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(453 posts)
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:40 AM Oct 2025

It may be Trump's Supreme Court, but it's not ...

... Alex Jones' Supreme Court.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-turns-away-alex-jones-attempt-block-huge-defamation-judg-rcna236968

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' last-ditch attempt to block an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment he faces over false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

The court without comment turned away Jones' appeal of a state court ruling.

Last week he urged the court to urgently intervene, saying that if the court did not take action, his website, Infowars, was at risk of being turned over to the satirical news site The Onion.

The proposed acquisition would be used to help fund payments to family members of the Sandy Hook victims.

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It may be Trump's Supreme Court, but it's not ... (Original Post) 4th Oct 2025 OP
Looking forward to his assets being sold. johnnyfins Oct 2025 #1
If only those with conservative values BOSSHOG Oct 2025 #2

johnnyfins

(3,989 posts)
1. Looking forward to his assets being sold.
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:52 AM
Oct 2025

Unfortunately, some rightwing megaphone will still give him an outlet for his horseshit. Maybe Glenn Beck will give him a job. I mean, GB did rip off Jones' business model with his horseshitting Blaze garbage factory.

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
2. If only those with conservative values
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:59 AM
Oct 2025

Had legitimate, positive marketable skills used to aid and abet the citizenry. (My incomplete sentence for the day.). Imagine Alex jones waking up every morning planning on doing something good.

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