"OBJECTION! THE WITNESS IS DEMONICALLY POSSESSED!"

Attorney Ball will now play Jones video, TODAY, to the jury. Here's what he was saying while Heslin was testifying: https://t.co/zds64xbn1A

— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 2, 2022

I've been avoiding comment on Alex Jones (except I'm curious how his "parent" business can file bankruptcy and the automatic stay not affect these proceedings. That is exceedingly odd, except that these proceedings have nothing to do with the estate the bankruptcy case would create. Even if the petition is disallowed, as the last one was, the stay would still take effect until the case was dismissed. Very curious, that.). But now I'm convinced the man needs to be put in a rubber room, as we used to say back in the day.

In case you're wondering, it's never a good idea to defame a plaintiff who is suing you for defamation during the trial to determine what damages you will pay for that defamation.  Shows the jury you don't have any regard for the plaintiffs or their concerns or for the damages you may incur; so why not make sure you incur them to the maximum allowed?  Jones is probably counting on bankruptcy to save him; but it may not.  (At some point it will, technically; Johns-Manville did the same thing 40 years ago to avoid liability for asbestos claims.  But I don't think Jones will be able to restructure quite so easily.)

Alex Jones says judge in his trial 'demonically possessed' and part of 'cult' https://t.co/kF6htyscBL

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 2, 2022

That's just the part the jury got to see today, because it was on video.

After skipping the morning session, Alex Jones rolls up to the courthouse and trashes the judge on the way inside, calling her a liar. (For others so inclined, bad idea). 🎥 Fox 7 Austin pic.twitter.com/TGBu9UrbFY

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) August 2, 2022

Which leads to things like this:

I enjoy @Popehat's angry judge stories, but this 15min in the Alex Jones trial is even more satisfying.

Judge to Alex Jones: "I don't want to see the inside of your mouth. Sit down." https://t.co/T7XPGjhuZS

— ResultsOverCoffee (@resultsoverbrew) August 2, 2022

An incident arising from incidents like this:

Alex Jones: "I don't think you're an actress"

Judge Gamble: "You are not allowed to talk right now."

— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 2, 2022

That kind of thing happens in TeeVee courtrooms; not in real ones. And somehow this seems appropriate:

Reminder that @ggreenwald interviewed Jones recently and tossed out softballs mentioning “mistakes” he had made about Sandy Hook and how Jones was reflective and soulful in a documentary. Jones was on the air today trashing the parents because he is vile trash. He’s not soulful. https://t.co/8eJRkKCAHk

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 2, 2022

Maybe just as an example of "the company you keep."

It got a lot worse:

Jones says the he feels good because "for the first time I get a chance to say what's really going on, instead of the high powered lawyers and the media."

He immediately gets in trouble for monologuing, "so she gets to say what she wants, but I can't?"

— Liz Dye (@5DollarFeminist) August 2, 2022

Yeah, pretty much.

Jones is ranting about Agenda 21 and the plan for “forced depopulation.” https://t.co/W758RGoGlx

— Liz Dye (@5DollarFeminist) August 2, 2022

Especially when that’s what he wants to talk about.

Jones: "You can't describe The Matrix, you have to live it!"

Reynal: "Let's slow down a little bit."

— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 2, 2022

I really do think he’s completely insane. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TeeVee.

Gamble: You're abusing my tolerance and making asides to the jury improperly. Do you understand what I have said? Yes or no.

Jones: Yes. I believe what I said was true

Gamble: Your beliefs do not make something true. That's what we're doing here...it does not protect you."

— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) August 2, 2022

Like Steve Bannon, Jones is also not as clever as he thinks he is.