Timcast IRL – Nov 25, 2025
Episode: Clinton Judge JUST DISMISSED James, Comey Indictment, Trump DOJ APPEALS w/ Amber Duke

Episode Overview

This episode of Timcast IRL, hosted by Tim Pool and joined by Amber Duke, Shane Cashman, Elad Eliyahu, and Phil Labonte, delivers rapid-fire analysis and uncensored conversation on the latest political news and cultural shifts. The panel dives into the breaking story that a Clinton-appointed judge dismissed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, discusses the fallout from “seditious” Democrats urging the military to defy Trump, examines increasing societal demoralization and violence, dissects foreign influence and manipulation on X (formerly Twitter), and expresses deep concerns about the unchecked rise of AI, data centers, and the erosion of American society.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Comey/James Indictment Dismissal

• Breaking News: Clinton-appointed judge dismisses indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and NY Attorney General Letitia James
  • Judge’s rationale: The appointment of the interim U.S. Attorney handling the case was ruled unconstitutional; actions taken under that authority are void ([08:13]).
  • The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could technically be refiled, but practical obstacles (Senate confirmation, deadlines) make this unlikely ([11:34], [12:18]).

Panel Analysis:

• Phil Labonte: "People want to see indictments...But if you don’t have an airtight case, or your process is off, this is what you get." ([10:44])
• Amber Duke: "It's obvious the appointment was rushed...but it could be refiled if they get a suitable U.S. Attorney, which seems unlikely." ([11:34])
• Shane Cashman: "I voted for retribution...I'm not getting any." ([14:06])

Broader Themes:

• Systemic demoralization—high-profile prosecutions consistently collapse.
• Perception that Democrat-appointed judges protect their own, reinforcing narratives of "partisan lawfare" and eroding public faith in justice ([14:36], [16:02]).

2. Political Demoralization and the “Seditious Six”

• Recent news: The Pentagon reviewing Democratic senators (dubbed the "Seditious Six") for allegedly encouraging the military to ignore Trump’s orders ([13:13]).

• General consensus: Little will come of these reviews, reinforcing the idea that only GOP figures face real consequences.

• Tim Pool: "The penalty for sedition is, you go to a private meeting and go home. That's it." ([14:56])

3. Chaos, Crime, and Urban Decline

• Case Study: The brutal immolation of Bethany McGee on a Chicago train by a career criminal with 72 arrests ([20:39]).
  • Panel sees this as emblematic of urban decay, judicial dysfunction, and the consequences of progressive/restorative justice policies.

Memorable Quotes:

• Tim Pool: "What is the answer? When we get more and more stories like this, what is the answer?" ([23:07])
• Phil Labonte: "The biggest problem we have is the leftist judges...who don’t believe people are responsible for their behavior." ([24:03])
• Amber Duke: "People are told, 'Just go vote,' but then they continually vote for these progressive prosecutors. Voting seems futile...so the next step is self-defense, which they're trying to criminalize too." ([33:32])

Larger Implications:

• Young men exposed to horror stories will radicalize, fueling cycles of unrest or vigilantism.
• Political will for reform evaporates as people simply leave failing cities (white flight, regional polarization).

4. "Banality of Evil" and Societal Self-Destruction

• Discussion on whether victims who supported the policies that harmed them bear some responsibility ([35:02]–[44:48]).

• Emotional honesty over “victim blaming” narratives, the manipulation of young women via propaganda, and the loss of moral/religious frameworks.

• Sharp critique of mainstream media’s ability to misinform entire demographics.

• Amber Duke: "Women have really shirked responsibility, and society has allowed women to escape responsibility..." ([44:05])

• Tim Pool: "If we don’t tell people they bear some responsibility...we just spiral into madness." ([44:48])

5. Foreign Influence & Manipulation via X (Twitter)

• Major X update reveals scores of “proud American” or “Native American” accounts are operated by foreigners (e.g., from Bangladesh and Kenya), not real Americans ([45:51]–[49:35]).
• Tim Pool: "Not only are we being manipulated by foreigners on this platform, but large swaths of our political narrative are being manufactured by bots and trolls." ([47:20])

6. AI, Data Centers, and the Coming Transformation

• Escalating concern: Data centers rapidly gobbling up land, driving up local energy costs, and draining water supplies, all to power the AI arms race ([52:36]–[77:13]).
• Conspiracy speculation: "The Virginia Instance"—AI running on DoD-linked data centers is already in control or testing levers of global societal control, with 2020's lockdowns as a “stress test” ([54:05]–[56:27]).
• Real-world consequences: Farmland vanishing, energy and water crises, small towns being sacrificed for “the machine” ([67:52], [72:08]).
• Tech dystopia: AI content, deepfakes, and chatbots will soon overwhelm public discourse and erode touch with “real” experience ([58:44], [60:20]).

Notable Quotes:

• Tim Pool: "There’s a gigantic AI hive mind sucking up all the water and killing humanity." ([75:50])
• Amber Duke: "Nvidia calls these data centers 'factories,' like, people are going to work there. Right. It’s going to create all these jobs. The AI is building itself." ([75:59])
• Shane Cashman: "That’s why most of the people building this are transhumanists. They have a different sense of consequence because they think they’ll live much longer than us." ([78:52])

7. AI and the Future of Humanity

• Panel digests the implications of AI-driven health, medicine, surveillance, and the transhumanist path ([79:03]–[85:40]):
  • AI-based “bespoke medicine” will be available, but only for elites.
  • Neuralink and mapping of human brains escalates “matrix”/immortality pursuits.
  • Elites are prepping for a world where the rest perish but they live as demigods, uploading consciousness, ruling a depopulated, digital world.

8. Impacts on Media, Political Culture, and Censorship

• Tim notes a collapse in engagement for prominent conservative outlets and personalities, attributing it to a combination of audience fatigue, algorithm manipulation, and the overwhelming proliferation of bot/AI content ([94:43]–[123:03]).
• Critiques selective censorship: e.g., why is Candace Owens propped up by YouTube while others are banned for less? Raises questions about manufactured "influencer" landscapes and possible coordination between platforms and government ([98:41]–[106:39]).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• Phil Labonte:
  “People want to see results, and if they're not getting the results, they're going to be disillusioned and that's gonna turn into, ‘I'm not gonna support the President. I'm not gonna go out and vote in the midterms.’” ([17:19])

• Tim Pool:
  “We have watched the FBI be weaponized against the American people for years, and then against Trump ... the Whitmer fednapping case is an insane story.” ([17:38])

• Amber Duke:
  “When you look at polls of happiness among young women, it's horrific to see just how quickly they're degrading. So I think you can be a victim, but also responsible for your own life and happiness at the same time.” ([44:48])

• Shane Cashman:
  “We're being slowly shuffled into the matrix…ChatGPT is like affirming a lot of mental illness and driving people to suicide or to harm people or to kill people or to plot assassination attempts.” ([60:20])

• Tim Pool:
  “The value, the market value is irresistible. And so humans look at this and they're like, I am going to live comfortably and get stuff. The end result will be the end of humanity and the Earth will be a gigantic circuit board.” ([76:12])

Important Segment Timestamps

• [08:13] — Judge dismisses indictments against Comey & Letitia James
• [09:04]–[10:33] — Comey’s public statement; panel reactions
• [14:06]–[19:19] — Frustration over lack of political consequence, demoralization of the right
• [20:39]–[30:25] — Bethany McGee’s immolation, discussion of radicalization, retreat from cities
• [35:02]–[44:48] — “Banality of evil”; victim responsibility and societal narratives
• [45:51]–[49:35] — Foreign manipulation on X, digital disinformation
• [54:05]–[77:13] — AI/data center conspiracies, environmental/energy crises, “Virginia Instance,” AI dystopia
• [79:03]–[85:40] — Transhumanism, AI medicine, neuralink, immortality, ethical quandaries
• [94:43]–[106:39] — Media decline, influencer conspiracy, Candace Owens/YouTube preferential treatment
• [123:03]–[125:13] — Discussion of the collapse of political media; Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk

Language & Tone

• Candid, often sardonic and bleak; constant undertone of skepticism toward political and tech elites.
• Regular use of humor to undercut despair (“The world will be a circuit board!” “We’re being shuffled into the matrix.”)
• Panelists riff on each other’s pessimism, but occasionally underscore hope via appeals to ethical resistance or the (distant) possibility of cultural revival.

Conclusion

This episode powerfully documents a collective sense of exhaustion, despair, and anger over political lawfare, urban decline, manipulated media narratives, and the ongoing, unchecked march of AI and corporatist power. The Timcast crew oscillates between black-pilled resignation and gallows humor, capturing the mood of an audience that no longer believes accountability or reform is possible from above, nor that the digital landscape is democratizing in any meaningful way.

Takeaways:

• Political accountability in the U.S. has collapsed; the system appears rigged or simply broken.
• Urban violence and criminal justice failures are fueling radicalization and regional polarization.
• AI, data centers, and platform manipulation are creating new forms of control and eroding “real” experience.
• Media fragmentation, foreign manipulation, and algorithmic curation will continue to destabilize public trust and engagement.
• The only hope, if any, rests with grassroots resistance or cultural/moral revival, not top-down solutions.