#1676 The Incompetence of Authoritarians: Trump's cabinet picks are all loyalty, no ability

Air Date: 12-13-2024

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The most important thing to understand about authoritarian governance is that it is neither efficient nor competent, contrary to the myth. The problem lies with the need to hire people based on their unquestioning loyalty rather than any kind of demonstrated ability to do the jobs they're tasked with. The results are, unsurprisingly, chaos.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Fight Trump With Everything You Have! Shocking Warning From Hungarian Democracy Movement - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 11-25-24

KP 2: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 3: A Slew Of A$$hole Nominations...- The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 11-15-24

KP 4: What Pete Hegseth Has Said About Civil War and Whiteness - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 11-27-24

KP 5: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24

KP 6: The Trump Trials... Cases Closed - Americast - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 7: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24

KP 8: Strongmen Mussolini to the Present - The Aspen Institute - Air Date 8-8-24

KP 9: Trump Is Assembling The Most Incompetent Cabinet In American History - Farron Balanced - Air Date 11-25-24


(54:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why it's important to stay engaged


DEEPER DIVES

(58:44) SECTION A: THE LINEUP

A1: Trump Taps Fossil Fuel Ally Lee Zeldin to Head EPA, Push Anti-Environmental Agenda - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-13-24

A2: What Pete Hegseth Has Said About Civil War and Whiteness Part 2 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 11-27-24

A3: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown Part 2 - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24

A4: Maddow disgrace of Trump nepotism, abuse of pardons far surpasses Biden's pardon of his son - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 12-2-24


(1:27:56) SECTION B: THE PLAYBOOK

B1: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick Part 2 - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24

B2: House Passes Nonprofit Killer Bill, Most Dangerous Domestic Anti-Terrorism Bill Since PATRIOT Act - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-22-24

B3: Surveilled: Ronan Farrow on the Spyware Technology the Trump Admin Could Use to Hack Your Phone - Democracy Now! - Air Date 12-5-24

B4: Maddow Disgrace of Trump nepotism, abuse of pardons far surpasses Biden's pardon of his son Part 2 - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 12-2-24


(1:52:28) SECTION C: GLOBAL REFERENCE

C1: Strongmen Mussolini to the Present Part 2 - The Aspen Institute - Air Date 8-8-24

C2: Will Trump Turn America Into a Laboratory Of Autocracy w David Pepper - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-2-24

C3: As Trump’s Return Looms - South Korea Offers a Lesson in Defeating Fascism - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 12-5-24


(2:12:50) SECTION D: CRACKS IN AUTHORITY

D1: Maddow Disgrace of Trump nepotism, abuse of pardons far surpasses Biden's pardon of his son Part 3 - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 12-2-24

D2: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick Part 3 - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24


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Description: Composite graphic of Trump giving the double thumbs up over black silhouettes of people in suits with the clown face emoji on their heads and “MAGA” on their chests.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Various images via Pixabay. 

 

 

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