lol yall were PISSED about how I pronounced this woman’s name as though I’m supposed to give two shits about WWE, and you better get used to mispronunciation and illiteracy now that she’ll be at the helm of the dept of Ed! www.politico.com/news/2024/11... - ThreadSky

leejamiller.bsky.social • 100 days ago

lol yall were PISSED about how I pronounced this woman’s name as though I’m supposed to give two shits about WWE, and you better get used to mispronunciation and illiteracy now that she’ll be at the helm of the dept of Ed! https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/19/linda-mcmahon-trump-education-secretary-pick-00188507

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rowenasnow.bsky.social•66 days ago

Yeah they shouldnt dish it out if they can't take it LOL

garybooker.bsky.social•99 days ago

It’s insane that these people had all kinds of things to say about how “DEI” stood for “Didn’t Earn It” and are now fully on board with these picks.

turn1win.bsky.social•100 days ago

Noticed it. Loved it.

mmkepler.bsky.social•100 days ago

And they wonder why we don’t want to have children.

notesfromme.bsky.social•100 days ago

Oh I missed it! Did you pronounce their name as 'shameless self promoting scumbag'? Or just 'totally unqualified b!@#$'. I'm never sure which one is right..

mightyheathra.bsky.social•100 days ago

Ooh! You’re sassy! I like you!

bouchbombs.bsky.social•100 days ago

Oh I thought this was a joke … I thought someone made a meme after all the weird picks he made

orangebeebanana.bsky.social•99 days ago

Oh, it's gonna be so awful to watch her destroy public education. It's already bad enough...

lilmnstr.bsky.social•100 days ago

“She has little experience…” sounds like a pattern in Trumps administration, as long as they there to destroy everything on one order of their small handed king.

lilmnstr.bsky.social•100 days ago

Teachers in public schools must have at least associate degree and be licensed, Instructors at college level must have at least bachelors, masters degree would be required for university professors. To be in leadership positions of these educational institutions people go through PhDs and EdDs.

lilmnstr.bsky.social•100 days ago

But person at very top level of leadership has no clue about anything, no has qualifications to be there. I’m talking about T. 😖

nerdarchivist.bsky.social•99 days ago

Actually Florida teachers only need a high school diploma.

Do better, Florida. Not everything needs to be like NY, but some credentials would be nice.

lilmnstr.bsky.social•99 days ago

Not even teaching credentials or license? I mean in Vegas, due to the shortage of teachers they hire people with HSD, only they still have to go through getting teaching credentials, and no one will place them to teach subjects, they are usually TAs or substitute when teachers sick.

meatymudflap.bsky.social•100 days ago

Lol not gonna lie - I was listening and heard it and I thought "who the fuck is that?" before I checked the screen.

I never followed wrestling either, but that family is basically cartoon super villains so I had definitely heard the name before a few times.

sataniad.bsky.social•100 days ago

Education as a business does not work. Public schools should exist to create a well educated electorate, not just high productivity employees.

totaltangent.bsky.social•100 days ago

If they're allowed to mispronounce people's names on purpose as a form of disrespect, you're allowed to make an honest mistake.

intolerantleftest.bsky.social•100 days ago

I didn't get mad about it but I thought you were talking about somebody else until you explained who she was and then I just thought she had a different last name, then her husband/ family

digibrarian.bsky.social•99 days ago

I love your YouTube and I am so glad you are here!

hilry.bsky.social•74 days ago

Nice

teapotbird.bsky.social•99 days ago

It didn’t bother me (I loathe her and her scumbag husband equally) though it did take me a second to realize who you were talking about because the pronunciation was unfamiliar

toothless-666.bsky.social•99 days ago

You might be taking the pronunciation a little personally. We're all still here watching your work.

snoop-mogg.bsky.social•100 days ago

I'm more surprised they filled the role when they've repeatedly said they plan to dissolve the department of education

crabrang00n.bsky.social•99 days ago

she was previously the admin of the small business administration under trump’s previous term. this pick actually tracks for dissolving the dept of ed because they’re going to privatize education.

snoop-mogg.bsky.social•99 days ago

Ah,I didn't remember that. Maybe I did remember, and tried to repress it. Regardless, she was terrible at selling the stunner.

leejamiller.bsky.social•100 days ago

This falls in line with trump’s notion that he wants to run the govt like a business, so put the former head of the SBA in charge of education. Given his frequent bankruptcies I’m not feeling GREAT about this government-as-business experiment

davidtpatrickccf.bsky.social•100 days ago

Right now we need to push every democrat still in government to start publicly questioning these picks the Republican administration are putting out.

chaomonster.bsky.social•100 days ago

Dems could care less about this stuff and it shows

mind-is-terrible.bsky.social•99 days ago

They're also generally more likely to respond to pressure from the masses than Republicans are.

intolerantleftest.bsky.social•100 days ago

When they say running government like a business, they mean that billionaires will be in charge of everything, just like peter theil has wanted And like trump thought it works before

toad69.bsky.social•99 days ago

Governments are NOT businesses

hilry.bsky.social•74 days ago

Why can't we choose someone who's had success in business or better yet has the common sense to know running a country is far more complicated than killing a social media company, (duh)🤬💩🤔😓

whysoglum.bsky.social•99 days ago

It worked so well last time, when we dropped $8 trillion deeper in debt. I assume only because he was held partially in check...

juliehutchinskoch.bsky.social•84 days ago

Leeja, Please, we need you: Meta is surpressing THE most important story and only these folks can change the trajectory:

I BEG you, please READ this story. I think it has merit. We must demand a recount and you have the audience that can help!
https://www.planetcritical.com/p/cyber-security-experts-warn-election-hacked

foore.bsky.social•100 days ago

She and her husband made billions off the backs of exploited athletes whilst denying them employment benefits and rights

mxgaiuswydra.bsky.social•100 days ago

The WWE has been vehemently anti-union, so I expect that now Teacher’s Unions will come further under attack, in line with his desire to remove tenure for teachers, and diverting government funds to private schools even more

foore.bsky.social•100 days ago

They're anti anything that has employee benefits. They've gotten away with the independent contractor thing for years and alot of wrestlers have suffered for it.

mxgaiuswydra.bsky.social•100 days ago

Paying employee benefits takes away from their profits. How dare those plebeians take money from the oppressed millionaires? /s

foore.bsky.social•100 days ago

The McMahon's love to claim that they're "self-made" too but they tend to leave out how they inherited the company from Vince's already successful promoter father and then proceeded to take out all the competition in order to monopolize the wrestling business.

mxgaiuswydra.bsky.social•100 days ago

Tale as old as capitalism at least.

zheliwoxiesm.bsky.social•100 days ago

Leeja, as a brazillian, I have a genuine question: has ANYONE told the Republicans that Elon is an immigrant?

joeanthony1.bsky.social•100 days ago

Cash-strapped States are going to do a great job paying for Education.

wbmongoose.bsky.social•100 days ago

I think their goal is closer to business-as-government.

pile-of-baloney.bsky.social•100 days ago

This lady ran for Senate in Connecticut some time ago and we sent her packing! Sorry that she will end up screwing us all on a national level 😕

roberrt.bsky.social•100 days ago

Putting a woman whose company handles brain injuries like paper cuts in charge of education is particularly terrifying…

“[…] after her got concussed in a match […] They gave him so much Z-Pak that Punk ended up pooping his pants during the Ambrose match.”

https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-smackdown-match-where-cm-punk-pooped-his-pants/

arockwell.bsky.social•86 days ago

I work in schools and a lot of us are worried about what will happen to our funding and regulation in the next few years.

georgemetcalf.bsky.social•100 days ago

If a senator pronounces it the way you do, Leeja, you'll know they're a fan of yours.

imaginarybee.bsky.social•100 days ago

Your pronunciation made sense for someone who doesn't care about WWE. When I listened to the six part episode of Behind the Bastards on Vince McMahon, I learned that, apparently, he didn't know how to pronounce his name for quite some time either. So honestly? It was whatever and fine.

tysonmcjunkin.bsky.social•100 days ago

I feel like part of their strategy is to surround Trump with so many clowns that we spend too much time laughing at them and then miss the actually dangerous things that they’re saying.

lunalicja.bsky.social•99 days ago

For real, rarely does being a wrestling fan get more embarrassing :((

moely.bsky.social•100 days ago

Your pronunciation of her name is foreshadowing what's to come. 😃

sonsrules.bsky.social•99 days ago

Never sweat it. Your content is awesome.

pjbutter29.bsky.social•100 days ago

Our children's education will now be a WWE show! Here's comes Andy from the top rope! That 2nd grader had it coming!

estrajan.bsky.social•100 days ago

Considering Vince McMahon has been accused of sexual abuse and trafficking, I wouldn't be surprised to find him brown-nosing Trump

estrajan.bsky.social•100 days ago

WaPo Article for those interested:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/19/linda-mcmahon-trump-administration-wwe-allegations/

ianjames333.bsky.social•100 days ago

“You pronounced her name wrong!”

“Perhaps, but she’s still terrible and you should be aware of the terrible things she’s done and going to do.”

“Ya but…you pronounced her name wrong!!!”

chicagorob14.bsky.social•100 days ago

I honestly don't understand it. Based solely on a qualified/not qualified continuum, there's no defending this cabinet.

nathan-t.bsky.social•99 days ago

I did catch it and giggled a bit but your news is awesome otherwise. Once you look up her husband's dark past, you'll see she shouldn't be anywhere near education

housescientia.bsky.social•100 days ago

I knew who you meant and hoped the mispronunciation was deliberate. Behind the Bastards did a great series on the McMahons, and Fundie Fridays just released a deep dive into Hulk Hogan and his professional bullshittery.

nats44.bsky.social•94 days ago

Trump and many Magats still call sen. Warren "Pocahontas."

heavymentalaea.bsky.social•100 days ago

lol this cabinet is a circus!!!

holisticallystacey.bsky.social•100 days ago

I feel like we are living in a reality written by The Onion.

boredroombimmy.bsky.social•99 days ago

Linda McMahon is a closeted lesbian who already had one failed Senate run, the charisma of a literal dead dog and years of man babies watching her husband make out with multiple WWE "divas" on WWE TV. And she's one of the more qualified members of Trump's cabinet HI-YOOOO!

dennisdude.bsky.social•99 days ago

After hearing the nutty right refer to “the democrat party”, plus “libtard”, KaMAla, Obummer (and so many more), my capacity for cordiality is gone.

kristinsewell.bsky.social•99 days ago

To be fair, you did make her sound like she had face tattoos and was about to drop a new rap album.

jj4yxx.bsky.social•100 days ago

So if we fail the standardized test, do we get body-slammed by Linda McMahon? Asking for a friend.

myalteredsoul.bsky.social•100 days ago

I honestly thought the mispronunciation was for comic relief.

patrickmgm.bsky.social•100 days ago

The worst part of this is that, when you look into what the article says she brings, she's not the worst choice by far. And she might have been a net positive (vs DeVoss) if she weren't part of Orange Hitler's brigade of buffoons who live only to stroke his ego.

chrysiridia-mgssm.bsky.social•99 days ago

I love that my education will get significantly worse

msmaryd.bsky.social•100 days ago

If they are dismantling the Department of Education, what the hell is she for?

daisuke613.bsky.social•99 days ago

Why does this play so well into all of his nominations. Her husband has been investigated for hush money payments, sex trafficking, and has an on going federal probe on him.

justcollier.bsky.social•100 days ago

Honestly, I heard the mispronunciation in the video and my first thought was "I guess she's not a WWE fan" and my second thought was "and that's probably a GOOD thing."

(I only know how to pronounce it bc I'm enough of an Old to be familiar with Ed McMahon.)

dorikuu.bsky.social•99 days ago

So now we can be upset by someone mispronouncing a name of another person in the news?!
Who would have thought...

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