• the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Poor guy just wanted to spread vicious lies about people whose children were murdered. Who amongst us hasn’t done that?

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      1 month ago

      I think Jones’s story is kinda sad, honestly.

      I think he’s a genuinely low IQ individual who is passionate about digging around where he shouldn’t dig, and trying to make sense of things. He flew too close to the sun by actually doing some decent investigative journalism and getting due praise when he was way younger and less of a deranged alcoholic. And that success got to his tiny brain, and then alcohol and drugs… And now he’s a deranged lunatic who… Basically wants to spread lies about people whose children were murdered. And he’s so lost in this “truth seeker” identity that has so clearly deteriorated to insanity, that he’s not only willing to, but he is ultimately going to die on this hill.

      Not saying he hasn’t earned that, but I guess I’m saying I’d still be interested to know the results of a lengthy psychiatric eval on him.

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        1 month ago

        I’m pretty sure he knew exactly what he was doing. He’s a unscrupulous grifter that was in it for the money from day one. Low IQ is no excuse for being a scumbag.

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    People acting like this is some big victory. But he’s going to be on joe rogan next week.

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        I met someone at a bar a while back and was hitting it off nicely… and then she was like “haha and there’s this podcast I’ve started listening to, it’s hilarious and funny and smart! You heard of Joe Rogan?” And the expression my face made completely autonomically killed the vibe right quick. I wasn’t really upset tbh lol.

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    1 month ago

    The liquidation of Jones’ assets does not mean that Infowars will cease to exist. Several outcomes are possible. The court-appointed trustee could sell the business to another owner, for instance.

    Don’t celebrate too soon. Some shadowy investors are going to bail him out.

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      The families are not super money motivated. They could just accept the company in the same way OJ Simpson lost his book rights.

      Accept the company as payment and put up a youtube video of the set getting burned in the parking lot. After all infowars become a wikipage debunking every single lie told on the program.

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        1 month ago

        The most devastating insult they could accomplish, if they’re simply handed his assets relatively untouched, is to turn it into a reputable, top-tier news organization. Now that would be delightfully karmic.