Rita Melinda Red
@ritamelindared.bsky.social
non-fascist genx (i was adhd when adhd wasn't cool), geek-chic science freak, 45wpm but touchtyping imposs 4 me😩, deep south escapee, pro-democracy, pro-lgbtq, pro-teacher, pro-all the beautiful shades of skin, pro-ukraine, pro-freedom 4 all
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I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
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The Conspiracy Against America
National Populism and the United States
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November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
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Hassett: "I think it's back on the table to think about what to do with those tariff revenues. I'm sure the president will discuss with congressional leaders whether because of all of the extra tax revenue, there is more room to get checks back to people."
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hassett: "I think it's back on the table to think about what to do with those tariff revenues. I'm sure the president will discuss with congressional leaders whether because of all of the extra tax revenue, there is more room to get checks back to people."
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Hassett: "We understand that people feel like there's an affordability problem, but we're closing the gap fast. And with these policies and potentially rebate checks, we might close the whole gap really really fast."
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hassett: "We understand that people feel like there's an affordability problem, but we're closing the gap fast. And with these policies and potentially rebate checks, we might close the whole gap really really fast."
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COLLINS: When Trump says grocery prices are down, what numbers is he basing that off given it's not true?
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
COLLINS: When Trump says grocery prices are down, what numbers is he basing that off given it's not true?
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
HASSETT: Inflation is down
C: But grocery prices are up
H: Not everything. Egg prices are down. Why haven't you covered egg prices?
C: We certainly have. But grocery prices are up about 1.4%
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RFK Jr: "President Trump is revising the dietary guidelines which is gonna dramatically change the food culture in this country."
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
RFK Jr: "President Trump is revising the dietary guidelines which is gonna dramatically change the food culture in this country."
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Judge Jeanine: "You can't be on this side of the president. Stand in front, over here. Go over there. Jeanette, stand in front."
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Judge Jeanine: "You can't be on this side of the president. Stand in front, over here. Go over there. Jeanette, stand in front."
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Trump on Erika Kirk: "Charlie said [she] is the greatest of anybody he knew. Best friends and best everything."
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump on Erika Kirk: "Charlie said [she] is the greatest of anybody he knew. Best friends and best everything."
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Sergio Gor: "Mr president, this an an honor of a lifetime. I want to thank, first, you. What you have done for this country- before you came back in, the trouble this country was facing. Frankly, we were screwed. What you have achieved in 10 months has been historic, surpassed any other presidency"
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Sergio Gor: "Mr president, this an an honor of a lifetime. I want to thank, first, you. What you have done for this country- before you came back in, the trouble this country was facing. Frankly, we were screwed. What you have achieved in 10 months has been historic, surpassed any other presidency"
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Marco Rubio takes his turn kissing Trump's keister: "Mr president, you have done a lot for this country. More than any other president has in such a short period of time."
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Marco Rubio takes his turn kissing Trump's keister: "Mr president, you have done a lot for this country. More than any other president has in such a short period of time."
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Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
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Trump: "We want a healthcare system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies. We're gonna be working on that very hard over the next short period of time. Where the people get the money. We're talking about trillions and trillions of dollars."
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump: "We want a healthcare system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies. We're gonna be working on that very hard over the next short period of time. Where the people get the money. We're talking about trillions and trillions of dollars."
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Trump: "We're gonna issue a dividend to our middle income people and lower income people of about $2,000, and we're gonna use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt."
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump: "We're gonna issue a dividend to our middle income people and lower income people of about $2,000, and we're gonna use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt."
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Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump refers to Democrats as "the enemy"
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Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump on the Syrian leader: "People say he's had a rough past. We've all had rough pasts."
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Trump to a reporter who keeps asking him about Switzerland: "Do you have something to do with Switzerland? He wants to buy a nice watch. He wants to buy a nice Rolex. We'll give Rolex some publicity."
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump to a reporter who keeps asking him about Switzerland: "Do you have something to do with Switzerland? He wants to buy a nice watch. He wants to buy a nice Rolex. We'll give Rolex some publicity."
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COLLINS: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she would rather you focus on domestic policy meetings instead of foreign policy meetings, and also she says grocery prices are up and not down. Your response?
TRUMP: I don't know what happened to Marjorie. She's lost her way I think.
TRUMP: I don't know what happened to Marjorie. She's lost her way I think.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
COLLINS: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she would rather you focus on domestic policy meetings instead of foreign policy meetings, and also she says grocery prices are up and not down. Your response?
TRUMP: I don't know what happened to Marjorie. She's lost her way I think.
TRUMP: I don't know what happened to Marjorie. She's lost her way I think.
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Trump: "When somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who's now catering to the other side -- I guess she's got some kind of an act going, but I'm surprised at her -- when she makes statements like that it shows she doesn't know."
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump: "When somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who's now catering to the other side -- I guess she's got some kind of an act going, but I'm surprised at her -- when she makes statements like that it shows she doesn't know."
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Trump: "They had hundreds of countries, companies working on it and they were spending billions of dollars and when they turned it on it didn't work. That's why you had a helicopter crashing into an airplane. If we had a great system, bells and whistles would've started going off."
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump: "They had hundreds of countries, companies working on it and they were spending billions of dollars and when they turned it on it didn't work. That's why you had a helicopter crashing into an airplane. If we had a great system, bells and whistles would've started going off."
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Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
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Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
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VAN SUSTEREN: Is the Republican healthcare solution going to go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31? Because people are gonna get sticker shock
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
VAN SUSTEREN: Is the Republican healthcare solution going to go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31? Because people are gonna get sticker shock
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
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Trump on air traffic controllers: "A lot of people want the job. I was not happy when I saw all these people -- look, life is not so easy for anybody. Our country has never done better. We should not have had people leaving their jobs."
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Trump on air traffic controllers: "A lot of people want the job. I was not happy when I saw all these people -- look, life is not so easy for anybody. Our country has never done better. We should not have had people leaving their jobs."
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TRUMP: The ones who stayed, I'm sending them a $10,000 bonus
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
TRUMP: The ones who stayed, I'm sending them a $10,000 bonus
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.
INGRAHAM: Where's that money coming from?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'll get it from someplace.