Timcast IRL · July 30, 2024 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #1077 Trump Assassination CENSORED By Google & Facebook, Dems Call JD WEIRD w/Buzz Patterson
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode #1077, aired on July 30, 2024, opened with host Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing the censorship of news regarding the Trump assassination attempt by Facebook and Google. Pool explained that Facebook had blurred and labeled the iconic photo of Trump with his fist raised and face bloodied as "altered" content, while Google removed the story from auto-complete search suggestions, claiming policies against political violence content despite allowing similar searches for other political figures. The panel characterized these actions as election interference and narrative control by Big Tech platforms. The discussion then shifted to chaotic developments in Venezuela following socialist candidate Maduro's disputed claim of victory in the presidential election, despite exit polls indicating he lost. Democrats' new political strategy of calling Trump and J.D. Vance "weird" was also analyzed, with Pool questioning the effectiveness of this attack line. Guest Buzz Patterson, a retired Air Force pilot who served in the Clinton White House, joined the discussion to provide analysis on these political developments and the state of American governance.
TL;DR
- →Facebook admitted to censoring the iconic photo of Trump surviving the assassination attempt, labeling it as altered content when it was actually the legitimate AP photograph
- →Google removed Trump assassination attempt stories from auto-complete search despite allowing similar searches for other political figures and events
- →Venezuelan protests erupted following Maduro's disputed election victory claim despite exit polling showing he lost
- →Democrats launched a 'weird' attack against Trump and VP candidate JD Vance as a new political messaging strategy
- →Joe Biden announced plans to pursue Supreme Court reform as part of his presidential agenda
- →Buzz Patterson, a retired Air Force pilot who served in the Clinton White House, joined to discuss the political landscape and his experiences as a White House insider
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Censorship DiscussionTim Pool opens the show discussing Facebook and Google's censorship of the Trump assassination attempt photo and story
- 12:00Venezuela Election CrisisPanel discusses the chaotic situation in Venezuela following Maduro's disputed election victory claim
- 24:00Democrats' 'Weird' Attack StrategyAnalysis of the Democratic Party's new messaging strategy calling Trump and Vance 'weird'
- 39:00Guest IntroductionBuzz Patterson is introduced as a retired Air Force pilot who served in the Clinton White House
- 52:00Guest Discussion and AnalysisBuzz Patterson provides insider perspective on the political climate and discusses his experiences
- 60:00Closing and Membership AppealTim Pool thanks guests, promotes membership program, and closes the episode
Notable Quotes
“Facebook and Google, and Facebook, of course, includes Meta, have censored Donald Trump's assassination attempt story. Facebook was blurring out the photo so you couldn't see it.”
— Tim Pool · opening statement about Big Tech censorship
“They are making their attempts at controlling the narrative. And this, of course, is election interference.”
— Tim Pool · analysis of Big Tech's actions as election interference
“Retired Air Force pilot, bestselling author, carried the nuclear football for Bill Clinton. I actually lived in the Clinton White House, had a bedroom and an office in the Clinton White House. Wherever Bill and Hillary went, I went with them.”
— Buzz Patterson · guest introduction and background
“Democrats have decided the line of attack against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance is to call them weird, which I don't quite understand because it's not that bad. But apparently conservatives have latched on to it.”
— Tim Pool · discussion of Democratic political messaging strategy
“Google is not auto completing any story on the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. They're not omitting it because it's political violence. They're omitting it because it's Donald Trump.”
— Tim Pool · critique of Google's selective censorship