234: Trump’s Conspiracist Cabinet

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Since the election, Democratic voter disbelief and despair has alternated between grief and rage. We watched some erstwhile vociferous critics of Trump in the legacy media, like Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, kiss the ring and bend the knee, while others adopted a contorted posture of seeming legitimization, like NPR hosting Leonard Leo for a nice long sit-down interview. Meanwhile, the big egos of MAGA 2.0 seem to rise like Soviet propaganda banners over the American landscape. Trump has named his cabinet picks at lightning speed. His list includes a pro-wrestling executive, a Hare Krishna cult member, a tech billionaire, an anti-vax conspiracy peddler, a FOX News host with far-right tattoos, an alt-med snake oil salesman, two sex offenders, a COVID-contrarian doctor—and, contrary to his claiming to know nothing about it during the election, prominent Project 2025 authors. What most high profile nominations all have in common is being completely unqualified for the job. Maybe that’s the point. We look at the cabinet picks that intersect with our beat, as pseudoscience conspiracism now completes its journey from the social fringes to deciding White House policies—and all the consequences that entails. Show Notes Conspirituality’s Project 2025 coverage Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s FDA Pick No, Medical Errors Are Not the Third Leading Cause of Death Dr. Oz Shilled for an Alternative to Medicare Trump picks former Florida Rep. Weldon to lead CDC 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth Trump reportedly plans to kick trans troops out of the military within days of inauguration Transgender Military Service in the United States Did RFK Jr. eat McDonald’s in that viral pic aboard Trump’s plane? Here’s the answer Part One: Vince McMahon, History's Greatest Monster - Behind the Bastards C-03-CV-24-004019 — John Does suit against WWE, trigger warning. Case 3:24-cv-00090 Document 1 Filed 01/25/24 — Janel Grant suit, trigger warning. 152: Tulsi Gabbard’s Krishna Consciousness (w/Nitai Joseph) Tulsi Gabbard's ties to the Science of Identity Foundation, a controversial religious sect that some call an abusive 'cult' Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe? Tulsi Gabbard’s ties to secretive cult may explain her perplexing political journey Islamophobic World View of Tulsi Gabbard's Guru Revealed in Unearthed Recordings – Can she Still Run for President? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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