Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder $965 million in compensatory damages, a Connecticut jury decided Wednesday, capping a wrenching weeks-long trial that put on display the serious harm inflicted by the conspiracy theorist’s lies.
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This is old news popping up because Hot still needs a rework, but “Haha get fucked, nerd!” Alex Jones can eat a bag of dicks.
He can’t afford a whole bag.
Ha!
His bag is on layaway!
Please, no body take that guys shovel away. Let him keep digging.
Between his terrible lawyers and his feeble attempts to hide his money, his bankruptcy proceeding sounds like an absolute clusterfuck.
Check out the Knowledge Fight podcast if you want excruciating detail on Alex Jones’ horrible life and work.