Every single day brings some kind of fresh hell with America’s first fascist president. We’re now coming up on one week exactly since Donald Trump surprised every pollster, political reporter and establishment figure by winning the electoral college. Incidentally, as the final vote tallies come in, it’s looking more and more like Hillary Clinton won the popular vote decisively by something like 800,000 votes. She also just won New Hampshire. Ugh. God, this is so depressing. Anyway, what’s on today’s spreadsheet of misery, corruption, nepotism and bigotry? Some assorted stories:

Donald Trump’s kids to get security clearances? Trump’s adult children – mostly Eric, Don Jr. and Ivanka – have all been added as advisers to Trump’s transition team, along with Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner. What’s weird is that Trump is also trying to put all of his businesses in his kids’ hands too, which is absolutely unethical and a conflict of interest. Now, to top it all off, Trump’s people have been asking if it would be possible for his kids to get high-level security clearances. There’s also the belief that Trump would use some or all of his kids as advisors in his administration, but he just wouldn’t pay them (a loophole to federal law). Baron Trump for Treasury! Ivanka for Homeland Security!

Steve Bannon is a divisive hire, who would have thought. When GLENN BECK is saying the Bannon is a racist nutjob, maybe that’s a sign. Progressives can complain all day long about Bannon being named a chief strategist to President-elect Trump, but it might be conservatives who get Bannon out of there. Even Glenn Beck thinks Bannon’s “ties to white nationalists” are frightening and out-there. In fact, the only people who are actually pleased with Bannon’s position are… white supremacists. Like, the KKK is jazzed about it. No one else.

Rudy Giuliani is the next divisive hire. Forget Steve Bannon (no, don’t forget about him). Rudy Giuliani is the new WTF-hire. Sources think Giuliani is going to end up as Trump’s Secretary of State. Oh, good. A silver lining here is that apparently the tensions within the Trump transition team are so roiling that sources compared the atmosphere to a “knife fight.” Maybe someone should actually give them knives and let them figure it out?

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