Nina Burleigh, an award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author, dives into the chaotic potential of a second Trump presidency and the bizarre dynamics of the modern GOP. She discusses her insightful piece, 'Trump 2.0: Here Comes the Night,' and reflects on the grotesque excesses of contemporary politics detailed in her Substack blog, American Freakshow. Nina also previews her new novel, Zero Visibility Possible, which tackles themes of disinformation and societal madness in today's America.
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Trump 2.0 Concerns
Nina Burleigh expresses concern about potential political retribution under a second Trump presidency.
She highlights the possibility of authoritarian measures, media crackdowns, and targeting of anti-Trump Republicans.
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Predicting Trump's Actions
Nina Burleigh describes being asked to write a "Trump wins" article for The New Republic before the election.
The article predicted Trump's shock and awe tactics, including Schedule F and the targeting of undocumented immigrants.
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Trump's Cabinet Picks
J.G. Michael and Nina Burleigh discuss Trump's cabinet picks, characterizing them as a "cacostocracy."
Nina Burleigh points out that Trump's affinity for figures like Matt Gaetz reveals his preference for controversial individuals.
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On this edition of Parallax Views, author and investigative journalist Nina Burleigh returns to discuss a potpourri of topics related to upcoming 2nd Trump Presidency after the 2024 election defeat of Kamala Harris. Nina is currently a contributing editor and writer at The New Republic and has authored such books as Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America's Response to the Pandemic, Golden Handcuffs: The Secret History of Trump's Women, and, most recently, her first novel, Zero Visibility Possible. The conversation initially came about due to Nina's New Republic piece, "Trump 2.0: Here Comes the Night". We'll discuss what she expects out of Trump's second Presidency as well as some recent pieces from her Substack blog American Freakshow, which chronicles the carnival-esque grotesquerie and excess of the 21st century GOP. Additionally, Nina will preview her new novel, the aforementioned Zero Visibility Possible, which deals with the madness of America in an age of fake news, mass violence, disinformation, and the breakdown of consensus reality.
In terms of Nina's American Freakshow blog we'll discuss her articles "Predators’ Ball", about the creeps who Trump have surrounded himself around (with a particular focus in this conversation on Trump's Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth), and "God and Guns in Pennsylvania", in which Nina goes over her experiences attending a Pennsylvania MAGA rally. Interestingly, said rally has ties to Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Moonies and one of its key speakers was Sebastian Gorka, who is set to play a role in the Trump administration as counter-terrorism chief. In this regard we'll delve into the Moonie off-shot group AR-15 and look at Sebastian Gorka penchant for wearing symbols related to Hungarian fascism. All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views!
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