Tim Pool on Alex Pretti shooting: “I believe this was suicide by cop, intentional martyrdom”
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From the January 29, 2026, edition of Timcast, posted to YouTube
TIM POOL (HOST): It's all narrative to these people. They thrive on narrative. You know, the right not so much, but the left needs it. It is their lifeblood. You know, initially, when this man died, the story was that he was a peaceful protester. He had shown up to resist the evil, the violence that was coming from ICE and CBP. He was simply filming, exercising his First Amendment right as well as his Second when he was mercilessly executed by deranged Nazi Gestapo. Well, that was the narrative they wanted.
But as it turns out, this man was part of an organized effort. He had been on shift in an organization with hierarchy where he'd -- where their intention is to obstruct federal law enforcement, a felony. He conspired to do just that, a felony. He did it while armed, aggravating those felonies, and a tragic incident unfolded.
I'm gonna give you a bit of a heavy take, but I believe this was suicide by cop, intentional martyrdom. And we had this discussion last night in Timcast IRL where, Lisa and Shivan Fleet said they disagreed. They think these people just don't believe consequences are real. The reason why I don't believe that -- the the reason why I'm saying this was suicide by cop is that Renee Good was killed only a few weeks ago, and he knew it. He knew that if he engaged federal law enforcement with violence, especially while brandishing or holding a deadly weapon, they'd likely take his life. That was the scenario I believe he intended to create.