Timcast IRL · May 20, 2023 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #783 DeSantis BANS Child Sex Changes, Disney DUMPS State Sparking OUTRAGE w/Kingsley Cortes
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL #783 featured Tim Pool and his co-hosts discussing the significant news of Ron DeSantis signing two bills in Florida expanding the Parental Rights in Education bill and banning gender-affirming surgeries and medical interventions for minors. The discussion centered on media coverage and terminology, with Tim Pool critiquing outlets like AP News for using leftist framing such as 'gender affirming care' instead of more factual descriptions. The panel analyzed Chris Hayes's criticism of DeSantis and explored what they characterized as authoritarian tendencies in progressive political discourse. Kingsley Cortes joined as a guest, bringing perspective as a Trump campaign alum and digital media professional at the Center for Renewing America. The show also touched on a case involving a nurse who was falsely labeled a 'Karen' when she was actually the victim of a robbery, with her lawyer planning to sue media outlets for defamation.
TL;DR
- →Ron DeSantis signed two bills in Florida expanding the Parental Rights in Education bill and banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors
- →Tim Pool criticized AP News and mainstream media for using leftist terminology like 'gender affirming care' instead of factual descriptions
- →Chris Hayes tweet criticizing DeSantis was analyzed, with Tim arguing there was no contradiction in the parental rights argument
- →Kingsley Cortes joined as guest, discussing the political landscape as a Trump campaign alum and Center for Renewing America representative
- →Panel discussed media coverage of the nurse falsely labeled a Karen who is now suing media outlets for defamation
- →Tim addressed controversy with a guest who cancelled on the Culture War podcast for making factual statements
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and DeSantis BillsTim introduces the episode's main topic about DeSantis signing bills banning child sex change interventions in Florida
- 10:00Media Terminology DebateTim critiques AP News and mainstream media for using leftist framing 'gender affirming care' instead of factual language
- 25:00Political AnalysisDiscussion of Chris Hayes's criticism and what Tim characterizes as authoritarian tendencies in progressive politics
- 40:00Guest IntroductionKingsley Cortes joins the panel as Trump campaign alum and Center for Renewing America digital media professional
- 60:00Additional StoriesPanel covers the nurse defamation case and Tim's controversy with cancelled Culture War podcast guest
Notable Quotes
“This is what got me and got me in trouble apparently with one of our guests who was going to come on the culture war podcast and then did not is that I'm not here to play games for the left or the right. But that means you're basically going to be aligned with the right. What I mean by that is we've got an editorial team over at TimCast.com. We write news.”
— Tim Pool · opening discussion about maintaining journalistic standards
“Why is the AP doing that? So somebody at the AP said in our style guide, we are going to just use the language of left wing activists. Here's what we say. The right would call it mutilation. I don't call it that. And many conservatives are like, no, that's what I'm saying. It is a child sex change surgery and medical intervention. That's just a fact statement that pisses the left off to no end.”
— Tim Pool · critique of media terminology and bias
“My name is Kingsley Cortez. I'm a Trump campaign alum. I currently do digital media at the Center for Renewing America in Washington, D.C., and I'm also national committee woman for the D.C. Young Republicans.”
— Kingsley Cortes · guest introduction and credentials
“The left has a very significant authoritarian streak in them right now in the u.s and in the west you have to think like they think if you talk like that's where the whole gender uh you know, using someone's pronouns comes from. Like you have to think of a trans woman as a woman. They make a demand on your cognitive liberty. This is as authoritarian as it gets.”
— Tim Pool · analysis of progressive political demands
“The law DeSantis signed in Florida banning care for trans kids is despicable and a frontal assault on the vaunted parental rights he and his ideological cohort have been screaming about for years. In Florida, you no longer get to make healthcare decisions for your own child.”
— Phil Labonte · reading Chris Hayes tweet for discussion