Timcast IRL · June 23, 2022 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #557 - GOP Backstabs Voters By Voting For Red Flag law Gun Control w/Seth Dillon
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 557 features Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing several major news stories of June 23, 2022. The episode opens with coverage of Andrew Gillum's indictment on 21 felony corruption charges, noting he came within 0.4% of becoming Florida governor before Ron DeSantis. The main discussion centers on 14 Republican senators voting to advance gun control legislation, including red flag law provisions, with Tim Pool criticizing the GOP for backstabbing voters on Second Amendment rights. The hosts discuss the Senate's 64-34 vote to advance an 80-page gun safety bill following mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. Also covered is Ron DeSantis potentially surpassing Donald Trump in 2024 polling, with analysis of DeSantis's active engagement in the culture war versus Trump's stagnant presence. The episode includes a conversation with Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee, about their satirical news publication and the phenomenon of their satire coming true. Seamus Coughlin of Freedom Tunes also makes an appearance, discussing his new website and platform.
TL;DR
- →Andrew Gillum indicted on 21 felony corruption charges for allegedly running a corruption scheme while serving as Tallahassee mayor
- →14 Republican senators, including Lindsey Graham, voted to advance gun control legislation including red flag laws and enhanced background checks for those under 21
- →Tim Pool criticizes Republicans for betraying voters on Second Amendment rights, calling the Senate bill 'absurd' with unrelated Medicaid provisions jammed in
- →Ron DeSantis leads Donald Trump in statewide polls and on PredictIt for 2024 nomination, with analysis that DeSantis's active culture war engagement is boosting his candidacy
- →Seth Dillon joins to discuss Babylon Bee's satirical news model as 'the conservative version of The Onion' and their tracking of satirical predictions that came true
- →Seamus Coughlin promotes his new Freedom Tunes platform at freedomtunes.com as an independent alternative to big tech
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Gillum StoryTim opens discussing Andrew Gillum's indictment and the slow news day, noting he came close to becoming Florida governor
- 0:40GOP Gun Control BetrayalMain discussion of 14 Republicans voting for red flag laws and gun control, with Tim calling Republicans garbage for backstabbing voters
- 1:21Seth Dillon JoinsGuest Seth Dillon, CEO of Babylon Bee, introduced and explains the satirical publication's mission and tracking of prophecies that came true
- 2:24Freedom Tunes PlugSeamus Coughlin mentions his Freedom Tunes channel and new website freedomtunes.com for independent media
- 3:42Senate Gun Bill DetailsTim details the 80-page gun safety bill that received 64-34 vote, criticizing its inclusion of unrelated Medicaid provisions
- 5:35DeSantis vs Trump 2024Analysis of Ron DeSantis leading Trump in polls and PredictIt betting markets for 2024 nomination
- 6:10Slippery Slope DiscussionTim argues Democrats are incrementally trying to ban all guns, citing pattern of incremental gun control
Notable Quotes
“Man, it is a slow news day. Andrew Gillum is not really in the news all that much, but he was indicted on 21 felony corruption charges. Kind of crazy story because he was like 0.4% away from being the governor of Florida, and then we would not have Ron DeSantis.”
— Tim Pool · opening story about Andrew Gillum indictment
“Republicans, in my opinion, are fairly garbage. We got a story that's got everybody a little bit pissed off is that 14 Republicans, four of them out of the blue, have signed on to red flag law gun control BS.”
— Tim Pool · main criticism of Republican senators voting for gun control
“The bill is actually quite absurd. I was reading that it doesn't mention guns until like page 25, it's mostly like a whole bunch of weird Medicaid bloat that they couldn't get through anywhere else and they were like, uh, gun control and they just jammed a bunch of trash into it.”
— Tim Pool · critique of the Senate gun legislation package
“We're like, what do they call us on our Wikipedia page? The conservative version of the onion, I guess. It's kind of how we were known initially in the media. We exaggerate the truth with fake stories that often come true because reality is catching up to satire.”
— Seth Dillon · introduction of Babylon Bee and its satirical mission
“Ron DeSantis is in politics now, actively engaging in the culture war. So his star is rising. Donald Trump is not. He's having rallies, but he's just either stagnant or just there. Ron DeSantis has two years of growth ahead of him, so I think it's a fairly good bet.”
— Tim Pool · analysis of 2024 presidential race dynamics