first lawsuit against Jones over it was filed in 2018. Jones spent 6 years calling it a hoax, calling the parents liars, and paying "reporters" to harass parents, family, first responders, and government officials.
The parents ended up moving, changing their names, hiring private security, getting shot at, and one died by suicide. One parent said they knew when Jones mentioned them because new harassment started shortly afterwards.
Jones was contacted by the parents, asked to stop, and one parent would issue dmcas to stop him from continually sharing his deceased son's photo.
In Jones' text messages, he and his crew called the sandyhook experts crazy and used sandyhook as a shorthand to crazy conspiracy garbage.
So why did he do it? Because he would daily track his sales and noticed that days where he talked about sandyhook brought in more money.
This was all proved in court and depositions.
Alex Jones is far from persecuted. And I'd love living in a world where someone who dedicated 6 years of their media empire to harassing harassing greaving parents, that person loses their money and company.
Re: The Onion buys Infowars
#973Apparently the sale has been reversed and is being contested. https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/1857261507010052306?s=46
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#974Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wondered how the structure worked too. Technically the Sandy Hook Victims can buy Infowars. All the money they bid would just all come right back to themselves anyway. This article calls it a "joint bid". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-14/the-onion... Meanwhile, Alex Jones is calling a hearing next week to accuse the bid process of being rigged https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/1857223561754059168
> Meanwhile, Alex Jones is calling a hearing next week to accuse the bid process of being rigged https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/1857223561754059168 Alex Jones is not a reliable source
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#975Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wonderful news. I'm glad their CEO recognizes the great value of CEOs. My only worry is that this acquisition makes Global Tetraeder so large that it attracts the attention of those pesky EU bureaucrats, who will want to split it up into multiple imperfect solids.
They'd better think twice as long as Ted Kaczynski remains on The Onions editorial board[1], he also knows a few things about splitting things into multiple solids. [1] https://i.imgur.com/iNDpZt2.png
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#976Earlier quoted context omitted.
The threats were made by Jones followers rather than Jones personally.
If I understand correctly: if I threaten a third party based on something you’ve said, you now face legal liability?
Googling:
>To prove prima facie defamation, a plaintiff must show four things: 1) a false statement purporting to be fact; 2) publication or communication of that statement to a third person; 3) fault amounting to at least negligence; and 4) damages
So probably no in that case as there was no significant damage. Sandy Hook was different in that there were ongoing threats and harassment for years.
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#977Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is actually one of the dumbest stunts I'd ever seen. InfoWars is nothing without Alex Jones. They've wasted all their money since Alex will start a new project and his viewership will move.
Oh no, far to the contrary, this is funny as hell. The fact that Alex Jones isn't there makes it even funnier. And they got all of the stuff and the brands. The chemical brands, the infowars brands, all of it.
First of all, a judge just overturned this thing, so I hope you're still laughing.
Secondly, if they really paid money for this, they're idiots because InfoWars is meaningless without Alex. He will just start "The Alex Jones Network" and recapture his audience.
All that said, I see that I got downvoted by woke idiots even though I don't even watch Alex Jones.
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#978Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh no, far to the contrary, this is funny as hell. The fact that Alex Jones isn't there makes it even funnier. And they got all of the stuff and the brands. The chemical brands, the infowars brands, all of it.
First of all, a judge just overturned this thing, so I hope you're still laughing. Secondly, if they really paid money for this, they're idiots because InfoWars is meaningless without Alex. He will just start "The Alex Jones Network" and recapture his audience. All that said, I see that I got downvoted by woke idiots even though I don't even watch Alex Jones.
It has been paused based on normal steps in bankruptcy proceedings[0].
> A court hearing is typically held after a bankruptcy auction to finalize the winning bids and sales, and to hear any objections, so the process in Jones's case hasn't strayed far from the usual — yet.
[0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/onion-infowars-court-1.7385221
Also try and cut out the name calling, especially when you're incorrect.
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#979Earlier quoted context omitted.
First of all, a judge just overturned this thing, so I hope you're still laughing. Secondly, if they really paid money for this, they're idiots because InfoWars is meaningless without Alex. He will just start "The Alex Jones Network" and recapture his audience. All that said, I see that I got downvoted by woke idiots even though I don't even watch Alex Jones.
It has been paused based on normal steps in bankruptcy proceedings[0]. > A court hearing is typically held after a bankruptcy auction to finalize the winning bids and sales, and to hear any objections, so the process in Jones's case hasn't strayed far from the usual — yet. [0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/onion-infowars-court-1.7385221 Also try and cut out the name calling, especially when you're incorrect.
When it comes to trusting the fake news outlet CBC or Alex Jones, I'd go with Jones on this one: https://x.com/glennbeck/status/1857529776866574769
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#980I hate to burst everyone’s bubble, but this is fake news. This deal is not final. The judge in the liquidation case is holding an evidentiary hearing next week to understand how and why secret bidding was set up and why it was not open to the general public. Sounds like a BIG loss for The Onion, not to mention the potential defamation cases that could arise from news outlets publishing an unverified story about a sal…
Their bubble revels in sadistic glee at the pain and humiliation of a man that they hate for reasons that they do not understand themselves. Their bubble deserves to be burst.