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Trump names former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 111 points 7 months ago

LET'S GET READY TO CRUMBLEEEE!!!!

[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 33 points 7 months ago

TRUMP SLAMS LINDA INTO THE EDUCATION SECRETARY POSITION.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 67 points 7 months ago

Reminds me of Dolores Umbridge. Why do they all remind me of Dolores Umbridge?

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

Because despite the fact that Voldy was Harry's nemesis via prophecy, Umbridge was everyone nemesis. Just out of spite.

She was worse.

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 22 points 7 months ago

Imelda Staunton did an amazing job of playing such a vile character. She really nailed the lawful evil nature from source material.

[-] chuymatt@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago

She plays vile so incredibly well. I think it was Gypsy that I had to turn off and take a break from, as she was so horrible (the character, not the acting).

[-] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 41 points 7 months ago

How long is the education secretary gonna be there if we're getting rid of the department of education?

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

Let's make bets on how many rounds!

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Well, the department of energy is still around.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 37 points 7 months ago

They are on track to bankrupt The Onion

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 7 months ago

That's their game plan to prevent the Onion from purchasing the infowars domain

[-] Yodan@lemm.ee 24 points 7 months ago

Since literally everything in the government seems to be getting dismantled, what companies are going to pick up the pieces for these sectors? If we are drowning in a sinking ship we can at least invest in a life boat to buy eggs with and fight the impending inflation. The goal seems to shift trillions from government funding to private sectors and deregulate to let the friends of Trump get even wealthier.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I’m buying reits. Real assets may hold their value while trump is purposely fucking shit up.

[-] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

Hit us with some ticker symbols.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

VNQ. But I am holding a large cash position and don’t know what the fuck is going to happen. Either way, I am going to be buying substantial equities sometime in 2025. I’ll probably DCA into total US market and then when trump shits the bed I’ll dump a lot of money into the market. I might favor tech.

Alternatively, if there is decent real estate in my town, I’ll dump my house and buy something bigger and better. Probably the safest investment I can make, long-term.

[-] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Solar is and isn't going to be a future successful asset, because Trump will do everything to devalue it while the rest of the world moves right on to adopting it.

Gold is at an ATH, Bitcoin is at an ATH, oil is a gamble because while Conservatives may push it, the move for renewables is against it.

Metals and materials for computer chips are still worthwhile investments and Ai is shaky unless it pulls a few more parlor tricks.

The only real things I can find that are corrupt and exempt enough from litigation or a recession...

are prisons and weapons contractors.

[-] quafeinum@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

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[-] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

I just read the Oz thing. I fucking can't anymore.

[+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Elected? You don't even need to be qualified. Or even sane.

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

This position of the president's cabinet, so the only requirement is to be appointed by the president. We elected a scummy mafia-adjacent businessman, and he's appointing the other mafia-adjacent scum he owes favors to.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 months ago

Selected by the president, but also approved by the senate.

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

True, but in this Trump-taint-licking time, the Senate isn't going to object to anyone

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

The President and Legislature are elected at the federal level. All the various major executive branch figures below that are appointed by the President, and at best require the Senate to approve them. Most aren't as ridiculous in their picks as Trump, but he's a narcissistic megalomaniacal buffoon so he has to ensure to himself that's he's surrounded with people who are well known and popular (hence why he seems to be mostly picking based on media experience rather than anything pertinent, save a couple of Project 2025 authors and Tulsi Gabbard) but that he can see himself as above and will stroke his ego by affirming that.

[-] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

There is Senate confirmation. But there is talk of Trump pressuring the Senate to adjourn so his nominations can be rammed through as "recess appointments". Then we'd really be in rubber stamp legislature autocracy territory

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Things are going to get so ridiculous.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 7 months ago

In case anyone thought Trump didn't stick to the "predator nominee" picks.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-wwe-lawsuit-1235173119/

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

between this and dr oz, is he just hiring people he knows from tv?

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

He appears to be picking people from one of three lists:

Republicans with media experience (aka people he knows from TV or social media).
Whoever wrote the relevant section of Project 2025.
People accused of being Russian assets (mostly just Tulsi Gabbard at this point, but there's a reason she's going to be in charge of foreign intelligence and it's not for our benefit).

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 7 months ago

Don't forget the rapists.

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

This aged like wine

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

We're actually going full Idiocracy, holy shit. That's crazy.

[-] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Except President Camacho found the smartest person he could and immediately put him in charge. We're not even smart enough to be idiocracy.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

Surely she’ll be less bad than DeVos, though

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I JUST posted this in the McMahon seperation thread, fucking hell

https://lemmy.world/comment/13561917

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