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Watching the News Footage and Roasting Long Island Culture

from Pete Hegseth, War Crimes, & The Breakfast Rush | The Tim Dillon Show #473 · #473

8 min

News

He watches the actual news segment about the deli murders, mocks the reporter's fixation on the 'breakfast rush,' notes the deli is sandwiched between a Carvel ice cream and a bottle depot, and reflects on Long Island as the 'natural raw state' of American civilization.

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  • Pete Hegseth appears to be killing a fisherman in Venezuela, and Tim notes that Americans require body counts to reach a certain threshold before turning a blind eye to foreign violence.
  • A double murder occurred at a Long Island deli—Tim's place of birth—where a man allegedly stabbed the owners during breakfast rush.
  • The news anchor emphasizes the breakfast rush timing, which Tim uses to illustrate Long Island's obsession with mornings and nights while days remain meaningless regardless of wealth.
  • The deli owners were generous people who let customers skip payment if they didn't have change, offering grace that stands in stark contrast to the murder.
  • Tim points out the strip mall's contents—an Italian deli, Carvel ice cream, and a bottle depot—showing the density of food and alcohol consumption that defines his childhood geography.
  • This story affected Tim deeply, leading him to reflect on how fame and his position criticizing powerful people create awkward situations at Washington DC Christmas parties.
  • Tim jokes about potentially encountering Alexis Wilkins at a DC event, imagining himself waving a FaceTime call to Candace Owens like a cross to repel her.
  • Tim describes Long Island and its inhabitants as the worst people in the world, people without conscience who kill their parents during breakfast service.
  • Having escaped Long Island and met successful people, Tim now sees merit in returning to that world and recognizing it as the natural state of life itself.
  • Long Island suburbs represent civilization stripped to its essence—not quaint or organic, but raw bottle depots and murder, the true culmination of American society.
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Long IslandCandace OwensPete HegathAlexis WilkinsKash Patel

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