"In 2019, when the text messages start, Jones hatches a series of partnerships, LLCs and domain names in addition to his flagship Infowars business. To mixed results, Jones bankrolls shadow operations around this time, including the junk-news site National File." splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023…
In leaked texts shared earlier this month by the Southern Poverty Law Center between him and well-known Republican operative Roger Stone in 2020, Jones said “off record this is my site” in relation to National File. According to the texts, the site was explicitly funded by Jones’ father David Jones and was meant to give Jones’ son, Rex Jones, more public visibility. gizmodo.com/alex-jones-inf…
@michaelpleahy @TheTNStar There are LOTS of videos of your "lead reporter" and Alex Jones working together.
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Lots of political chess being played now in the Tennessee General Assembly on school vouchers. No one speaking to me believes there is a realistic chance of any measure passing this session, but... 1/
The question now: can school privatization forces get a vote on an amendment that allows them to run campaigns that say "XXX voted against school choice." 2/
When I left Capitol Hill last night, there was an expectation on both sides of the aisle that there might be an amendment filed to HB1191 to give them that vote. 3/
The most significant barrier that Tennesseans face in achieving financial stability and growth, according to the Beacon Center poll, is "high healthcare costs not covered by insurance." Beacon Center defeated efforts to expand Medicaid to address this issue. 2/
Only 12% of likely voters in Tennessee think the current U.S. tax system is "fair and effectively supports public services," according to the Beacon Center poll. 3/
Since @ClayTravis is bragging about how right he was about COVID, here are the receipts from a Feb. 2021 compilation. He predicted there would just be “a few hundred” U.S. deaths. We are now at well over a million deaths. 1/
Despite @ClayTravis insistence otherwise, scientific data shows the unvaccinated are at much greater risk from COVID. 2/
@ClayTravis “In February 2022, the CDC published a study that found that consistently wearing a mask in public reduces the risk of Covid between 56% and 83% depending on the quality of the mask worn.” 3/bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
What a year it's been!!! What was your favorite investigation of 2023? (Videos posted in thread for your review) 1/
What was your favorite investigation of 2023? Here are highlights of my investigation of Congressman Andy Ogles. (Vote in poll at top of thread) 2/
What was your favorite investigation of 2023? Here are just a few highlights of my investigation of Franklin's Gabrielle Hanson. (Vote in poll at top of thread) 3/