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It is my belief that, as best as we can, there is a great need for us to know the forces that we are up against which are throwing our nation and the world into looming risks and peril. It is this awareness that is moving me to share a deeper look into those who Trump plans to surround himself with — because a Caring Revolution cannot happen in the fog of ignorance, apathy, inaction, disinformation, or despair. That said, looking straight in the faces of those in positions of power who are so lost to their humanity is incredibly disturbing and painful. But look we must and, again, at our own pace and as much as we are able.
I absolutely understand how overwhelming these times are and how important self-care is. It is also ultimately my hope and vision that in an ongoing way we are able to channel our fears and grief and foreboding into individual and collective positive action — activism which is arising out of a passionate caring for the welfare of all of life everywhere. May we increasingly work together to dismantle systems of harm and stand in protection of that which nurtures and protects life rather than destroys it. We truly are all in this together.
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I am now going to share below a plethora of resources which highlight a running updated list describing the potential incoming cabinet for a second Trump Presidency — resources which illuminate the dangers and risks posed to us all by each of these nominations. The sources that I am including here, with only a couple of exceptions, are also independent — which means that they receive no corporate funding.
It is deeply important, I believe, to turn to independent resources of information which hold the powerful accountable rather than being their voice pieces. We are where we are at today, in part, because of the longstanding reality that the corporate funded mainstream media withholds the deeper truths and horrors of what is happening, which are too often normalized. This is NOT "normal" and we must resist being pulled into denial, minimization, distraction, disinformation, and disempowerment in these times where truth is often blurred or silenced.
Please absorb the reality and potential impacts of these choices as you are able. And please seek solidarity with others who understand the vital need to do whatever preparations that we can to resist the great cruelty and trauma that is now upon our nation and the world.
- From Common Dreams — 'By and For the Ultra Wealthy': Here Are the Billionaires Set To Run Trump's Administration: https://www.commondreams.org/news/billionaires-trump-cabinet
- From Democracy Now! — Trump Taps Kevin Hassett, Who Crafted 2017 Tax Cuts For the Rich, to Lead National Economic Council: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/27/headlines/trump_taps_kevin_hassett_who_crafted_2017_tax_cuts_for_the_rich_to_lead_national_economic_council
- From Mother Jones — Trump's Defense Secretary Hopes for a Christian Crusade: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/trump-peter-hegseth-defense-secretary-pick-theobros-hopes-for-a-christian-crusade/
- From Democracy Now! — Trump Picks Far-Right Loyalist Matt Gaetz to Be AG as He Moves to Weaponize DOJ Against "Enemies": https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/14/trump_appointments_matt_gaetz_doj_ethics
- From Common Dreams — Trump's New Attorney General Pick: A Corporate Lobbyist Who Did Wall Street's Bidding: https://www.commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-attorney-general
- From Democracy Now! — Who Is Pam Bondi? Trump Loyalist Tapped for AG Dropped Probe into Trump University After His $25K Donation: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/22/pam_bondi_ag
- From Common Dreams — 'A Disastrous Mistake': Trump Taps Fracking CEO Chris Wright For Energy Secretary: https://www.commondreams.org/news/chris-wright-energy-secretary
- From Democracy Now! — Trump Taps FCC's Brendan Carr, One of Project 2025's Authors, to Chair Communications Agency: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/headlines/trump_taps_fccs_brendan_carr_one_of_project_2025s_authors_to_chair_communications_agency
- From Truthout — Trump Picks White Nationalist Stephen Miller to Carry Out Anti-Immigrant Agenda: https://truthout.org/articles/trump-picks-white-nationalist-stephen-miller-to-carry-out-anti-immigrant-agenda/
- From The Intercept — Trump's Family Separation Czar Is Back: https://theintercept.com/2024/11/13/trump-tom-homan-border-czar-family-separation/
- From Common Dreams — Trump Cabinet of Villains Grows With Gabbard for DNI, Gaetz for AG: https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-cabinet
- From Democracy Now! — "He Will Make America Sick": Trump Picks America's Vaccine Sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Head HHS: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/15/rfk_jr_hhs_vaccines
- From Mother Jones — "A Genuine Catastrophe": Experts React to Trump's Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-donald-trump-health-and-human-services/
- From Politico — Trump Names Interior Nominee Burgum to Head New National Energy Council (and be "at the helm of Trump's 'drill baby drill' efforts"): https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/15/doug-burgum-national-energy-council-trump-00189456
- From Democracy Now! — Trump Nominates Wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Education Secretary Amid Push to Abolish Dept. of Ed.: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/20/linda_mcmahon
- From Common Dreams — Trump Has Placed "For Sale" on White House With Chief of Staff Pick: Watchdog: https://www.commondreams.org/news/susie-wiles-lobbyist
- From the Intercept — Matt Gaetz Is Barely A Lawyer (Trump's pick for Attorney General): https://theintercept.com/2024/11/15/matt-gaetz-attorney-general-lawyer/
- From Democracy Now! — A New Crusade? Trump Caps Christian Nationalists Pete Hegseth & Mike Huckabee to Top Posts: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/15/jeff_sharlet_pete_hegseth_pentagon_extremism
- From The Guardian — Trump 2.0: Are His Cabinet Picks More Extreme Than in 2016?: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-reaction-gaetz-gabbard-kennedy-hesgeth-rubio-waltz-noem
- From Truthout — Trump's Appointments Reflect a More Openly Hawkish Face of US Empire: https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-appointments-reflect-a-more-openly-hawkish-face-of-us-empire/
- From NPR/OPB — Trump Taps Musk to Lead a 'Department of Government Efficiency' With Ramaswamy: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33972/trump-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-government-efficiency-deep-state
- From The Lever — Trump Picks Oz, Champion of Medicare Privatization: https://www.levernews.com/dr-oz-can-now-pull-off-his-medicare-privatization-scheme-2/
- From Common Dreams — 'Unfit': Trump Nominates Dr. Oz To Run Medicare: https://www.commondreams.org/news/dr-oz-trump
- From Mother Jones — Trump's FCC Pick Wants to Intimidate Broadcasters and Enrich Trump Allies: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/brendan-carr-federal-communications-commission-donald-trump/
- From Common Dreams — Watchdog Aims to Track Army of 'Self-Enriching Grifters' Slated to Join Trump's Cabinet: https://www.commondreams.org/news/public-citizen-trump-cabinet-picks
- From The Intercept — Elon Musk Is His Own Rogue Nation: https://theintercept.com/2024/11/04/elon-musk-trump-russia-starlink/
- From Common Dreams — Trump National Security Advisor Pick Threatens ICC Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant: https://www.commondreams.org/news/mike-waltz-icc
- From Democracy Now! — Trump Taps Loyalist Matthew Whitaker as U.S. NATO Envoy, Project 2025 Author Russ Vought for OMB: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/21/headlines/trump_taps_loyalist_matthew_whitaker_as_us_nato_envoy_project_2025_author_russ_vought_for_omb
- From NPR/OPB — Here's Who Trump Has Picked as Cabinet Members and Key Advisors: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33773/trump-cabinet-advisers-administration
- From BBC — Who Has Joined Trump's Team So far: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24gze60yzo
- From The Guardian — Trump's Administration and White House Staffing Picks and Likely Contenders So Far: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/pompeo-kennedy-and-musk-who-could-be-in-trumps-new-administration
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