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>whose life has been ruined permanently, and how? genuinely curious. I hope you're trolling. You want to know whose life has been ruined? The 26 elementary s

>whose life has been ruined permanently, and how? genuinely curious. I hope you're trolling. You want to know whose life has been ruined? The 26 elementary school kids whose heads were blown off by a deranged asshole. You want to know whose life has been ruined? The parents who had to move 5-6 times because Jone's deranged followers kept stalking them and actively engaging in some of the most inhumane, heartless and disgusting behavior I've ever seen from one human to another. I'm a native of Fairfield County and have seen some of these assholes firsthand, and it is truly disturbing. You know whose life wasn't ruined (until now)? The guy who went around harassing the grieving parents and inspiring a legion of paranoid internet tough-guys to do the same, and profiting over $815k a day for over a decade by doing so.

brigandish 4y ago
$815k a day? Wow. I would’ve never thought that Infowars could make so much money. I’ve seen some others in the thread mention Jones’ millions, are his financials available? I thought he’d lied and obfuscated them in order to go bankrupt.
- shagie 4y ago
  The Sandy Hook defamation cases have put Alex Jones’s finances under scrutiny. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.html?unlocked_article_code=5pchfxGAX8rlRv9-Bw9q_KJanBWe-N_LSpVDAfLKGWGej2Tn6JNkk5Nm6hK-B-sQJjJqpCOxqmTA7M-i-CQysW4hOz8JHYw3NoKhUT041BS-01x3GVLu1-kWZXUBT4nyFJU7a1HCnL-JEMYx9fcEDo9jcf5Qj69yHaDqtGdgBcLY-zusUziqW74N3hTLoRDKBZ6ShZOsuSzIZxZBko18hmEXjFxid2sqvOcx4Esll0rT2-Dlpun5vYYFuDk8JCZw5eHHnJeJyGa3e1fKKG3s97EeHmWfQ8wucK5aebGpc5XKr_H9uJVVOtZ66Ff3n_0f6t-U0GJz0dc&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.ht... > A lawyer for Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis died in the 2012 attack, presented records on Wednesday showing that Infowars made more than $800,000 a day at one point in 2018 (Mr. Jones said the amount stemmed from a particularly lucrative period during the Conservative Political Action Conference). > Bernard Pettingill, Jr., a forensic economist and former economics professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, testified on Friday that Mr. Jones “is a very successful man” and that his and Free Speech Systems’ combined net worth likely fell between $135 million and $270 million. And chasing links... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/alex-jones-trial.html?unlocked_article_code=PTPyz8MuAfjkhh5Bmpujwm3Z4LUCEulCsFBJX77sULvolH8wS-yOYdcE637JtXl2QHKni0-EngNuhqhZNqvSWQvPezFYusO8MZlnvfneMBtNP91UfgDVPYTxWULID4tHwQwqoL0nC4OXyXRWntl6Wdr4HC14VCHPM-hP1tkPl9wPoX4BYnD8eqGvoIcqxwW8UC9Y3Z98t5dMM4C1cxBdKIJ9yS2n_VDQ4wjQ9dukbex_pSy8Aem6oZQn_S50EPQDaabkunW7EWpHKYQ8gqfrGMVtNBrJZpMoWwgMQU36JZKsxh0PXJUMXn0AUyK-_nkn7rXn_DPnBKRKAn2jhjM&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/alex-jones-tr... > Business records released during the proceedings indicate Mr. Jones has reaped more than $50 million annually selling diet supplements, gun paraphernalia, body armor and doomsday prepper gear by hawking conspiracy theories to millions listening to his radio and online show. Jesse Lewis’s parents are requesting $150 million in compensatory damages. More important than money, Ms. Lewis said on Tuesday, “I hope to accomplish an era of truth.” The $815k/day appears to be the average of a peak reporting period. A more reasonable number is that it was getting $125k/day profit overall and it had one week were it made 6x that amount. This is still nothing to scoff at.
  - NickC25 4y ago
    > The $815k/day appears to be the average of a peak reporting period. A more reasonable number is that it was getting $125k/day profit overall and it had one week were it made 6x that amount. Great point - thanks for the clarification! As for the total amount of profit, yeah, that's still absurd - $125k a day in profit for a sustained period of time. I think that's nearly as much as the highest paid soccer player in the world makes in pre-tax salary. Think about that for a moment. A guy who spreads conspiracy theories in one country aimed at a small portion of the population makes more in a day than the highest paid athlete in the world's most popular sport.

brigandish 4y ago

$815k a day? Wow. I would’ve never thought that Infowars could make so much money. I’ve seen some others in the thread mention Jones’ millions, are his financials available? I thought he’d lied and obfuscated them in order to go bankrupt.

shagie 4y ago
The Sandy Hook defamation cases have put Alex Jones’s finances under scrutiny. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.html?unlocked_article_code=5pchfxGAX8rlRv9-Bw9q_KJanBWe-N_LSpVDAfLKGWGej2Tn6JNkk5Nm6hK-B-sQJjJqpCOxqmTA7M-i-CQysW4hOz8JHYw3NoKhUT041BS-01x3GVLu1-kWZXUBT4nyFJU7a1HCnL-JEMYx9fcEDo9jcf5Qj69yHaDqtGdgBcLY-zusUziqW74N3hTLoRDKBZ6ShZOsuSzIZxZBko18hmEXjFxid2sqvOcx4Esll0rT2-Dlpun5vYYFuDk8JCZw5eHHnJeJyGa3e1fKKG3s97EeHmWfQ8wucK5aebGpc5XKr_H9uJVVOtZ66Ff3n_0f6t-U0GJz0dc&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.ht... > A lawyer for Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis died in the 2012 attack, presented records on Wednesday showing that Infowars made more than $800,000 a day at one point in 2018 (Mr. Jones said the amount stemmed from a particularly lucrative period during the Conservative Political Action Conference). > Bernard Pettingill, Jr., a forensic economist and former economics professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, testified on Friday that Mr. Jones “is a very successful man” and that his and Free Speech Systems’ combined net worth likely fell between $135 million and $270 million. And chasing links... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/alex-jones-trial.html?unlocked_article_code=PTPyz8MuAfjkhh5Bmpujwm3Z4LUCEulCsFBJX77sULvolH8wS-yOYdcE637JtXl2QHKni0-EngNuhqhZNqvSWQvPezFYusO8MZlnvfneMBtNP91UfgDVPYTxWULID4tHwQwqoL0nC4OXyXRWntl6Wdr4HC14VCHPM-hP1tkPl9wPoX4BYnD8eqGvoIcqxwW8UC9Y3Z98t5dMM4C1cxBdKIJ9yS2n_VDQ4wjQ9dukbex_pSy8Aem6oZQn_S50EPQDaabkunW7EWpHKYQ8gqfrGMVtNBrJZpMoWwgMQU36JZKsxh0PXJUMXn0AUyK-_nkn7rXn_DPnBKRKAn2jhjM&smid=share-url https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/politics/alex-jones-tr... > Business records released during the proceedings indicate Mr. Jones has reaped more than $50 million annually selling diet supplements, gun paraphernalia, body armor and doomsday prepper gear by hawking conspiracy theories to millions listening to his radio and online show. Jesse Lewis’s parents are requesting $150 million in compensatory damages. More important than money, Ms. Lewis said on Tuesday, “I hope to accomplish an era of truth.” The $815k/day appears to be the average of a peak reporting period. A more reasonable number is that it was getting $125k/day profit overall and it had one week were it made 6x that amount. This is still nothing to scoff at.
- NickC25 4y ago
  > The $815k/day appears to be the average of a peak reporting period. A more reasonable number is that it was getting $125k/day profit overall and it had one week were it made 6x that amount. Great point - thanks for the clarification! As for the total amount of profit, yeah, that's still absurd - $125k a day in profit for a sustained period of time. I think that's nearly as much as the highest paid soccer player in the world makes in pre-tax salary. Think about that for a moment. A guy who spreads conspiracy theories in one country aimed at a small portion of the population makes more in a day than the highest paid athlete in the world's most popular sport.