So Much For The Onion Buying Infowars

[gab13by13]

Leon Musk got a judge to investigate the bidding process how The Onion got the bid.

Meanwhile, after Jone's Austin headquarters was shut down, the next day Jones was broadcasting from another location.

It does get pretty depressing and it will get much worse when the autocracy begins.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/elon-musk-helped-halt-the-sale-of-alex-jones-infowars-to-the-onion/ar-AA1ugim0?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=a7616b46d6f747ba90399ea7ae17f7c2&ei=13

[a kennedy]

1. Of course he did......he has more power then we thought anyone could have,

and with tRump??? Oh yah, we’re dead.

[gab13by13]

2. Musk is the real president

he gets his orders directly from Putin and then he makes sure that Trump toes the line.

This is why there have been reports of Trump being upset with Musk, he just found out that he is just a figure head. Musk will allow Trump to golf and grift.

[usonian]

3. Say what?

[gab13by13]

4. Yup

[Deuxcents]

5. A Texas judge, no doubt

[elleng]

6. 'bidding process how The Onion got the bid.'

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!

[canetoad]

7. Probably premature or maybe even false

I'd be waiting for a better source. Daily Express US is a bastard child of Express Uk which is a bit less reliable than the Daily mail.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I just want to see what breaks the camels back, when the members of the Trump Administration

continually use government to harass people.

Do you think the Dem party will be smart enough to use these examples to convince the people, which party was more inclined to use government against the people?

[Silent Type]

9. The article does say a "temporary halt," whatever that means. And some BS that Musk wants

to be heard — not so much to stop acquisition by Onion — but what happens on X.

I don’t really get it, and I’m sure it’s two or three Nazis sticking up for each other, but Jones will lose his crappy, white wing, site. Probably isn’t worth much anyway.

[RainCaster]

10. If Musk wants to buy it, he will have to pay off the Sandy Hook families

They are the ones who said they would forego their suit if the Onion bought Infowars.

[Gore1FL]

11. It comes down to how how it was awarded to The Onion.

This is as I understand it Please forgive any errors or misunderstandings on my part:

The Onion did not have the highest bid, however some/all of the Sandy Hook families offered to forgive debts if The Onion won.

In the end, the people owning the debt came out better with the Onion win, but the Onion wasn't the highest bidder.

While there is arguably a case to be made, it would seem that all of the involved parties with an actual stake would seem to support the Onion.

[KS Toronado]

12. Thanks I was unaware they were not the highest bidder

But that really is a mute point IMO. Auctioneers work with the buyers & sellers until both parties are happy
with or at least accepting of all the small print in the contract to sell something and when they say SOLD
thats good in a court of law for ownership/titles.

But I can see Musk paying a Judge under the table to come out and say "Who the hell hired this idiot
auction company ? Find a new one and start over!"

[Emrys]

13. The Onion's CEO posts on Twitter. He says the sale IS going ahead:

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

Hi friends!

I wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest site on the internet.

Long and short of it: We won the bid and — you're not going to believe it — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well.

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

On Thursday, the person overseeing the auction told us that The Onion’s bid for InfoWars, along with the Connecticut Sandy Hook families, won.

We haven’t heard anything that changed that — except, of course, from the guys currently running InfoWars, doing InfoWars stuff.

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

There was a status conference with the judge overseeing the auction on Thursday shortly after we were deemed winners.

The judge had some questions about process and assets. We’re glad he’s doing that, since our bid with the families is clearly the best and transparency is even better.

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

We left the hearing with clear next steps to complete the sale. InfoWars’ current management asked to continue operating until then.

We always knew the guys who currently run InfoWars were going to take this badly and use a loss to fundraise off of it. They did not disappoint!

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

Obviously, when the current operators of InfoWars went back to operating as a business, they used that to falsely say the auction had been overturned and allege some truly wacky stuff. Something about Saul Alinsky? God bless ‘em.

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

We expected all of this, obviously. Buying this site was always going to be fun later on, but annoying right away.

Anyway, we look forward to completing this process at the next scheduled court date — which, at present, is a week from Monday.

follow @bencollins on bluesky
@oneunderscore__

We think it’s all worth it to make a better, funnier future possible. As always: Tu Stultus Es.

Jones is currently continuing to broadcast because the site and its assets haven't been handed over yet.

Some more details of the ins and outs of the deal here: https://apnews.com/article/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9

[niyad]

15. But these posts are on bluesky?

[Emrys]

16. No, they're from Twitter. I believe he cross-posts on Bluesky, but I don't use it, so I wouldn't know.

I copied the text of his posts from his Twitter account, which he's renamed follow @bencollins on bluesky.

[niyad]

17. ah, thank you.

[Emrys]

18. I've been avoiding posting actual tweets on DU if it's not necessary since it freaks some people out

and any argy-bargy it causes detracts from the information. In this case, text alone was enough.

If someone wants to find the tweets, there's enough info there to search for them.

I can see how it could be confusing in this case, though.

[DiamondShark]

19. We appreciate it.

[Emrys]

20. You're welcome

I've made my opinion clear in other replies elsewhere about the fact that posting them adds nothing to Musk's bottom line. I just don't feel like getting into that debate every time I post from Twitter! And there is still some useful information on there.

[Tweedy]

14. So...:

On a Sunday
A judge intervened to stop an auction that already happened.

On a Sunday

In what courthouse?
Did other court staff arrive ?

Was this done by a writ?

A judge is investigating your link claims.

This is not France. In America we do not have investigating judges.

What documents were filed? For what action did Elon Musk allegedly move? What were the arguments? Where can I read the court docket at the very very least?

On a Sunday this happened supposedly with no court record it occurred. That makes absolutely no sense.