Just as he promised that would be his last episode, so too, does Tim not keep his word about stopping his posts on "X". He shared a video of him skating with his "$500" Trump sneakers:
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Tim returns, despite his woe-is-me episode supposedly being the last, cursing me to continue clipping away.
The guest was Arynne Wexler, whom runs an Instagram account called "Non-Lib Take". She seems to be the catty & self-centred sort, as I shall show in the clips & timestamps.
Ian, Mary, & Phil were the co-hosts.
Though it looks like Hannah may have been bumped back to an exclusively writing position, as
she made a post asking if anyone needed a co-host. This is in line with Tim culling staffers whom could challenge him for control of the show, or legitimately push back upon him. See the Adam debacle for an example of it. Mary seems to know how Tim operates, Ian is too barmy to take the reins, & Phil has his band as his main focus. Hannah was a writer for the
Timcast news site, & could theoretically manage the
IRL show, well, & has shown she is capable during previous episodes she hosted.
*Arynne brings up
a previous conflict she had with Tim over how Star Trek was not manly & semi-jokingly accused him of siccing his fans upon her, Tim brings up the positives of the
The Next Generation episodes, such as "Measure of a Man". Ian segues this into asking Arynne, whom worked in AI before becoming an influencer, whether AI would be given the same rights as a human. This leads into a discussion of the current state of AI, Arynne's insider knowledge of how these systems are used, etc. Ian jokes how he is all about derailing the show, but it was nice to see discussions which were not just masticating a news story: 40:00-47:08
Clip Collection:
-Tim is back, & announces he is continuing the show. But, also, that he is finally marrying his long-time girlfriend Allison, whom is pregnant. Tim argues that the reason he deferred marriage & family was due to how hard he was working on the show & "security implications" from the SWAT-tings scaring him away from it. Allison & he chose to continue the show, despite this, to "make it work, to the best of our abilities:
-Tim continues, noting how "frustrating" it is that people were saying he remained unmarried & childless, for all this time. The beanie boy argues that the reason he was is because "I'm sacrificing to try & make this [the show & other projects] work". Tim says they shall be restructuring, with Fridays becoming "crew shows" without a guest. Tim was convinced to continue the show due to the supporters of his work "that allowed me to live this life". Talk of outside management being brought in to prune & wrangle the Branch Timidians empire is brought up to keep it running "indefinitely":
-Tim complained how hard it is to start a family, due to working upon the show, & who can blame him? How could Tim even contemplate buying an engagement ring for Allison, when he has to purchase silver-plated coins he spent $30 on, or skating with sneakers that cost 1/8 of an average West Virginian's monthly earnings. That just had to be prioritised over putting a ring on his girlfriend:
-Arynne notes Donald Trump has had an "unrelatable life", yet is still relatable to the common man. Mary notes that no other politician could do the things Trump does, because the average person wants "a king" to rule them, while Trump is unique in being able to be relatable, while also retaining that kingly image. Arynne says she disagrees, but seemingly re-states how Trump is unique in being relatable yet being a businessman/politician. The same argument Mary just made:
-Mary demonstrates why Tim shall probably not be including her on the new show's panel, after she discusses what made men & women go non-binary:
-Ian discusses the problems with seed oils on the body, but Arynne pipes in to critique him recommending flaxseed oil as one possible alternative, due to the effect it can have on hormones. Though this appears to only be an
issue with unprocessed flaxseeds, not its oil:
-Ian notes how the internet has provided people with the ability to vet information, in a far quicker way, which has given positive results. Arynne disagrees, saying it is based upon observing people he interacts with, not the general populace which are far less eager to challenge their preconceptions, or admit fault:
-Tim continues to bet on "normal people" being the ones making wagers on Polymarket, which now has $2 billion worth of wagers in the market for U.S. president, as if everyone is as deep into gambling as he is. Ian asks an important question, which is what happens if there is no clear winner of the election under the site's rubric. Ian hopes people shall be refunded, but Tim & Arynne believe they will keep some portion for wagers made:
-Ian admits that he has been gazing towards the sun, as part of his homeopathic treatments. Naturally, the panel reacts to this news with strong recommendations to ask your doctor on what to do. Arynne bluntly calls Ian's sun-gazing "wack", while Mary jokes that Ian is starting to convince her:
-Tim, only now, learns that Polymarket was supposed to
wind down accepting bets from people in the United States. Arynne argues this shows how much the world wants Trump to win, & cites messages she gets from overseas to bolster her position. Which is funny, because earlier in the episode, she criticised Ian for using the people engaging with him as a measure for how the general population is thinking:
-Arynne pulls a Kamala-esque "I'm speaking" to cut off Ian's barmy blather, which rubbed me the wrong way. Her demeanour reminded me of someone, & only after this moment did it hit me. It was
Brooke Houts, the bird who slapped & spit on her dog because it would not do what she wanted in a video. I judge people based upon their treatment of Ian, whom is akin to a dog in his guilelessness. If a panelist abuses Ian, without him being in on the joke, it just rubs me the wrong way:
-Arynne brags that former American footballer, Antonio Brown, took her MAGA hat & wore it in the booth where Donald Trump was seated, during a Pittsburg Steelers game. I had no idea who this was, &
had to look him up, since Arynne made insinuations about him been involved in criminal acts. After researching, I am certainly glad that blacks, like Antonio, are attaching themselves to Trump. Truly the best representatives of their community:
-A super-chatter makes a pun, which Phil does not get straight away, involving the custom fill being all that remains when you take a MyPillow's cover off. Mary takes advantage of this, joking about a Phil body pillow. Ian chimes in that it was "hot-ish":
-I am glad Tim did give some friendly ribbing to Ian, over the usual scolding, by passing along a super-chat about Ian adding graphene to his coffee:
-Arynne continues to bully Ian, saying people should boo him after his barmy blatherings, earlier:
-Tim proposes Phil taking up shows if Tim is unavailable, so Hannah appears to have been sidelined from the show:
-A super-chatter asks if Allison's wedding registry includes "baby hair products" & if a beanie shall be on when Tim goes to the altar. Tim says "I don't believe" that Allison has approved him wearing his hat to the wedding, but missed out on the hair products being in case his child inherits his bald pate. Naturally, Tim brings up everyone calling his soon-to-be born daughter a "beanie baby", while Ian tells him not to give her one as it may constrict her skull growth:
-Tim says Allison agrees with him that poker is good for children to learn numbers:
-A super-chatter confirms Ian is correct that a governor-general is the direct representative of the King within Commonwealth nations, & may exercise discretionary powers. Naturally, Arynne is upset Ian had something of a right point:
-Tim shows off how damaged his Trump sneakers became after "5 kick-flips" & some other tricks done. Tim plans to have other "legends of skateboarding" sign the scuffed shoe to "make it even better". Arynne comments upon how poor MAGA hats were in quality, before, but are better, now. Ian says his new slogan is "Make America Great, Ian Crossland" which abbreviates to MAG,IC:
