Timcast IRL · May 19, 2021 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #289 - NO CHARGES For Cops In New BLM Case, Protests Beginning w/Ryan Girdusky
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 289, recorded on May 19, 2021, opened with host Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland discussing the decision not to charge deputies involved in the Andrew Brown Jr. shooting in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. District Attorney Andrew Womble ruled the shooting justified because Brown drove his vehicle toward deputies. Tim expressed frustration with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, noting they had won on previous cases but continued demanding reforms. The conversation shifted to coverage of an Arkansas man who stopped a mass shooting with a rifle, prompting discussion about Second Amendment rights and media bias in reporting such stories. Ryan Girdusky, a political consultant and writer, joined the show and explained his book They Are Not Listening, How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution. He argued that across decades, American voters consistently chose candidates promising less interventionist foreign policies and reduced immigration, yet received the opposite outcomes. Girdusky traced the rise of national populist movements globally, from Viktor Orban in Hungary to Brexit and Trump, suggesting mainstream media ignored these trends until major political shocks occurred. Additional topics included a Soros-backed Philadelphia district attorney facing potential defeat and Obama's recent comments about UFOs.
TL;DR
- →Officers in Elizabeth City, NC were not charged for the Andrew Brown Jr. shooting after DA ruled it justified self-defense when Brown allegedly drove vehicle at deputies
- →Tim Pool criticized ongoing BLM protests despite recent legal victories, predicting weekend protests could escalate to riots
- →Ryan Girdusky appeared as guest discussing his book on national populism, arguing elites created the movement by ignoring voter preferences on immigration and foreign policy for decades
- →An Arkansas man stopped a mass shooting by being armed, sparking debate about Second Amendment rights and selective media coverage of defensive gun use
- →Girdusky traced global rise of national populist parties from Hungary's Orban to Trump's election, claiming media ignored these trends despite decades of evidence
- →Philadelphia DA backed by George Soros reportedly facing potential electoral defeat according to Girdusky's political analysis
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Andrew Brown StoryTim opened with breaking news about no charges being filed for deputies in Andrew Brown Jr. shooting, reading details from ABC News about the DA's justification ruling
- 1:03Ryan Girdusky IntroductionGuest Ryan Girdusky introduced himself as a political consultant, writer, and author of They're Not Listening about national populism
- 2:01National Populism DiscussionGirdusky explained his thesis that elites across both parties created national populist backlash by ignoring voter preferences on immigration, trade, and foreign policy for 25 years
- 3:34Timcast Membership AppealTim reminded viewers to join as members at timcast.com for exclusive content, mentioning new vlog show and upcoming sitcom production
- 4:39Media CriticismTim expressed frustration with repetitive coverage of cop-involved shootings and BLM protests, noting the family attorneys requested DOJ intervention
Notable Quotes
“The officers out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, who were involved in the shooting of Andrew Brown will not be charged. It has been ruled that the shooting was justified.”
— Tim Pool · opening statement on the main story
“I don't know how many times I can hear a story about cop-involved shooting, Black Lives Matter is angry, demanding reform. Even after Black Lives Matter has actually won on all of these different cases, they just keep going. They don't stop.”
— Tim Pool · expressing frustration with BLM protests
“I am a political consultant and writer. I wrote a book called They're Not Listening, How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution about national populism.”
— Ryan Girdusky · guest introduction
“If you look at polling about immigration for 50 years, Americans wanted less immigration. They got more of it. They didn't want to sit there and go into Iraq. They didn't want to sit there and stay in Afghanistan.”
— Ryan Girdusky · explaining elite disconnection from voter preferences
“We had the parties in Denmark, parties in South America, parties in Africa. All these political parties were happening across the entire world, and they were going on notice.”
— Ian Crossland · supporting Girdusky's point about global populist rise