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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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

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-plans-use-notorious-guantanamo-detention-facility-nearby-t-rcna190707

Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop

https://apnews.com/article/trump-intelligence-hunter-biden-laptop-9d49578c70e3de03e628d0d0cf6592f0

Justice Department orders FBI purge, review of staff who touched Jan. 6 cases

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/31/fbi-considering-mass-purge-agents-involved-trump-investigations/

The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover

https://archive.vn/HCCA4#selection-559.0-562.0