Timcast IRL · October 15, 2020 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #149 - Biden Email Leak Triggers Democrat Panic, Big Tech Is Cheating To Help Biden, Jack Murphy Guests

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL episode 149, recorded on October 15, 2020, centered on the explosive Hunter Biden laptop story and the subsequent censorship by major social media platforms. Tim Pool opened the show by describing how he woke up to news of a photo allegedly showing Hunter Biden with a crack pipe, setting the stage for a heated discussion about the day's most significant political story. The episode featured extensive coverage of leaked emails from a computer repair shop that allegedly linked Joe Biden to his son's business dealings in Ukraine, with one email suggesting Hunter introduced his father to a Ukrainian energy executive in 2015. The hosts extensively discussed Twitter and Facebook's unprecedented censorship of the New York Post, one of America's oldest newspapers, including the suspension of the Post's Twitter account and the blocking of users sharing links to the story. Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was reportedly locked out of her Twitter account for sharing the article. Tim argued forcefully that this constituted clear evidence of Big Tech actively working to cheat the election in Biden's favor, describing the actions of journalists who told viewers not to link to the story as anti-journalism. Co-hosts Ian Crossland and Lydia participated in the discussion, with special guest Captain Crossland appearing in a Star Trek uniform. The episode included live reactions to the developing story, with hosts reading directly from news sources and expressing disbelief at the scale of the censorship efforts.

TL;DR

  • →Tim Pool opened the show reacting to the Hunter Biden laptop story and leaked emails that allegedly showed Joe Biden lied about discussing business dealings with his son
  • →Twitter and Facebook engaged in unprecedented censorship by locking the New York Post's account and blocking links to the Hunter Biden story
  • →Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was reportedly locked out of her Twitter account for sharing the New York Post article
  • →Tim argued this was definitive evidence that Big Tech companies are actively working to help Joe Biden win the election
  • →The hosts discussed how mainstream media journalists told viewers not to link to the New York Post story, calling it anti-journalism
  • →Jack Murphy and Captain Crossland appeared as guests, with Captain Crossland appearing in a Star Trek uniform

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Morning News Reaction
    Tim Pool reacts to waking up and seeing news about Hunter Biden with a crack pipe and the leaked emails story
  • 30:00
    Main Story Introduction
    Tim formally introduces the Hunter Biden laptop story as the day's primary topic and begins reading from news sources
  • 40:00
    Big Tech Censorship Discussion
    Detailed discussion of Twitter and Facebook's censorship measures against the New York Post and individual users sharing the story
  • 50:00
    Guest Introduction and Analysis
    Introduction of Jack Murphy and Captain Crossland as guests, with Captain Crossland appearing in Star Trek uniform
  • 90:00
    Continued Analysis and Debate
    Further discussion of the implications of Big Tech censorship on the 2020 election and media coverage

Notable Quotes

“This morning I woke up, I read the news, and one of the first things I saw was a picture of Joe Biden's son, apparently, laying in bed with a crack pipe in his mouth.”

— Tim Pool · opening reaction

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is it. Beyond a reasonable doubt that these big tech companies are actively working to cheat the election to help Joe Biden and Democrats win.”

— Tim Pool · main discussion

“This is not censorship of a regular conservative. This is not censorship of a guy where you're asking questions about, well, but my private platform is a news organization. It's journalists, the press secretary saying Joe Biden's son is corrupt and we have the evidence.”

— Ian Crossland · analysis

“They've lost the battle of ideas. They've lost the upper hand. And what they've done is instead of trying to change people's minds and opinions and ideas, they changed the rules of the game.”

— Tim Pool · debate

“It is not good enough to simply be a journalist. You must actively be anti-journalist.”

— Tim Pool · closing statement

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