A man is in a custody battle for his children, and to prove he’s fit to be a father, he will have to do something that might cost him his job. It sounds like a plot to a kid-oriented made-for-TV movie drama, but according to My Statesman, Alex Jones faces this exact problem.
Even though he has been around for a long time, Jones only recently entered the public eye thanks in no small part to support from Donald Trump. Jones is (in)famous for his talk-radio programs and YouTube videos, both known as “Infowars,” where he espouses conspiracy theories. I’m not talking about fun and harmless conspiracy theories such as the Roswell UFO incident, but extremely out there theories including but not limited to:
- Every bombing and mass shooting in recent years has been staged by actors, and nobody has died as a result.
- Michelle Obama is actually a transgender man.
- Israel was behind 9/11.
- Eites want to turn everyone gay with chemicals they put in drinking water.
- Pokemon GO is a government PSYOP to trick people into spying on one another.
Jones has been divorced from his ex-wife Kelly Jones for quite some time, and their children live with him. After hearing the claims Jones has made on his shows, Mrs. Jones now fears for her children and has entered into a custody battle. “He’s not a stable person,” stated Mrs. Jones. “He says he wants to break Alex Baldwin’s neck. He wants J-Lo to get raped. I’m concerned that he is engaged in felonious behavior, threatening a member of Congress. He broadcasts from home. The children are there, watching him broadcast.”
According to Jones’ attorney, Randal Wilhite, it’s all just an act. Wilhite claims Jones is nothing more than a “performance artist,” and the actor audiences see in his shows is just a persona, not unlike Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat or James Rolfe’s The Angry Video Game Nerd. According to Wilhite, judging Jones based on what he says and does in his shows is like judging Jack Nicholson based on his portrayal of The Joker in the 1989 Batman film.
Jones has found himself in a lose-lose situation thanks to this custody battle. On one hand, if Wilhite is correct and Alex Jones is merely playing a role, he stands to lose the support of his fans and staff members. However, if Jones actually does believe his own conspiracy theories, and he really does want to break Alec Baldwin’s neck, his fans may start to question whether or not they should believe the words of a man shown in a court of law to be mentally unstable. Regardless of what happens, nobody is going to look at Alex Jones the same way again.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, is traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with Republican lawmakers who will probably lead committees that regulate the tech sector.
Republican representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio, Darrel Issa of California, and Cathy McMorris Rogers of Washington are among those with whom Cook has booked meetings.
The meetings were probably planned several weeks, if not months, beforehand. Top conservatives have criticized Apple since the beginning, and many of them have joined with Twitter CEO Elon Musk in their recent dispute with Apple.
Jordan has publicly expressed his support for Elon Musk, as Bloomberg notes.
When the GOP wins over the House in 2023, Jordan is also set to serve as chair of the House Judiciary Committee. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s chairman is most likely to be McMorris Rodgers.
They both will play a key role in developing the GOP’s technology policy agenda for 2023.
What is particularly on the agenda is unclear. Even when he is not called to testify about big tech, Cook travels to Washington, DC, on several occasions each year.
The goal is to make sure marginalized people are considered in environmental decisions.
According to Reuters, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a new office to assist underserved communities in coping with the additional responsibilities of pollution and climate change. 200 EPA workers from the Washington headquarters and 10 regional bureaus will work in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
“The establishment of a new office dedicated to advancing environmental justice and civil rights at EPA will ensure the lived experiences of underserved communities are central to our decision-making while supporting community-driven solutions,” remarked Kamala Harris, vice president of the US.
As part of a $60 billion investment in environmental justice, one of the main responsibilities of the new office will be to supervise the distribution of $3 billion in grants for environmental justice that were made possible by the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. Additionally, it will ensure that other EPA initiatives adhere to President Biden’s Justice40 initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of certain government spending go to underserved communities. Finally, it will assist localities in obtaining funds, upholding human rights legislation, and resolving environmental disputes.
The opening of the new office took place in Warren County, North Carolina, the scene of demonstrations against the disposal of toxic waste there in 1982. While the 22-acre dump was not stopped as a result of the civil disobedience actions and arrests that followed, the current environmental justice movement was born. Participants remembered the protests’ 40th anniversary last week.
The competition between Pewdiepie and T-Series has been going on for quite a while. I say this mostly because if Pewdiepie was in the middle of a smear campaign, I would certainly believe that it was all a ploy by T-Series in order to make him lose popularity. However, it seems like T-Series doesn’t have to do much as Pewdiepie is no stranger to getting himself into trouble.
So, what did Pewdiepie do this time? Well, in his most recent edition of “Pew News,” a semi-satirical series where Pewds offers his own take on news events or YouTube discussions, he dedicates the last portion of the video to shouting out smaller YouTube creators he enjoys watching. One of those creators is E;R (otherwise known as “EsemicolonR”), an essayist who often includes anti-Semitic, sexist, homophobic, and cruel language in his videos.
At least that’s what TheVerge and so many outlets/other YouTubers are saying. I took a look at E;R’s content and saw mostly meme videos about political stuff. The guy even made a tribute to Tay AI. You can see a whole documentary made about this by Internet Historian down below:
However, the subjects tackled in the videos can be a bit more problematic because of the current political climate with Pewdiepie. As such, we can assume that a lot of people don’t find this very funny and even reprehensible. Especially when the US is caught in the middle of tension thanks to laws like FOSTA, which are an indirect cause of Tumblr’s collapse right now.
Ever since Pewdiepie has made the shoutout, the channel has gained over 15,000 Subscribers. Of course, this also means that the ire of the people who are against him has risen even more. As such, we’re in this situation where Pewdiepie has gotten himself into trouble yet again despite knowing that the current situation is tense. I guess some people will never learn.
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