Okay, I’m home.  Mark is pleased with the hearings on both days, but if the judge doesn’t, Mark will appeal. I know this child and I can guaran-damn-tee you that he’s persistent.

The first thing I was greeted with this morning is that the liberal donation organization that I use to raise money just broke all records.  Act Blue (where you donated for the ballot by mail program) says they have already hit their all-time fundraising mark this election cycle of one billion – with a damn B – dollars.

The group predicts donations will top $1.5 billion by year’s end, double the amount the fundraising clearinghouse processed in the 2016 election cycle. By comparison, it took ActBlue nearly 12 years — from its founding in June 2004 until March 2016 — to raise its first $1 billion.

The average donation this cycle: $34.

Small donations are funding the resistance.

And you had something to do with that.

Both El Jefe and I are up to our necks today. I’m fixing to go into the courtroom where they make me turn off my phone. Not just silence it – turn it off.

El Jefe is traveling and will check in when he can.

Meanwhile, talk among yourselves about whatever is on the news today.

I shall return!

The hearing starts at 2:00.  I will try to update on here but to be honest I’m not a lawyer so I may not understand it all.

The New York Times did a great article this morning.

Send all your good karma this direction, please

i was just informed that we have to turn our phones OFF in the courtroom   Will write about it later

Lil’ Bubba with Bubba at the Travis County Courtroom.

Okay, it’s over. Sorry about that but they make you turn off your phone in the courtroom.  I didn’t know that.

The judge will have a decision within 30 days.  Everybody thinks Mark did great!  We’re going to eat now with a bunch of reporters.

Okay, so Alex Jones did not show up. His lawyers were given 1 and half hours to argue their case and spent 35 minutes of it showing a recording of one of Alex’s shows.  It was gawd-awful.  Jones went on a Muslim attack and then talked about a female lawyer on CNN but couldn’t recall her name.  So he said, “you know, that blonde gal on CNN,” while making big ta-tas gestures with his hands.  Then the lawyer told the judge, “I personally don’t even listen to the guy.”  In short his argument was, “I know my client is a jerk but he has First Amendment rights.”

It was amazing.

During Lil’ Bubba’s talk he added a comment at the end saying that Jones is now demanding $100,000 from the Sandy Hook parents and  that shows his character.

Making their final arguments, Jones’ lawyer said that Jones was now withdrawing that motion and he no longer wants the $100,000.

Yeah, now.

We’re back in court tomorrow to hear that the young man in Massachusetts who Jones accused of being the Florida school shooter and put his picture online.

Good coverage from the Austin newspaper.

And the teevee station.