Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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    Great idea. Who didn’t like the Colbert Report? Could turn out like a right-wing populist Repor!

    But he’s got a serious side. You know what those globalists are doing…

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    Oh my god what a power move. More power to them, seriously. Best outcome we could have gotten

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      To quote the Onion themselves:

      No price would be too high for such a cornucopia of malleable assets and minds. And yet, in a stroke of good fortune, a formidable special interest group has outwitted the hapless owner of InfoWars (a forgettable man with an already-forgotten name) and forced him to sell it at a steep bargain: less than one trillion dollars.

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        Their adherence to the technically correct is awe-inspiring.

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      Probably depends on whether they see a difference between intentional and unintentional satire.

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      The onion is a satirical takes on the news. Infowars is just utter nonsense.

      Infowars could claim that immigrants are using teleporters to enter the country and its readership would believe it.

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    Musk just had a judge in Texas say they’re going to review the bid. I guess we know who the other bidder was now.

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    Honestly, I would love for them to turn it into just a bastion of info. Just detail the goings-on of the current government.

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      Makes sense. They keep him contained somewhere to ramble, while appropriately inducted and vetted comedians interpret, neutralize and transmit his bullshit and make it funny.

      An oracle of comedy situation.

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    The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

    They’re halfway there already.

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    Honestly, considering how much of a clown Alex Jones was, they have their work cut out for them if they want to compete at comedic levels!

    Either way, this may be the best news I’ve heard all year, thank you!

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      I wonder if this gives them the rights to all of Infowars’ library of footage. Maybe they could “keep” Jones as a host by cutting up old clips kinda how South Park did with Isaac Hayes for Chef’s last episode.

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        Up for grabs at the auction were Infowars production rights and materials, the Infowars store, domain names, production equipment and other assets — including a Terradyne armored truck and a Winnebago motor home — that can be purchased in their entirety or in parts, according to the firm, ThreeSixty Asset Advisors. Jones broadcasts from the Austin, Texas, area.

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          I’ll take the middle third of the Winnebago, just carve it out and drop it on Nick Fuentes’ lawn, thanks.

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          Considering what The Onion has been able to do with manipulating video for the sake of comedy, I can’t wait to see what they do with any of their footage.

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        I hope they own Jones’ likeness to the point where they can give DJs the rights to remix his shouts into something of value.