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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 11:42:23 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

[thread] Linda McMahon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McMahon
https://www.forbes.com/profile/vincent-mcmahon
* political/business executive, retired pro wrestler; husband Vince McMahon
* administrator of Small Business Administration 2017-2019
* Nov 2024 Trump exp. to nom. McMahon as Sec. of Education
* Catholic
#USpol #LindaMcMahon #WWE #EdSec
#Trump2 #GOP #authoritarianism
#PrivateSchools #SchoolVouchers #privatization
#billionaires #capitalism #corporations #billionaires #libertarianism
#Christofascism #BetsyDeVos
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  Linda McMahon
  
  Linda Marie McMahon (née Edwards; born October 4, 1948) is an American political executive, business executive, and retired professional wrestling performer. She served as the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019. McMahon, along with her husband, Vince McMahon, founded sports entertainment company Titan Sports, Inc. (later World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.) where she worked as the president and later CEO from 1980 to 2009. During this time, the company grew from a regional business in the northeast to a large multinational corporation. Among other things, she initiated the company's civic programs, Get R.E.A.L. and SmackDown! Your Vote. She made occasional on-screen performances, most notably in a feud with her husband that culminated at WrestleMania X-Seven. In 2009, McMahon left World Wrestling Entertainment to run for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut as a Republican, but lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the 2010 general election. She was the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat in the 2012 race, but lost to Democrat Chris Murphy...
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  Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 11:47:48 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️
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  Presumptive EdSec Linda McMahon
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  * odd choice
  * billionaire Vince McMahon sex trafficking allegations
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_McMahon#Sexual_misconduct_allegations
  * Trump1 EdSec was the vacuous transphobe billionaire Betsy DeVos
  * ultra-Christian right DeVos is a huge proponent of school vouchers i.e. privatization of public education
  #USpol #LindaMcMahon #WWE #EdSec
  #Trump2 #GOP #Project2025
  #PrivateSchools #SchoolVouchers #privatization
  #billionaires #capitalism #billionaires #libertarianism
  #Christofascism #BetsyDeVos
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    Vince McMahon
    
    Vincent Kennedy McMahon (; born August 24, 1945) is an American businessman and former professional wrestling promoter. McMahon, along with his wife Linda, is a co-founder of the modern WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Outside of professional wrestling McMahon has occasionally ventured into promoting other sports; his projects have included the World Bodybuilding Federation and the XFL football league. He is the owner of Alpha Entertainment. McMahon graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in business in 1968, and began his tenure in professional wrestling as a commentator for WWE (then called the World Wide Wrestling Federation or WWWF) for most of the 1970s. He bought the company from his father, Vincent J. McMahon, in 1982 and almost monopolized the industry, which previously operated as separate entities across the United States. This led to the development of the annual event WrestleMania, which became one of the world's most successful professional wrestling events. WWE then faced industry competition...
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  Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 12:01:27 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️
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  "betsy devos" and transphob*
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  * Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) another huge school voucher proponent
  * also Charles Koch, Richard & Liz Uihlein, ...
  * search Persagen.org for any of those (protip: capitalize boolean operators: AND OR)
  #Trump1 #GOP #EdSec #BetsyDeVos #transphobe #vacuousness
  #billionaires #Koch #Uihlein #PrivateSchools #SchoolVouchers
  #capitalism #libertarianism
  #Christofascism
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  2. /1 More on dimwitted Trump1 EdSec / billionaire / transphobe Betsy DeVos https://persagen.org/index.php >> "betsy devos" and transphob* Comments * Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) another huge school voucher proponent * also Charles Koch, Richard & Liz Uihlein, ... * search Persagen.org for any of those (protip: capitalize boolean operators: AND OR) #Trump1 #GOP #EdSec #BetsyDeVos #transphobe #vacuousness #billionaires #Koch #Uihlein #PrivateSchools #SchoolVouchers #capitalism #libertarianism #Christofascism
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  Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 12:22:37 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️
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  Linda McMahon to be EdSec
  https://19thnews.org/2024/11/trump-picks-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary/
  * co-chair Trump’s transition team, scant exp. in education
  * Trump intends to
  elim. Dept. Education
  encourage school prayer
  advocate for parents’ rights
  give vouchers to allow children to attend private schools
  * Betsy DeVos, Trump1 EdSec, major school choice advocate
  * Trump intends to withhold federal funding f. K-12 schools that teach critical race theory or gender ideology
  #Trump2 #Project2025 #Christofascism #transphobia #racism #fascism
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  Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 12:27:14 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️
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  Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department
  https://www.npr.org/2024/11/19/nx-s1-5192689/education-department-trump-linda-mcmahon
  * chair, America First Policy Institute
  * McMahon "will fight tirelessly to expand 'Choice' to every State in America"
  * Trump told Elon Musk "I want to close up the Dept. of Education, move education back to the states"
  * Title IX protections against sex discrimination in schools, sexual orientation & gender identity likely targets
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    Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department
    
    McMahon is a professional wrestling business magnate and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. She has limited experience working with K-12 public schools.
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  Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (persagen@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 02:19:19 JST Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️
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  What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
  https://apnews.com/article/linda-mcmahon-trump-education-secretary-wwe-613016d0c164b89765af761404cbb123
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    What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
    
    from https://apnews.com/author/chris-megerian
    
    Linda McMahon has been a constant presence in Donald Trump's tumultuous orbit, serving in his first administration and supporting his presidential campaigns.

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