Timcast IRL · August 18, 2021 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #353 - Australia Publishes Plans For COVID Camps, NYC Goes Full Fascist w/Kurt Schlichter
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 353, recorded on August 18, 2021, centered on controversial COVID-19 policies in Australia and New York City, with host Tim Pool joined by co-hosts and conservative commentator Kurt Schlichter. The discussion opened with Pool criticizing Australia's government announcement of alternative quarantine facilities with relocatable cabins, which he characterized as internment camps. The conversation shifted to New York's newly implemented vaccine mandates, with Pool describing his investigation calling restaurants and civil rights lawyers who refused to advise on medical exemptions. He reported that most establishments confirmed no exceptions would be made for those with medical circumstances, even when advised by their doctors. Schlichter, a lawyer and author, joined to discuss his work on cautionary fiction exploring American societal collapse, including his Kelly Turnbull novel series. The panel debated vaccine policy, personal medical choice, and what they characterized as increasingly authoritarian government overreach. Topics also included Afghanistan, potential national balkanization, and civil conflict scenarios.
TL;DR
- →Australia announced plans for alternative quarantine facilities with relocatable cabins, sparking comparisons to internment camps
- →Tim Pool investigated NYC vaccine mandates by calling restaurants and civil rights lawyers, finding no medical exemptions would be honored
- →Multiple establishments confirmed they would deny entry to those with medical exemptions, forcing them to eat outdoors
- →Kurt Schlichter discussed his fiction writing about American collapse as cautionary tales warning against current political trajectories
- →Panel debated the implications of vaccine mandates creating second-class citizens and potential government overreach
- →Discussion touched on Afghanistan developments, potential national fragmentation, and civil war scenarios
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Australia CampsTim Pool opens by discussing Australia's announced COVID quarantine facilities with relocatable cabins, calling them internment camps
- 1:05NYC Vaccine Mandate InvestigationPool describes his calls to NYC restaurants and civil rights lawyers about medical exemptions under the new vaccine mandate
- 3:25Guest IntroductionKurt Schlichter joins the discussion, mentioning his work on books about American societal collapse and fragmentation
- 5:13Book DiscussionSchlichter explains his Kelly Turnbull novel series as cautionary fiction and previews upcoming seventh book in the series
- 6:33Call to ActionTim promotes TimCast.com membership while discussing the episode's topics
Notable Quotes
“These people are Nazis. Make no mistake. When they're like, oh, calm down. They're building an internment facility. It's no big deal.”
— Tim Pool · opening discussion on Australia quarantine facilities
“We're so sorry. It's just we're following the orders of the mayor. We have to do it. It's not worth it to risk it. Welcome to your brave new 1984 world.”
— Tim Pool · reporting on restaurant responses to vaccine mandate inquiries
“These are not in favor. These are against. These are cautionary examples. These are warnings. These are big red flags saying, stop, quit, don't do these dumb things.”
— Kurt Schlichter · explaining the purpose of his fiction about American collapse
“If they want to build an internment hub for people who are a risk to people's health or whatever, it's like, dude, you're too dangerously close.”
— Tim Pool · critiquing incremental government overreach
“People have a right to choose. They have a right to go to their doctor.”
— Ian Crossland · panel discussion on medical freedom