Timcast IRL · August 4, 2020 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #107 - Black Lives Matter Is Extorting Business For Money, Vandalize Those Who Oppose Them

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL Episode 107 aired on August 4, 2020, featuring Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland discussing several critical topics. The episode opened with a detailed report about Black Lives Matter Louisville allegedly targeting local businesses with demands for 1.5% of their net sales to approved non-profits, along with requirements to sign contracts admitting to systemic racism and gentrification. The discussion highlighted how multiple businesses complied under threat of social media backlash and reputational damage, while one Cuban immigrant business owner reportedly refused and was subsequently supported by a community demonstration from other Cuban immigrants. The co-hosts analyzed the implications of cancel culture tactics and fake reviews on platforms like Yelp and Google, debating potential Section 230 reforms to address these issues. The conversation then shifted to a New York Times report about secretive Democratic war games simulating various 2020 election scenarios, where former Clinton campaign figure John Podesta allegedly stated he would never concede and suggested employing faithless electors. The hosts expressed concern over vote counting delays in New York primaries, questioning how the electoral system would handle a full national election.

TL;DR

  • →Black Lives Matter Louisville allegedly demanding 1.5% of net sales from businesses along with signed admissions of systemic racism
  • →Cuban immigrant business owner refused demands and received community support from other Cuban immigrants holding anti-socialism signs
  • →Co-hosts discussed Section 230 reform as potential solution to fake review brigades and coordinated online attacks against businesses
  • →New York Times report revealed secretive Democratic war games simulating 2020 election outcomes with scenarios of chaos and street violence
  • →John Podesta reportedly stated in election war game that he would never concede and suggested using faithless electors
  • →Hosts expressed concern that New York took six weeks to count primary votes, raising questions about November election integrity

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Louisville Story Introduction
    Tim Pool opens the show discussing Black Lives Matter Louisville allegedly demanding money from businesses
  • 1:25
    Business Extortion Analysis
    Detailed discussion of the contract demands and threats against non-compliant businesses
  • 3:15
    Cuban Immigrant Support
    Coverage of how Cuban immigrants rallied to support the business owner who refused demands
  • 4:34
    Democratic War Games Discussion
    Analysis of the New York Times report about secretive election scenario planning
  • 6:30
    Election Integrity Concerns
    Discussion of vote counting issues and potential November scenarios based on war game exercises

Notable Quotes

“They're going around to businesses demanding that they put up a list of demands and one of the demands is cash. They want the businesses to pay their approved businesses or give 1.5% of their net sales to approved non-profits.”

— Tim Pool · opening segment introducing the Louisville business extortion story

“It's a whole new level of psychotic. They've posted a list of repercussions for noncompliance and they literally threaten people with cancel culture saying we will go nuts on social media and destroy your business.”

— Ian Crossland · reaction to the contract demands and threats

“The scariest thing about it is that like a dozen or so businesses complied, signing a contract, admitting to like systemic racism and being gentrifiers and all this other nonsense.”

— Tim Pool · analysis of businesses complying with demands

“We do have an interesting predicament with how these brigades will go on Yelp and things like Yelp, Google reviews, and they'll write fake reviews for your business to damage your business reputation. It's terrible. I mean, is there a way, like, I do think we definitely need Section 230 reform here because it does become a problem.”

— Tim Pool · discussion of online harassment tactics and potential legislative solutions

“I don't know if you can make Google responsible for what these people are doing. Maybe the organizers. Do you think they deliver to us? In Louisville? I don't know about that. Just trying to send some support. But I'm paying close attention to this.”

— Ian Crossland · co-host commentary on accountability for coordinated online attacks

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