Timcast IRL · December 9, 2022 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #673 TWITTER FILES 2 CONFIRM Conservatives BLACKLISTED, Bongino, Kirk, Etc. w/Scott Presler
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 673 aired on December 9, 2022, with Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing the breaking Twitter Files 2 release, which confirmed that conservative figures including Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk were deliberately suppressed and shadow banned on Twitter. The show opened with Tim Pool explaining that Twitter executives had been lying about algorithmic suppression being accidental, noting that internal communications revealed engineering teams were actively targeting conservatives. Scott Presler joined the discussion as a featured guest, taking credit for Republican voter registration efforts that contributed to the party winning the House of Representatives in the midterms. Presler discussed his ground-level activism including cleaning up cities and registering Republican voters across key battleground states. The conversation shifted to ballot harvesting tactics, with Presler arguing Republicans should adopt the same strategies Democrats have used. He referenced how Lee Zeldin's campaign in New York and ballot harvesting efforts in California helped secure the narrow House majority. Luke Grodowski from We Are Change also appeared, discussing the Twitter Files coverage and promoting an Elon Musk-related merchandise shirt. The episode touched on Twitter's controversial content moderation decisions, the ongoing Twitter Files releases, and anticipation for future investigations into Joe Biden and AOC that Republicans will conduct now that they control the House. Tim mentioned an upcoming deep-dive conversation with Bryson Gray about religion that would be released on timcast.com.
TL;DR
- →Twitter Files 2 released confirming conservatives Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, and others were deliberately blacklisted and shadow banned by Twitter executives
- →Scott Presler appeared to discuss his conservative voter registration activism that helped Republicans win the House majority in the 2022 midterms
- →Discussion about Republicans adopting ballot harvesting and other Democrat tactics for future elections
- →Luke Grodowski from We Are Change joined to discuss Twitter Files coverage and political merchandise
- →Episode touched on potential House investigations into Joe Biden and AOC now that Republicans control the chamber
- →Tim mentioned an upcoming Bryson Gray interview on religion coming to timcast.com
Key Moments
- 0:00Twitter Files 2 IntroductionTim Pool explains the breaking Twitter Files 2 bombshells confirming conservatives were deliberately suppressed
- 30:00Scott Presler Interview BeginsConservative activist Scott Presler joins to discuss voter registration and Republican midterm success
- 60:00Ballot Harvesting StrategyPresler argues Republicans should legally use the same ballot harvesting tactics Democrats have employed
- 90:00Luke Grodowski SegmentWe Are Change member joins to discuss Twitter Files coverage and political merchandise
- 120:00Upcoming Content PreviewTim mentions upcoming Bryson Gray religion interview and member-exclusive after show
Notable Quotes
“We got some big bombshells. This is hard proof that the Twitter execs like Vijaya were lying. I mean, again, Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, among those who were actually suppressed and shadow banned on Twitter.”
— Tim Pool · opening segment on Twitter Files 2
“Every single time something happened it was a mistake. And now we know that their engineering teams are actually like, no, we were actually doing all that on purpose.”
— Tim Pool · main discussion on Twitter censorship
“I'm a long-haired conservative activist, kind of nomadic, traveling the country and just helping to make sure that we're defeating the democrats and electing republicans.”
— Scott Presler · guest introduction
“If you weren't registering voters at the levels you were doing and the activism you were doing, I don't know if Republicans could have even taken the House.”
— Tim Pool · discussion with Presler
“We're going to use the same tactics the Democrats have been doing and if those tools are at our disposal I think we quite frankly would be foolish not to use them to our advantage.”
— Scott Presler · ballot harvesting strategy