Alex Jones is currently streaming from a new location on a new website.

  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    5 days ago

    Somewhere buried deep inside of Alex Jones is a hunk of arterial plaque that is hanging in there, firmly grasping the wall. Stress will, god willing, lift that plaque from its perch and send it right into his brain.

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      Edwin Hubble discovered the apparent redshift, or reddening, of galaxies proportional to their distance. The cause of this is the expansion of the space along the light’s path to Earth. This principle is also responsible for the apparent red appearance of Alex Jones’s skin as he recedes into corn cob form, the words “I’m not owned” likewise shifting to longer wavelengths in the process.

          • Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.net
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            Y’know, I’ve been working on just letting people enjoy things. TBBT is obnoxious and unfunny and I hate it, but if people get a laugh out of it, I should just be happy for them. God knows there are media properties I laugh at that have problematic aspects and I generally don’t feel bad about it (especially stuff that’s long over like Yes Minister) and we could all do with a chuckle to smooth our path through hellworld.

            This image however has set me way back. I am no longer okay with people enjoying TBBT.

            • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]@hexbear.net
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              I had a roommate that fucking looooved TBBT and I have consequently sat through most of the show, really helped refine my dislike of it. The characters ranging from socially inept ND to socially inept sex pest doesn’t do it any favors even if the humor wasn’t just the writers pulling from whatever well known nerd shit they could think of and obviously didn’t give a shit about.

      • alexei_1917 [mirror/your pronouns]@hexbear.net
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        Sunscreen is WOKE!!! Taking care of your skin is for WEAK SOYBOY LIBRULS! REAL MEN ain’t afraid of a little sunshine!

        (The thing is, people who watch him unironically probably do believe that.)


        This user is suspected of being a bear. Please report any suspawcious behaviour.

  • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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    He never had control of the studio. He was renting the studio. He already has another shooting space, everything except the name “infowars” was transferred to two new companies years ago, and hes being paid a huge sum for use of the name infowars.

    It is not the victory claimed.

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      I think all the licensing revenue from the name Infowars is going directly to the Sandy Hook families. I believe his inability to pay the debt from that lawsuit is the whole reason he has to sell the name in a forced fire sale

      • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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        He isnt “unable to pay” (Well, in the sense that the damages are so high nobody could, but not in the sense of being broke, he transferred all his money and assets to accounts a judge ruled the victims can’t touch. He hasn’t and isn’t paying them a dime. The Onion is paying the victims on behalf of Alex Jones through a licensing deal. As far as Alex Jones is concerned the debt was imaginary and continues to be imaginary as he hasn’t lost any real assets

        He is still a wealthy man lying to people and shilling pills, and i dont really find it satisfactory that The Onion is the only one paying anything here.

      • dead [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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        I think you are right about the licensing. He keeps hinting that the won’t be allowed to sell Infowars branded merchandise anymore.

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        QAA interviewed Ben Collins the CEO of The Onion about the situation 2 days ago and the way he described it, before The Onion started doing this stunt noone was going to outbid Jones from purchasing back the property. He was gonna lowball and just get everything back anyways. I have no idea if he’s [Ben] just selling himself and the Onion big. He also mentioned the families are not entirely enthusiastic about what they’re doing, but not disapproving it and The Onion is trying to win them over and convince them the only way they’re going to get anything out of this is through whatever money Tim and The Onion manage to make through this.

        I also saw Tim Heidecker talking to Sam Seder about it and he seemed very flustered but enthusiastic about the situation and intimated that alot of this stuff is very up in the air right now.

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          Arguably, the greatest satirists of our generation have fought to claim one of the greatest and most absurd bits of all time

          Perhaps I’m giving myself a little hopium as a treat

    • Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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      He is still doing that. His pill empire was transferred to a company called bigly (I think it was) a couple years back which is officially owned by his dad iirc.

      Alex Jones has literally lost nothing.

      • Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        So disgusting. I find it genuinely hard to believe that even after all his court losses they still just let him keep all his wealth. Like, I thought this was all settled, I thought he explicitly wasn’t being allowed to declare bankruptcy, but I guess I stopped paying attention too soon:/

        It’s what I pretty much expected to happen, I just thought something good had happened instead for fucking once.