Timcast IRL · April 7, 2021 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #259 - Biden Says He May Finish Building Trump's Wall In Hilarious FlipFlop /w JosieTRHL
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 259, recorded on April 7, 2021, opened with Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing President Joe Biden's apparent reversal on border wall construction. The host highlighted the irony of Biden now wanting to complete Trump's wall after campaigning against it, amid an escalating border crisis that critics attribute to his own policies. The panel examined what they characterized as Democratic hypocrisy, noting how figures like AOC had previously labeled migrant facilities as concentration camps but now defended the same facilities under Biden's administration. Special guest Josie, a libertarian commentator, joined the discussion and critiqued the modern Libertarian Party's shift toward progressive ideology, arguing it had abandoned core principles of property rights, self-ownership, and the non-aggression principle in favor of Marxist talking points. Co-host Ian Crossland contributed periodic commentary throughout the episode, including humorous segments about his periodic table of elements display. The conversation also touched on an odd cultural story about Jordan Peterson allegedly serving as inspiration for the Red Skull villain in Marvel's Captain America comics.
TL;DR
- →Biden reverses position on border wall construction, admitting Trump's approach was working amid border crisis
- →AOC and liberal activists criticized for calling migrant facilities concentration camps under Trump but defending them under Biden
- →Josie, the 'redheaded libertarian,' joins to discuss libertarian philosophy and critiques modern Libertarian Party
- →Panel debates immigration policy and the difference between legal immigration pathways versus open borders
- →Ian Crossland displays periodic table of elements collection while participating in discussions
- →Discussion of Jordan Peterson being modeled as villain in Captain America comic triggers debate on left's relationship with Nazis vs conservatives
Key Moments
- 0:00OpeningTim Pool opens discussing Biden's wall flip-flop and border crisis
- 2:09Guest IntroductionJosie joins the show as co-host, introducing herself as Ron Paul libertarian
- 3:13Libertarian Party CritiqueExtended discussion about Libertarian Party devolving into Marxist ideology
- 5:23Ian Crossland SegmentCo-host Ian Crossland appears with periodic table display and participates in panel discussion
- 6:01Call to ActionTim encourages subscriptions and membership as show approaches 1 million subscribers
Notable Quotes
“At his latest press event, I suppose, we heard one of the most powerful statements from the president about building that wall. Strangely, it wasn't Donald Trump. It was Joe Biden, because he wants to restart construction on the wall because there's been an ongoing crisis at the border that's been exacerbated by Joe Biden himself.”
— Tim Pool · opening statement on main topic
“We were only a few months in and Joe Biden has already realized that Trump was right. How incredible is that?”
— Tim Pool · analysis of Biden flip-flop
“I started this as a Ron Paul libertarian, a small L, you know, understanding property rights, self-ownership, personal responsibility, accountability, and the non-aggression principle. And it's devolved into this like Marxist, like all the talking points.”
— Josie · guest perspective on libertarianism
“Where are these open borders people? It's like, send them to the ghetto. Like, no, we want to fix that. We want legal immigration.”
— Tim Pool · debate on immigration policy
“You're the chemist, though.”
— Ian Crossland · co-host interjection during periodic table discussion