Timcast IRL Podcast Summary

"Antifa CONVICTED Of TERRORISM, Fears Of CIVIL WAR Grow w/ Paul Dans & Cody Dennison"

Date: November 22, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode of Timcast IRL, Tim Pool is joined by Project 2025 architect and Senate candidate Paul Dans, NASCAR driver and YouTuber Cody Dennison, regular panelists Ian Crossland and Phil Labonte, for an intense, fast-paced discussion on several urgent issues. The panel analyzes the major story of Antifa members being convicted of terrorism, rising fears and poll data suggesting Americans believe a civil war is looming, systemic distrust of government institutions, the impact of AI and technology on society, failures of modern leadership, and a tapestry of culture war themes.

Conversations move rapidly between breaking news, deep-dive analysis, and spirited debates, reflecting the show's characteristic mix of skepticism, frustration, and sharp critique of both political establishments.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Major News: Antifa Terror Convictions

Timestamp: [05:32]

• The panel reacts to Andy Ngo’s reporting on the first ever federal terrorism convictions for self-identified Antifa members after an organized July 4th attack on an ICE facility.
• Tim Pool and Phil Labonte mock the "Antifa is just an idea" argument, pointing out that members admitting to being "Antifa" in plea deals disproves years of denial from the left.
  • Phil Labonte [06:30]: "You can no longer say that it doesn’t exist—this is a real thing, an actual organization."
• Cody Dennison and Paul Dans critique the delayed response, blaming feckless Republican leadership and failure of institutions for years of inaction.
  • Paul Dans [07:44]: "It’s a start but about 10 years too late… we’re just finally getting at it."
  • Contrast is drawn between aggressive left/progressive prosecution versus Republican “stern emails and angry letters.”
• The group laments that straightforward enforcement is being seen as extraordinary, when this should be expected as a baseline of governance.
  • Cody Dennison [09:01]: “… giving them kudos for doing the bare minimum of their job… It was an organized attack.”

2. Escalation Toward Political Violence & Civil War Fears

Timestamp: [15:09]

• Discussion pivots to rising civil war rhetoric in mainstream media and polling showing over half of Americans foresee civil unrest.
• Tim Pool details mutual escalations: Trump calling Democratic actions "seditious" and “punishable by death,” while prominent Democrats urge military personnel to defy Trump’s orders, encouraging de facto mutiny.
  • Tim Pool [22:56]: "We are now looking at, as you mentioned, Fauci should be in leg irons, but he's not. … If we are not going to get actual law enforcement, what do you think people in this country are gonna do?"
• Paul Dans argues the core problem is lack of accountability for political, bureaucratic, and intelligence figures—mentioning Fauci and General Milley, who allegedly subverted chain of command.
  • Paul Dans [30:45]: "…these folks, and they're hiding behind congressional debate protection … this is calling for dismantling of the rule of law."

3. Collapse of Institutional Trust & The Pressure Cooker

Timestamps: [28:08], [32:21]

• The sense is the system is “rigged”—elites face no consequences; the left pushes revolutionary change; the right is increasingly reactionary but inert.
• Tim and guests discuss apathy among the general population, noting that historic revolutions are elite conflicts, not mass uprisings—drawing the "3 percenters" parallel.
  • Tim Pool [28:31]: "But civil war was never about the general population. It was always about the elites."
• Younger generations express despair at achieving the American Dream, fueling radicalization on all sides.
  • Tim Pool [33:26]: "You can't buy houses, can't find jobs. … there's only one path, and it's not elections."

4. Economic Anxiety and Systemic Problems

Timestamp: [17:18], [19:55], [37:00]

• Extended critique of the Federal Reserve system, national debt, and fiat money’s reliance on “faith”—mixing populist frustration with technocratic systems.
  • Paul Dans [19:55]: “Democrats have been able to do it … with the AOCs and the Bernies … on our side you see that with, you know, MTGs and Thomas Massie … I think they can, they're very good at the small dollars and obviously the mind control whipping people into a frenzy.”
• Fear that no administration will challenge entrenched financial interests, and that any true challenge would provoke catastrophic blowback.

5. Culture War, Education, and Grassroots Organizing

Timestamp: [41:09]

• Politico story: Democrats sweep school boards, refocusing on test scores and bus safety instead of hot-button issues like bathrooms and library books.
  • Tim Pool argues the right's messaging has grown stale, letting Dems regain ground at the local level.
  • Paul Dans [43:33]: “... the left is just better at organization. … they're on it all the time … we are going to win this through grassroots.”
• Discussion about Marxist theory in education schools, the slow march through the institutions, and indoctrination of future teachers.
  • Phil Labonte [47:19]: "There's a book … the Pedagogy of Education by Freire … that's Marxist … the schools that teach teachers are teaching teachers Marxist literature …"

6. Technology, AI, and Human Alienation

Timestamps: [60:54], [62:19]

• Extended discussion on the coming “AI revolution,” potential for mass technological unemployment, and the risk/benefit of regulating AI.
  • Paul Dans [61:25]: “We built a federal system here … but look, AI, we're duking it out left and right on the beach and AI is this tidal wave coming for all of us … it portends just a complete change in human interaction. You have to be human first about it.”
• The group draws Matrix and science fiction analogies—fear that society will atrophy, plug into “the pod,” lose its work ethic and vitality.

7. Social Media, Mental Health, and Spiritual Crisis

Timestamps: [97:25], [101:27]

• Repeatedly, guests assert that alienation, declining family/community ties, and the addictive nature of the internet and social media are driving instability and nihilism.
  • Cody Dennison [102:01]: "...the content I'm covering will be almost overtly negative. ... It starts to wear on me mentally. ... I unplug everything and ... it completely resets me."
  • Paul Dans [98:32]: "I would what Cody was saying earlier draw back and say well why are people desperate for such a meeting? And it's in my mind alienation from God. 100%... This is spiritual warfare going on out there."
• Advocacy for intentional community time, “analog living,” Sabbath-like device-free dinners.

8. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Paul Dans [07:44]: “It’s a start but about 10 years too late. Honestly. … We were gaslit for years to be told there is no such thing.”
• Cody Dennison [102:01]: "...when I unplug ... it completely resets me."
• Tim Pool [22:56]: "If we are not going to get actual law enforcement, what do you think people in this country are gonna do? Just say, I guess we're ruled by tyrants?"
• Phil Labonte [06:30]: "You can no longer say that it doesn’t exist—this is a real thing, an actual organization."
• Ian Crossland [33:26]: "The thing we need to avoid is turning on each other as Americans … I believe it is foreign corporations bankrupting our country through the Federal Reserve system."
• Paul Dans [30:44]: "You need to mete out reprisal for them immediately. … This is the beginning of insurrection."
• Tim Pool [47:58]: "...they still learn the stuff that Paulo Freire taught. It's not about the man. It's about the ideas."
• Cody Dennison [46:20]: "Everybody's so hyper politicized right now, so reactionary … They just repeat headlines."

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [05:32] – Antifa terror convictions
• [15:09] – Civil war rhetoric and elite conflict
• [17:18] – Banking system critique
• [22:56] – Systemic accountability failures & escalation
• [30:44] – Failure to hold elites responsible
• [32:21] – Why the right is weak; the growing appeal of extremes
• [41:09] – Democrats win school boards; right's stale messaging
• [47:19] – Marxist ideology in teacher education
• [60:54] – Societal decline, Matrix analogies, AI regulation
• [97:25] – Spiritual solution, devices and mental health
• [101:27] – Tech addiction, burnout, need for community, Sabbath argument
• [102:01] – Unplugging for mental health

Tone and Language

The discussion is raw, irreverent, and highly conversational, with frequent shifts between dark humor, political rage, intellectual analysis, and calls for personal and collective action. The panel pulls no punches, often mocking political opponents and expressing real frustration at perceived failures of leadership, with an undercurrent of resignation about the trajectory of American politics.

Conclusion

This episode encapsulates the mood of much of the American dissident right: a powerful sense of crisis, deep distrust of all major institutions, and a yearning for accountability, community, and grassroots action. Whether discussing Antifa’s terror convictions, AI, school curriculums, economic precarity, or spiritual decline, the panel see America at a crossroads—one in which old answers are failing, new threats loom, and only radical honesty, community, and principled resistance offer hope.