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Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s bid to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars
(www.nbcnews.com)
Aw man, that’s some bullshit
At least we now know why Musk was upset. He intended to buy it and hand it right back to Alex Jones. Can't have the "alt-right" media sphere disappearing.
This is pretty clearly interference from the judge. The guy who ran the bankruptcy auction has a ton of experience with this stuff and there is no reason to think he wasn't impartial or that he didn't get the best price for everything. Jones' lawyers are just kicking the can down the road and delaying for as long as they can.
Hopefully the onion can eventually buy it at a steep discount too!
Not allowed to shoot CEOs, not allowed to buy your enemy’s company in a fair sale. What happened to the American dream
Only boomers and some Gen-x believed it. The rest of us grew up with the Internet and an ever-increasing feeling of betrayal and hopelessness.
Edit: Modified the language around Gen-X per the reply below.
Please don't lump Gen-Xers in with boomers. Why do you think Gen-X got its name? Disillusionment, detachment, loss of identity and purpose. Gen-X didn't know what was wrong, but they knew enough to know they were left out. Even boomers aren't to blame -- they just have more people in the ownership class right now. If we divide along age and generational lines, the capitalists benefit.
You're right, I should not have lumped them in with boomers. That was a last minute and before submission to address the Marjorie's/Karen's of the world. Please accept my apologies.
Booooo!
Deny. Defend. Depose.
Context. Volume. Relevance.
I thought they'd already bought it, I didn't know it was still in question. What a bummer. This was going to be hilarious.
Wait a second. A judge blocked the Onion from buying the site at auction because... he thinks it should have sold for more? My brother in Christ, do you understand what an auction is?!
Specifically, he thought the trustee should have allowed the other LLC (which is totally not affiliated with him yet only exists to shelter his supplement business) more time to counteroffer.
But that makes no sense. It's an auction. There's a time limit. It's not an acquisition. You're being forced to sell something.
You know what else makes no sense? Letting someone bid on his former property using money he owes to the people selling.
lame
Boooo
This is why I don't hype myself up over such stories.
There's always a rugpull.
Does the judge think that shitpile is gonna be worth much now? Like, unless they can force Alex to appear there and do skits, it's just a fucking website without it's, for lack of a better word, talent.
Keep at it, Onion, the funny outcome was just delayed, not averted!
No justice, no peace! Give them Infowars!
not cool bro. not cool.
Boo this judge
Who would even want to buy it now? Clearly this is in such a legal fuckstorm no one with certainty can buy it.
Feels like alex fucked himself out of a sale
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