"Steve can't win a fight" is consistently funny but it's actually funnier when you realise he CAN but only against eldritch abominations from another world. Those are fine. Other teenage boys? Absolutely not.
here's the thing: it's one thing to know you're strong enough to kill a demogorgon. that is good easy knowledge. hit this hard, and the thing will drop dead.
so those are easy fights to win, if you're strong enough.
the challenge is when you're fighting not to kill, but you know you're strong enough to do so. how much do you have to hold back, to make sure you can both walk away from the fight?
steve could never live with the guilt, if he accidentally murdered another teenage boy (yes, even That One). so of course he doesn't win those fights. he's too scared of causing permanent damage, and he overcorrects too hard in the other direction.
New type of guy just dropped
The subtitles did not prepare me for what he was actually saying.
so on thursday alex jones once again referred to the sandy hook shooting on his show as "synthetic". he edited that out of the episode on his website, but the comment went out over the radio and is still in the version of the episode on the radio distributor's website. this morning pattis (jones' lawyer) requested a sidebar in which he informed the judge that alex jones was going to do another press conference and that pattis had nothing to do with it. jones referred to the default judgment as "a lie" and once again called it a fake trial.
inside the courthouse, francine wheeler testified about the loss of her son ben at sandy hook. at a support meeting for mothers who'd lost children to gun violence, another mother told wheeler that she didn't belong there because her son wasn't real and she was a crisis actor. her other son, ben's older brother, survived the shooting and remains anonymous for his own safety. she has not yet figured out how to explain to her 8 year old why they have to be so careful.
Jackie Barden, mother of Daniel, testified about how her husband tried to shield her from having to know about/deal with the threats and harassment, and how they both tried to shield their kids. This included letters threatening to desecrate their son's grave.
Despite their best efforts, someone found their son's phone number and called him to ask him invasive questions (jfc). Their teenage daughter has severe anxiety, and is always scared when she is home. Jackie learned just a few weeks ago that their daughter had seen the letters and the threats against her parents, despite their efforts to protect her.
This is what the media should talk about when talking about Alex's stunts and continued lies - it shouldn't be about his sideshow, but about how his lies and stunts are encouraging and ensuring the continued devastation of these families.












