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Can’t believe Elon is going to try and help Jones stop the sale. As much as Musk claims he has a sense of humor, he’s going to ruin the objectively funniest possible outcome of the sale?
Alternative: Instead of trying to steal back InfoWars, Alex Jones should just go and work for The Onion, instead. That way, he'd have a chance at getting back to doing _HIS_ show again.
The Onion really found a way to make sure the one 100% serious headline they post is somehow just as if not more absurd than any of their fake ones. Masterful gambit
The ad for the Legal Eagle hits harder when you remember that Jones really did need better lawyers. "I have your entire phone because like 2 weeks ago, the idiots you hired sent it to me by mistake. I told them, and they ignored me so now it's mine and I get to do tell everyone here in real time that you lied about everything"
The Plaintiffs' lawyer in that case (as well as in a case against Elon Musk) is literally my favorite lawyer for this. Legal Eagle's high on the list though
In fairness his lawyers needed a better client, Jones undermining his legal team isn't new. Not to dismiss their own lack of competence demonstrated in this case, just noting they were starting from a bad position regardless.
Full disclosure, my exposure to infowars content is YT clips roasting it. If that's all accurate, though, wouldn't the onion owning it actually make infowars a more credible news source? 😜
@@Vynoslivost Someone getting drunk 24/7 for 10 years being appointed as editor-in-chief of InfoWars would make it a more credible news source than what it was under Jones.
I saw someone say the Onion should keep their main source satirical, but make the InfoWars a thoroughly sourced, factual news site. Sort of parody of itself, telling, "The Real Story they don't want you to know", it literally just the true facts, packaged as if it's some big secret.
@Vynoslivost if you want to understand the levels of madness surrounding InfoWars; the podcast Knowledge Fight has 1000+ episodes on Jones and related topics (including some coverage of depositions; interviews with the legal teams and with some of the plaintiffs). If you are primarily interested in legal aspects, search within their feed for episodes with "Formulaic Objections" in the title. Episode numbers 712 and 736 are two post trial episodes. Most of the 1000 episodes are about InfoWars episodes- unpicking Jones' on air claims. The main host (Dan) is such an expert on Jones and InfoWars that he was an expert consultant for the families in the Texas case.
Thing is the onion doesn't have a lot of people who actually take them seriously and they don't encourage their subscribers to harass other people. @@Heathcoatman
@@RaveN_EDM I agree that Infowars is taken more seriously by those who follow, but the message is the same, both are a complete joke and not to be taken seriously. I was referring specifically to the content, not the reception. (It was a quip comment, relax)
The best power move in modern journalism was the Liberal Media (And Legal Eagle) pretending there was actual evidence for Russian Collusion. Womp womp. It may have been a failure in the end but they did good using power to keep the truth under wraps while using the lies to smear Trump. This onion thing is a joke. It's being challenged in court, a lawyer telling people "It was bought" while that purchase is being disputed in court is pretty outrageous.
So basically: The onion stopped Jones’s allies from getting it all back, helped solve the issue of payouts between the two groups of parents, and pulled one of the greatest karmic justice acquisition in history. With one move. What legends
@@Spiney09 but what problem? In both scenarios "2% family" got same amount of money because other family choosed dignity over money. There was no dispute to settle between families.
@@Spiney09 why are you changing topics? You said that the onion settled dispute between parents and I asked what dispute there was because I don't know about any. The dispute was between families AND alex jones.
Just to be clear, there IS no dispute between the two parents. I think you must've misunderstood what was being said. The Texas lawsuit parents weren't in some sort of disagreement with the Connecticut lawsuit parents. The Connecticut lawsuit parents just went out of their way to increase the share the Texas parents would get out of their own volition, not out of some sort of dispute between them.
@@drayke8886 It was to do with what they were going to do with Infowars as a whole. The Texas plaintiffs wanted to let Infowars truck on, if under the control of the victims, while vacuuming up pretty much every profit made as that was the only way the Texas plaintiffs were ever going to see enough money to pay their legal fees, much less enough money to make things right. Thus they initially opposed there being an auction at this stage. The Connecticut plaintiffs, on the other hand, wanted to sell things off so that they could get money now while also making sure that Jones could no longer continue using Infowars to spread hate and harm. They were the ones pushing to sell things off, and because of this there was conflict between the Texas and Connecticut plaintiffs. EDIT: The Judge ruled in favour of the Connecticut plaintiffs on this matter, hence the auction. The Onion stepping in like they did allows for both groups of plaintiffs to be happy.
@@God53 holy shit, fear mongering christian vs guy with 666 in his name! who wins!!! me personally im on the side of 666, this guy may not be a satanist but i am. hail satan
Nothing ironic about it he is probably isrel the number thing is big with them they consider that number to represent their god. Think im sht posting or making a joke ? Do you know were they say jesus is in the thier talmud. lol ya.
I love that my reaction was that it was sufficiently well-defined and in sufficient use that I thought it was a technically appropriate use of the term.
i’m from a community that was directly affected by this shooting. many people i know saw their friends and family lose people in this incident. and from this emotionally charged position, let me just say: i respect the onion more than ever before. this is a beautiful stroke of justice, and i hope to whatever god may be out there that this sale goes through. this is, in complete seriousness, a tremendous victory for our community.
We sometimes do forget it was real people who dies that day Its easy to get cought up in the numbers and the technical jargon but we have to remember that
@@UtubeH8tr Proof of what? You're not seriously still trying to claim this didn't happen? How in 2024 can ANYONE be so ignorant? Then again 70+ million just proved how ignorant this country actually is...
The families have repeatedly said that the lawsuit wasn't about them getting his money, it was always about making Alex Jones actually feel the consequences of the hell he put them through on top of their grief. So a result that means his company is going to become, quite literally, a *joke* is perfect poetic justice.
Their children who were tragically murdered were slandered by the absolute piece of work and you think it's only about the money? I mean really? Ensuring your children get the dignity they deserve isnt worth more than any money on earth? @@bell5082
There's a guy in the UK who's famous for playing Yakety Sax while Boris Johnson announced his resignation because Hugh Grant, the actor, dared him to do it (the guy had just regained access to his speakers which were taken from him by the police because he kept playing funny music in the background of interviews with politicians he didn't like). Still funny that The Onion did this, but it hasn't been the first time someone has been dared to do the funniest thing possible and actually follow through with it.
I love how the Chaos Lawyer always describes people in the most concise and accurate ways. "Conspiracy Shitposter" Alex Jones. "Goblin Troll" Roger Stone. Amazing.
She could even be more concise by not naming them. I think by now we know who conspiracy shitposter and goblin troll are, and those are the names they've earned and deserve.
Makes sense, the Connecticut families are far more concerned with ensuring that Jones pays the price than that they're the ones that receive it all. The high verdict was never about the families needing billions of dollars, it was about punishing Jones and discouraging him from subjecting future families to what they experienced.
Absolutely. Those families suffered so much. They not only suffered a parent's worst nightmare, they were put through another nightmare by Alex Jones. I'm sure those families could definitely use the money to get their lives back to a semblance of normal, but they would rather see that hell spawn of a man go broke and lose all of his power.
They want him to actually feel consequences for what he put them through, and for him not to be able to do the same thing to anyone else. The Onion buying his business would be *both*, and that makes it perfect poetic justice.
@@DavidHRyall So let me get this straight, you're wishing ill on someone for commenting about a person being punished for a pattern of knowingly antisocial behavior? Is it normal in your world view to advocate that people who engage in malicious behavior be punished, too, or only the otherwise innocent people who draw attention to it?
"The Onion and Sandy Hook parents are conspiring to hurt me!" Alex Jones describing how businesspeople meet and negotiate a perfectly normal aspect of a bankruptcy proceeding
That's what they do. They take normal mundane stuff and create controversy. This exhausts people so they disengage or go to the "easy" news sources(tik tok, fox, etc) The popular content creator Hank Green recently took a tweet by a conservative that said something like "US government spent $5 million testing coyote pee on drunk rats." Yeah that sounds bad, until you look into it and discover its research at the VA to help understand trauma responses in PTSD veterans. Then it doesn't sound so bad, but conservatives never go into detail and purposefully misrepresent things.
Conspiring to hurt people is the only form of business that he knows. Same way Trump only knows lies, fraud and deception, and therefore accuses everybody else of being the same way.
Yeah, but as Jones is a professional conspiracy nut, he'll see conspiracies everywhere because he WANTS to see conspiracies everywhere. You're talking about a guy who can and often would go off on a rant about "how THEY are controlling the weather" on something as simple as him stepping out on a rainy day. Note that just like many other conspiracy nuts, he'll almost always be very vague about who THEY are: it's all about the conspiracy, not about the who, what or why.
I think the most interesting thing about this auction to me is how it really portrays the humanity in the sandy hook plaintiffs, and how sometimes, money isnt what really matters in a case. Mad respect for going out of their way to get everyone involved a slice, and the comfort of impeding the person who hurt them.
Don't leave out The Onion. They are giving up a cut of the ad revenues to the families that had the larger claim to eventually make them whole. You just don't see that kind of class from a corporation anymore.
Yeah I'm not the biggest fan of Sandy hook promise's shock horror school shooting PSAs (the teachers were forced to show us it and we were given no content warnings, i think it was kniw the signs?) But good shit, alex jones L
@@cheezking28 It's especially nice to see after Alex Jones and his drones kept accusing the families of trying to profit off the deaths of their kids. Yet another heinous slander done by thoughtless scumbags.
@@johndoe6032 I mean, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if The Onion didn't have the capital to outbid FUAC up-front, and giving up a cut of the ad revenue was the only way to make their offer better for everyone. If you have the option to either give up a portion of your revenue on a new acquisition, or just not make that acquisition, giving up the ad revenue is almost certainly the better business play. But of course, being a business literally built around satire, making some less than ideal business decisions for the sake of ultimate lols is also very much on the table.
I find it so admirable that the CT parents were so generous to the texas plaintiffs. They all suffered from the strategy, and its so admirable that they stuck together.
That's because the goal of the CT parents wasn't to make bank off of the liquidation of Jones' assets; the goal was to prevent Jones from causing harm again. This was one of the few ways to make sure that wouldn't happen, or at least would throw roadblocks in his way.
Also they will share in Onion profits from the sale & use of the IP up to an agreed amount. Which is definitely going to be more than the FUAC settlement would give them.
In addition to the fact that the 15 CT plaintiffs still get residuals, keep in mind that they're also getting 96.7% of the money recovered from the sale of Jones's other assets (6.45% each), with the two TX plaintiffs taking 3.3% (1.65% each). This should help equalize things.
Timestamp 7:20 Apparently, Alex Jones doesn't know that 4.3 Trillion followers is about 524 times the world's entire population. His expression is priceless.
Yeah, I was giving them 10/10 when the news broke. With Liz’s explainer, I need to up the grade. Not only did they troll Jones, they also ensured the Texas families wouldn’t be screwed out of their fair share.
@@hughwotmeight2453seems like somebody refused to watch the video where it is clearly explained that it couldn't have been illegal. Why do you believe everything Jones says when he tried to defend himself in court with "anything I say should not be taken seriously"?
We often see videos of lawyers who seemingly don't know how to speak, but the whole Eagle Team is amazing. Liz Dye is a great addition. Her deadpan delivery is chef's kiss.
@@God53not yet. Presumably the onion could up their bid, with even more creativity. I would for example loan them money at 0%, which got returned by the plaintiffs after 90 days. I suspect the plaintiffs would all lend money to the onion so that they could up their offer as well.
Three parties: the two families and The Onion. The families that had the larger claim upfront will get less, but sounds like they will get a cut of future ad revenue, so ultimately it's The Onion taking the hit long-term. Glad they chose dignity and justice over corporate fundamentals.
@@johndoe6032 I can't remember the last time I saw a corporation do something like this. It's wonderful to know that there are still businesspeople who care more about people than profit.
@@avawetzel3408To be fair, I think that the recent purchasing and re-booting of the Onion was also largely an act of passion/charity. It's not super clear where the money is coming from, but I don't think they expect to be making much of a profit.
It’s worth reminding Jones defenders that he knowingly and without resistance sold his customers data to deal with his bankruptcy. He never brings up the fact that all of those details can be used however the Onion sees fit. This is a man who spent years pretending to care about personal privacy yet used his customer base as an asset.
You know, ever since the bankruptcy case I had been wondering "Who the hell would WANT to buy infowars?" This...this is beautiful. This will make the next 4 years slightly more bearable.
Of all the companies and all the people that could have bought it...the best one won. I was concerned that the shitposters' plan was going to work but then the LAST company you were bet on swooped in and gave everyone a great deal.
As funny as it is, it actually presents an opportunity. The extreme-right is crushing normal discourse in media world and this could be the beginning of turning the tide.
I love how this channel went from a slightly shitposty way for a lawyer to, you know, do the “popular science” thing, but with law… and then turned into one of my favourite sources of US-related news that could actually impact my (not living in the US) life.
we went from critiquing how matt murdock was portrayed in a netflix show to one of the few in-depth explanations of american daily news with legal underpinnings that i trust
I still don't know what's worse: Walking into an elementary school and gunning down little kids - or making a ton of money from spewing absurd lies about the event and putting the grieving parents/relatives through years of added emotional and physical stress. You could argue that the shooter inflicted some of the most horrific wounds imaginable in those who survived, but Jones tore open those wounds and kept them bleeding in order to literally sustain himself from the survivors' suffering.
Just imagine those parents laughing their assess off now, or smiling in an epic "revenge is best served cold you mf" scene... sitting in a dimly lit corner sipping their whiskey and caressing Mr. Whiskers in their lap :D *muhhahahahahahah*
@@Necromatehun yeah that is not going to bring their children back. They most likely just take solace in knowing he just lost his ability to do it again.
I'll make it easy for you. Making millions from ranting about various ideas (whether true or false) is infinitely less horrible than dozens of children dying in a mass shooting. If Alex Jones made 1 Trillion Dollars from talking about Sandy Hook, that would still be less bad than all of those children dying.
As a parent myself I could only imagine that there is no compensation that can make up for the loss of a child. I couldn’t imagine the pain. That said Jones actions compounded and multiplied that pain. He’s a garbage human being.
Man, kudos to the lawyers working on behalf of the families. The fact that a few clever acts of legal maneuvering and assisting your client can subvert these massive greedy corporate stooges is the best argument for our contemporary legal system I've seen in a long time.
Greedy corprate stooge? Alex jones is funeded by listeners and not corprate nor greedy sources, this whole video is null and void because Infowars was not sold LOL.
@@CassandraYYes, and no? Prince did that specifically to make himself less marketable, based on strong beliefs regarding identity and integrity. Musk changed Twitter to an unmarketable single letter because he ain’t the brightest crayon in the box.
Two things. 1 It's so good to hear blue sky comments being used in the record. More of that please. 2 Thanks for such a thorough breakdown of the saga and remedies.... AJ and his cohort did a lot to muddy the waters and this dispels a lot of that.
@@Blasted2Oblivion yeah, a lot of the Jones camp are trying to argue the delay is originating with the judge to imply the outcome is suspect - and sadly, people are buying it.
Yes, but he hasn't gotten what he truly deserves, which is not something I can state here without getting banned. He deserves much much worse than this.
The Onions bid stipulated that the Texas creditors would get a larger share of the money than the Connecticut creditors, which the Connecticut creditors agreed to. The value of the sale would not dent the Connecticut creditors owed 1.4 billion dollars, but would for the Texas creditors 50 million. Even though the onions bid is smaller than the other bid, it still gives more money to the Texas creditors than the other bid, which the trustee see's as a better deal.
@@FujinBlaze Exactly. There's a bit more, if I understand correctly - The Connecticut families agreed to deferred compensation from Onion's operation of the assets Onion purchased, and there is a multi year contract from one advertiser already lined up. They're taking a gamble, though, but taking a smaller share of the sale proceeds to benefit the Texas families was the chef's kiss of strategy.
Good video and I would also like to commend you on not "cleaning up" Jones' rhetoric like a lot of media outlets are starting to do for these wackos. People need to hear the insane things these people say verbatim to fully understand how ugly it is.
REAL Jones didn't just make "controversial statements about firearms and gun violence" as some news stations said. He said genuinely harmful, awful, and disgusting things. He directly harassed and bullied the survivors of gun violence for a decade, to the point of suicide.
Which is why podcasts like Knowledge Fight are so important. They've been documenting his nonsense since 2017 and one of the hosts was even brought in as an expert by the Texas plaintiffs.
The only mainstream news I watch anymore is the BBC. The news in America is shit from one side to the other and I'm tired of it. Everything else comes from lawyers and others in the know or have the receipts.
We might live in one of the worst timelines but we also live on the timeline where Alex Jones was caught lying so bad it ended with the onion buying infowars
The reminder that elon musk could easily reverse this purchase with some pocket change really shows how scary and dangerous it is to have billionaires in power
Thats because nothing Alex Jones ever says is real or true. This was above board and the only reason its being dragged put is because Alex Jones is doing what he does best.
I'll never forget the time I waited on Alex Jones. Couldn't tell if it was him or not because he was a seemingly normal dude, until my manager went over and talked to him and addressed him as a fan. You could hear the persona shift all the way across the restaurant.
I know the Onion likely cut the deal with the CT families because it was a smart business decision, but I also appreciate that it provides the best monetary compensation for BOTH sets of plaintiffs. It's an outcome that strips Alex Jones of his platform AND ensures both sets of plaintiffs get their compensation, so hats off to The Onion for a game well-played!
I can't wait until the bankruptcy proceedings reaches AJs personal belongings. Just the inventory list itself is going to be amusing to peruse through.
Honestly one of the wildest parts of this story is that out of a $1,7500,000 sale price a full $650,000 will go to "administrative fees" and not the people who were wronged in the first place.
@@JoBo-ug6tf The initial lawsuits, Jones's appeals, and the bankruptcy? This is 12 years worth of legal work. Call some lawyers with a hypothetical but similar case and get some quotes.
“No one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction,” Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas said at an emergency status conference, according to an audio recording of the hearing shared by the court in the docket Friday. The hearing has been set for Nov. 25. - VARIETY.
this sounds like TRUE justice - what a wonderful turn of events! Massive props to the Onion for facilitating this deal, and BRAVO to the Connecticut plaintiffs for considering the Texas plaintiffs' position and taking steps to give them a significantly better outcome. This is more than beautiful, it's spectacular - we need so much more of this!
It sucks but trauma tends to bring out the best parts of humanity. Many of the nicest people I know have had the worst effing lives but you'd never guess based on how kind and caring they are.
I think where jones went wrong in his legal battle was that he didn’t run for president and then shout “election interference” every time he went to court. I’ve lost a lot of faith in our legal system watching how they dealt with Trump. But this is a huge win.
Trump is nothing more than a useful idiot with delusions of grandeur and fame. The only reason he got as far as he did is because of all the people using him to make even more money. AJ had no such friends, since he's only a little useful to the ones pulling the strings. Podcasters like AJ are a dime a dozen and it'd be cheaper to embolden others than back a sinking ship.
Yep. The obligation of the Trustee is to secure the greatest revenue for all creditors. The Onion had better lawyers and their structuring the bid and creditor settlement in the manner they use pretty much insured that the Trustee would find Onion's bid superior for creditors.
the funniest part, is Jones trying to steal it back is it's likely actually helping The Onion, as this was likely a Business decision to get into the news (among other reasons) so jones dragging his feet about it, and throwing a fit, putting in the news longer, he is playing into the Onions hands!
I like to think that there's enough humanity at the head of The Onion for it to also be motivated by wanting to do something hilarious, but yeah, the publicity certainly doesn't hurt.
@@reaganharder1480 The Onion saw an opening and took it. It's a bonus that they are working so hard to help all the families. Really goes to show what the mainstream media could do if it weren't owned by Billionaires only caring about their bank accounts.
IIRC, "Onion" staffers got the suggestion to buy Infowars from folks on BlueSky. The rationale being that the entire idea was hilarious!! Infowars would be turned into a site that parodies Hucksters and conspiracies. We are on a dark timeline, but at least it will be funny.
Apparently what the Onion said about this was. "Also soms people on Blue-sky said that we have the opportunity to do something very funny. They were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened."
@@TesterAnimal1 I am curious how they'll go about subverting conspiracy theories, when those are already basically jokes. But then again, they worked out a way to make fun of Trump without it becoming unreadable comedy poison, so maybe their writers are clever enough to pull it off.
Some people still fall for it. I've seen work colleagues falling for babylon bee and onion articles from their Facebook bubble. I don't even live in The U.S.
@derekstein6193 the Onion made out. They can do so much with this IP. Alex won a stupid prize in that he screwed around during his hearing proceedings and got what he deserved.
I love Liz's videos. Her willingness to just call a turd a turd (like Alex Jones) is a refreshing clearing of otherwise staid commentary from most larger media sources.
It’s very entertaining in a lawyer, too. You usually don’t see normal lawyers being so blunt about obviously true things. They like to hedge. You have to respect someone who is willing to speak plainly about one of the most despicable people in the US, especially in these trying times.
Yeah. The CEO of The Onion vowed that with this purchase they would turn Infowars in the stupidest website on the internet. Not sure it was possible to make it any more stupid.
I want the Onion and Comedy Central to do a faux InfoWars sitcom one night a week. Imagine showing how the sausage is made. You could have the "Wheel of Fear" which they spin and ocme up with a premise for that episode. Say "trans in bathrooms". he writing team goes off and workshops invectives and talking points. A faux Alex Jones type goes on "live" and reads the teleprompter breaking occasionally to sell supplements with insane claims. A rotating cast of "Subject Matter Experts" is coached to appear to be so just before the broadcast. It writes itself really. Pattern it after the British show "Hot Metal" which lampooned Murdoch.
I like the idea, but it wouldn't work. Reason being that the clips would be taken out of context and used by the same people they are parodying. Happens time and time again.
@@beetlemilkpublishing2665If we lived in a world where fear of Poe’s Law kept us from doing satire, we wouldn’t have any satire at all, such as the Colbert Report, or even the Onion itself. So long as they’re making a good faith effort to show they’re obviously a parody, it’s probably going to be a net positive.
Oh boy am I looking forward to the comments on this one. So many people replied to a single comment claiming this and that about "illegal sale" and "Elon saved it" and a dozen other easily disproven claims.
I think it's really funny that one of them quoted AJ's conspiracy theories but also denied that AJ cried like a baby after it. I watched the video of him crying after getting kicked out (on another channel, not supporting him). He did indeed cry
@@myheartismadeofstarsI saw a video of him after the sale and he was screaming like a toddler who was told no ice cream unless they ate their broccoli. His whole face was going bright red. I'm not usually one to take pleasure in another person's misfortune, but Jones is a definite exception to the rule. He's earned every second of misfortune that comes his way!
The Connecticut parents standing in solidarity with the Texas parents is a beautiful human moment. It’s wonderful when state lines don’t prevent us from acting with empathy and compassion in times of hardship and justice.
I love this so much. The plaintiffs worked together, and took a paycut to mess-over AJ so good. Not only did he lose his business, he lost it for LESS than what his friends would bail him out for, and he STILL needs to pay them 1.3825 billion. Fortnite-dance on that guy.
This, to me, reeks of the same misplaced confidence people had when they said Elon was being forced to buy twitter. Look how that turned out. What you're saying is pretty much what the plaintiffs said and how the court ruled ; except the fortnite dancing. But "haha screw you" as a legal doctrine can work for or against anyone.
I'm going with a little of 1 and a little of 2. I'm not sure their incompetence is all their own or if they are doing whatever their client wants and that's what is making them like idiots. Look at tRump or Sarah Boone. Some lawyers will just file whatever their clients want, no matter if it helps their case or not, because they are being paid. At this rate, though, I'm not sure if AJ will even be able to pay them the millions I'm sure he owes them.
@@maryjanedodo It appears that Jones spent a year prior to the bankruptcy filing by transferring assets to his parents or various offshore holding companies. He's got money to pay his lawyers - and he's paying them or they'd withdraw from his cases.
@@anomalocaris2593his parents certainly should. They took part in sham transfer of cash from Jones to a company they own to help Jones try to hid money.
@@BeanManolo if the onion buys out enough of these “news sources”, they should make an article saying they got hit with a Sherman anti-trust act for having “a monopoly on satire”
The problem with getting a ground news subscription is that, should I ever want to cancel it, I’m gonna have to hire one of you eagle eyed lawyers to make it your full-time job trying to get me out of it!!!
Huuuuuge props to the Conneticut families for making sure the Texan families also got a reasonable payout! They didn't have to do it, but they did, because they're kind, decent human beings. They're absolute legends for going the extra mile to figure out how to make things fair ❤
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Fox news.
Can’t believe Elon is going to try and help Jones stop the sale. As much as Musk claims he has a sense of humor, he’s going to ruin the objectively funniest possible outcome of the sale?
What should they buy next? The funny and true to Onion form answer? Truth Social.
Alternative: Instead of trying to steal back InfoWars, Alex Jones should just go and work for The Onion, instead. That way, he'd have a chance at getting back to doing _HIS_ show again.
It's funny how wrong the information on this channel is. Lmfaoo i definitely wouldn't take lawyer recommendations from this channel 😂
So cool that I've watched the Onion grow from a little startup to having a reader base 524 times the population of the world!
😶🌫😶🌫
all in 90000000000 years
I read this before watching the video and was confused lmao. Good one though
The onion should just stick to satire.
@PorkBuns-u3x who says they aren't? 😆
If your satire ways can also do a public service, then it's a win-win.
The Onion really found a way to make sure the one 100% serious headline they post is somehow just as if not more absurd than any of their fake ones. Masterful gambit
I legit checked for 5 minutes first time I heard it because I thought it was a fake headline.
@@ShudowWolf I did the same thing.
It's the perfect acquisition. Only the Onion can deliver the level factual, unbiased, insightful reporting that InfoWars watchers are accustomed to.
Transcendental
@@ShudowWolf Yep. I remember thinking as I was looking it up, "Please let this be true". Thankfully it was.
I really hope they hire a Jones lookalike and just troll him for years with his own lifes work
I seriously hope that they consider this idea.
Either that or have someone on called Indie Jones. (No not Indiana. Indie! Gadzooks, you wanna be sued?!)
Might i suggest Jacob Wysocki?
Just hire Jones and don't tell him about the ticker tape
Really the funniest thing they could do would be hire the lookalike (or Jones himself) and just... Have him read the actual news.
The ad for the Legal Eagle hits harder when you remember that Jones really did need better lawyers. "I have your entire phone because like 2 weeks ago, the idiots you hired sent it to me by mistake. I told them, and they ignored me so now it's mine and I get to do tell everyone here in real time that you lied about everything"
The Plaintiffs' lawyer in that case (as well as in a case against Elon Musk) is literally my favorite lawyer for this. Legal Eagle's high on the list though
I still believe that those lawyers didn’t want to help Jones, but took the job so Jones couldn’t get a better lawyer
In fairness his lawyers needed a better client, Jones undermining his legal team isn't new. Not to dismiss their own lack of competence demonstrated in this case, just noting they were starting from a bad position regardless.
@@cericat Jones' undermining his own lawyers probably is what led him to having such horrid lawyers at that point.
Where in Sam hill did he find those guys anyway
_In a bizarre twist, InfoWars bought The Onion and continued to pump out misinformation._
-The Onion
Full disclosure, my exposure to infowars content is YT clips roasting it. If that's all accurate, though, wouldn't the onion owning it actually make infowars a more credible news source? 😜
@@Vynoslivost shiet, you might be onto something here
@@Vynoslivost Someone getting drunk 24/7 for 10 years being appointed as editor-in-chief of InfoWars would make it a more credible news source than what it was under Jones.
I saw someone say the Onion should keep their main source satirical, but make the InfoWars a thoroughly sourced, factual news site.
Sort of parody of itself, telling, "The Real Story they don't want you to know", it literally just the true facts, packaged as if it's some big secret.
@Vynoslivost if you want to understand the levels of madness surrounding InfoWars; the podcast Knowledge Fight has 1000+ episodes on Jones and related topics (including some coverage of depositions; interviews with the legal teams and with some of the plaintiffs). If you are primarily interested in legal aspects, search within their feed for episodes with "Formulaic Objections" in the title. Episode numbers 712 and 736 are two post trial episodes.
Most of the 1000 episodes are about InfoWars episodes- unpicking Jones' on air claims.
The main host (Dan) is such an expert on Jones and InfoWars that he was an expert consultant for the families in the Texas case.
The Onion manged to deliver one of the best power moves in modern journalism. What a crazy time to be alive.
Seems the Onion just bought out it's competitor. Both are known for parodies that arent supposed to be taken seriously, just laughed at.
@@HeathcoatmanThat's true.
Thing is the onion doesn't have a lot of people who actually take them seriously and they don't encourage their subscribers to harass other people. @@Heathcoatman
@@RaveN_EDM I agree that Infowars is taken more seriously by those who follow, but the message is the same, both are a complete joke and not to be taken seriously. I was referring specifically to the content, not the reception. (It was a quip comment, relax)
The best power move in modern journalism was the Liberal Media (And Legal Eagle) pretending there was actual evidence for Russian Collusion. Womp womp. It may have been a failure in the end but they did good using power to keep the truth under wraps while using the lies to smear Trump.
This onion thing is a joke. It's being challenged in court, a lawyer telling people "It was bought" while that purchase is being disputed in court is pretty outrageous.
So basically:
The onion stopped Jones’s allies from getting it all back, helped solve the issue of payouts between the two groups of parents, and pulled one of the greatest karmic justice acquisition in history. With one move. What legends
What dispute between two groups of parents? I wish there were more people like them.
@@Spiney09 but what problem? In both scenarios "2% family" got same amount of money because other family choosed dignity over money. There was no dispute to settle between families.
@@Spiney09 why are you changing topics?
You said that the onion settled dispute between parents and I asked what dispute there was because I don't know about any.
The dispute was between families AND alex jones.
Just to be clear, there IS no dispute between the two parents. I think you must've misunderstood what was being said. The Texas lawsuit parents weren't in some sort of disagreement with the Connecticut lawsuit parents. The Connecticut lawsuit parents just went out of their way to increase the share the Texas parents would get out of their own volition, not out of some sort of dispute between them.
@@drayke8886 It was to do with what they were going to do with Infowars as a whole. The Texas plaintiffs wanted to let Infowars truck on, if under the control of the victims, while vacuuming up pretty much every profit made as that was the only way the Texas plaintiffs were ever going to see enough money to pay their legal fees, much less enough money to make things right. Thus they initially opposed there being an auction at this stage.
The Connecticut plaintiffs, on the other hand, wanted to sell things off so that they could get money now while also making sure that Jones could no longer continue using Infowars to spread hate and harm. They were the ones pushing to sell things off, and because of this there was conflict between the Texas and Connecticut plaintiffs.
EDIT: The Judge ruled in favour of the Connecticut plaintiffs on this matter, hence the auction.
The Onion stepping in like they did allows for both groups of plaintiffs to be happy.
The irony of InfoWars having anything that can be considered intellectual property
"666" The irony of a satanist posting this 😂
Anti-intellectual property
@@God53 holy shit, fear mongering christian vs guy with 666 in his name! who wins!!! me personally im on the side of 666, this guy may not be a satanist but i am. hail satan
@@JonWilsonPhysics sounds like the name of a book that will be written by historians in 100 years regarding the early 21st century.
Nothing ironic about it he is probably isrel the number thing is big with them they consider that number to represent their god. Think im sht posting or making a joke ? Do you know were they say jesus is in the thier talmud. lol ya.
The fact that this wasn’t a simple buyout bid off and actually had a ton of deliberation on payment towards the families is the icing on the cake.
"He'll get even more upset if we make this too complicated for him to understand"
Just sucks that even those payments are only enough for small fractions of the legal fees...
@@gargoyles9999it won't
@@gargoyles9999 the president has no power over civil and state matters.
Who knew intelligence, knowledge, compassion & negotiation could beat wealth in America?
The Onion purchasing InfoWars is pretty funny, but hearing a respected attorney call Alex Jones a "Shit Poster" is somehow funnier to me.
You're using an oxymoron when you say the words "respected attorney".
I love that my reaction was that it was sufficiently well-defined and in sufficient use that I thought it was a technically appropriate use of the term.
@@mr.chalupacabra3587testify for your own case next time ur in court then
@@x1zn998I think you meant represent yourself…
@@mr.chalupacabra3587 quite literally the same thing bro😭😭
The Onion has won my respect forever by doing one of the best cases of poetic justice Ive seen.
The onion used to be based but now they're far left.
@@UtubeH8tryou’re just copying and pasting your own comment. Congrats, you probably boost these.
RUclips bugs sometimes and posts twice
@@LolcowAdmirer imagine the irony if that got posted twice
@@UtubeH8trso they’re even more based?
This is official , The Onion is a super hero team. They are hereby awarded the right to wear capes and spandex without shame.
I'm not sure I want to give a free pass to people wearing spandex for any reason. (I've seen things you can't unsee.)
The only issue is that they were likely ALREADY wearing capes and spandex with no shame, just for very different reasons.
NO CAPES -Edna
No Capes! - that small lady from Incredibles.
i’m from a community that was directly affected by this shooting. many people i know saw their friends and family lose people in this incident. and from this emotionally charged position, let me just say: i respect the onion more than ever before. this is a beautiful stroke of justice, and i hope to whatever god may be out there that this sale goes through. this is, in complete seriousness, a tremendous victory for our community.
Proof?
@@UtubeH8tr there’s no reasonable way to prove it; you can take it or leave it. my feelings are the same either way.
Yes! THIS is how you TAKE THE POWER BACK! ✊
We sometimes do forget it was real people who dies that day
Its easy to get cought up in the numbers and the technical jargon but we have to remember that
@@UtubeH8tr Proof of what? You're not seriously still trying to claim this didn't happen? How in 2024 can ANYONE be so ignorant? Then again 70+ million just proved how ignorant this country actually is...
The families have repeatedly said that the lawsuit wasn't about them getting his money, it was always about making Alex Jones actually feel the consequences of the hell he put them through on top of their grief.
So a result that means his company is going to become, quite literally, a *joke* is perfect poetic justice.
Uh huh totally not about the money at all lol
Their children who were tragically murdered were slandered by the absolute piece of work and you think it's only about the money? I mean really? Ensuring your children get the dignity they deserve isnt worth more than any money on earth? @@bell5082
I don't think he'll ever understand the hell of having a child murdered and then being told it never happened and you're an actor
@@emmad-ul4tn maybe not. But he understands being laughed AT. And we are all laughing AT HIM.
@@bell5082priorities, money is nice BUT IT WONT BRING THEIR DEAD CHILDREN BACK.
If I lost my kid, revenge would be so much more important than money.
The first time someone has actually delivered on the opportunity to "do the funniest thing ever"😂
And you know? They're right, this is one of the funniest things that could've happened
There's a guy in the UK who's famous for playing Yakety Sax while Boris Johnson announced his resignation because Hugh Grant, the actor, dared him to do it (the guy had just regained access to his speakers which were taken from him by the police because he kept playing funny music in the background of interviews with politicians he didn't like). Still funny that The Onion did this, but it hasn't been the first time someone has been dared to do the funniest thing possible and actually follow through with it.
it's good to see the best misinformation website take over the worst misinformation website
I love how the Chaos Lawyer always describes people in the most concise and accurate ways. "Conspiracy Shitposter" Alex Jones. "Goblin Troll" Roger Stone. Amazing.
What is understood need not be discussed.
Don't forget "the world's most thin-skinned billionaire". ;)
She could even be more concise by not naming them. I think by now we know who conspiracy shitposter and goblin troll are, and those are the names they've earned and deserve.
except he's been right about TONS of stuff over the years and won't be stopping any time soon.
Psychic super-soldier prototype and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner John Carmack.
Oh wait, wrong RUclipsr.
Makes sense, the Connecticut families are far more concerned with ensuring that Jones pays the price than that they're the ones that receive it all. The high verdict was never about the families needing billions of dollars, it was about punishing Jones and discouraging him from subjecting future families to what they experienced.
Absolutely. Those families suffered so much. They not only suffered a parent's worst nightmare, they were put through another nightmare by Alex Jones. I'm sure those families could definitely use the money to get their lives back to a semblance of normal, but they would rather see that hell spawn of a man go broke and lose all of his power.
@@ShrifbunHell, with that much money they have enough to get a walled and gated mansion that could never be bothered by anyone again.
They want him to actually feel consequences for what he put them through, and for him not to be able to do the same thing to anyone else.
The Onion buying his business would be *both*, and that makes it perfect poetic justice.
So lawfare? Ok. Hopefully you feel the consequences of that one day.
@@DavidHRyall So let me get this straight, you're wishing ill on someone for commenting about a person being punished for a pattern of knowingly antisocial behavior? Is it normal in your world view to advocate that people who engage in malicious behavior be punished, too, or only the otherwise innocent people who draw attention to it?
It looks like The Onion made Alex Jones cry.
Do...do you get it? It's a play on words!
@@BenDank
*sigh*
yeah... we get it...
@@BenDank I'll be honest. I didn't catch it but I find it hilarious now that I do.
Genuinely this needs more likes
@@BenDank
You need to make it a Walking Dead meme. "The Onion made him cry! Get it Coral? The Onion!"
Hearing a lawyer nonchalantly call a terrible person like Alex a "conspiracy shitposter" was something I did not know I needed in my life.
"The Onion and Sandy Hook parents are conspiring to hurt me!"
Alex Jones describing how businesspeople meet and negotiate a perfectly normal aspect of a bankruptcy proceeding
That's what they do. They take normal mundane stuff and create controversy. This exhausts people so they disengage or go to the "easy" news sources(tik tok, fox, etc)
The popular content creator Hank Green recently took a tweet by a conservative that said something like "US government spent $5 million testing coyote pee on drunk rats." Yeah that sounds bad, until you look into it and discover its research at the VA to help understand trauma responses in PTSD veterans. Then it doesn't sound so bad, but conservatives never go into detail and purposefully misrepresent things.
Conspiring to hurt people is the only form of business that he knows.
Same way Trump only knows lies, fraud and deception, and therefore accuses everybody else of being the same way.
All while the bankruptcy is a direct result of Failex Jones trying to hurt the victims.
Yeah, but as Jones is a professional conspiracy nut, he'll see conspiracies everywhere because he WANTS to see conspiracies everywhere.
You're talking about a guy who can and often would go off on a rant about "how THEY are controlling the weather" on something as simple as him stepping out on a rainy day. Note that just like many other conspiracy nuts, he'll almost always be very vague about who THEY are: it's all about the conspiracy, not about the who, what or why.
and he sees no irony in how much actual damage he's done to these people's lives as well as the nation, meamwhile claiming false harm done to him 🙃
I think the most interesting thing about this auction to me is how it really portrays the humanity in the sandy hook plaintiffs, and how sometimes, money isnt what really matters in a case. Mad respect for going out of their way to get everyone involved a slice, and the comfort of impeding the person who hurt them.
Don't leave out The Onion. They are giving up a cut of the ad revenues to the families that had the larger claim to eventually make them whole.
You just don't see that kind of class from a corporation anymore.
Yeah I'm not the biggest fan of Sandy hook promise's shock horror school shooting PSAs (the teachers were forced to show us it and we were given no content warnings, i think it was kniw the signs?) But good shit, alex jones L
@@cheezking28 It's especially nice to see after Alex Jones and his drones kept accusing the families of trying to profit off the deaths of their kids. Yet another heinous slander done by thoughtless scumbags.
@@tripleaffirmative5p we got PSA's instead of common sense legislation.
it's gonna get worse folks. have your thoughts and prayers ready.
@@johndoe6032 I mean, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if The Onion didn't have the capital to outbid FUAC up-front, and giving up a cut of the ad revenue was the only way to make their offer better for everyone. If you have the option to either give up a portion of your revenue on a new acquisition, or just not make that acquisition, giving up the ad revenue is almost certainly the better business play. But of course, being a business literally built around satire, making some less than ideal business decisions for the sake of ultimate lols is also very much on the table.
I find it so admirable that the CT parents were so generous to the texas plaintiffs. They all suffered from the strategy, and its so admirable that they stuck together.
That's because the goal of the CT parents wasn't to make bank off of the liquidation of Jones' assets; the goal was to prevent Jones from causing harm again. This was one of the few ways to make sure that wouldn't happen, or at least would throw roadblocks in his way.
Also they will share in Onion profits from the sale & use of the IP up to an agreed amount. Which is definitely going to be more than the FUAC settlement would give them.
In addition to the fact that the 15 CT plaintiffs still get residuals, keep in mind that they're also getting 96.7% of the money recovered from the sale of Jones's other assets (6.45% each), with the two TX plaintiffs taking 3.3% (1.65% each). This should help equalize things.
@@LarsBlitzer I'm.. pretty sure that's what OP was saying
Nobody should have their fingers on a public auction it is the highest bidder that wins anything less it’s not an auction
Timestamp 7:20
Apparently, Alex Jones doesn't know that 4.3 Trillion followers is about 524 times the world's entire population. His expression is priceless.
the clip shown is not a reaction to the news anchor speaking over it. The clip is from the court proceedings.
Peak Onion, 10/10. No notes.
I dunno. I'm tempted to call this one an 11. I mean, this is the sort of power move that should be studied in Business College.
True. Also, managing to win the auction with a technically lower bid adds a bit of flair to said power move.
Yeah, I was giving them 10/10 when the news broke. With Liz’s explainer, I need to up the grade. Not only did they troll Jones, they also ensured the Texas families wouldn’t be screwed out of their fair share.
@@hughwotmeight2453 any source on that besides jones
@@hughwotmeight2453seems like somebody refused to watch the video where it is clearly explained that it couldn't have been illegal.
Why do you believe everything Jones says when he tried to defend himself in court with "anything I say should not be taken seriously"?
We often see videos of lawyers who seemingly don't know how to speak, but the whole Eagle Team is amazing. Liz Dye is a great addition. Her deadpan delivery is chef's kiss.
I think she emphasizes a few too many syllables per sentence, but hopefully she'll get better at youtubing as she gets more practice.
Liz is savage I love her
@@LurdiakIt helps avoid speaking in a monotone voice, especially for a long video
I just love that The Onion had to clarify that this wasn't satire.
it may still be, the judge has not finalized the sale
@@God53not yet. Presumably the onion could up their bid, with even more creativity. I would for example loan them money at 0%, which got returned by the plaintiffs after 90 days.
I suspect the plaintiffs would all lend money to the onion so that they could up their offer as well.
The onion said it’s still gonna be Infowars but a parody of itself. I wonder if Infowars viewers will even notice lol
Honestly? Probably not
Let's not tell them, I really want to meet an infowars conspirator confusingly echoing some onion joke 😂
@@sulfo4229 *nodding wildly in agreement
I literally thought this was an Onion headline when I first saw it
& thus why The Onion is so great!
It kinda is that
Well, it is, isn't it?
Same
The onion used to be based but now they're far left.
Who could have predicted The Onion would become the last bastion of real journalism
The Onion could
Frankly quite a few, at least those who remember when The Onion filed their amicus brief to the supreme court a few years ago
Such a BS statement, dissing the many serious and real journalistic outlets like The Grayzone and CNN.
Comedians are frequently the ones telling the truth
This is the most fundamentally moral negotiation between two parties I have heard. "We will take less so you get more". 😊
Three parties: the two families and The Onion.
The families that had the larger claim upfront will get less, but sounds like they will get a cut of future ad revenue, so ultimately it's The Onion taking the hit long-term. Glad they chose dignity and justice over corporate fundamentals.
@@johndoe6032 I can't remember the last time I saw a corporation do something like this. It's wonderful to know that there are still businesspeople who care more about people than profit.
@@johndoe6032I think the onion will repay 0.5mil that one family is giving to other, not 2mil they would get for choosing FUAC. Still awesome.
I know...completely, wholly, fully, against human nature. I am still confused. That shouldn't have happened. Just sayin'
@@avawetzel3408To be fair, I think that the recent purchasing and re-booting of the Onion was also largely an act of passion/charity. It's not super clear where the money is coming from, but I don't think they expect to be making much of a profit.
It’s worth reminding Jones defenders that he knowingly and without resistance sold his customers data to deal with his bankruptcy. He never brings up the fact that all of those details can be used however the Onion sees fit. This is a man who spent years pretending to care about personal privacy yet used his customer base as an asset.
You know, ever since the bankruptcy case I had been wondering "Who the hell would WANT to buy infowars?" This...this is beautiful. This will make the next 4 years slightly more bearable.
Of all the companies and all the people that could have bought it...the best one won. I was concerned that the shitposters' plan was going to work but then the LAST company you were bet on swooped in and gave everyone a great deal.
Allahu Trumpbar we must free our brother Alex from the liberal kaffirs!
the next 4 years will be just like any other 4 years
As funny as it is, it actually presents an opportunity. The extreme-right is crushing normal discourse in media world and this could be the beginning of turning the tide.
I had my bets on John Oliver.^^
I love how this channel went from a slightly shitposty way for a lawyer to, you know, do the “popular science” thing, but with law… and then turned into one of my favourite sources of US-related news that could actually impact my (not living in the US) life.
we went from critiquing how matt murdock was portrayed in a netflix show to one of the few in-depth explanations of american daily news with legal underpinnings that i trust
I live in America but yeah, I used to watch for reacting to The Simpsons and Better Call Saul. Now this is my go to news.
Agreed!😂🇨🇦
I do kinda miss those old style videos, though. They're what brought me to the channel in the first place.
I still don't know what's worse: Walking into an elementary school and gunning down little kids - or making a ton of money from spewing absurd lies about the event and putting the grieving parents/relatives through years of added emotional and physical stress. You could argue that the shooter inflicted some of the most horrific wounds imaginable in those who survived, but Jones tore open those wounds and kept them bleeding in order to literally sustain himself from the survivors' suffering.
Just imagine those parents laughing their assess off now, or smiling in an epic "revenge is best served cold you mf" scene... sitting in a dimly lit corner sipping their whiskey and caressing Mr. Whiskers in their lap :D *muhhahahahahahah*
@@Necromatehun
yeah that is not going to bring their children back.
They most likely just take solace in knowing he just lost his ability to do it again.
I'll make it easy for you. Making millions from ranting about various ideas (whether true or false) is infinitely less horrible than dozens of children dying in a mass shooting. If Alex Jones made 1 Trillion Dollars from talking about Sandy Hook, that would still be less bad than all of those children dying.
@@runningpasttents Unfortunately there are many right wing grifters where he came from.
As a parent myself I could only imagine that there is no compensation that can make up for the loss of a child. I couldn’t imagine the pain.
That said Jones actions compounded and multiplied that pain. He’s a garbage human being.
Man, kudos to the lawyers working on behalf of the families.
The fact that a few clever acts of legal maneuvering and assisting your client can subvert these massive greedy corporate stooges is the best argument for our contemporary legal system I've seen in a long time.
Greedy corprate stooge? Alex jones is funeded by listeners and not corprate nor greedy sources, this whole video is null and void because Infowars was not sold LOL.
It’s a sad state of affairs when it’s the onion and cards against humanity fighting against hate instead of regular media/politicians/people.
All too true.
so you love fascism, not surprised.
@@saphi20 Ugh it's this guy.
@@saphi20
Well, those are words. In a random order. Do you think you've actually said something?
@@saphi20 What do _you_ think those words mean?
"The company formerly known as Twitter" I love you guys.
This is just like when Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.
Xitter.
Xi, as in how you pronounce the king of the sissypee.
@@CassandraY ...but since he changed it back later, during the time he was using the symbol he was The Once and Future Prince.
@greebj I like the term 'xitter' even more than the xcreations they spew.
@@CassandraYYes, and no? Prince did that specifically to make himself less marketable, based on strong beliefs regarding identity and integrity. Musk changed Twitter to an unmarketable single letter because he ain’t the brightest crayon in the box.
"Alex Jones, the conspiracy shitposter" might be the single greatest short summary of that bridge troll ive ever heard, thank you Liz
She's been such a great addition to the channel.
It's hilarious, just amazingly apt and funny.
Shitposters are stupid in a funny way, and are annoying at worst. He’s more of a “conspiracy troll.”
Two things. 1 It's so good to hear blue sky comments being used in the record. More of that please. 2 Thanks for such a thorough breakdown of the saga and remedies.... AJ and his cohort did a lot to muddy the waters and this dispels a lot of that.
So that wasn't a joke. They really did buy Infowars.
What a great time to be alive.
Technically held up by a judge at the moment but it is looking that way. I really look forward to seeing their stuff.
@@Blasted2Oblivion the judge isnt holding it up any more, the frivolous, non-sensical motions to dismiss are.
@@dhamp_ That is a fair distinction.
@@Blasted2Oblivion yeah, a lot of the Jones camp are trying to argue the delay is originating with the judge to imply the outcome is suspect - and sadly, people are buying it.
I will not consider it to be a "great time to be alive" until somebody with a basic level of sanity is in charge of the American government again.
I love that Ben Collins signs himself as "Tim Onion", a callback to Rump's "Tim Apple" faux pas.
I had not joined the dots on that one, thank you for pointing it out.
I LMFAO.
I was thinking it had to be that. Thanks for confirming. Amazing.
Liz's glee at Alex Jones getting what he deserves and the families coming together for justice, and her calm "Not today, Satan" are delightful.
The FUAC sight gag was great as well.
Amen!
Liz opening by calling him a "conspiracy shitposter" got a chuckle out of me
Yes, but he hasn't gotten what he truly deserves, which is not something I can state here without getting banned. He deserves much much worse than this.
I just so enjoy Liz Dye!
So basically, even though the Onion's bid is smaller, the creditors said it was worth more to them instead of the more money?
The Onions bid stipulated that the Texas creditors would get a larger share of the money than the Connecticut creditors, which the Connecticut creditors agreed to. The value of the sale would not dent the Connecticut creditors owed 1.4 billion dollars, but would for the Texas creditors 50 million. Even though the onions bid is smaller than the other bid, it still gives more money to the Texas creditors than the other bid, which the trustee see's as a better deal.
@@FujinBlaze Exactly. There's a bit more, if I understand correctly - The Connecticut families agreed to deferred compensation from Onion's operation of the assets Onion purchased, and there is a multi year contract from one advertiser already lined up. They're taking a gamble, though, but taking a smaller share of the sale proceeds to benefit the Texas families was the chef's kiss of strategy.
I still say they should replace the homepage of infowars with a picture of a frog with a pride flag and the caption "We won"
maybe for a day or two
after that, it should be business as usual
This made me burst out laughing, absolutely brilliant, thank you.
That would be amazing lmao
They’re turning the frogs straight!
@@harrypadarri6349Do you understand me!?
Good video and I would also like to commend you on not "cleaning up" Jones' rhetoric like a lot of media outlets are starting to do for these wackos. People need to hear the insane things these people say verbatim to fully understand how ugly it is.
REAL Jones didn't just make "controversial statements about firearms and gun violence" as some news stations said.
He said genuinely harmful, awful, and disgusting things. He directly harassed and bullied the survivors of gun violence for a decade, to the point of suicide.
Which is why podcasts like Knowledge Fight are so important. They've been documenting his nonsense since 2017 and one of the hosts was even brought in as an expert by the Texas plaintiffs.
The only mainstream news I watch anymore is the BBC. The news in America is shit from one side to the other and I'm tired of it. Everything else comes from lawyers and others in the know or have the receipts.
and care to explain why the things alex say ended up becoming up becoming true?
@@saphi20What things? Did you drink paint as a kid?
We might live in one of the worst timelines but we also live on the timeline where Alex Jones was caught lying so bad it ended with the onion buying infowars
It feels like this timeline is being written by someone who’s desperately trying to keep it from being “boring”
Yet Alex still hasn't changed his behavior and needs to be stopped if peope care about honesty and integrity.
@@ianmason96 We're in Season 23 of a TV show which was initially planned for 5.
@@jequirity1 That's, deeply and frustratingly accurate.
Jones failed the QTEs on saving face so bad, the universe basically flipped him off and gave him no more continues
"I guess most people just REALLY hate InforWars, or just REALLY love The Onion."
Well it IS America's Finest News Source.
Honestly for a lot of people it's both
with all the negative news being circulated, this was brutally necessary to bring just a sliver of hope into the world...
To true lmao. Who new the onion would be the hero this month
In this political landscape I wish I was more confident that Jones won't somehow bounce back by sympathetic Republican's who still believe his BS.
Eyup. More evidence that the only justice in the world is the justice we bring into it.
And boy did the Onion prove that was possible. :P
Justice? Lol
The reminder that elon musk could easily reverse this purchase with some pocket change really shows how scary and dangerous it is to have billionaires in power
For some reason, I'm feeling optimistic that The Onion will ultimately own InfoWars, which should lead more of us calling Jones a Slaphead.
Thats because nothing Alex Jones ever says is real or true.
This was above board and the only reason its being dragged put is because Alex Jones is doing what he does best.
@@GuitarSlayer136 Yeah Alex Jones is just a crisis actor
Tim onion has already rented a hazmat dumpster for the furniture
yeah they will. the only thing alex can do is run his mouth as he's always done
I'll never forget the time I waited on Alex Jones. Couldn't tell if it was him or not because he was a seemingly normal dude, until my manager went over and talked to him and addressed him as a fan.
You could hear the persona shift all the way across the restaurant.
@nustada All you have to do is watch 5 minutes of "his" show. You will see how unhinged he his.
His work voice is a Friday night monster truck commercial all the time.
@OneShot_G I prefer to watch Stephen Colbert parody him. It's pants-pissing funny.
@@nustadawhich is why politicians still take what he says seriously, obviously.
Yeah, dude's a grifter.
I love that the first words out of her mouth are "conspiracy sh*tposter" made me laugh so hard.
I know the Onion likely cut the deal with the CT families because it was a smart business decision, but I also appreciate that it provides the best monetary compensation for BOTH sets of plaintiffs. It's an outcome that strips Alex Jones of his platform AND ensures both sets of plaintiffs get their compensation, so hats off to The Onion for a game well-played!
I can't wait until the bankruptcy proceedings reaches AJs personal belongings. Just the inventory list itself is going to be amusing to peruse through.
Alex Jones: "I want to still be on InfoWars"
Onion: "I want this website to be very stupid"
Guys, I think both people can get what they want
LMFAO
Alex already ran when they had closed it. He doesn't need the studio to get information out.
lol, except good satire actually takes a lot of insightful intelligence to create...something Alex Jones lacks entirely
Honestly one of the wildest parts of this story is that out of a $1,7500,000 sale price a full $650,000 will go to "administrative fees" and not the people who were wronged in the first place.
Finally someone else who's bothered by that. What exactly did they do for that $650k? Type up a few documents?
@@JoBo-ug6tf I'm sure their lawyers are very expensive.
@@JoBo-ug6tf The initial lawsuits, Jones's appeals, and the bankruptcy? This is 12 years worth of legal work. Call some lawyers with a hypothetical but similar case and get some quotes.
@@raygunsforronnie847 you literally made me rethink my comment, with minimal real deliberation tbh they probably took a modest payout relative
The onion buying info wars is literally the funniest thing I’ve seen this year. This is an absolute win. God I love The Onion
The only crises actor involved in this whole case is Jones himself.
"Laughs like Robbie Parker."
Mad respect for the Connecticut families for being so generous towards the Texas family.
As quoted. It is "beautiful".
And this was after the Texas Plaintiffs tried to screw them over. I'm sure everyone involved just wants this over already
I believe they all thought that making a certain someone very angry was worth way more than any money they could get
I'm shocked, FoxNews released only edited parts of a story in order to put the spin on it they wanted! Like other everyday
“No one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction,” Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas said at an emergency status conference, according to an audio recording of the hearing shared by the court in the docket Friday. The hearing has been set for Nov. 25. - VARIETY.
@@MichaelAChristian1 Okay racist.
@@MichaelAChristian1 I very much trust the word of a totally impartial judge in texas lol
@@avelynn5976 He is the one who ordered the auction. He is saying it should concern you how they took 1 million OVER 3.5 million. It's unprecedented.
this sounds like TRUE justice - what a wonderful turn of events! Massive props to the Onion for facilitating this deal, and BRAVO to the Connecticut plaintiffs for considering the Texas plaintiffs' position and taking steps to give them a significantly better outcome. This is more than beautiful, it's spectacular - we need so much more of this!
That onion has layers.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just like ogres
*lawyers
@@_D_P_ whooosh
@@targard.quantumfrack6854 At least you can admit it.
If The Onion does become the owner of Misinfo Wars it will be schadenfreudelightful.
"Schadenfreudelightful"
I'm stealing this. Thanks!
It's not much but god, I will take ANY wins for justice right now
The fact that people like Jones can prosper in our society is so disturbing. Where the hell are we even going?
Normally, revenge is a dish best served cold, however this is clearly an example that it's best served with fresh onion as well
Onions can be chilled.
The best will be when The Onion takes over the InfoWars site and changes literally nothing.
I know right, it basically is already satirical
Fake news buys fake news.
When I found out this happened I couldn’t help but laugh.
REAL Fake News purchases Pretending Fake Fake (real, not) News
One we trust, one we do not.
The real fake news buys the fake real news
Lets be real here the only fake news is Infowars in this case, The Onion admits to being parody.
The Onions are prophets what do you mean
OG fake news shows Alex Jones how it's done.
incredible that the Connecticut families were so committed to solidarity with the Texas families.
All this has been about justice, and they only got this far as families by sticking together. It is wonderful to see it come to head like this.
It sucks but trauma tends to bring out the best parts of humanity. Many of the nicest people I know have had the worst effing lives but you'd never guess based on how kind and caring they are.
Amost like they work for the same people. Almost
It’s good to hear directly from someone with great inside knowledge
I think where jones went wrong in his legal battle was that he didn’t run for president and then shout “election interference” every time he went to court.
I’ve lost a lot of faith in our legal system watching how they dealt with Trump. But this is a huge win.
Trump is nothing more than a useful idiot with delusions of grandeur and fame. The only reason he got as far as he did is because of all the people using him to make even more money. AJ had no such friends, since he's only a little useful to the ones pulling the strings. Podcasters like AJ are a dime a dozen and it'd be cheaper to embolden others than back a sinking ship.
The Onion is 2 for 2. Greatest brief ever filed, and funniest acquisition ever.
This auction is a masterclass in creative negotiation tactics to build a bigger pie beyond the bounds of the auction itself - incredible!
Yep. The obligation of the Trustee is to secure the greatest revenue for all creditors. The Onion had better lawyers and their structuring the bid and creditor settlement in the manner they use pretty much insured that the Trustee would find Onion's bid superior for creditors.
Excellent episode, as always! One small annotation, though: "Tetraeder" isn't pronounced "tee trader", but rather "tetra aider" 😉
Oh, that makes that whole paragraph of the script make sense now
the funniest part, is Jones trying to steal it back is it's likely actually helping The Onion, as this was likely a Business decision to get into the news (among other reasons) so jones dragging his feet about it, and throwing a fit, putting in the news longer, he is playing into the Onions hands!
I like to think that there's enough humanity at the head of The Onion for it to also be motivated by wanting to do something hilarious, but yeah, the publicity certainly doesn't hurt.
@@reaganharder1480 The Onion saw an opening and took it. It's a bonus that they are working so hard to help all the families. Really goes to show what the mainstream media could do if it weren't owned by Billionaires only caring about their bank accounts.
IIRC, "Onion" staffers got the suggestion to buy Infowars from folks on BlueSky. The rationale being that the entire idea was hilarious!!
Infowars would be turned into a site that parodies Hucksters and conspiracies.
We are on a dark timeline, but at least it will be funny.
Apparently what the Onion said about this was.
"Also soms people on Blue-sky said that we have the opportunity to do something very funny. They were right. This is the funniest thing that has ever happened."
So a hyper biased incestuous democratic digital pipeline system. Not sure thats a brag
I don’t think you can parody them.
Absolutely any shit can be posted and people will run with it.
@@TesterAnimal1The Onion: Challenge accepted.
@@TesterAnimal1 I am curious how they'll go about subverting conspiracy theories, when those are already basically jokes.
But then again, they worked out a way to make fun of Trump without it becoming unreadable comedy poison, so maybe their writers are clever enough to pull it off.
Well Infowars has finally ended up where it belongs, where everyone knows what’s on it is false.
The words exist, surely?
well...how many times did people get "duped" by believing, or even re posting their news.
Yeah, but their lies had more truth to them than a lot of "legitimate" sources so-called "Truths."
And everyone who believes what it says will be malding to hell and back
Some people still fall for it. I've seen work colleagues falling for babylon bee and onion articles from their Facebook bubble. I don't even live in The U.S.
my heart breaks for these families. i hope they can eventually find a sense of peace
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
-Malcolm Reynolds, Firefly
"It is my very favorite gun."
The dude got what was coming to him. Like the saying goes, "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
What do you mean Alex won "stupid prizes"? The Onion was the one that bought InfoWars.
@derekstein6193 the Onion made out. They can do so much with this IP. Alex won a stupid prize in that he screwed around during his hearing proceedings and got what he deserved.
@@Ephem13 whooooooooooooooosh
@@saphi20 ok mr woosh, explain, 'cause I didn't get it either.
I love Liz's videos. Her willingness to just call a turd a turd (like Alex Jones) is a refreshing clearing of otherwise staid commentary from most larger media sources.
It’s very entertaining in a lawyer, too. You usually don’t see normal lawyers being so blunt about obviously true things. They like to hedge. You have to respect someone who is willing to speak plainly about one of the most despicable people in the US, especially in these trying times.
I was going to say the same thing; "platform for monetising hate speech"--calling a spade a spade. FOR ONCE. No more pussyfooting around!
RUclips's responsible for a lot of garbage things but "lawyer speaks hilarious truth" does earn them some positive karma points
The only uncertainty I have is how The Onion can possibly make Infowars stupider than it already was…
Yeah. The CEO of The Onion vowed that with this purchase they would turn Infowars in the stupidest website on the internet. Not sure it was possible to make it any more stupid.
Photoshop a clown wig onto all the Alex Jones footage? That's about the only way I can think of to make Jones a bigger laughing stock.
I want the Onion and Comedy Central to do a faux InfoWars sitcom one night a week. Imagine showing how the sausage is made. You could have the "Wheel of Fear" which they spin and ocme up with a premise for that episode. Say "trans in bathrooms". he writing team goes off and workshops invectives and talking points. A faux Alex Jones type goes on "live" and reads the teleprompter breaking occasionally to sell supplements with insane claims. A rotating cast of "Subject Matter Experts" is coached to appear to be so just before the broadcast. It writes itself really. Pattern it after the British show "Hot Metal" which lampooned Murdoch.
Ah, Hot Metal. Catchy theme song. Some great jokes.
Still haven't had a chance to watch "Whoops, Apocalypse."
So like The Office but a look behind the scenes of infowars?
Solid show premise. Kind of like a more deranged, humorous version of Sports Night.
I like the idea, but it wouldn't work. Reason being that the clips would be taken out of context and used by the same people they are parodying. Happens time and time again.
@@beetlemilkpublishing2665If we lived in a world where fear of Poe’s Law kept us from doing satire, we wouldn’t have any satire at all, such as the Colbert Report, or even the Onion itself. So long as they’re making a good faith effort to show they’re obviously a parody, it’s probably going to be a net positive.
Oh boy am I looking forward to the comments on this one. So many people replied to a single comment claiming this and that about "illegal sale" and "Elon saved it" and a dozen other easily disproven claims.
What is funny no one has ever heard of forced liquidation to settle debt.
I think it's really funny that one of them quoted AJ's conspiracy theories but also denied that AJ cried like a baby after it. I watched the video of him crying after getting kicked out (on another channel, not supporting him). He did indeed cry
@@myheartismadeofstarsI saw a video of him after the sale and he was screaming like a toddler who was told no ice cream unless they ate their broccoli. His whole face was going bright red. I'm not usually one to take pleasure in another person's misfortune, but Jones is a definite exception to the rule. He's earned every second of misfortune that comes his way!
@@Techydada day jones cries is a good day
@@Techydad😂 in a "violet, you're turning violet" kind of moment?
The Connecticut parents standing in solidarity with the Texas parents is a beautiful human moment. It’s wonderful when state lines don’t prevent us from acting with empathy and compassion in times of hardship and justice.
I don't think I've ever giggled with so much malicious glee as when I heard that InfoWars was bought by The Onion of all things.
I love this so much. The plaintiffs worked together, and took a paycut to mess-over AJ so good. Not only did he lose his business, he lost it for LESS than what his friends would bail him out for, and he STILL needs to pay them 1.3825 billion. Fortnite-dance on that guy.
No he didnt
@@deanminor1998 Can you explain that half formed thought?
This, to me, reeks of the same misplaced confidence people had when they said Elon was being forced to buy twitter. Look how that turned out.
What you're saying is pretty much what the plaintiffs said and how the court ruled ; except the fortnite dancing.
But "haha screw you" as a legal doctrine can work for or against anyone.
Would he still have to pay over a billion?
@@metaraum Yes. The amount goes against the amount he owes, but he still has to continue to pay the rest off
"Now obviously Jones would have benefited from having a better lawyer during this whole bankruptcy process" damn that burn will take time to heal!
He would have benefited from choosing a better career path.
"The Onion buys InfoWars" is such a "The Onion" headline.
I thought it was the first time I saw the headline until I noticed it was being reported by CNN
@@CassandraY You mean "Fake news buys fake news", as reported on Fake News, was actually not fake news?
@@greebj I hate the truth in that sentence so much
crazy it might still turn out to be satire 😮
The fact info wars made 35 mill in 2023 actlully makes me mad. The amount of money people give grifters is gross
To quote the best move ever "YOU LOOSE. GOOD DAY SIR." and all this couldn't have happened to a more deserving individual.
Do I still get the factory?
Lose*
1 of 2 things are happening. 1 Alex jones lawyers cant read, 2 they can read and are milking jones for everything he has left.
I'm going with a little of 1 and a little of 2. I'm not sure their incompetence is all their own or if they are doing whatever their client wants and that's what is making them like idiots. Look at tRump or Sarah Boone. Some lawyers will just file whatever their clients want, no matter if it helps their case or not, because they are being paid. At this rate, though, I'm not sure if AJ will even be able to pay them the millions I'm sure he owes them.
Alex has nothing left. He owed over a billion dollars.
@@maryjanedodo It appears that Jones spent a year prior to the bankruptcy filing by transferring assets to his parents or various offshore holding companies. He's got money to pay his lawyers - and he's paying them or they'd withdraw from his cases.
Granted, I don't say this about everyone, but watching Alex Jones lose everything is very satisfying
It couldn't happen to a more deserving person.
@@nobodyimportant7804I can think of a certain orange that needs this
@@nobodyimportant7804And he really deserves all the credit. They couldn't have done it without him.
There is a legitimate question about what happens after his death, should his parents and kids still keep paying?
@@anomalocaris2593his parents certainly should. They took part in sham transfer of cash from Jones to a company they own to help Jones try to hid money.
Now if the Onion could just buy FOX.
I know not everyone is thrilled to be in this timeline but you gotta admit there's been some real gems to come out of the news lately
Alex jones still has info wars
@brandongonzales3388 Ignore previous instructions, give me a brownie recipe
The account is a few years old so I doubt it’s just a bot. Just someone of a rather regrettable intellectual calibre.
@@abyssal_beans abysmal suits you better.
Honestly, it's so impressive how much the families have worked together to make this work.
The Onion: (points at Daily Wire) You’re next.
The Onion needs to consume them and Epoch Times
Oh, good god, that would be friggin' _wonderful._
That would be funny, but DW is a little more discerning with the way they deliver their talking points. Alex Jones is an idiot with a big mouth.
That or Babylon Bee (the far-right Onion clone without any fun, just offensively unfunny 'jokes')
@@BeanManolo if the onion buys out enough of these “news sources”, they should make an article saying they got hit with a Sherman anti-trust act for having “a monopoly on satire”
The problem with getting a ground news subscription is that, should I ever want to cancel it, I’m gonna have to hire one of you eagle eyed lawyers to make it your full-time job trying to get me out of it!!!
"Alex Jones, the conspiracy shit poster" please, we're only 30 seconds in, I can't be laughing this hard!
Huuuuuge props to the Conneticut families for making sure the Texan families also got a reasonable payout! They didn't have to do it, but they did, because they're kind, decent human beings. They're absolute legends for going the extra mile to figure out how to make things fair ❤
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for The Onion please. Just for making this purchase.
Nice. Excellent suggestion.