On Thursday, the internet exploded with news that the unfunny satirical site The Onion had purchased Infowars out of bankruptcy—with help from a few Sandy Hook family members. For Infowars supporters, who were hoping to secure the company and keep Alex Jones on the air, this was a devastating blow
To make matters worse, The Onion is owned by left-wing radical and former NBC “disinformation” reporter Ben Collins—a man as humorless as they come—who has been running the once-funny Onion straight into the ground and would likely do the same to Infowars.
Satirical news publication The Onion has bought Infowars, the media organisation headed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for an undisclosed price at a court-ordered auction.
The Onion said that the bid was secured with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who won a $1.5bn (£1.18bn) defamation lawsuit against Jones for spreading false rumours about the massacre.
A judge in Texas ordered the auction in September, and various groups – both Jones’s allies and detractors – had suggested they would bid for the company.
Jones founded Infowars in 1999. He has vowed to continue broadcasting using a different platform.
And just when you thought it was over, things got even more weird. A federal judge has just stepped in and stopped the sale of Infowars dead in its tracks.
Honestly, it actually is possible to be partisan and funny. Maybe Ben should give the writers at The Babylon Bee a call for some much-needed pointers. But here’s the real problem—for Ben and most liberals—and it’s the same reason they can’t meme: they have zero sense of humor. They’re always outraged, offended, and angsty. That constant misery doesn’t exactly foster creativity, humor, or the self-deprecation that makes life fun and funny.
For the so-called “party of joy,” lefties sure are the most miserable creatures lumbering around the planet.
In the end, let’s hope this “lifeline” for Infowars turns into something good for Jones and his supporters. But no matter what happens, Alex will keep soaring—and that’s the one thing that truly drives the left crazy.
