Twitter / X and Elon Musk have reaffirmed their upholding of the inalienable human right to freedom of speech. This is extremely important, and extremely good. “I’m generally against evil propaganda machines. They can go to hell.” Freedom is fundamental. That includes freedom of speech. Because if we lose freedom
Continue readingTag: Alex Jones
Northern Reflections: The Second Jones Verdict
Joanna Slater reports in the Washington Post that: A Connecticut jury ordered Infowars founder Alex Jones to pay $965 million in damages to the families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook shooting for the suffering caused by years of lies that the massacre was a hoax. Wednesday’s verdict marks the largest award
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Make Lying Expensive
Alex Jones has built a career on lying. This week, in a courtroom in Texas, he has met with a reckoning. Eugene Robinson writes: The far-right radio host’s trial in an Austin courtroom has been almost enough to restore my faith in truth, justice and the American way. Jurors have
Continue readingAlberta Politics: ‘Foreign funded special interests’ and Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party: The ‘New Conspiracism’ comes to Alberta
The new conspiracism has come to Alberta! What is the “New Conspiracism,” you ask, and how is it different from the old conspiracism? “‘Classic’ conspiracy theories … arise in response to real events – the assassination of John F. Kennedy, say, or the terrorist attacks of September 11th,” observed Elizabeth Kolbert
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Banning Alex Jones & InfoWars: Social Media Grows Up
This just in from the better-late-than-never department. Last week Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify “deplatformed” Alex Jones’ InfoWars from their platforms and pages. It took them years to acknowledge that InfoWars violated their terms of service and it was time to say goodbye to the angry Mr Jones. The only
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Being Drugged By the Deep State!
Ever since Donald Trump gave Mitch McConnell the cold shoulder and made a deal with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Republicans have been in a state of total shock.And to a slightly lesser extent so have the Democrats… But while the Republicans scream betrayal, and wonder what Trump might do next…Read
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Part Political Theatre and Part Schoolyard Bully
And probably the saddest thing is that far too many people take this kind of clown seriously: Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Donald Trump Fired One Of His Trolls
Donald Trump had an army of trolls working for him during the election, spreading fake stories, and flaming his opponents. So it was quite a shock to see him fire one of them.And no ordinary troll either. A member of his own transition team.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Alex Jones and the Madness of Donald Trump
Alex Jones is a right-wing radio host, a fanatical Trump supporter, and one of America's most deranged conspiracy theorists.A man so crazy you have to see it to believe it…Read more »
Continue readingLeDaro: Piers Morgan vs. Alex Jones: Jones Explosive Pro-Gun Tirade
I agree with Piers Morgan on this, Alex Jones’ angry rant is the best advertisement out there for gun control. It is people like Jones who defy common-sense, though unfortunately people like him have a following, which is why there is a lack of common sense in many areas of
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: America the Not-So-Beautiful: God Shat His Grace On Thee
Close your eyes, and conjure up a mental image of the stereotype of the Ugly American. Loud. Large. Willfully ignorant of customs and countries that lie beyond the border of the US -of- A. Rabidly proselytizing the gospel of liberty, freedom and patriotism bestowed unto their nation via God and
Continue reading