#this man is despicable and that is best known by observing him and the fallout of his irresponsible actions directly

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The Alex Jones trial has been alternately darkly hilarious (DARKLY) and absolutely crushing (the parents and psychotherapist were devastating, highly encourage people to follow @ChooseLoveM on twitter). The clips going viral (justifiably) are largely from day 7 of the trial, or the emergency motion this morning, but I do HIGHLY recommend looking at some of the other highlights. Watching the judge correct Alex upwards of a dozen times during his jury questions is great, I'm catching up on the first part of his testimony on day 6 (watching him trying to do his show on the stand is UGHHH, watching him backtalk the judge like a toddler and her shutting him down (tail end of day 6) is better). The court isn't livestreaming while the jury is deliberating, but the law & crime network was authorized to record and lost video to youtube.

But! Lesser known highlights. Becca Lewis provides *amazing* context as an expert witness for the impact of online misinformation and alex jones specifically. You just have to put up with the shitball on defense talking down to her like an asshole during cross-examination. And tune into any part of Daria Korpova's testimony for some SOLID GOLD uncanny valley of human empathy. Watch her wrestle her naked desire to argue that alex jones has actually suffered worse than the grieving parents he defamed! Watch her say on the stand, under oath, that she believes the trial has been partially staged! (the last jury question she answered, iirc). If you REALLY want a commitment, check out the knowledge fight formulaic objections episode featuring her deposition (yes I know it's four hours BUT IT'S WORTH IT) where she is appointed as corporate representative (and doesn't know what that is), and has done almost none of the research the judge specifically ordered her to do (but she brought a printout of the wiki page for 'false flag'). Tune into the law&crime youtube channel to see her looking like a confused baby deer who still doesn't understand what alex jones did wrong, tune into knowledge fight to hear her say outright that she thinks anyone with a heart would want to believe a conspiracy theory that these dead children are still secretly alive

Okay secretly this ended up mostly being about Daria rather than other notable moments. But seriously, she provides UNBELIEVABLE perspective on what an infowars Believer actually thinks, because she's still baffled that there's even a problem, and she's too clueless to catch onto any lawyer's strategy in questioning, either the prosecution OR the defense. Fucking wild to watch.

#she's adorable but frankly it adds a layer of surreal horror to the things shes saying #mr cuck destroyer holds similarly reprehensible views but is smart enough not to share on the record #check out dan bidondi's video deposition and imagine his voice as peter griffin but uhh also tw for slurs #(spoilers: someone mentions 9/11 conspiracies and he Goes Off and its zero to racism in 2.5 seconds) #my brain is melting out of my ears!! can you tell????? #knowledge fight has started doing episodes covering the trial #but there is something very visceral about observing directly #I've been aware of this awful man and his awful viewpoints and practices for years #have never quite so strongly longed for him to face Consequences #cw: alex jones #sandy hook trial/ #the first one at least #don't worry i don't expect to blog more about this #but I've freshly remembered how other entertainment personalities i enjoyed at least.... appreciated jones as a performance artist #or appreciate the bohemian grove bullshit #no #I'm done #this man is despicable and that is best known by observing him and the fallout of his irresponsible actions directly