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In honor of the astounding array of department heads Trump is nominating for his cabinet – a majority of whom are anti-thetical to the proposed mission of their department – I present a playlist of appropriate R.E.M. songs to get you in the right headspace.

Playlist of the Transition

1. PEOTUS - World Leader Pretend, Green, 1988
2. Scott Pruitt, EPA - Cuyahoga, Lifes Rich Pagent, 1986
3. Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and
4. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce - Exhuming McCarthy, Document, 1987
5. Rep. Tom Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Country Feedback, Out Of Time, 1990
6. Retired Gen. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Orange Crush, Green, 1988
7. Retired Gen. John F. Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - Welcome to the Occupation, Document, 1987
8. Sen. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Swan Swan H, Lifes Rich Pageant, 1984
9. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Begin the Begin
10. Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Oh My Heart

Bonus Tracks

1. For the Lot of Them - Ignoreland, Automatic for the People, 1992
2. For the Rest of Us - Finest Worksong