Timcast IRL · June 11, 2020 · 2h 0m

TimcastIRL #73 - The Far Left Seattle Occupation "CHAZ" Has Gone INSANE, Demand We Abolish COURTS

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL Episode 73 from June 11, 2020 featured Tim Pool and co-hosts discussing the controversial Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle and broader cultural revolution themes. The hosts opened by addressing reports of gun violence and lawlessness within the Seattle occupation, where activists declared themselves "the police" and allegedly extorted local businesses for payments in bitcoin. The discussion expanded to include a bizarre controversy involving Magic: The Gathering banning cards deemed racist, with the hosts expressing disbelief that a card game about goblins and elves had become swept up in identity politics. The panel criticized what they described as religious indoctrination infecting major corporations, citing examples like Netflix's racial justice prompts and video game company EA asking users to confirm they aren't racist. The Minneapolis hotel occupation story was examined, where activists claimed a building owner "graciously" allowed them use of his property while actually operating under duress. The episode concluded with a discussion of Democrats wearing kente cloths from the Ashanti Empire, which historically profited from selling slaves to the British Empire.

TL;DR

→Seattle's CHAZ occupation escalated with gun violence, self-proclaimed "police," and reports of businesses being extorted for bitcoin payments
→Magic: The Gathering banned cards for racism, including one with number 1488 and imagery resembling Klansmen, sparking hosts' disbelief over politicization of a fantasy card game
→Panel criticized corporate 'religious indoctrination' citing Netflix racial justice prompts and EA asking users to confirm they're not racist
→Minneapolis hotel occupation examined where activists raised $150K on GoFundMe while claiming the owner 'graciously' allowed their takeover under duress
→Democrats' kente cloth controversy discussed, with hosts noting the cloths came from the Ashanti Empire which made fortunes selling slaves to the British
→Hosts framed all topics as evidence of a broader cultural revolution involving bans on movies, books, and increasing corporate activism

Key Moments

0:00
Opening and CHAZ Introduction
Tim opens the show discussing the Seattle occupation and Magic: The Gathering card ban controversy
30:00
Seattle CHAZ Deep Dive
Detailed discussion of gun incidents, self-declared police, and business extortions in the autonomous zone
60:00
Minneapolis Hotel Occupation
Analysis of activists taking over a hotel and the subsequent fallout when access was revoked
90:00
Kente Cloth Controversy
Discussion of Democrats wearing cloths from the slave-trading Ashanti Empire
120:00
Closing
Final thoughts on cultural revolution and calls for audience engagement

Notable Quotes

“We got an occupation happening in Seattle with a bunch of crazy people. Apparently someone pulled a gun on someone. Seems like it's just going crazy.”

— Tim Pool · opening segment on CHAZ

“They've just banned a bunch of cards for being racist that to me is one of the freakiest things ever because who cares about a game about goblins fighting vampires or you know it's like magic and elves and now they're like but these cards are racist.”

— Tim Pool · Magic: The Gathering controversy discussion

“You get a mob of crazy people smashing and destroying the city, and they walk in and say, it's our building. Look at me. We are the Sheraton now. And the guy goes, okay, yeah, please, please, just take it. Don't hurt me.”

— Ian Crossland · Minneapolis hotel occupation analysis

“It's religious indoctrination is now infecting all of these companies. Yep, all of them. Freaky.”

— Tim Pool · corporate wokeness criticism

“The Democrats, they wore these cloths. They're called kente cloths. And it turns out the ones they wore specifically came from the Ashanti Empire, which made a fortune dealing in slavery with the British Empire. Selling off their own people.”

— Tim Pool · kente cloth controversy

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