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It’s Pathological

But oh, the schadenfreude!

I cannot wait for the J6 Committee to get their hands on Jones’ texts.

As the latest defamation trial of Alex Jones wound down to its conclusion, an old saying seemed to become more and more apropos.

How can you tell Alex Jones is lying? His lips are moving.

In the trial that concluded Thursday in Texas, the jury only needed to decide how much Jones owed Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis—parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis who was murdered in the 2012 school shooting. Sandy Hook victims in Texas and Connecticut already won a default judgment against Jones for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

As such, it would behoove Jones to only tell the truth while on the stand, under oath. Instead, the InfoWars founder and host was caught in several lies including one about the judge presiding over the trial—Texas District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble.

The still grieving parents’ attorney Mark Bankston asked Jones’ directly if his InfoWars website and program repeatedly shared a meme depicting Judge Gamble on fire.

On the second day of Jones’ testimony, Bankston asked:

“You’ve been broadcasting repeatedly a picture of our judge on fire, haven’t you?”
Jones’ lawyer immediately objected, but Jones still answered:

“No!”

After Jones’ first day of testimony, Bankston called for sanctions against him and his lawyer Adino Reyal for knowingly presenting lies to the jury to influence the ruling.

Judge Gamble chastised Jones for lying and not answering the questions he was asked.

The judge provided explicit instructions and guidance on telling the truth then dismissed the parties for the day.

You can see Judge Gamble’s excoriation of Jones here:

In response to being told not to lie, Jones told Judge Gamble:

“I believe what I said was true.”

The judge—appearing exasperated—replied:

“You believe everything you say is true. But it isn’t. Your beliefs do not make something true.”

She later added:

“Your belief that something is true does not make it true. It does not protect you. It is not allowed.”

“You are under oath. That means things must actually be true when you say them.”

https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/1554874601112469505

On Jones’ second day of testimony, plaintiffs’ attorney Bankston questioned him about using InfoWars to further defame his clients—Heslin and Lewis—during the trial.

Bankston said Jones also used his platform to try to discredit Judge Gamble, but on the stand, under oath, Jones denied it.

Bankston asked:

“In fact, Mr. Jones, you’re telling the world not to believe what happens in this courtroom because the judge worked with Child Protective Services, who you say is involved with pedophilia and child trafficking?”

Jones replied:

“No, that’s not what I’m saying.”

After Bankston shared more damning evidence…

…Jones justified his answer by claiming he didn’t direct or produce the InfoWars segment.

He also suggested it might be taken out of context which Bankston disputed.

Bankston responded:

“Is there anything before and after that that will make it great to show pictures of our judge on fire and tell the world that she’s involved with pedophiles?”

“Tell the context that comes before or after that makes that great.”

Despite being told the day before about the difference between truth, opinion and conjecture, Jones once again chose to lie then backtrack.

People were astounded at Jones’ hubris.

https://twitter.com/AnnOkla/status/1555638766433345536

https://twitter.com/ChafedCharlie/status/1554989631535398912

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On Thursday, the jury awarded Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis $4.1 million.

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While Planetary Formation is Unlikely…

…around any star in a globular cluster, can you imagine what the night sky would look like on one? I mean hundreds of thousands of stars packed into a sphere 150 light years across, with upward of 100 stars jammed into an area 1 light year in diameter. (For comparison, the sun’s nearest neighbor is a bit over 4 light years distant.)

See: Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall.

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I’ve Always Been Envious…

…of guys who can grow beards. Probably why I find them so damn sexy. I’ve never had a problem growing a respectable—nay, a full-on Tom Selleck porn-star—mustache, but I’m otherwise facially follicularly-challenged, a situation that’s plagued me my entire life.

My one and only attempt at bearding was disappointing:

Of course looking at these pictures now, I’d kill to be able to pull off even this meager bit of facial plumage, but at the time I wasn’t impressed with what was developing. When these pictures were taken in August 1993, it had also entered that I-want-to-scratch-my-face-off phase, and in fact, I went back to just the mustache shortly thereafter, never to try it again.

After the treatment for my cancer in 2003, I can’t even pull this off any more. The radiation destroyed all the hair follicles slightly above and below my jawline on both sides, so growing a beard (like any number of other things that age has robbed me of) is just another one of those things that will have to wait until another lifetime…

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I Hate to Admit It…

…but I agree with everything Mr. Murrell has to say about Season Two.

I mean, I enjoyed the second season of Picard while I was watching it. I was able to ignore the issues brought up in this video on a weekly basis, but looking back on the entire season once it finished I was so very…disappointed. It could’ve been so much more.

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I Often Wonder…

What a 17-year-old me would think if he was shown this photo and was told it would be his study in the year 2022. So many things we easily take for granted would be total sci-fi magic to that guy.

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Maps To Change Your Perspective

I’m a bit of a map geek. Nothing hardcore, but I have to admit I find these fascinating and have been collecting them for years.

Abandoned Railways


Air Traffic Control Regions

Antarctica In Relation to North America

The United States in Relation to Australia

The Most Efficient Roadtrip to Visit all the Towns Named Springfield in the United States

California in Relation to Italy

Canada, The United States, and Mexico to Scale

Blond Hair Distribution in North and South America

China in Relation to Russia

China in Relation to the United States

Preferred Coffee Chains Across the United States

Countries With Less Than 100 Million People

All the Countries That Could Fit inside the United States

Extent of Google Street View

Cuba in Relation to the Hudson Bay

Wildfires as of July 2020

Flamingo Populations

United States Forestation

Greenland in Relation to South America

India in Relation to the United States

Japan in Relation to the East Coast of the United States

This one is especially interesting at the moment because one of the guilty pleasures that Ben and I enjoy watching together are Japan Ferry videos on YouTube. I’ve always wondered why it takes days to go from one place to another, thinking that Japan was relatively small. Turns out it isn’t. My ignorance was showing big time.

Land Use in the United States

Left Hand vs. Right Hand Driving

Light Pollution Across the United States

The Population of Los Angeles County (Red) In Relation to the Equivalent Population if Spread Other States

Average Ambient Sound Levels

Rivers That Feed Into The Mississippi

The United States Overlaid on the Moon

Streams and Rivers in the United States

Mammal Migration

The Mediterranean Sea in Relation to the United States

Metric vs. Imperial Measurement

Montana in Relation to Mongolia

More People Inside the Circle Than Ouside the Circle

Job Quitters

New Zealand in Relation to the United States

Poland in Relation to Texas

Cities with Populations over 100,000

Population Density – Orange and Red are Equal

Global Population Density

Population Density in the United States

Population Density of 1 Billion People Split Equally (Green is One Billion, Blue is One Billion, Red is One Billion, etc.)

Correct Map Projection Showing Relative Locations of North and South America. (Most of South America is East of North America)

Population Density – Total Red is Greater Than Total Gray

Major U.S. Roadways

Preferred Sports

States if Sized By Population Density

Brands Most Associated With Each State

Texas in Relation to Africa

Age of Consent

North American English Dialects

Canadian Population Density

United States Circuit Courts – This is Why We Need at Least Two More Supreme Court Justices

The United States Redrawn as Fifty States of Equal Population

For Lovers of Furry Friends – Heartworm Incidence map

The True Size of Africa

Counties With the Highest Incidents of Tornadoes 1952-2010

Tornado Tracks Across the United States

Countries Are Viewed as the Major Threat to World Peace by Each Country

UFO SIghtings by County

The United States That Might’ve Been If Various Failed State Petitions Throughout U.S. History Had Come to Fruition

One or Two License Plates in the United States


World Oil Distribution

Worldwide Earthquakes

And Lastly, Maybe The Trippiest One of All

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