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Liberal Newspaper Just Got NUKED FORM ORBIT, Mass Layoffs Announced | Tim Pool
04 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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The Washington Post is firing everybody. My friends, the corporate press is in decay. It has been for some time. And I am just waiting for this moment when everyone finally recognizes it. But I have an explanation for you as to why people still pretend the corporate press matters. And the reality is...
It's because the people who control the corporate equities and the power are boomers who still believe in the brand value of these companies, despite the fact nobody reads it, they have no members, and they are burning down. I'm turning 40 in a month. I'm a millennial. I met a guy a month or so ago.
And me and a group of people, we were talking about the economy, the state of affairs, things like that. And he said he was 43 years old and just bought his first house with his wife. Now that is insanity. The system is broken. It ain't working. My point with that is, outside of economics and everything like that, is that the older generations have held onto power for so long that...
40 years old and you're buying your first house. I'm not trying to rag on you guys who are now in your late 30s and during 40s buying your first homes. But it's that even right now, Donald Trump is saying he wants housing prices to go up for those that hold them. Well, guess what's going to happen? And I mean this with all due respect.
I'm not trying to gloat or rag on anybody for aging or about me about to die. But the truth is the boomers are at what's called the mortality shelf. This is the highest age right now for boomers, 79, 80 years old, which is life expectancy for most people from a little bit longer, but it's around there, right guys? A little bit shorter.
And this means there's an expectation of the next few years, large portions. I mean, we're talking 40% or more of boomers will die. I am not saying that to gloat. It's a natural part of life, but this is a generational phenomenon. This means that all of that control, all of that brand recognition is gone as well. So why does it matter? The Washington Post is laying people off.
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Chapter 2: What recent layoffs were announced at the Washington Post?
And there's a reference made by Edward Norton's character to being at Anderson Cooper's party because Anderson Cooper throws the best parties. And I'm sitting here being like, this movie came out in 2022, okay? In 2022, I believe like Anderson Cooper's ratings were like 80,000 or 100,000 per night. Like, I'm not even kidding. And so, who knows that reference? I mean, honest question.
I'm not saying the dude's not famous. Of course he is, because you know his name, right? My point is... If you're an older millennial, you're probably going to know who Anderson Cooper is, and older than that. If you're a boomer, you absolutely know the name. CNN used to get massive millions, millions, and millions of people.
Chapter 3: Why is the corporate press considered to be in decay?
Now, what is Anderson Cooper getting, like 40,000 to 80,000? Like, this video alone will get substantially more than that. Well, maybe. I don't know. Sometimes the videos don't do so well. I don't know that this subject matters to most people. But I got a video yesterday talking about the leftists, the infighting, and it's got almost 400,000 views. Now, to be fair, it's a 20-minute long segment.
But we're talking about, you know, a better example would be like TimCast IRL. And this is important because we do right now in the off season, I think we're doing somewhere around like six to 700,000 per episode per night. So it's actually pretty good. Right. And that's, that's across the board, just the full show, not clips.
You had clips and it actually jumps up to the millions, but you know, those are segments from the show. And so if you were at them together, get like a couple million or something like that. Uh, when we track all for ad sales and everything. And the reality is that's, that's low. I mean, it's a great, it's, it's, it's great that the show does so well. I mean, we've, we have celebrity guests.
So I'll talk to this week as I'm not around. And you look at where shows used to be and popular big shows were getting two, five, 20 million. But those days are long gone. And so the point is this. To a younger generation, the name Anderson Cooper means nothing. But the truth is, even the name Tim Pool doesn't mean all that much relative to where these other personalities used to be.
I was talking to Bill Maher on his show, and I said, there's not going to be another Bill Maher. You got Bill Maher, you got Megyn Kelly, and Joe Rogan. And for some reason, when they give an opinion, it's a news article. Because older people want to know these things. They know who these people are.
But I'll give you a better example of this generational shift, and then we'll talk about the collapse of industry and where it's going. One other big component of this is Barry Weiss taking over CBS News, saying that our audience is shrinking, adapt or die. And there's an interesting point to be made as to whether or not she can actually do it.
But you know what, right now what we're seeing is a decentralization. People are starting to spread out who they get their information from, the content that they view. And so this, like I said, you know, the Bill Maher, the Joe Rogan, they're not going to exist anymore. And so here we are, my friends. The Washington Post's widespread layoffs.
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Chapter 4: How does generational control impact media narratives?
CNN reports The Washington Post is announcing mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a storied media company in a newsroom that has reached a breaking point. Executive Editor Matt Murray and Human Resources Chief Wayne Connell send an email to staffers Wednesday morning instructing employees to stay home today, but attend an 8.30 a.m.
meeting via Zoom, during which The Washington Post leadership will announce significant actions across the company. Uh, buh-bye. Those actions include shutting down almost the entire sports section, closing the book section, and canceling the Daily Post Reports podcast, sources at the newspaper said.
One of the most severe cuts comes in the form of a restructuring of the Post's Metro desk, which covers D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The Post's international coverage will also be markedly reduced, though some bureaus outside the U.S. will remain open.
Widespread layoffs at the Post have been expected for several weeks, especially after leadership told staff in an internal memo that they no longer plan to send any reporters to the Winter Olympics this month.
The Post's publisher, Will Lewis, has spoken privately about finding a path to profitability for the Post by focusing the paper's investment on politics and a few other key areas while cutting back in areas like sports and foreign affairs. And I'm going to tell you right now, y'all is cooked. You're cooked. Because you want to know what we're doing here at Timcast? We've been enjoying...
You know, even right now, over the election period last year, we were rivaling Stephen Crowder for the top spot, biggest live show in news and politics. These days, we're in the off season. We're a very heavy political show. And, you know, Crowder does comedy. But Gino's back, his show's massive. And so we're sitting around like seventh or eighth place. I think we're usually around fifth place.
So, you know, certainly others have gotten big. For some reason, they've been promoting Candace Owens like crazy despite her wackaloon claims that everyone has finally started to figure out our wackaloon. Like Charlie wasn't a time traveler. He was a guy, rest in peace. But what we're looking at is we can't just be heavy politics darkness all day.
So the conversations we've been having is, you know, There are episodes we have. The show is basically like a news culture hangout, but we have to have fun with it. And so we want to bring on more guests that are in the politics and comedy space so that we can lighten things up and focus on general cultural issues with a heavy focus on politics. My point is this.
The Washington Post pivoting heavy to politics and getting rid of sports and other things that people actually care about on a day-to-day basis is a death sentence. And I can tell you this right now. The ebb and flows of the political cycle are not conducive to a newspaper. It's not going to play well.
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Chapter 5: What shifts are occurring in media consumption among younger audiences?
at least it will internally, as one of the biggest blunders in the history of media. And it's because you've got the expansion of these podcast companies, you've got Joe Rogan, and I told Vice to basically start the podcasting industry, the VOD solo caster, in 2013, and they did not listen. And so I did listen. And now I'm doing well. But imagine if they said, OK, we're going to launch 10 shows.
And then they owned podcasting on day one. How sad is that? But, you know, these things happen. So let's take a look at these people that she's brought on. I'm going to explain why I agree with her strategy and disagree with the moves on these individuals particularly. And we'll start with Elliot Ackerman. A veteran of the Marine Corps, CIA Special Operations, Purple Heart.
He seems like a really great dude. He's written several novels, places, and names on war resolution. Contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at Yale's Jackson School of Global Affairs. Seems like a great dude, and it'll be interesting. The big question I have first and foremost is, does it break the bank for CBS?
If not, this seems like a great guy to have on because this is a great subject matter. I think it's a great move. Peter Adia doing longevity. I understand the play she's making and the position she's going in. I think there are probably better individuals. But again, it comes down to price. I'm going to be honest. I'm not saying any of these people are wrong and shouldn't be hired.
Because it really just comes down to how much are they spending for it. And they may not be spending all that much. But the general criticism is she didn't actually dip into the moderate... post-liberal, disaffected liberal space where there are a decent amount of personalities.
I'm not going to single out anybody, but there are a decent amount of centrist moderates with larger profiles that I think she could have tapped into and did not for whatever reason. Masih Al-Nijad, Iranian-American journalist, founder of My Stealthy Freedom. Again, if she's not spending a lot of money to hire these people, then who cares?
Arthur Brooks, a social scientist, number one New York Times bestseller. Roger Carstern's American diplomat. These are going to be interesting things, but do you need these people to be contracted contributors? Carolyn Chambers, best-selling cookbook author, podcaster, and influencer. Again, it looks like she's going for this podcast space.
It looks like, honestly, she's chosen people that she's fans of. Andrew Huber makes the most sense to me, and this is the point I want to make. This should have been the focus. More people like him. High profile, prominent personality podcaster. People want to listen to what he has to say. And he talks on a broad range of issues. Coleman Hughes is fantastic. And I think... I'm going to say this.
I'm going to be brutally, brutally honest, okay? Because I like Coleman Hughes. I interviewed him a long time ago. I think we've had him on IRO before. I interviewed him on the first iteration of the Culture War podcast, in fact. And he's a free press columnist. But I will say this with all due respect to Coleman Hughes. He doesn't... And I'm not trying to be a dick, but vanilla pudding.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of CBS News hiring new contributors?
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I'm sure by now that Billie Eilish has learned saying that no one is illegal on stolen land was a big mistake. It's blowing up in her face and it is getting worse because now we have an eviction notice sent giving her 30 days to get off her stolen land.
And a law firm has offered to represent the Tongva tribe pro bono, saying outright, ladies and gentlemen, if you own land and you publicly state no one is illegal on stolen land, that has legal consequences. Because the land that her home, Billie Eilish's house sits on, belonged at one point in history to the Tongva tribe.
Well, of course, this land was conquered by a variety of different nations. And the Tongva tribe has even said, hey, Billie, why don't you come talk to us before making statements like this? So, will anything actually happen? I don't think so, but we're looking at a cultural win-win here, my friends.
Because right now, aside from this potential eviction, lawsuit never happens, you have GB News showing up, unable to get in.
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Chapter 7: How are major media companies adapting to changing audiences?
You have a man in Australia trying to come and camp on her driveway. There is no response she can make where she is not going to be called out as a hypocrite. No one's illegal? Okay. Well then, are you going to kick people out? She got big border barriers for her house. But the eviction notice is where it gets interesting.
If this law firm actually files and says it's stolen land and she must vacate the property, Well, a lot of people are outright saying, yes, so what? The court will dismiss it. Indeed. And Billy's only option at that point is to shut the F up. Because if she keeps talking and pushes this, she might create certain actionable statements in this capacity.
Now, I do think the court will likely just throw it out. But what does that mean? It means the land isn't stolen. It means that the land is legally owned by her. Nobody stole it. And they're going to say she bought it. But there's a question of what she means by stolen land. I do think this needs to be litigated.
Because as this law firm points out, this lawyer, in California, in LA, in these areas, they do, as a government, start their meetings with land acknowledgements. This has got to have some kind of legal repercussions. I'm going to tell you. If someone admitted to stealing property, let's just put it like this. Let's say someone's got a TV in their house. And I say, they stole that TV from me.
And then they go, the TV is stolen. Do you think I'm going to win or lose my claim against them? The reality is you probably would win. Now they can make the argument, well, I purchased it from someone, a private seller. And then the argument is, and you knew it was stolen. Well, it is stolen. Okay, that's purchasing stolen goods, which now makes it criminal and not just accidental. Civil, right?
I think you got to make them put their money where their mouth is. If Billie Eilish wants to say it, I say we go full steam. Let's make something happen here. Here's a story from the Post Millennial. LA attorney offers to evict Billie Eilish from her Glendale ranch on behalf of the Tongva tribe after stolen land comments.
Eilish's admission that she lives on stolen land gives the tribe a rightful action for possession as the true owner of the property. I agree from a legal perspective. I really do. Now, I don't know that a judge would side with this, but in California, guys, there's a decent probability a judge says yes. I mean, take a look at Canada, right?
In British Columbia, there's this big story where a native tribe had a summer hunting ground 400 years ago or something like this. So they filed a claim. I know it's Canada, by the way, but they filed a claim. And the court said, you know what? You're right. Because 400 years ago in the summer, you would come fish here. The land is now yours.
And the people who live there now have to pay taxes to the Native Americans. To be completely honest, I wouldn't be all that opposed to this in the U.S. And I'll tell you what, because I'm a big poker player. Could you imagine if like a native, you know what I'm going to do? There's my answer.
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Chapter 8: What does the future hold for the corporate press?
And Billie Eilish heard someone say something on Instagram or TikTok or whatever, and she's like, I'm going to repeat that so that everybody gives me likes. And that's what she did. And so it's largely a meaningless gesture. She has no real ideology behind what she is saying, but, you know, I hope that precedent can be set. Real estate lawyer says, this is Avi Sinai from the law firm,
On a more serious note, using a phrase like stolen land has meaning and actual implications in the real world. Both Santa Monica and West Hollywood City Council meetings each start with land acknowledgements that they're sitting on stolen land. We have county supervisors reciting those lines too. It's both empty virtue signaling and used as a weapon at the same time.
It's empty because no elected official is giving the land back to the Tongva, just like Billie Eilish is not going to get evicted, nor will she give her house back. It's used as a political weapon to attack things one side doesn't like in both local and international politics, and worse, justifying political violence. The land is stolen. No land is stolen, just taken. I don't make the rules.
That's the way history works. Indeed. You know, now that I'm thinking about it, I go back to what I was saying. It'd be great if... Let's do this. Which native... American tribe controlled West Virginia. Let's see what we get. Shawnee, dominating the Ohio Valley and the Kanawha River areas. Other significant groups like the Delaware Cherokee. The Shawnee held significant territory.
Here's my pitch. I'm going to buy some acreage in West Virginia. I'm then going to give it back to the Native Americans so it falls under reservation law and federal government. And then I'm going to open a poker card room. And I'm going to say thanks to the left. The land was stolen, so I gave it back. Can I open my card room now in West Virginia? Because poker is illegal in West Virginia.
Yeah, check this out. We also have this. There's more. There's more. A GB News guy actually went. I think we have a better video here. Let's pull this one up. from Ben Leo. He says, I went to Billie Eilish's $3 million L.A. pad to see if she practiced what she preaches, stolen land. Check this out. Let us in, please, Billie. We are here because this is stolen land, Billie.
And we think we should be given access to your quite lovely $3 million mansion. Hello, Ben Leo from The Late Show Live on GB News. Do you remember when Billie Eilish said this at the Grammys? No one is illegal on stolen land. Well, Billy reckons there's no such thing as an illegal human because we're all on stolen land. So we're here in Billy's quite posh neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Let's go and see if she practiced what she preaches. Hopefully, if she sticks by her merits, she'll have no problem with me waltzing in, maybe making a cup of coffee or a tea. $3 million home. She's got some paddocks out the back with stables and horses. Maybe we can go for a horse ride. I'm sure she'd have no problem with it because she stood up on the stage at the Grammys.
Tens of thousands of people watching in the audience. Millions around the world. The clip's gone viral. Here we go. Oh, nice little place. Bins are out. It's bin collection day. First of all, isn't that ironic? Massive gates keeping people out. I thought Billy didn't believe in borders. Well, according to the driveway, Billy does believe in borders.
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