Timcast IRL · January 13, 2024 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #938 TX Deploys NATIONAL GUARD To BLOCK Biden Illegal Immigration Agents w/Laura Loomer
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode #938, recorded on January 13, 2024 in Iowa ahead of the caucus, featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing several major news stories. The main topic centered on Texas deploying armed National Guard soldiers to block CBP agents from accessing the river, which Tim described as a serious escalation involving military forces against federal officers. The hosts also covered the reported death of American journalist Gonzalo Lira in Ukrainian custody, calling it a shocking action against a U.S. citizen. The show included live coverage from Iowa, with discussion of Ron DeSantis campaigning in Iowa while Florida faced a state of emergency, and Laura Loomer joining to discuss her experiences being removed from Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis campaign events. The hosts also covered Rand Paul's anti-endorsement meme targeting Nikki Haley and previewed the upcoming Iowa caucus.
TL;DR
- →Texas deployed armed National Guard soldiers to block CBP from accessing the river, raising concerns about state vs. federal conflict over immigration enforcement
- →American journalist Gonzalo Lira was reportedly killed while in Ukrainian custody, sparking outrage among hosts
- →Laura Loomer discussed being removed from Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis campaign events despite having tickets, which went viral with 15 million views
- →Hosts covered Iowa caucus preparations with Donald Trump expected to win, while Ron DeSantis campaigned there during Florida's state of emergency
- →Rand Paul released a meme attacking Nikki Haley with 'Never Nikki' campaign and 'Netflix presents Hillary' framing
- →Tim promoted Based Records, a counterculture music label featuring artists like Five Times August, Chad Prather, and Hi-Rez
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Iowa ArrivalTim Pool opened the show from Iowa discussing blizzard conditions and Trump expected to win the caucus
- 1:32Texas National Guard StoryTim introduced the main story about Texas deploying armed National Guard to block CBP agents
- 3:30Laura Loomer JoinsLaura Loomer joined the show and discussed her confrontations at DeSantis and Haley events
- 5:39Clint Russell and Luke RutkowskiAdditional co-hosts joined the panel discussion on the political landscape
- 8:00Ukraine/Gonzalo Lira CoverageDiscussion of American journalist reportedly killed in Ukrainian custody
Notable Quotes
“Texas deployed armed National Guard soldiers. A DOJ filing says that armed soldiers were deployed by the National Guard to block CBP from accessing the river. This is worrisome because we have talked about that quite a bit on the show. What happens when Texas deploys its own? I mean, this is National Guard. This is military forces against federal officers, federal agents to prevent them from facilitating their human smuggling and illegal immigration operation. It's getting serious.”
— Tim Pool · main story introduction
“Tucker Carlson tweeted out, American journalist Gonzalo Lira, who was captured, arrested in Ukraine for reporting, is reportedly dead. And is killed because of the, this is shocking actions by the Ukrainians. An American citizen died in their custody.”
— Tim Pool · Gonzalo Lira story
“Nikki Haley likes to talk big talk about how, oh, I have my ammunition heels and I'm going to, you know, be against the dictators and Trump's a dictator, but isn't that dictator behavior? And if you're scared of Laura Loomer, how are you going to sit across the table from Putin or Xi Jinping?”
— Laura Loomer · Nikki Haley criticism
“Her staff let me in. They asked me if I wanted to volunteer. And then all of a sudden, I'm surrounded by two police officers in Iowa and Indianola. And they threatened to arrest me and trespass me unless I left. And it's like, hello, I have a ticket.”
— Laura Loomer · Haley event removal
“It's a pleasure to be here. And we're going to be tasering, Clint, once we reach 100K subscribers. I've been trespassed a lot, too.”
— Clint Russell · co-host introduction