Timcast IRL · May 20, 2022 · 2h 0m

Timcast IRL #534 - U.S. Buys MILLIONS Of MonkeyPox Vaccines Amid Global Outbreak w/Lily Tang Williams

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL Episode 534, recorded on May 20, 2022, opened with Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing the U.S. government's decision to purchase 13 million monkeypox vaccines from Danish company Bavarian Nordic for $119 million. The discussion coincided with a global outbreak spanning nine countries including the UK, Spain, Portugal, US, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Canada, and France, with 34 confirmed cases. Tim expressed skepticism about the timing, questioning why vaccines were bulk-manufactured before the outbreak and suggesting potential political motivations ahead of the election year. The panel examined mortality rates for different monkeypox strains, noting the West African clade has less than 1% mortality while other strains could reach 10%. The show also covered gas prices expected to hit $6 per gallon by August, Twitter's new censorship policies, and allegations against Elon Musk. Special guest Lily Tang Williams, a Chinese immigrant running for Congress in New Hampshire, joined to discuss her historic candidacy as the first Chinese immigrant to run for Congress in the state's history. Co-hosts Seamus of Freedom Tunes and Elad also participated, with Seamus promoting his upcoming Freedom Tunes website launch on May 30th.

TL;DR

  • →U.S. government ordered 13 million Jynneos monkeypox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic for $119 million amid a global outbreak with 34 confirmed cases across nine countries
  • →Tim Pool expressed skepticism about vaccine manufacturing timing and potential political exploitation ahead of the 2022 midterm elections
  • →Lily Tang Williams appeared as guest, discussing her historic congressional campaign as a Chinese immigrant running in New Hampshire
  • →Panel discussed mortality rates for monkeypox strains, with West African clade showing less than 1% fatality rate versus 10% for other strains
  • →Additional news covered included gas prices expected to reach $6/gallon, Twitter censorship policies, and Elon Musk sexual impropriety allegations
  • →Seamus promoted Freedom Tunes platform launching May 30th with a cartoon response to Roe v. Wade decision

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Monkeypox Story Introduction
    Tim Pool opens the show discussing the U.S. purchase of 13 million monkeypox vaccines and global outbreak across nine countries
  • 30:00
    Monkeypox Vaccine Deep Dive
    Panel examines vaccine details from Bavarian Nordic, mortality rates for different strains, and media coverage patterns
  • 60:00
    Guest Introduction - Lily Tang Williams
    Tim welcomes Lily Tang Williams, who introduces herself as the first Chinese immigrant running for Congress in New Hampshire history
  • 90:00
    Campaign Discussion with Lily Tang Williams
    Panel discusses Lily's congressional campaign, diversity in politics, and her independent moderate platform
  • 120:00
    Co-host Segments and Member Plug
    Seamus of Freedom Tunes and Elad introduced, promotion of TimCast membership and infrastructure support for Rumble

Notable Quotes

“The U.S. has ordered millions, I believe it's 13 million, monkeypox vaccines from a Nordic country, a company, and I believe they're also basically smallpox vaccines, which I thought was kind of weird because we eradicated smallpox, but they decided to order all these vaccines.”

— Tim Pool · opening story introduction

“If this is the bad monkeypox, the mortality rate is 10%. If it's like the not that bad monkeypox, its mortality rate is less than 1%. So we'll see.”

— Tim Pool · mortality rate analysis

“I'm Lily Tang Williams. Actually, in the history of New Hampshire, first time, a Chinese immigrant running for Congress in district two.”

— Lily Tang Williams · guest introduction

“You've got an election year coming up. It may just be shock and fear. This may be just an attempt to rile people up, invoke fear of the COVID lockdown, and then maybe use that fear to try and exploit that fear to win an election.”

— Tim Pool · political analysis of outbreak coverage

“We just uploaded a cartoon today on leftists rediscovering biology. If you guys want to check that out, it's in response to Roe v. Wade. I think y'all will enjoy it.”

— Seamus of Freedom Tunes · Freedom Tunes promotion

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