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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Love this by @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social: "The plot against the United States is not a Philip Roth-esque conspiracy built by conspiring fascists in the shadows. The plot against America is more banal. It is the desecration of our basic sense of what it means to be a good citizen of our Nation."
The Conspiracy Against America
National Populism and the United States
othermeans.io
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Love this by @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social: "The plot against the United States is not a Philip Roth-esque conspiracy built by conspiring fascists in the shadows. The plot against America is more banal. It is the desecration of our basic sense of what it means to be a good citizen of our Nation."
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Fetterman says he’s back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital
Fetterman says he’s back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital
John Fetterman says he’s back home with his family in Pennsylvania after being hospitalized.
www.1011now.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fetterman says he’s back home after a fall put the Pennsylvania senator in the hospital
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Everyone who capitulated to this guy over the last 9 months should be ridiculed mercilessly
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Everyone who capitulated to this guy over the last 9 months should be ridiculed mercilessly
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Dubai
My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dubai
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Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Chris Murphy: "The fact of the matter is if you don't put constraints on Donald Trump's illegality, this democracy isn't going to be here next November. It isn't going to be here in 2028. So Democrats, yes, have to draw firm moral lines in the sand right now."
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China's slick AI toys, like voice-cloning bears and chatty balls powered by DeepSeek models, are flooding U.S. stores, promising play but risking kids' real bonds and critical thinking. #AI
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
China's slick AI toys, like voice-cloning bears and chatty balls powered by DeepSeek models, are flooding U.S. stores, promising play but risking kids' real bonds and critical thinking. #AI
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Someone is happy.
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Someone is happy.
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From the manager of the Super G store, where smiling and waving agents grabbed a boy, 15. (Looks like Bovino was on the scene)
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
From the manager of the Super G store, where smiling and waving agents grabbed a boy, 15. (Looks like Bovino was on the scene)
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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Stalking a 19-year-old David Hogg, who had just survived a school shooting, berating him, calling him names, and accusing him of being a liar isn't "toxic politics." It's being a crude, unhinged sociopath.
www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Stalking a 19-year-old David Hogg, who had just survived a school shooting, berating him, calling him names, and accusing him of being a liar isn't "toxic politics." It's being a crude, unhinged sociopath.
www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
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all of these are things people very much do in China, a state where the police often torture people, dissidents are disappeared, and which runs labor camps. even in authoritarian states there are different layers in who the police have impunity to brutalize and who they don't.
You DEFINITELY wouldn't be out on the street, yelling at cops, or pleading with them to be honorable, or demanding to see their ID.
You just...Would Not.
(Throwing food at a cop? Under fascism, you'd be better off just jumping into the river instead of the beating - or bullet - you'd get.)
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You just...Would Not.
(Throwing food at a cop? Under fascism, you'd be better off just jumping into the river instead of the beating - or bullet - you'd get.)
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November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
all of these are things people very much do in China, a state where the police often torture people, dissidents are disappeared, and which runs labor camps. even in authoritarian states there are different layers in who the police have impunity to brutalize and who they don't.
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'i'm into heterodox ideas in science'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
'i'm into heterodox ideas in science'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
'what heterodox ideas?'
'oh, you know the ones'
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listen, who among us hasn't supported their friends through peccadillos like the sexual exploitation of children? everyone has their bad habits, smoking, eating too much, the systematic abuse of vulnerable children in a way that wounds them for life.
November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
listen, who among us hasn't supported their friends through peccadillos like the sexual exploitation of children? everyone has their bad habits, smoking, eating too much, the systematic abuse of vulnerable children in a way that wounds them for life.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene to Dana Bash: "You should have Nick Fuentes on your show"
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Dana Bash: "You should have Nick Fuentes on your show"
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: “The US wants to rule the world but ignores its own millions without housing, food, education, or battling addiction.
“They want to "save" others with weapons. First save yourselves. We know what to do with Venezuela.”
“They want to "save" others with weapons. First save yourselves. We know what to do with Venezuela.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: “The US wants to rule the world but ignores its own millions without housing, food, education, or battling addiction.
“They want to "save" others with weapons. First save yourselves. We know what to do with Venezuela.”
“They want to "save" others with weapons. First save yourselves. We know what to do with Venezuela.”
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Healthcare idea: What if we pretend not to understand concepts like “risk” and “insurance,” then assume every individual’s annual healthcare costs are equal to the national average, and give people less than that?
Anyone think of this yet?
Anyone think of this yet?
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Healthcare idea: What if we pretend not to understand concepts like “risk” and “insurance,” then assume every individual’s annual healthcare costs are equal to the national average, and give people less than that?
Anyone think of this yet?
Anyone think of this yet?
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BRENNAN: Do you regret your confirmation vote for Secretary Kennedy?
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
BRENNAN: Do you regret your confirmation vote for Secretary Kennedy?
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
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Welker to Sen. John Barrasso on healthcare: "What I hear you saying is there's no plan, there's no bill." (Note that he doesn't try to refute her claim!)
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Welker to Sen. John Barrasso on healthcare: "What I hear you saying is there's no plan, there's no bill." (Note that he doesn't try to refute her claim!)
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And then think of what a cornered psychopathic human being with the morals and instincts of a rat and control of over five thousand nuclear warheads would do.
This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
And then think of what a cornered psychopathic human being with the morals and instincts of a rat and control of over five thousand nuclear warheads would do.
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This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is a very dangerous moment for the country and the world. A cornered rat will do anything to escape.
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The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
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"Jeffries concluded, 'Pulte knows what he is doing is lawless... Accountability is coming. The statute of limitations is five years. Every single corrupt sycophant, including Bill Pulte, who continues to disgrace the law will have to answer for their actions'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Hakeem Jeffries sends a provocative shot across FHFA chief Bill Pulte’s bow
The House Democratic leader referred to Pulte as “a malignant hack” and a “corrupt sycophant” who might be held criminally liable for his recent actions.
www.ms.now
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Jeffries concluded, 'Pulte knows what he is doing is lawless... Accountability is coming. The statute of limitations is five years. Every single corrupt sycophant, including Bill Pulte, who continues to disgrace the law will have to answer for their actions'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Welp
A few days ago the Department of Defense said that the USS Gerald R Ford and its strike group entered the U.S. Southern Command region. Today the ships, including destroyers and several fighter squadrons, officially entered the Caribbean. www.dvidshub.net/news/551190/...
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 16.
www.dvidshub.net
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Welp
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.