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    A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas has ordered a hearing into how the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, after Jones and his lawyers raised questions about how a bankruptcy auction was conducted.


    Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

    "The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.

    “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was killed in the 2012 shooting in Connecticut, said in a statement provided by his lawyers.

    The Onion acquired the conspiracy theory platform’s website; social media accounts; studio in Austin, Texas; trademarks; and video archive. The sale price was not immediately disclosed. The Onion said its “exclusive launch advertiser” will be the gun violence prevention organization Everytown for Gun Safety.​"

    (Thanks fuse)

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      They have the opportunity to cause so much mischief with this move

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        A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories


        Anyone who thought Trump wouldn’t deliver on his awful promises is hopefully waking up to the **** show that is just getting started.

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          How do Democrats deal with Republican voters in 2028? They don't, there'll be a lot less of them around by then.

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            Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project | Elon Musk | The Guardian
            The hilarious concept that anyone signing up has a high IQ... plus, no pay isn't a surprise coming from a 'not real' department which therefore has no funding

            Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts | Cop29 | The Guardian
            Revolutionary new ideas from the COP leaders such as perhaps not allowing the summit to be used as a marketing opportunity for fossil fuel nations

            Silence before the charade: Tyson lets money talk before fight with Paul | Boxing | The Guardian
            I'm in that naive sub-set of people who still hopes Tyson still has it in him physically - and is still in a place mentally where the idea of losing means too much to him - to KO this one fast.

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              I hear he's good at punching women still. Nice fella.

              Not aimed at anyone here, but I find it quite amusing that people are happy to give Tyson a pass whilst condeming others for voting for Trump when the logic is the same. He maybe a convicted rapist who brags about hitting women, but it's okay because he's an entertaining boxer
              Last edited by MartyG; 15-11-2024, 09:48.

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                Trump has announced his new Secretary of Transportation:

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                  Originally posted by QualityChimp View Post
                  https://apnews.com/article/onion-buy...7dcd937b3588e9

                  Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

                  "The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.

                  “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was killed in the 2012 shooting in Connecticut, said in a statement provided by his lawyers.

                  The Onion acquired the conspiracy theory platform’s website; social media accounts; studio in Austin, Texas; trademarks; and video archive. The sale price was not immediately disclosed. The Onion said its “exclusive launch advertiser” will be the gun violence prevention organization Everytown for Gun Safety.​"

                  (Thanks fuse)
                  Bankruptcy judge has apparently put a stop to this sale for now.

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                    I'd have slightly more time for Trump if he was about to punch Jake Paul too

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                      Coca-Cola getting it in the neck for recreating their classic trucks ad entirely in AI


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                        Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post
                        Coca-Cola getting it in the neck for recreating their classic trucks ad entirely in AI
                        Ugh, it's vile and creepy.

                        It has this weird stilted motion for everything. The bit where the person smiles and their eye bulges out? <shiver>

                        Then again maybe this is a good thing... When you sit back and look at it, it's bad that a corporation like Coca-Cola has such a prominent role in Christmas. I should be asking them to **** up more.

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                          Where’s the ai getting the faces from though?

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                            Originally posted by Asura View Post
                            Then again maybe this is a good thing... When you sit back and look at it, it's bad that a corporation like Coca-Cola has such a prominent role in Christmas. I should be asking them to **** up more.
                            I offer the counterpoint that now many other companies will do their commercials with AI exactly because Coca-Cola did an incredibly prominent commercial with AI, no matter how uncanny-valley the results are.

                            Originally posted by fishbowlhead View Post
                            Where’s the ai getting the faces from though?
                            Scraped from all over the internet, like everything AI.

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                              Fake add for a fake sentiment, what does wet sugar have to do with christmas?

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                                Oilfield services exec denies climate crisis and is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize oil and gas production

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