Knowledge Fight Episode #1119: February 21, 2026

Release Date: February 23, 2026
Hosts: Dan and Jordan
Main Focus: Clips and analysis from Alex Jones' special Saturday show (Feb 21, 2026). The episode probes into Alex Jones’ responses to new Epstein files, elite human-hunting conspiracy narratives, Trump’s handling of scandal, and the (increasingly strange) InfoWars crew dynamic.

Episode Overview

Dan and Jordan return to dissect another Alex Jones broadcast, this time amidst a flurry of lurid headlines: Prince Andrew arrested, new Epstein documents released, and allegations of global elites hunting humans. The hosts grapple with Alex’s narrative spiral – from adrenochrome and cannibalism accusations to bizarre theories about Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, and even Trump himself. As InfoWars increasingly loses ground and coherence, Dan and Jordan highlight the wishy-washiness and paranoia underpinning Alex’s recent worldview.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Opening Banter & Bright Spots

Timestamps: 01:10–05:36

• Personal Updates: Dan and Jordan start with their trademark “bright spots.”
  • Jordan describes playing with a new puppy, whose mind was blown by a man barking at her (“My bearded face blew her mind,” Jordan, 01:46).
  • Dan rounds up novelty snacks: cherry float Coke Zero (“Trash,” Dan, 03:06), lemon meringue M&Ms, and peanut butter cinnamon roll M&Ms (“Seemed forced,” Dan, 03:41). Jordan proclaims himself the inventor of cherry coke (“I blew this world apart with my brilliance,” Jordan, 05:02).

2. Episode Context & Introduction

Timestamps: 05:36–08:00

• Alex’s Special Broadcast: Dan and Jordan set out to review Alex Jones’ Saturday emergency show, promising “cannibalism nonsense.”
• Dan introduces the central theme: “Let's see how he's doing... we'll get down to a bunch of cannibalism nonsense.” (05:54)
• Listener Shoutouts & In-Jokes: The “wonk” and “technocrat” recognitions, peppered with Alex soundboard drops.

3. Main Event: Cannibalism, Adrenochrome, and Human Hunting

Timestamps: 08:07–22:16

• Alex’s Opening Rant:

  • Declares elites are “in free fall” after Prince Andrew’s arrest; ties it to “hardcore satanism, cannibalism, adrenochrome, blood drinking.” (08:32)
  • References Jimmy Saville and his long history of exposing “this” (“I've been exposing this for 32 years,” Alex, 08:41).

• Dan’s Contextualizing:

  • “We’re back to Pizzagate,” (09:17, Dan), noting how fringe narratives have bled into broader belief.

• Discussion of Epstein Files:

  • Alex claims new files detail “elites discussing not just eating humans and drinking blood… [but] hunting of humans. Including groups of blacks referred to as moon crickets” (14:19).
  • Alex openly delights in learning obscure racial slurs: “Man, I love how I'm learning new racist terms all the time for these files.” (14:52)

  Memorable Quote:

  • “I think Alex is sincere that he likes learning new slurs.” (15:01, Dan)
  • Jordan, perverse humor: “I share a little bit of perverse curiosity there as well, but not for the same reason.” (15:07)

• Dan & Jordan’s Skepticism:

  • Caution against interpreting fragmentary, out-of-context emails as “proof,” especially for extreme claims.
  • "I can never really get all that excited for these ‘we've figured out the codes’..." (15:30, Dan)
  • Satirical riffing about hunting clones and the “Bone Temple” movie.

4. Old Conspiracies, New Contexts: 9/11 and the Balkan Wars

Timestamps: 16:46–19:15

• Alex’s Memory Lane: Brings up old theories – UN hunting parties in Africa, Bosnia war tourists shooting civilians.

  • Dan notes: “Alex is certain that this did happen… but doesn’t even realize that the atrocities… were being carried out by the side he was pretending was opposing the globalists back then… because there’s no continuity and nothing means anything.” (17:44)

• Jordan’s Discomfort: Acknowledges the surreal circularity of Alex’s storytelling and how uncomfortable these accidental truths can get.

5. Initiation Rites and Star Wars Metaphors

Timestamps: 19:58–22:41

• Alex’s Initiation Theory: Elites test newcomers via atrocities (gang violence, medical experiments, etc.) so “they've got your soul and they've got your ass.” (21:00)
• Strange Metaphors:
  • Alex analogizes to Emperor Palpatine ordering Anakin to kill Jedi younglings as a “test.”
  • Dan & Jordan point out the illogic – “It’s not a test. He wants the Jedi dead!” (21:36)

6. Trump vs. Epstein: Defensiveness and Denial

Timestamps: 22:47–28:48

• Alex’s Dilemma:

  • Frustrated by Trump making every scandal about himself and refusing to “move on.”
  • Details convoluted connections: “Now, we know Ludnick wrote your executive order... Same ones that bet on the airlines plunging a week before 9/11. He was out of the World Trade Center that day. His employees weren't.” (23:59)

• Dan’s Take:

  • “This all sounds worse than anything else I’ve heard him accused, like politicians of being involved in…” (24:11)
  • Points out that Alex sounds both suspicious and trapped—forced to defend the indefensible (Trump).

• Self-Justifying and Overintellectualizing:

  • Alex presents a “scale” argument for supporting Trump over Democrats, seemingly recognizing his own position is weak.
  • “He’s just trying to overcomplicate and make it sound more defensible to have a lesser of two evils position.” (27:22, Dan)

• Metaphor Fail: Alex’s hypothetical about covering up his “dad burying a dead body” turns into a muddled hedge:

  • “If he had some reason to do it and I think it was moral, maybe I'll cover up for my dad, but it's not going to happen anyways…” (29:04)
  • Dan and Jordan, unimpressed: “It sounds like you might go along with it.” (29:33)

7. Doubts About Allies: Steve Bannon, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick

Timestamps: 30:43–44:49

• Steve Bannon and the Ring of Mordor:

  • Alex admits Bannon went to Epstein Island and lied about it, but retains ambivalence (“I'm just gonna state the facts… he put the Ring of Mordor on…,” Alex, 32:30)
  • “There’s a… position where [Alex] could burn Steve Bannon or… come up with a reason why he’s totally fine. And that middle ground shit… is no good.” (32:49, Dan)

• Elon Musk’s Explicit Creepy Emails:

  • Dan highlights Musk’s documented requests to Epstein for “the wildest party” (44:20), skewering Alex’s selective outrage.
  • “For all the Pizzagate interpretation bullshit, this is as explicit as you can possibly get, that this man might actually hunt humans.” (46:28, Jordan)

• Howard Lutnick and 9/11:

  • Rehashed (often debunked) claims that Lutnick was involved in 9/11 via put options, evoking “inside job” tropes.
  • “Alex has accused pretty much everyone of doing 9/11… if you're, it is a footnote.” (13:35, Dan)

8. InfoWars in Decline: New Sidekick Thomas Siska

Timestamps: 47:04–57:48

• Thomas Siska Steps Up:

  • Despite Jordan and Dan’s prior takedowns, Thomas “assumes command” to interpret the Epstein emails (“the snipe hunt is over. Moon crickets in field bag…” 48:14).
  • Both hosts note Siska’s amateur delivery and overinterpretation.
    • “He’s terrible on mic… this dude is falling apart.” (50:31, Dan)

• Pseudo-Decoding and Anthropological Musings:

  • Siska theorizes “cereal” is code for “sacrifice” based on Latin roots—Dan and Jordan laugh this off as “silly… stupid… a stretch.” (55:16–57:16)

9. Ethical Bankruptcy: Punching Down, Victim Blaming, and InfoWars’ Mission Creep

Timestamps: 58:53–62:49

• Attacks on Victims:

  • Siska suggests that survivors of abuse should be scrutinized: “At a certain point, you… have to break free of the conditioning and… be willing to die to not perpetuate the same evil.” (60:24, Siska).
  • Dan, sharply critical: “They can never really be allowed to pretend that they're working with nuance. They're blunt instruments… when you're punching at people who are victims, you're a real piece of shit.” (62:15)

• Rule of Thumb:

  • “So few times are you in the wrong if you're punching up and so few times are you in the right if you're punching down.” (66:54, Jordan)

10. Conspiracy Riffs and Alex’s Cognitive Dissonance

Timestamps: 57:57–73:37

• Circular Justifications:

  • Constant hedging about Bannon and Trump – virtue weighed against grave acts.
    • “He’s bad. A couple seconds later… I’m not saying he’s bad… [it’s] kind of like, you got a bacon. It’s not done yet.” (71:07)
  • Alex can’t commit to burning Bannon, admitting he’s waiting for permission: “I want to do this right… I don’t... I want to hear back from the people who tell me if it's okay for me to burn Bannon.” (71:09–71:27)

• “Ring of Mordor” Excuse:

  • “Putting on the ring is saying that, like, yeah, some of these actions are evil, but the person's good. Maybe it's unwise to put on the ring.” (69:17, Dan)

11. Final Meltdown: Demand for “The Names”

Timestamps: 73:53–75:15

• Alex Screams at Congress:

  • “Give me the fucking names… Release it. Release it. Fucking release it. Everybody better start beating the drum… I want the very big vocabulary, the fucking redacted names.” (73:53–74:42)

• Immediate Caveats:

  • “Yeah, Trump, his name's in there, but it's all bullshit. What he's doing is covering it up.” (75:02, Dan)

• Total Contradiction & Collapse:

  • “I'm mad at Congress for being too weak… but I'm mad at Trump for being too strong to allow them to do something about it.” (75:11, Jordan)
  • Dan: “That’s the overall feeling… Alex is very near his breaking point…”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Dan, on Alex’s defensive position:
  “It’s a foregone conclusion that he has to support Trump. And that position is becoming harder and harder to defend as Trump continues to act like a piece of shit and do things that Alex knows he's supposed to hate.” (37:07)

• Jordan, on Satanism drift:
  “Satanism used to be a much more… bigger dealbreaker. Even worshipping Satan a little bit was going to get you in trouble. Now we're getting all like, well, you know, Satanists can do good, right?” (78:43)

• On Thomas Siska:
  “It's embarrassing for someone who pretends to be his own man like Alex. It just feels trapped.” (34:00, Dan)

• On Elon’s emails:
  “Look, I know that you are Jeffrey Epstein. But I'm not flying out there if it's not fucked up, if it's not a great party.” (45:18, Dan)

• Siska’s “code theory” about cereal:
  “And cereal actually in Latin is a… the word for sacrifice. It’s believed or sacrificious…” (55:16)

  • Jordan, mocking: “If they go, that’s a stretch, then I feel like it probably didn’t happen the way that, you know.” (57:33)

Important Segments (with Timestamps)

• Alex Jones’ Human Hunting/Cannibalism Claims:
  08:32–14:40, 16:46–19:15
  — Initial rants, “moon cricket” slur, and feverish “most dangerous game” theorizing.

• Trump, Epstein, and Lutnick Discussion:
  22:47–29:46
  — Dismay at Trump’s defensiveness, Alex’s cognitive trap, and the “dead dad” metaphor.

• Thomas Siska’s Email Decoding and Segment:
  47:04–57:48
  — Amateur “code-breaking,” cereal sacrifice, and stilted delivery.

• Bannon’s Fate and “Ring of Mordor” Analysis:
  30:43–73:37
  — Waffling on Bannon, desperate for a storyline to forgive him.

• Alex’s Final Demands to Congress:
  73:53–75:15
  — Climax: “Release the fucking names!” and a tortured justification spiral.

Tone and Dynamics

• Exasperation & Satire: Dan and Jordan maintain a wry, skeptical tone, highlighting circular logic, dangerous victim-blaming, and the InfoWars crew’s incompetence, often with deadpan or gallows humor.

• Alex’s Tone: Alternates between defiant rage, self-pity (“I've got nothing shit from Trump except grief,” 37:09), and manic paranoia. His inability to maintain a consistent line or conviction (especially about Bannon and Trump) is obvious.

Takeaways

• Alex Jones is struggling to reconcile mounting evidence about his ideological allies (Bannon, Trump, Musk) with his audience’s demand for eternal, righteous opposition to elites.
• The InfoWars bench is weaker than ever, with new sidekick Siska floundering and Owen, Chase, and Harrison absent or disengaged.
• Dan and Jordan see this episode as a critical point in Jones’ career: wishy-washy, stuck, and out of persuasive or polemical energy; coasting on past reputation.
• The circular conspiracy logic, contradictory justifications, and barely-disguised bigotry are all sharpening – even as the old InfoWars fire fizzles out.

For listeners seeking coherence, analysis, and dark comedy in the world of conspiracy media, this episode embodies InfoWars’ current crisis of credibility – and Dan and Jordan’s continuing mission to document and dissect its every twist.