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Economist: Alex Jones, his company worth up to $270 million
https://www.news4jax.com/news/national/2022/08/05/economist-alex-jones-his-company-worth-up-to-270-million/
Indeed.
And also a difference between "a burden" and "unrealistic."
When I was a youngster in the Boy Scouts I went on a high adventure canoe camping trip at about 5-foot tall and 90 lbs., and on our portages I had to carry either a 90-lb. canoe or a 90-lb. backpack. For me at that time, to call that a burden would be an understatement. Admittedly, I could barely do either. But Lanza was a 150-lb., 5'9", 20 year old, carrying what I'm pretty sure was much less weight than that.
Ron PaulThere is nothing to fear from globalism, free trade and a single worldwide currency, but a globalism where free trade is competitively subsidized by each nation, a continuous trade war is dictated by the WTO, and the single currency is pure fiat, fear is justified. That type of globalism is destined to collapse into economic despair, inflationism and protectionism and managed by resurgent militant nationalism.
Congressional Record (March 13, 2001)
Economist Reveals Alex Jones' Net Worth, Yearly Revenue
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Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Urges Jury to Wipe Out Alex Jones’ Livelihood
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Welp, one concrete benefit of this headline is that it's revealing who the three-letter shills are...
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Jury Declares Alex Jones Must Pay $4.1 Million to Parents of Sandy Hook Victim
The New American
August 5, 2022
On Thursday, an Austin, Texas, jury found that talk-radio host and founder of Infowars Alex Jones must pay at least $4.1 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a child who was slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which occurred in December of 2012. Jones was accused of spreading conspiracy theories that the shooting was a hoax.
The jury vote on the damages was 10 – 2.
As of now, Jones will need to pay Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the now-divorced parents of six-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was slain in the attack, at least $4.1 million in compensatory damages. Heslin and Lewis both testified that followers of Jones harassed them and even sent death threats as a result of Jones’ reporting on the issue.
The $4.1 million may just be the start of the payments, as Heslin and Lewis are now seeking punitive damages against Jones. The jury is hearing presentations by both sides on Friday to determine Jones’ net worth.
Any punitive damages awarded by the jury could be vastly more than the compensatory damages.
“If jurors’ motivation for an award is their anger at the defendant, then they often award a bigger punitive damage number,” said trial consultant Jill Huntley Taylor.
Attorneys for Heslin and Lewis claim that Jones is worth nearly $270 million.
Last week, Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems LLC, declared bankruptcy. Jones explained on Monday that the bankruptcy declaration will allow his Infowars show to remain on the air while it appeals the court decision.
During testimony earlier this week, Jones acknowledged that the Sandy Hook school shooting was “100 percent” real and apologized to Heslin and Lewis.
“I unintentionally took part in things that did hurt these people’s feelings,” Jones told the court. “and I’m sorry for that.”
Jones’ attorney, Federico Reynal, admitted that Jones may have acted “irresponsibly” regarding the Sandy Hook tragedy but that did not make the talk show host responsible for any harassment Heslin and Lewis may have faced.
An apology clearly wasn’t enough for the parents: “Alex started this fight,” Heslin said, “and I’ll finish this fight.”
The verdict was welcome news to the attorneys for Heslin and Lewis.
“We are very pleased with the verdict, and we are looking forward to the punitive damages phase that starts tomorrow,” said Kyle Farrar, one of the attorneys for the parents.
During closing arguments on Wednesday, Farrar urged jurors to “end this nightmare.”
“Speech is free, but you have to pay for your lies,” Farrar said. The attorney explained that Jones was responsible for years of harassment the plaintiffs experienced.
“He made them live their lives in fear, fear of being harmed or murdered by people who follow the lies,” Farrar said in court.
Reynal, of course, had a different take.
“Unfortunately, in a free society, there is risk associated with choice,” Reynal said. “We live in a community where some people just are unbounded and are going to take action.”
Earlier in the week, controversy occurred when it was found that the contents of Jones’ cellphone, which included what attorneys for Heslin and Lewis called “intimate” messages between Jones and former Trump advisor Roger Stone, were “inadvertently” sent to the legal team representing the parents.
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, who has seemed somewhat adversarial toward Jones throughout the trial, denied a request for a mistrial based on the mistake. Gamble also admonished Jones on Tuesday, claiming he had not been honest about his company’s declaration of bankruptcy the previous week.
Many on the Left are doing a victory lap over Jones’ predicament. Far-left group Occupy Democrats is pushing not only for Jones to be left penniless by the trial, but also that he be imprisoned.
“Alex Jones melts down over his ‘damn’ attorneys accidentally sending his secret ‘raw text messages’ to the opposing counsel, calling it ‘incredibly sick’ — clearly worried that he’ll now be prosecuted and sent to jail for perjury. RT TO DEMAND THAT HE BE LOCKED UP!” the far-left group tweeted.
But Jones is not without supporters. Representative Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) lauded Jones for an answer he gave when asked about government officials aiding pedophilia, sex trafficking, and the grooming of young children.
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HOLY CRAP the Left cannot meme... I mean, Alex Jones is one of the most meme-able people on the planet, certainly in the top-5 all-time most memeable people... and the Left just cannot meme, look at this idiocy:
This makes my face melt off. It's like watching a corporate boardroom trying to dance to dubsteb. It should be illegal for Leftists to meme, this must be harming the environment somehow... what is wrong with these people?!
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Alex Jones' Errors Are No Different Than MSM Misreports on Sandy Hook: Defense Attorney
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages in defamation trial
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-45-2-million-in-punitive-damages-in-defamation-trial-145593925838
So you are okay with people being sued for saying something? Because that is the long and short of this. The first amendment protects unpopular speech. This whole thing is a sham. Today it is Alex Jones, tomorrow it's you and I. This all sets a bad precedence, regardless.
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And CBS, ABC, et cetera ad nauseam ...
https://twitter.com/PearsonSharp/sta...31706613231616
Lawyers Asks Jury To DESTROY Alex Jones Company, Jones Ordered To Pay 45M w/Tucker Max
Timcast IRL
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“The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner
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Well, I wasn't gonna name any names here, but I remember the_Count loved to point out that my pillow guy was a grifter, meanwhile big Pharma and MIC grift billions and billions into their wallets. Never mind that though, I guess?
Like Mike Lindell is trying to make a quick buck and . . . everyone else isn't?
Like if I was keeping tabs on who is funding who, a guy who makes bedroom slippers and towels wouldn't be anywhere near the top of that list.
We know the best advertisers that ever approach someone who wants to expose the truth are gonna be your B-list -type ads. Vitamins, survival food, and pillows. You ain't getting Coca Cola to run an ad on your channel, sorry.
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Originally Posted by Philhelm
Yes, if my kids were murdered and I was hounded by morons, I would hope to make even more money. I'd probably disagree with myself if I hadn't put up with annoying libertarians for so long.
Some of the stuff AJ puts out is good advice. Like don't drink the tap water in areas where the frogs are gay
- Kim KardashianIt's all about taking action and not being lazy. So you do the work, whether it's fitness or whatever. It's about getting up, motivating yourself and just doing it.
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“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out,
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me.”
― Martin Niemöller
Nothing new under the sun.
“The spirits of darkness are now among us. We have to be on guard so that we may realize what is happening when we encounter them and gain a real idea of where they are to be found. The most dangerous thing you can do in the immediate future will be to give yourself up unconsciously to the influences which are definitely present.” ~ Rudolf Steiner
[QUOTE=fr33;7125734]Yes, if my kids were murdered and I was hounded by morons, I would hope to make even more money. I'd probably disagree with myself if I hadn't put up with annoying libertarians for so long.[/QUOTE
decent thoughts
Was 9/11 an inside job? Kennedy assassination? COVID pandemic? If someone has a platform and disagrees or questions a mainstream narrative, should they be sued? Saying I do not believe this shooting took place and here is why look at these crisis actors here and here and over again...Isn't that an opinion? The vaccine works! Take the shot and you won't get COVID.
If Jones wanted to raise a First Amendment issue, he could have. Instead, his continual disobedience of court orders resulted in the judge's rendering a default judgment against him, which means he lost any ability to defend the case on the merits. So if you want to blame someone for this case setting a bad precedent, blame Jones.
(The case doesn't really set a precedent, except for narcissistic fools who would repeat Jones's obstructive tactics).
People who knowingly say things that are false and that result in harm to other people get sued all the time. It's called defamation and/or intentional infliction of emotional distress, and it isn't protected by the First Amendment.
We have long had death and taxes as the two standards of inevitability. But there are those who believe that death is the preferable of the two. "At least," as one man said, "there's one advantage about death; it doesn't get worse every time Congress meets."
Erwin N. Griswold
Taxes: Of life's two certainties, the only one for which you can get an automatic extension.
Anonymous
We have long had death and taxes as the two standards of inevitability. But there are those who believe that death is the preferable of the two. "At least," as one man said, "there's one advantage about death; it doesn't get worse every time Congress meets."
Erwin N. Griswold
Taxes: Of life's two certainties, the only one for which you can get an automatic extension.
Anonymous
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