Timcast IRL – January 9, 2026

Activist ADMITS FAULT In MN ICE SHOOTING, CBP SHOOTS Suspects Trying To RUN THEM OVER w/ Josie TRHL

Episode Overview

This episode of Timcast IRL, hosted by Tim Pool, delves into two recent, high-profile law enforcement shootings involving federal immigration officers—in Portland and Minneapolis. The discussion centers on media narratives, the political polarization surrounding these incidents, the manipulation of facts by mainstream media (especially The New York Times), and the broader cultural, constitutional, and civil discord erupting nationwide. Tim and his panel, including Josie the Redheaded Libertarian, Tate Brown, and Philip Monte, analyze the details of the incidents, the aftermath in political discourse and protest movements, and what these events reveal about the fracturing of the American social fabric.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Portland CBP Shooting vs. Minneapolis ICE Shooting

[00:43–11:26]

• Portland Incident: Two people (Venezuelan nationals reportedly connected to the Tren de Aragua gang) were shot by Border Patrol after allegedly attempting to run over federal agents during an immigration stop.
  • Tim highlights conflicting early narratives: Pro-immigration activists claim wanton federal violence; CBP asserts a legitimate self-defense response.
  • Quote (Tim Pool, 07:30): “I gotta be honest, I don’t believe that CBP just started randomly shooting or that they shot at people fleeing. It looks like...they almost ran them over. Which based on what we saw yesterday lines up.”
• Minneapolis Incident: Focus moves to Renee Good’s death—an activist shot while attempting to flee from an ICE vehicle stop.
  • New York Times publishes a video analysis claiming the agent wasn’t endangered; right-leaning sources call this agitprop and misrepresentation.

2. Media Manipulation & Escalating Agitprop

[11:26–15:18, 36:14–51:20]

• The episode presents in-depth criticism of the New York Times video report on the Minneapolis shooting, dissecting selective editing and misleading language that shaped public perception.
  • Memorable Breakdown (Tim Pool, 44:03): “He said ‘it looks like he was hit, but upon closer inspection, he wasn’t run over.’ The point of phrasing it that way is so the general public will think...he actually was not hit at all.”
• Panelists assert mainstream media is not informing, but telling audiences what to think—proliferating a singular narrative for political aims.

3. Fault, Radicalization, & Activist Responsibility in Minneapolis

[20:17–27:02]

• Viral video emerges of Renee Good’s partner emotionally declaring, “It’s my fault. I made her come down here,” after the fatal shooting.
  • Analysis (Tim Pool, 21:34 & 25:40): “This woman blurted out that she told this woman to come down to commit a felony...I think it played out the way it did because this officer...likely feared for his life.”
• Panel debates the naiveté vs. culpability of middle-aged “limousine liberals” and posits that many recent leftist activists are manipulated by seasoned operatives.
  • Philip Monte (25:53): “Liberal white women tend to think they’re above the law...they don’t think it can happen to them.”

4. Activist Tactics: Martyrdom and Recruitment

[28:01–32:33, 35:17–36:14]

• Tim outlines how left-wing activist movements intentionally cultivate situations that maximize arrests, injuries, and even deaths among naive supporters to radicalize and recruit broader support.
  • Tim Pool (28:01): “They intentionally want you to show up to get arrested. Why? Because then...they say, ‘Why are the cops doing this to you, poor innocent victim?’ This woman is on the front lines, clearly having no idea what’s going on...”
  • Josie (30:02): “In the same way we have a moral compass...Marxists and Communists don’t have that. Their system of values is what can we do that’s going to get us closer to the revolution?”

5. Political Polarization and Civil Unrest

[15:21–19:27, 55:32–59:59, 68:08–76:57]

• The panel discusses how incidents like these, paired with manipulated media coverage, are rapidly escalating political conflict and eroding shared civic norms.
• Activists and officials in cities like Portland and Minneapolis are depicted as both vilifying federal agents and encouraging resistance, even as National Guard are deployed.
  • Tim Pool (17:00): “Americans feel dispossessed by immigration, legal and illegal. The left wants to replace Americans...they want to bring people in because they hate themselves.”
  • Josie (55:32): “These people are quite literally willing to put their bodies on the line for people that absolutely hate them, that want to defraud them, take their country...On the flip side, they celebrate the death of a husband, a father, a patriot.”
  • Tim Pool (71:54): “You’re not gonna go in and arrest 80% of California...If you go and arrest antifa, the entirety of people in California are like, you’re wrong.”

6. Constitutional Structure & Rights in Crisis

[81:47–92:27]

• Detailed, often philosophical debates erupt over states’ rights, the intent of the Founders, and the current reality of constitutional protections.
  • Tim Pool (83:43): “Certainly it’s in the Constitution, but we don’t have constitutional rights. The federal government does it if they want to.”
• The group discusses how both left and right have shifted on state vs. federal power, especially on Second Amendment issues and pandemic policy.

7. National Divorce, Civil War & the Limits of Reconciliation

[72:31–76:57]

• “National divorce” (red states vs. blue states) is dismissed as unworkable due to population intermixing, resource dependencies, and the impossibility of a clean geographical split.
  • Tim Pool (74:32): “Arizona...Nevada will cease to exist. Whoever controls the Colorado River is going to shut California down...13 to 20 million people in SoCal who will no longer have drinking water.”
• Broadly, the panel expresses a pessimistic outlook on the possibility of national reconciliation, given the depth of antipathy and difference in moral frameworks.

8. Futurism & Brief Comic Relief

[92:52–107:02]

• The panel briefly discusses the prediction of World War III and alien contact by "Baba Vanga," transitioning into a lighthearted chat about warp drives, anti-matter, and the fantasy of teleportation as an immigration solution.
  • Tim Pool (105:14): “What if, like, you know, in 20 years, magic is real and like, scientists are like, we’ve actually figured out how to cast spells...”
  • Jokes ensue about “portal guns” and teleporting people for deportations.

Memorable Quotes & Notable Moments

• Media Manipulation Theme:
  • “They are intentionally manipulating the information to frame this as though a DHS agent...for no reason murdered a random woman.” (Tim Pool, 00:43)
  • “The whole left narrative is agitprop. The point is to create tension...to justify violence.” (Philip Monte, 15:21)
• On Activist Culpability:
  • “It’s my fault. I made her come down here.” (Renee Good’s partner, repeated by Tim Pool, 20:17)
  • “There have been no consequences for these leftists...So a middle aged white woman...thought she was going to accelerate and flee the scene after committing a felony.” (Tim Pool, 25:40)
• Moral & Political Fracturing:
  • “This country is split between a psychotic death cult and everyone else. How do you solve for that? There’s no off ramp.” (Tim Pool, 69:10)
  • “If the right said, we’re gonna secede, the left would say, we’re gonna kill you now, so be it.” (Tate Brown, 75:07)
• On Rights and Constitution:
  • “All power comes out of the barrel of a gun.” (Philip Monte, 83:43)
  • “We don’t have constitutional rights. The federal government does it if they want to.” (Tim Pool, 83:43)

Key Timestamps

• [07:30]: First detailed breakdown of Portland and Minneapolis shooting narratives
• [21:34, 24:17]: Breakdown of fault, activism, and radicalization in the fatal Minneapolis incident
• [28:01–32:33]: Discussion of activist tactics: martyrdom and manipulation
• [36:14–51:20]: Dissection of New York Times video and broader issues of media trust
• [55:32]: Reflection on radicalization, irreconcilable differences, and the impossibility of debate
• [68:08–76:57]: National divorce, civil war scenarios, and the future of American Union
• [92:52–107:02]: Comic relief and futurism

Conclusion

The episode offers an unvarnished, highly critical take on current news coverage, political narratives, and the deepening divide in American society. The hosts argue that polarization is rapidly escalating to a point where debate is impossible, media is untrustworthy, and institutional trust is in collapse. Throughout, the panel uses sharp, sometimes irreverent language and humor, but their core message is bleak: the rule of law and rational discourse are breaking down, leaving tribalism and power as the new order.

This summary reflects the direct, unfiltered style and tone of the Timcast IRL panelists and aims to capture both the critical news analysis and the broader, often philosophical debates that arose during the episode.