Timcast IRL · October 28, 2020 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #156 - Trump's Campaign Website HACKED, Anti-Fascist Socialist Vaush Joins

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL episode 156 featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing breaking news about the Trump campaign website being hacked. The show opened with coverage of riots that erupted in Philadelphia the previous night, where chaos and looting occurred, including a pickup truck ramming into police officers. Breaking news then interrupted as reports came in that donaldjtrump.com had been seized by hackers who posted a message claiming to have evidence of Trump's criminal involvement with foreign actors in the 2020 election. However, as the hosts noted, the incident turned out to be a 'nothing burger' with grammatical errors in the hacker's message. The main guest segment featured libertarian socialist and anti-fascist Vaush joining the show for what was described as a discussion rather than a debate. Tim Pool emphasized that the show doesn't do 'blood sports-style debates' but rather aims to understand guests' perspectives through questioning and conversation. The show also referenced previous guests including Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys and discussed the upcoming conversation between Tim and Tarrio. Throughout the episode, the hosts discussed the nature of political discourse and bringing diverse perspectives to the show.

TL;DR

  • →Trump campaign website donaldjtrump.com was hacked with hackers posting a message claiming evidence of criminal involvement with foreign actors in the 2020 election
  • →Philadelphia riots erupted with chaos, looting, and a pickup truck ramming into police officers, injuring one officer's leg
  • →Libertarian socialist and anti-fascist Vaush joined as the main guest for a discussion-style conversation rather than a debate format
  • →Tim Pool explained the show's approach to hosting guests from across the political spectrum through dialogue rather than confrontational debates
  • →Hackers' message contained grammatical errors and typos, leading hosts to question the legitimacy and effectiveness of the hack
  • →The show referenced previous guests and upcoming conversations, including an anticipated discussion with Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Philly Riots
    Tim Pool opens the show discussing riots in Philadelphia from the previous night including chaos, looting, and a police officer being struck by a pickup truck
  • 0:38
    Breaking News: Trump Website Hacked
    Breaking news interrupts as the Trump campaign website was seized by hackers who posted a message claiming to have evidence of criminal involvement
  • 2:26
    Website Hack Analysis
    Hosts analyze the hack as a 'nothing burger' noting grammatical errors in the hacker's message and the temporary nature of the breach
  • 2:50
    Vaush Introduction
    Tim introduces guest Vaush, a libertarian socialist anti-fascist, explaining the show's approach to hosting diverse political perspectives
  • 3:38
    Guest Segment Begins
    Discussion begins with Vaush as the main guest for the episode's primary conversation segment

Notable Quotes

“As we're getting ready to go live, we're initially planning on starting by talking about the riots that erupted in Philadelphia last night because I covered this earlier.”

— Tim Pool · opening segment discussing breaking news from Philadelphia

“This site was seized appeared briefly on the home page of donaldjtrump.com before the website was taken offline completely just after 7:20 p.m.”

— Tim Pool · breaking news about the Trump campaign website hack

“I don't want to just ignore it. But apparently it's like a big nothing burger. But I do want to show this real quick before we do.”

— Tim Pool · analysis of the hack incident downplaying its significance

“I didn't bring on the Enrique Tarrio to literally just attack him and get into a big debate with him, I ask him some questions, I challenge him on some of his ideas and mostly just try to understand him, we're gonna do the same thing with Vaush.”

— Tim Pool · explaining the show's approach to hosting guests from opposing viewpoints

“Daily Mail needs to hire some copy editors. They have grammatical errors all the time. Of all the outlets, there's that.”

— Ian Crossland · commentary on the poor writing quality in news reporting

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