Leftist Lens Episode 50/18 - just end our suffering.
Intro
Hello, Im Matt and this is James or I’m james and this is Matt
Nothing feels like real life lately, trumps cabinet picks seem like satire
We will tell you about it on this week’s edition of the Leftist Lens
Cabinet Picks
Attorney General
Initially Matt Gaetz who removed his name from consideration to stop Senators from wanting to see the House ethics report
Pam Bondi
Former AG of Florida
Lead counsel in a lawsuit trying to overturn the ACA
Opposed to medical marijuana
Opposed to same-sex marriages
Co-hosted a fox weekend show while still AG of florida
Secretary of Education
Liinda McMahan
She has teaching certification but has not done much if any teaching
Wife of vince McMahon
Previously ran for a senate seat in connecticut but lost in 2010 and 2012
Secretary of Defense
FoxNews weekend host Pete Hegseth
Couldn’t work Biden’s inauguration as a National guardsman because of his ”extremist tattoos”
The National Guard was referring to his christian nationalists Deus Volt tattoo, but he also has iron crosses which are more broadly German than Nazi but were definitely used by the nazis and he does not get the benefit of the doubt
Health and Human Services
RFK Jr
Anti vaccine, so expect polio to come back
Puppy murderer Kristi Noem Secretary of Homeland Security
Tulsi Gabbard director of National Security
Insane, I can’t imagine the damage to our intelligence systems
Howard Lutnick commerce Secretary
CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald a financial services company
He is pro tariffs
Scott Bessent Treasury Security
Hedge fund manager
Dr Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid
Fearmongers safe foods like apple juice in order to sell supplements
Not a cabinet position, Thomas Homan as border czar
Wrote the mass deportation part of Project 2025
DOGE
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramswany lead Department of Government Efficiency
Organizations with 2 heads are not efficient
Not government agency, think tank that will suggest budget cuts
MTG is supposed to introduce bills to cut the things DOGE recommends
Elon and MSNBC
Elon Musk and Joe Rogan are “joking” about Elon buying MSNBC
Russia used a new missile and NATO had an emergency meeting
Our European allies are preparing for war
Arrest warrants for Netanyahu
Several countries including France and Canada have said they will honor the warrants
The US, not a member of the ICC, will not.
Odds and ends
Smile 2
RIP Chuck Woolery