Qonfirming Trump’s Qabinet (E310)
Does it feel like QAnon-style derangement is in the bloodstream of the highest levels of American political culture?
President Trump’s picks for his cabinet and department heads are going through the Senate confirmation process. And when Trump decided on his nominations, he selected some of the deranged freaks who have been previously profiled on this podcast.
Trump is massively expanding the number of inmates in Guantanamo Bay detention camp, promising a “declas” of government documents that will reshape our understanding of history, and purging federal law enforcement of anyone who investigated him and his allies.
Jake, Travis, and Liv unpack some of the ways that Trump’s policies are aligning with the fantasies and hopes of the conspiracist fever swamps.
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Editing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (https://instagram.com/theyylivve / https://sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by Pedro Correa: (https://pedrocorrea.com)
QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.
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Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-e12dcbc5d26d675414331d9a35cab6a6
Trump admin plans to use notorious Guantánamo detention facility and nearby tents to hold immigrants
Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop
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Justice Department orders FBI purge, review of staff who touched Jan. 6 cases
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Comments (77)
I have been hiding from the news. I have been an attorney for 16 years and the news dump from 2016-2020 literally ended my career. I lost such faith in our institutions that I could not get myself to do anything. Listening to this episode has spiraled me into a deeply fucked up place. It’s a good thing my family was already in a holocaust because at least it let me get EU citizenship. This silver lining is grim.
Would you like to engage in a sham marriage so I may also leave this hellhole? I’m a good cook! 😵💫 Ugh. I feel the same. Good luck to us all.
I‘m a week late on this and at least with that amount of hindsight, it does feel like you‘ve given Musk‘s operation way too much of a benefit of a doubt. Like, what they‘re doing is very obviously illegal — completely outside the constitution. The question is: Will anybody do anything about it? And the answer seems to be no.
Jake: IMPORTANT: What type of cone should I hide as for the next decade? Does it matter? Do you recommend being a bag? IRL, of course
Speaking of Trump’s administration, will there be an episode on 764 and their member who is on Elon Musk’s task force to ruin government?
Seeing as Jake asked: I think Kash Patel would be only the third-youngest person so far to become permanent FBI director. (The very youngest was J. Edgar Hoover himself, who was only 29.)
I have nothing of substance to say, but I was listening to old episodes and thought I'd share some song lyrics (premium ep 2 or something) I love this song 😍💞 Sometimes I'm not sure it's not nothing -- © Feeld/Rockatansky 2018 FIRST VERSE (JAKE): Sometimes I'm black / Sometimes I'm white Sometimes I'm wro-o-ng / Sometimes I'm right, yeah Sometimes I give / And sometimes I ta-a-a-ke But you're not around / If you're just here CHORUS (JULIAN/JAKE): There's a little something happening between us But maybe (I'm not su-u-u-re) It's nothin' at all (It's gonna be something) RAP (UH YEAH UH-HUH) (JAKE/JULIAN): Yeah, uh I'm short / but sometimes I'm tall yeah (HAHAHA!!) Sometimes it's chicken / an' sometimes it's pork (AHHAHAHAHHAAH!!!!) hey buddy yeah Sometimes I use a spoon / but sometimes it's a fork Truly one for the ages.
Every now and then I recall this fondly. Mostly cos it hasn't lost relevance even a tiny bit, for Jake is genius and prophet of our times lol 🥂🤌👌
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But also, yeah, whatever the Tangerine Tryant is trying to do to Canada is making Canadians irrationally angry. I’ve honestly never seen it this bad, even back when we declined to join the Iraq war and the whole ‘Freedom Fries’ stuff. We are mad, we are demanding action from our political leaders. Poilievre is trying to hold a ‘Canada First’ rally in town this Saturday and ppl aren’t pleased.
Angry, not irrationally.
Liv Agar
The FR FR killed me…God guys I needed this. I’m going insane
Any comment I can honestly make right now about these people will put me on an even worse list than I'm already on.
Hi. Listening from Poland. If You want to know how the next 4 years of Trump's presidency will look like, just look at 90s post-communist rulers in Eastern Europe. Trump fits perfectly with those guys.
We’re, uh, hegemon
Bernie is not actually a Dem. He is an Independent but caucuses with Dems and of course ran for the nomination. Sounds pedantic but matters
I'm in Canada, where nationalism is reaching uncomfortable levels now.
we are so back 🫡🇺🇸
This is a weirdly joyous episode.
Talking of Tulsi Gabbard's cult, something has been concerning me more as time has gone on. And that is the weird total sandbagging by most the media and even left wing political entertainment shows like the daily show of its existence and her connections to it. They only mention "Putin!" Or "Assad!" but never, not once have I seen a hint or even subtle implication to the science of Identity cult. Plus the leader Chris Butler has been removing photos and info about himself online the last year or so since her nomination. And when I try bringing it up around other political forums I ALSO get sandbagged as if I just don't exist. Wtf is going on? ("Am I the only asshole who gives a fuck about the cults" John Goodman Big Lebowski meme here) -- Julian, if you're still around, I know you're good for them: I'll accept any theory at this point, anything that doesn't make me feel like I'm losing my goddamn mind. The Majority Report and Rebecca Watson so far have been good on promoting Prysner's reporting. But am now wondering if there's some other motivation like CIA asset connection/protection going on, cause I can't think what else would justify this baffling "doesn't look like anything to me" anti-reaction to legitimately troubling core history of Tulsi, that has formed her, moulded her and likely still heavily influences her while holding one of the highest positions of intelligence in the most powerful country on earth. Weren't cults supposed to be popular targets we can all laugh at and condemn across political spectrums? I'm open to any theories, hypothesis's, wild speculations, literally anything would be better than more blank 'Jeffrey Wright from Westworld' stares.
I think I have only heard Hasan and Chapo talk about it.
All timer episode great work
Liv agar
“Mr Patel said the acting director should be Drian Briscoll. He’s completely trustworthy and sympathetic to our goals.” “Mmhmm Brian Driscoll, ok got it.”
Iceland beckons.
Trump supporters don't understand the night of long knives.
LIV. AGAR.
Paul Dano slapping Hunter Biden in church while he screams "I've abandoned my laptop"
Oh great, it's Liv!
You've had Covid 4 times? How many times will you get Covid?
"The oncoming burden of long COVID faced by patients, health-care providers, governments and economies is so large as to be unfathomable, which is possibly why minimal high-level planning is currently allocated to it. If 10% of acute infections lead to persistent symptoms, it could be predicted that ~400 million individuals globally are in need of support for long COVID." Prof Danny Altmann (Imperial College, London, UK) huge paper from 2023. 400 million -how much higher is that number now since 1 in 10 COVID infections (INFECTIONS, not people) lead to Long Covid, since Covid also attacks the organs and lining of blood vessels causing endothelial damage? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41577-023-00904-7
[Jerusalem, 33 AD] Roman Centurion: Are you familiar with a… Jesus Christ? Does that name ring a bell? Simon Peter: I’m sorry, what? RC: Are you familiar with Mr. Jesus H. Christ? SP: Not off the top of my head. RC: You made eight separate appearances on his podcast. [rooster crows]
“We live in hell,” said a wise woman
Live in hell, Liv Agar in heaven
Wait, hasn't the JFK assassination all but been confirmed as connected to the mob/cuban exiles/CIA assets dismayed at his pivot to back off of Cuba after the CIA-backed Bay of Pgs invasion failed terribly? (Blowback podcast, season 2, episode 5: "fish is red" and onwards, elaborates) --- Have a creeping suspicion nobody in trump's cabinet's eager to reveal/incriminate their own party's aggressive ideology - and Nixon who already half-admitted as such in his memoirs - being so focused on the long-term foreign policy of neo-colonial imperialism backing dictators and their genocides of leftist movements under guise of "anti-communism." Unless they intend to redirect a narrative through omitting inconvenient details. -+-+-+-+- (though a quote from JFK right after the failed invasion still echoes through time like an oscillating chronic ache: "It really is true that foreign affairs is the only important issue for a president to handle, isn’t it? I mean, who gives a shit if the minimum wage is $1.15 or $1.25 in comparison to something like this?")
My understanding is he was accidentally shot by an inexperienced secret service agent after the cars braked suddenly when Oswald started firing. Rather than admit the stuff up they fudged a few details. The coverup is real the conspiracy isn’t. It’s unlikely there is much to find in the official documentation. Oswald was a lone nut, he wasn’t reliable enough to be anyone’s chosen patsy let alone shooter.
Jake saying the loud part out loud for ALL of us about "slow reform" begging for scraps conditioning bullshit.
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TW: you hear RFK Jr’s voice in this
this didn’t catch me in time but BOY HOWDY was it bad! also haven’t heard Donald J at all since 1/20, just read quotes. He sounds like he’s on death’s doorstep
Jesus Liv's comment about the never used onesie took me a second to grasp. Dark and hillarious, nicely done.
I would consider buying one of those antivaxx baby onesies just to advertise it as such. Make dead baby jokes great again!
Right wingers love to accuse China of developing bioweapons when historically the US has tested and developed bioweapons against literally millions of people especially in Vietnam, Korea and China!
I’m sorry, did Liv say “Tru-dover” and no one clocked it!?
Nah, we did and chuckled
Mr Stupiders
lmao every fucking time I hear his name I can't believe his parents would do that to him
Liv, if Canada gets taken over by Polievre and the Cons, come join me when I move to Iceland.
I'm bugging out to the Gulf Islands and doing Brother XII pt 2 (but from the left)
QAA is the next 3 letter agency they'll try to take out
The conspiracy theory portion of my brain has felt like Trump is gearing up to go full qanon for a while now. Hopefully he has a heart attack or chokes on a Big Mac very soon.
How many times has Trump had Covid? ♥️ COVID infection is linked with soaring risk of heart disease, as explained by this well known UK heart charity, The British Heart Foundation: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health/what-does-coronavirus-do-to-your-body ♥️ A major study shows soaring risk of heart disease with even mild COVID infection, for at least 18 months following acute infection: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00403-0 ♥️ Chest, Heart & Stroke (Scotland) Also highlighting how Long Covid comes under their interests with the No Life Half Lived campaign, more focused on access to support rather than prevention: https://www.chss.org.uk/about-us/no-life-half-lived-strategy/ ♥️ Victoria, Australia health board public health messaging on Long Covid "the best way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid getting COVID in the first place" and that healthy and fit people can have their lives severely impacted too. Anyone can get Long Covid. The healthy are not always rewarded with good health when it comes to how devastating this pathogen can be: https://youtu.be/FlBfq22nxt8 (2 minute video) EXCEPT,.... as you can see from the clients for the following company Event Scan, governments and CEOs seem to be (quietly) protecting themselves from Covid infection through comprehensive Covid measures. Services provided listed here: 🌬️ https://event-scan.us/ Clients include: *The White House* DOJ *Spacex* DHS Chevron etc. Politicians and bosses seem to have practiced what they preached on the surface - ditching masks cause they're one of us! But on closer look in fact they have been quietly (but not silently) protecting themselves all along, whilst making a public show of being carefree and maskless as they've simultaneously forced us back as fodder to the wheels of the economy and capitalist profit, implying it is safe for all. It is not. In reality, they have access to constant high quality testing protocols for building and event access, HEPA air filters throughout buildings and enhanced ventilation etc. (as well as access to healthcare on demand). Event Scan appear to have offices allover the world including England, but the UK government buildings are amongst the buildings with enhanced protective measures against pathogens like Covid via this company, Purified Air: 🌬️https://www.purifiedair.com/case-studies/palace-of-westminster/ Also the MOD in the UK, as you can see on that site. I wish this would be covered on this podcast. Just as antivax grifters and their families are often vaccinated while profiting handsomely from encouraging others to abandon the vital layer of protection for themselves which are Covid (and other) vaccines, Bidens, Trumps etc and bosses publically shrugging off the pandemic (or in Biden's case declaring it over, at complete odds with the position of the WHO) have not stopped protecting themselves from Covid, while trying to force us in harm's way with the last meagre Covid protections removed in 2022 (such as masking and adequate isolation when sick). It's such an monumentally huge scandal and it makes me feel insane how not talked about this all is.
Bad enough i tell civilians talking points from my little podcasts; now I gotta tell my Mom this is like an “a little bit of butt” version of the worst case scenario?!
I also feel bad for you Jakey, bc even if it sucks now you have to literally do your Trump For Work :(
Five minutes before Jake can’t resist derailing it with a bumbling movie reference
Thank god. I needed you guys laughing at how ridiculous this all was to make me feel slightly less alone. So thanks. Big ups.
My therapist offered me a thoughtful analogy to help me understand my own pilled mom; she (therapist) compared the desire for stability and chaos in persons who were living a fairly normal, comfortable life versus those who are incarcerated for life. The fairly comfortable folks - they are pro stability, as it maintains their comfort. The people who are in prison for life - they desire chaos, as it’s the only means to any change to their circumstances. She made the point that, if you’re serving a life sentence, you might be hoping for a nuclear war, as that kind of society breaking event could offer you a chance to not be in prison for life. It hit me in the sense that the average American is so economically oppressed, like of course they (we) crave some chaos to spark a change that otherwise doesn’t seem possible. Jake made this point, and it’s not to excuse the bloodthirst of those who are pilled, (I’m broke and not pilled, as far as I know) but it helped me have a shred of empathy for those like my mom, who is far far gone.
maybe jake didn't notice that his description of the el salvador prisons is dachau, auschwitz, etc. the 4th reich is finally ready to step out of the shadows. Kanye is meme'ing nazism into acceptance. we learn from history that we do not learn from history. good luck everyone
Great and depressing as usual.
Not snowball’s chance in hell will I become an American citizen.
Imagine sending this episode back in time to yourselves when you started the podcast.
Love Agar
“Unvaxxed Baby Onesie. Never Worn.” -brilliant.
I DO think it probably IS much harder to push through left-leaning legislation than right? Because BOTH parties are controlled by billionaire donors who absolutely don't want that and will do everything in their power to get in the way. I don't think Donald Trump faces the same resistance someone like Bernie would have. Or even Biden, Kamala, Hillary. But it doesn't mean they can do NOTHING. It'll be harder, yeah, but they don't even want to try.
Liv agar, you are my hero. Keep it 💯 👌
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With Qs to be queer
It was LOTR with the ghost army!
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Just saying hey y'all, hope the chat's doing best we can.
🙏🏽💕
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