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Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by mrtksn »

whoitwas wrote: post #26
mrtksn wrote: post #12

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I think you're missing context? Infowars is rabidly pro-MAGA. Trump appeared on Alex Jones numerous times. The Onion is an entertainment company with more attachment to reality than Infowars. I would like to think a judge wouldn't allow friends of Alex Jones to take the company back.

> The Onion is an entertainment company with more attachment to reality than Infowars

Yep, that's exactly why it could have been the most entertaining outcome. What's funner than replacing "BS made for serious people" with "serious parodies"?

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by jmward01 »

It is clear that Jones and his relatives have moved money and assets around in order to shield them from the verdict. Now, money that should have been already given to the victims is being used to steal back the megaphone that caused harmed in the first place. The end effect will probably be even more subscribers and money for Jones which he will use with even less restraint since he knows there are no consequences. There are no words for the evil going on here. What recourse is left when the legal system is this broken?

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by [deleted] »

refulgentis wrote: post #37
bsimpson wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I appreciate that the tweet actually had context about what happens next: "…continue to seek a path towards purchasing…" "…back to the drawing board…" The article could have used those details. ----- [edit] They've updated the article.

It said that exact thing, but didn't need a number of tweets to say it. Advantage: article.

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Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by fzeroracer »

pclmulqdq wrote: post #6

This is probably the correct decision. Alex Jones's vitamin company offered 2x more cash, and in the case of a bankruptcy, cash completely trumps any notion of "giving up debt." Especially when the debt being settled is astronomically large and you are giving up a very small portion of it ($7 million out of $1.5 billion). The other creditors are far better off getting more cash, and those $7 million of claims are wor…

There's a deep irony in your post that you say it's the correct decision when it's Alex Jones attempting to strongarm his Infowars rights back after losing them in court because he failed to pay his outstanding debts.

Like you do see the obvious corruption here, right?

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by Vampiero »

jmward01 wrote: post #42

It is clear that Jones and his relatives have moved money and assets around in order to shield them from the verdict. Now, money that should have been already given to the victims is being used to steal back the megaphone that caused harmed in the first place. The end effect will probably be even more subscribers and money for Jones which he will use with even less restraint since he knows there are no consequences.…

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Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by dukeofdoom »

piva00 wrote: post #36
dukeofdoom wrote: post #31

Wait, so you can be fined 1.5 Billion for reporting on a conspiracy theory? BTW, this is a lot more than pharmaceutical companies pay out for actually killing people. I remember watching the trial and it was the most ridiculous thing every. The defendant (Alex) wasn't allowed to say he's innocent because the judge defaulted him. Yet the prosecution was allowed to bring in all kinds of evidence of his guilt (other tha…

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I watched the trial...did you?

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by ipaddr »

anigbrowl wrote: post #23
unsnap_biceps wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Musk filed saying that he owns the X accounts and they aren't allowed to be sold according to the TOS. The X accounts were removed from the pending sale.

Very speech much free

All social media accounts are owned by the company and they can and do shutdown people every second of everyday. This is the least surprising.

Instagram just shutdown the account of the suspected ceo killer. That person didn't break any social media rules (didn't post copyright or tell someone off or spam marketplace) but instagram has the right.

I don't see anyone shocked.

Re: Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion

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Post by Sparyjerry »

unsnap_biceps wrote: post #17
bboygravity wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Context needed about why Musk blocked The Onion accounts?

Musk filed saying that he owns the X accounts and they aren't allowed to be sold according to the TOS. The X accounts were removed from the pending sale.

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