Timcast IRL · November 22, 2022 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #663 Elon Musk UNBANS THEM ALL, DJT, MTG, Veritas ALL BACK w/Darren Beattie & Mary Morgan
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 663 from November 22, 2022 featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing Elon Musk's mass unbanning spree on Twitter. The episode opened with an extensive BetMGM Casino ad read, followed by Tim Pool announcing that Elon Musk had reinstated numerous banned accounts including Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Project Veritas, James Lindsay, and Andrew Tate. Tim Pool expressed support for the unbannings while criticizing Elon Musk's refusal to reinstate Alex Jones, arguing that Jones was originally banned for making fun of Oliver Darcy rather than for anything related to children. Darren Beattie from Revolver.News joined as a guest and teased an upcoming bombshell piece on the FTX/Tether scandal. Mary Morgan from Pop Culture Crisis also appeared as a guest. The discussion covered how the narrative around Trump and election issues was being challenged, Arizona's attorney general investigating election irregularities, and YouTube censorship concerns. Tim mentioned previous episode viewership statistics and promoted membership options while discussing ongoing notification issues with YouTube.
TL;DR
- →Elon Musk unbans Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Project Veritas, James Lindsay, and Andrew Tate on Twitter, prompting discussion about free speech
- →Tim Pool criticizes Elon Musk for not reinstating Alex Jones, arguing Jones was banned for mocking Oliver Darcy rather than Sandy Hook claims
- →Darren Beattie from Revolver.News previews an upcoming bombshell investigation into the FTX/Tether scandal
- →Mary Morgan from Pop Culture Crisis appears as a guest discussing current events and wearing 'Make Orwell Fiction Again' merchandise
- →Arizona attorney general launches investigation into election irregularities with assistant AG refusing to certify the election
- →YouTube censorship issues continue with viewers reporting missing notifications and difficulty finding videos
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and BetMGM Ad ReadEpisode opens with extensive BetMGM Casino ad read covering table games, live dealers, 3,000+ games, instant deposits, and same-day withdrawals
- 0:51Elon Musk Unbanning NewsTim Pool announces major unbanning news - Trump, MTG, Project Veritas, James Lindsay all reinstated while Alex Jones remains banned
- 3:36Episode Statistics and Guest IntroductionTim discusses previous episode viewership, introduces Darren Beattie who previews FTX/Tether investigation, and Mary Morgan from Pop Culture Crisis
- 5:39Marjorie Taylor Greene StoryDiscussion of MTG's reinstatement and broader unbanning wave across Twitter, including Andrew Tate and calls for Sargon Carl Benjamin's return
- 6:00Arizona Election InvestigationBreaking news about Arizona AG investigating election irregularities with assistant AG refusing to certify the election
- 7:30Guest DiscussionDarren Beattie discusses Revolver.News work on upcoming FTX/Tether story, Mary Morgan promoted Pop Culture Crisis show
Notable Quotes
“Elon Musk is unbanning everyone. First, Donald Trump is unbanned. He has this Twitter poll.”
— Tim Pool · opening segment announcing the unbanning news
“These people are starting to realize that their narrative was fiction and it was propped up by the machine. And now that regular people get to speak, hey, how about that? They don't actually like the weird world you live in.”
— Tim Pool · analysis of political narrative collapse
“Alex Jones was banned for making fun of Oliver Darcy. He wasn't banned for saying anything about kids or anything like that. So what's Elon talking about?”
— Tim Pool · criticism of inconsistent unbanning decisions
“I'm the founder editor of a great news site called Revolver.News, which has just published a really bombshell piece on the next ftx scandal which i hope we'll have a chance to talk about”
— Darren Beattie · guest introduction and story preview
“The graveyard of suspended accounts is just so large that there's no way to know who's never going to come back”
— Tim Pool · discussion of Twitter's massive unbanning effort