Timcast IRL · August 21, 2021 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #356 - FBI Issues Warrant For Info Wars Reporter Owen Shroyer w/Dave Smith & Mises Founder
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 356, recorded on August 21, 2021, featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing several urgent news stories, including the FBI issuing a warrant for Info Wars reporter Owen Shroyer related to his presence during the January 6 Capitol events. The discussion then pivoted to a surprising FBI report that contradicted the mainstream insurrection narrative, finding no evidence of planning or coordination, and that Trump did not coordinate or plan the events. Despite these findings, over 570 people have been arrested and charged. The panel also covered draconian COVID measures in Australia where a man was imprisoned for eight months for organizing a protest, and New York's controversial vaccine mandate requiring businesses to terminate employees with disabilities preventing vaccination. The Mises Caucus founders Dave Smith and Michael Heiss joined to discuss libertarian philosophy, Ron Paul's birthday, and the evolution of big tech censorship following Trump's 2016 election victory.
TL;DR
- →FBI issued warrant for Info Wars reporter Owen Shroyer for allegedly standing on Capitol steps during January 6, requiring him to turn himself in on Monday
- →FBI report directly contradicted the insurrection narrative, finding no planning, no coordination, and that Trump did not coordinate or plan the events, yet over 570 people remain arrested
- →Australia imprisoned a man for eight months for organizing a protest under COVID lockdown measures, described as draconian government overreach
- →New York implemented a vaccine mandate requiring businesses to fire employees with disabilities that prevent vaccination, described as shockingly discriminatory
- →Dave Smith and Michael Heiss of the Mises Caucus joined to discuss libertarian philosophy, celebrating Ron Paul's 86th birthday and promoting Rothbard's 'Anatomy of the State'
- →Panel discussed the origins of big tech censorship following Trump's 2016 victory, with Jack Dorsey and Twitter as examples of free market figures being co-opted by the corporate state
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Owen Shroyer StoryTim introduces the main story about FBI warrant for Info Wars reporter Owen Shroyer and mentions BuzzFeed reporting on the tip that led to the warrant
- 1:17Mises Caucus IntroductionDave Smith and Michael Heiss introduce themselves as founders of the Mises Caucus, give birthday shout-out to Ron Paul, and begin discussing libertarian philosophy
- 3:32Anatomy of the State DiscussionPanel discusses Jack Dorsey's tweet about Rothbard's 'Anatomy of the State' and debate how tech figures have been co-opted by the corporate state
- 5:30Big Tech Censorship OriginsDeep dive into how social media censorship evolved after Trump won in 2016, with corporate press pressuring tech CEOs to crack down on 'fake news'
- 10:00COVID Mandates and Government OverreachAnalysis of Australia's imprisonment of protest organizers and New York's discriminatory vaccine mandate targeting disabled employees
- 15:00January 6 ContradictionsFurther discussion of FBI findings contradicting the insurrection narrative while 570+ people remain charged with serious offenses
Notable Quotes
“Info Wars reporter Owen Schroyer just announced that the FBI has issued a warrant for his arrest because apparently he was standing on the steps during the January 6 riots.”
— Tim Pool · opening story about FBI warrant for Info Wars reporter
“The FBI basically debunking the whole insurrection narrative. They said none of it was planned. No coordination. Trump did not coordinate or plan it. Yet we still see what I think it's like 570 people have been arrested and charged.”
— Tim Pool · highlighting contradiction between FBI findings and ongoing prosecutions
“The whole COVID regime, this whole justification for all of these draconian measures.”
— Dave Smith · critiquing government COVID response policies
“New York is doing is shocking. The New York mandate... it's going to require businesses to fire any employee with a disability barring them from vaccination. This is a shockingly draconian measure.”
— Tim Pool · condemning New York's vaccine mandate targeting disabled workers
“All of the government responses have been horrendous and stupid and done nothing to mitigate the virus.”
— Dave Smith · analyzing government COVID policy failures