rant · moment 19 of 19
Patreon Launch: Tiers, Archives, and the David Duke Joke
from 161 - The Los Angeles Liars · #161
14 min
Tim formally launches the show's Patreon, detailing the $5 tier (extra weekly episodes, ~140 archived Ray Kampf-era interviews with guests like Nick Bryant, Russ Baker, Michele McPhee) and $20 tier (longer desk videos, extra content, interactive correspondence), joking about a hypothetical $100,000 tier where David Duke becomes permanent co-host, then pivots back into a riff about America not really being 'a nation of laws' given the Epstein case.
- Tim explains the Patreon tier structure: $5 for extra episodes and audio archives, no name-reading gimmicks.
- At the $5 tier, subscribers get one extra episode per week plus 140 audio archives including interviews with Nick Bryant, Russ Baker, and various comedians.
- The $20 tier includes longer desk video versions, special Patreon-exclusive videos, and direct email access to suggest topics and interview guests.
- Tim jokes about David Duke: not for $20, probably for $1,000, but definitely for $100,000 where Duke becomes co-host of every episode.
- Extended Patreon content gets filmed just for subscribers—five-minute sketches that can't air on Instagram due to content or time restrictions.
- Tim criticizes corporate media outlets for safe material and argues independent content is outperforming it based on engagement metrics.
- Being sane in the current climate is designed to drive you crazy, as exemplified by Ghislaine Maxwell eating in-and-out and Epstein dying in protective custody.
- Human trafficking operates as a multi-billion dollar industry with the message to the rich that they'll never be caught or held accountable.
- Tim mocks conservatives who claimed immigration restrictions protect Black workers while opposing all immigration—calling it a transparent rhetorical dodge.
- America isn't a nation of laws; it's a nation where some people are above the law while others cover their tracks, as proven by Epstein and Maxwell.
Jeffrey EpsteinGhislaine MaxwellRay KumpDavid Dukehuman traffickingBill ClintonHillary ClintonDr. DrewimmigrationMichele McPheeNick BrianJohn Q YakubBobby KellyColin QuinnDan SoderRuss Baker