Timcast Swatted THREE TIMES Last Night!

That's five times all together, as they were swatted twice already this year.

What is swatting? For those who don't know:

Swatting is when a person makes a false report to the police to make them startle, arrest, or even harm an unsuspecting victim.

People who call in these swatting attempts usually tell the police that the victim is a violent criminal or is holding hostages. These sorts of reports cause police to act quickly, usually without verifying the report, to stop the supposed criminal as fast as possible.

Swatting gets its name from the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) division of police — the sort of police units usually called in to deal with active shooters and similar situations.

Most swatting incidents end with police showing up at someone's door and scaring them. Some go as far as to arrest them. Either way, they're intended to harm the victim and waste resources.

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Journalist Tim Pool explains what happened last night:


I made two previous threads on the prior swattings of Timcast: One and two.

It matters to me when true journalism falls under such malicious attack because this is a push against free press, information, the sharing of thoughts and ideas, and of democracy/togetherness. Whether the people behind this are Deep State players or a small group of nutjobs, this constitutes a serious threat to our way of life. It does appear the swattings have been orchestrated by a professional swatting operation in California.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

It matters to me when true journalism falls under such malicious attack because this is an push against free press, information, the sharing of thoughts and ideas, and of democracy/togetherness. Whether the people behind this are Deep State players or a small group of nutjobs, this constitutes a serious threat to our way of life. It does appear the swattings have been orchestrated by a professional swatting organization in California.

At this point you would think the swat team would be monitoring and tracking the number or whatever method is being used to get them to engage.

It has to be a massive felony, people have died because of this dangerous BS.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

It couldnt have been John Goldmans wifes boyfriend!

On a serious note, i find it quite odd that a simple media dude can attract so much vitriol while a place and operation like CNN exists.

Makes no sense to me.

a reply to: elementalgrove

The details released publicly are that the calls were automated and came from California.

a reply to: elementalgrove

Yes I find it surprising how they keep getting used like this. You'd think they'd have communicated this between each other and refused to be used in swatting at this point. But I suppose they have to act in some way.

a reply to: JinMI

Well Timcast gets more views than CNN now. The old media are dying. Tim has had major Republican guests who've pointed out how his show is often brought up in casual conversation among such important people. So it may be a concern for some of the criminal elite. On the other hand, it could be a small group of extremists who hate something he said on Twitter. Have to wait and see I suppose.

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: elementalgrove

The details released publicly are that the calls were automated and came from California.

I get that, but really you would think messing with SWAT like this would elevate the trackability.

I mean what is the limit to which SWAT responds to terrible pranks?

originally posted by: LoneCloudHopper2
a reply to: elementalgrove

Yes I find it surprising how they keep getting used like this. You'd think they'd have communicated this between each other and refused to be used in swatting at this point. But I suppose they have to act in some way.

I suppose they would have to act in some way, but really at what point does it become harassment for Tim?

It is a form of cyber-terrorism in my mind.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

To be brutally honest, while on YT, IRL isnt exposing anything although theres an argument for seeding ideas.

Also, agree on the imploding of the MSM. Tv and radio are in steady decline.

a reply to: elementalgrove

From what they said, its in the FBIs hands.....for better or worse.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

I don't have time to watch the video at the moment, but I'm curious...

Is it the same Police Station or Agency or whatever or do they keep calling it in at different places?

or regardless of who is called, does it end up being a combination of City/County/State Cops that show up there?


You'd think they'd catch on eventually. Hopefully at least the cops do go there fully aware that it very well might have been a completely fake call.

a reply to: BrokenCircles

An automated system is one possibility he brought up, as 2 out of the 3 calls are identical

originally posted by: elementalgrove
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

It matters to me when true journalism falls under such malicious attack because this is an push against free press, information, the sharing of thoughts and ideas, and of democracy/togetherness. Whether the people behind this are Deep State players or a small group of nutjobs, this constitutes a serious threat to our way of life. It does appear the swattings have been orchestrated by a professional swatting organization in California.

At this point you would think the swat team would be monitoring and tracking the number or whatever method is being used to get them to engage.

It has to be a massive felony, people have died because of this dangerous BS.

They did. The call is coming from a automated system with a pre recorded message, several different recordings even (in which it is acted as if it is a Realtime call" and it is pinpointed to a location in california. A name is mentioned to pretend the called is identifying himself but it naturally is asumed that the name is a fake one.

So this has become a Federal crime now.

originally posted by: LoneCloudHopper2
a reply to: elementalgrove

Yes I find it surprising how they keep getting used like this. You'd think they'd have communicated this between each other and refused to be used in swatting at this point. But I suppose they have to act in some way.

Tim and the police spoke about it and agreed that they would still how up on calls like this.

In the case of Jeremy Hambly from "TheQuartering" who also often gets swatted he and the police have the arrangement that they call him first.

a reply to: elementalgrove

I agree it is cyber terrorism. I hope authorities get to the bottom of it.

a reply to: BrokenCircles

Not sure about the previous incidents but this time it appears to be from a network of people in California.

originally posted by: elementalgrove
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

It matters to me when true journalism falls under such malicious attack because this is an push against free press, information, the sharing of thoughts and ideas, and of democracy/togetherness. Whether the people behind this are Deep State players or a small group of nutjobs, this constitutes a serious threat to our way of life. It does appear the swattings have been orchestrated by a professional swatting organization in California.

At this point you would think the swat team would be monitoring and tracking the number or whatever method is being used to get them to engage.

It has to be a massive felony, people have died because of this dangerous BS.

Crazy stuff, it could be as simple as calling from a burner, no way to trace those, and if discarded right after, even harder.

a reply to: everyone

Yes it is a tricky situation because the purpose, as Tim suggested previously, could also be to discourage police from responding to their location. If an actual attack was made, it could be overlooked as just another swatting attempt. So it seems it must still be taken seriously. At least they are familiar with the situation now.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

Exactly that my friend.

originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: elementalgrove

From what they said, its in the FBIs hands.....for better or worse.

Yup.

They'll just add to the list.

At the bottom.

Right after Hunter's laptop and Fauci.