Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-02-03
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #215 - AOC Ignites Tabloid Drama Distraction Deriding Cop Who Saved Her w/ FreedomToons
Tim, Ian, Luke, and Lydia are joined by Seamus from FreedomToons to discuss ACO's recent dramatics, the 'reality czars', the media's slump post-Trump, and Bezos and the Washington Post. Support the show (http://Timcast.
Luke Rudkowski discussed Dark Alliance by Gary Webb and From the Company of Shadows by Kevin Michael Shipp and others. Tim Pool discussed Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and others. Also mentioned: 1984 by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel exploring totalitarianism, surveillance, political tribalism, and the systematic control of information.
Discussed“He makes me think have you ever read 1984 it's a it's a the orwell book there's a point yeah the ministry of truth is like this realities are in the book they have this hour of hate where every day they have everybody sits in front of the tv for an hour and just thinks about hate and that's”
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Dark Alliance
Dark Alliance by Gary Webb is an investigative journalism book that examines the alleged connections between the Central Intelligence Agency, Nicaraguan Contras, and the introduction of crack cocaine into American cities during the 1980s.
Discussed“i remember reading his book the dark alliance when i was in in high school and being absolutely flabbergasted at the connections that he was able to investigate to look into and expose with evidence with proof the us government literally financing not only death squads in latin america and and financing revolutions and and meddling in other people's elections”
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From the Company of Shadows
From the Company of Shadows by Kevin Michael Shipp is an autobiographical account detailing the author's career inside the Central Intelligence Agency and his subsequent allegations concerning institutional corruption, government secrecy, and the deep state.
Discussed“he left the cia to expose them wrote a book called from the shadows about the shadow government and the deep state and the difference between the two”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J.
Discussed“i mean you read his book uh the art of the deal a lot of it is just you know pr to the max and and just using information as a way to get as much support as you can to get what you can”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“i remember that video of ted cruz holding the torch leading the people down the hallway screaming this copy of green eggs and ham”
“i remember that video of ted cruz holding the torch leading the people down the hallway screaming this copy of green eggs and ham”
“the longer i look at facebook and the mainstream media the more i feel like one of the dolphins from hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy silently observing the silly humans unaware of their impending doom so long and thanks for all the fish”