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Christine Ross DVM retweeted
I just spoke to @VDHanson about what the midterm results mean for Trump, the Republican Party, MAGA, and 2028.
Here’s what he told me:
The Republican losses were predictable. Since 1900 the White House party has lost House seats in ~90% of midterms (Senate in ~75%). The size of this wave (dozens in House, 7-9 Senate) is the real outlier.
Trump has roughly 70 days to lock in judges, cabinet picks, and nominees before the new Congress arrives.
With a ~45-seat Republican Senate, Trump will have to keep all Republicans in line or face a “veto-proof” Democratic Congress.
Trump can and will act unilaterally on foreign policy and executive orders. Historical precedent is clear. “The imperial presidency operates as they wish,” Hanson says.
The “affordability” story was heavily media-driven. Inflation is roughly one-third of 2022’s 9.1%. Family income is up ~$14k, GDP is stronger, stocks are +20k, poverty is down. The real issue is the 21% cumulative price jump he inherited—and the administration never clearly explained how slower inflation + higher incomes fixes it.
Trump never explained in full why the Iran campaign was necessary. The first 38 days were a historic success; stopping short and endless talk of negotiations let Iran claim they stopped him. The messaging, not the campaign itself, was the biggest problem.
Unlike this Congress, the new Democratic majority will have iron party discipline. That contrast will matter.
2028 starts now. The Vance-Rubio pairing will face immediate pressure—many will want Rubio at the top of the ticket, but Vance can’t run as VP again. Democrats will jump in fast. Their nominee will almost certainly come from the left of the party.
The Republican path to recovery, Hanson argues, runs through results, not rhetoric. A strong economy in 2026-27, a finished Iran campaign, and visible progress on affordability give the next nominee a real chance. Without those, the structural advantages of the new Democratic Congress become decisive.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
I'm Iranian. I've lived under the Islamic Republic for decades. I've seen how they ruined my country and took away our freedoms and every single right we had.
They control what you can wear, what music you can listen to, how you behave in public, and even how men and women are allowed to interact. Women are forced to follow a dress code. Women can't even sing solo in public. Dancing can get you in trouble. Drinking alcohol is illegal. Having a private party with men and women together can get your home raided and everyone arrested. Relationships outside marriage are criminalized. Even what you can watch, listen to, say, and post online is subject to censorship. Social media platforms are blocked. You can be punished, imprisoned, or even executed for speaking out against the regime.
Your own home isn't necessarily safe from their interference. Your private life isn't yours. Your freedom isn't yours. They want to dictate how you live, from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep.
This is the country I grew up in. This is what I experienced. They took so much from me that I was eventually forced to flee my own country.
America, I'm terrified for you. I know exactly where this road leads. I've watched it. I lived it.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Ignore the noise
Trump lost the House and Senate, but his immigration, economic, and trade policies stay in place. He still controls enforcement, tariffs, and executive actions. The border funding is locked through 2029. Democrats can block new bills, they cannot reverse the tariffs or reopen the border.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Steve Hilton ran a great campaign.
He had great practical solutions that would make day-to-day life more affordable for Californians.
He visited every corner of California, never dodged questions, and did everything he could to speak with every day Californians.
It just wasn’t enough.
The majority of Californians are too brainwashed, and/or ignorant, to recognize that the status quo is destroying the middle class.
Great work @SteveHiltonx.
Many of us appreciate what you tried to do.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
If you own a copy of UNELECTED and you’re distressed about tonight - skip to the last two chapters for a white pill.
Power is not about who has more red flags or blue flags. Power is something that’s exercised above, through, and around Congress. Their monopoly on power depends on not noticing how the true game is played.
Congress turns over every 2 years. But the people who build the institutions that persist past Congress are the true wielders of power.
My prayer is that if there’s a silver lining from tonight, we realize our path to survival is through understanding where the levers of power really are, and it’s not by voting one party label harder.
You, too, are the “unelected.” There’s nothing stopping us from safekeeping a Constitutional Republic.
amazon.com/Unelected-Jennica…
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
🚨 Tonight, socialist candidates -- previously unthinkable near the levers of powers -- were empowered.
They have professed views such as seizing private businesses and abolishing private insurance.
One candidate couldn't say whether Cuba was a dictatorship, and another said she used the American flag as a napkin.
Republicans MUST learn to make the case against socialism. Tonight, they did not.
The future of the United States of America depends on effectively prosecuting the case against this failed ideology that leads to death and destruction. ⬇️
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Nobody has worked harder to earn votes than Steve Hilton. Honorable, optimistic, energetic, and unmitigated love for our state. He deserves to be Governor.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Bill Gates paid for the rights to seven physics lectures from 1964 so that anyone on Earth could watch them for free, and almost nobody has pressed play.
They were given by Richard Feynman.
In November 1964 Feynman gave Cornell's Messenger Lectures. He planned six lectures for a general audience, then added a seventh. The series was called The Character of Physical Law. The BBC filmed it.
A year later he won the Nobel Prize.
The films went around colleges for years, and then disappeared from circulation in the 1980s.
Gates had watched them at Harvard. He later said he "fell in love" with them. He has reportedly told people that if he'd seen them earlier, he might have become a physicist instead of starting a software company.
In 2009 he paid privately for the rights, from the Feynman estate, the BBC and Cornell. He never said how much. Microsoft Research put them online for free and called it Project Tuva, after the tiny republic in Central Asia that Feynman spent his last years trying to visit and never reached.
When the BBC license ran out in 2021, Gates renewed it.
Here's what's inside:
> The Law of Gravitation
> The Relation of Mathematics and Physics
> The Great Conservation Principles
> Symmetry in Physical Law
> The Distinction of Past and Future
> Probability and Uncertainty
> Seeking New Laws
The last one has the line every science teacher quotes. If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.
Gates said his 10-year-old son could follow them.
They're still free today on Caltech's Feynman Lectures website.
One of the richest people alive paid to make the best physics teacher of the century free.
The only thing left to pay is about seven hours.
Which would you watch first: gravity, or why time only moves forward?
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
🚨 JUST IN: Sec. Marco Rubio MIC DROPS Iran to the media 🫳🏻🎤
"Think about what we're saying here! The Iranian regime is basically arguing is, 'unless we get what we want, not only will we BLOW UP SHIPS, but we will DESTROY the energy infrastructure of our neighbors in the entire region!' Just think about that, because I think we skip over that, like that's some sort of NORMAL behavior. That's not NOT behavior!"
"JUST IMAGINE if Iran had a nuclear weapon!"
"Then they wouldn't be threatening to blow up pipelines. Then they'd be threatening to kill tens, if not HUNDREDS of thousands of people. That's who we're dealing with. So I think the fact that you even have to ask that question is a reminder of the nature of the regime that we're dealing with."
Rubio is right. A regime that holds the world's oil supply hostage can NEVER be allowed near a nuke, and Donald Trump did the right thing
Every Democrat who wanted another Hussein-style deal with these maniacs is on the wrong side of history. Iran only understands strength.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
I tend to be a pessimist, but here is some optimism for you:
Islam has been defeated in Iran. On a cultural, societal and national level.
The islamic regime consists of 100 year old mullahs and 75 year old IRGC terrorists. Meanwhile, Iran's youth has never been more fiercely anti-islam than they are right now.
Mosques are shutting down.
Arabic/islamic baby names are plummeting.
Ancient Persian heritage is embraced more than ever before.
And soon, the chains of the barbarian regime known as the islamic republic will be destroyed.
After this 47 year long dark night ends, there will be a bright future.
We will win.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
What an interesting read...........
On Jeopardy the other night, the final question asked: “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknown?”
All three contestants missed it.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb and why?
He takes 21 steps — symbolizing the 21-gun salute, the highest military and foreign tribute.
2. How long does he pause before turning to walk back and why?
He waits 21 seconds, again in honor of the same tradition.
3. Why are his gloves damp?
They are lightly moistened to ensure he never loses his grip on his rifle.
4. Does he keep his rifle on the same shoulder, and if not, why?
He always carries it on the shoulder farthest from the Tomb. After each crossing, he performs an about-face and moves it to the outside shoulder.
5. How often are the guards changed?
Every 30 minutes, 24/7, 365 days a year.
6. What are the physical requirements for a Tomb Guard?
Applicants must be between 5'10" and 6'2" and have a waist no larger than 30".
Other expectations of the Guard:
They devote two years to the Tomb, live in the barracks beneath it, and must refrain from drinking alcohol on or off duty for the rest of their lives.
They can never swear in public or dishonor the uniform or the Tomb.
After two years, they earn a wreath pin signifying their service — fewer than 400 are currently worn.
If they violate the code, they must relinquish the pin.
Their shoes have thick soles to protect against extreme temperatures and metal heel plates that create the crisp click when they halt.
Uniforms must have zero wrinkles or lint and are inspected in a full-length mirror.
For the first six months, guards do not speak to anyone and do not watch television.
Their off-duty time is spent studying the 175 notable individuals buried at Arlington National Cemetery, memorizing who they are and where they rest.
Among them: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis, and Audie Murphy, the most decorated WWII soldier.
Every guard spends five hours daily preparing their uniform.
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM, O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
When Hurricane Isabel approached Washington, D.C. in 2003, Congress shut down for two days. The guards were offered permission to suspend duty due to danger.
They replied: “No way, Sir!”
Drenched and marching through the storm, they insisted that guarding the Tomb is the highest honor, not just a task.
The Tomb has been continuously guarded — day and night — since 1930.
God Bless and Keep Them
I don’t often encourage sharing posts, but I would be honored if this one reached as many people as possible. We should always feel proud of the men and women who serve, wherever they are stationed.
Duty – Honor – Country
IN GOD WE TRUST — with Herbert F Wieland.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Some claims in this post are inaccurate. The Society of the Honor Guard says the Tomb has been guarded since 1937, the guard changes hourly in winter, sentinels can drink off duty, and there is no lifetime ban on alcohol or swearing.
tombguard.org/society/faq leadstories.com/hoax-alert/202…
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
The decline of my hometown Jo'burg is a warning to London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam and every major city across the West. If you don't act now, your cities will suffer the same fate.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Horseshit.
This is a transparent effort to legitimize fraud.
If you go to bed on election night and don't know who won a midterm congressional race, that's normal. And if you wake up the next morning and find that a candidate who was behind hours earlier has since pulled ahead, that's normal, too. (via @PolitiFact) to.pbs.org/4zqnWBa
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
If you listen carefully it’s a misplaced anger at his own parents for not making him feel worthy that turned into raging jealousy of other children who had parents that lifted them up and poured into them. He’s projected all of that onto white people. He needs to mend his heart before thinking about running for any office. White ppl haven’t hurt him. He knows exactly who did. Notice how he doesn’t get the satisfaction he was craving when the interviewer simply anchors himself & doesn’t validate that experience. We should all do more of this. Don’t validate anyone’s experience for the sake of temporary bonding.
Christine Ross DVM retweeted
Ten million people have watched a comedian accidentally destroy the entire TED talk industry.
He filmed the talk once at TEDxNewYork in 2014 and openly admitted he had nothing to say.
Speaking coaches charge $5,000 to teach the exact tricks he used in 6 minutes to say nothing at all.
His name is Will Stephen. He is a comedian from Late Night with Seth Meyers who was invited to give a real TED talk and used it to prove the format is a costume anyone can wear.
Every TED speaker opens with a question, tells a personal story, cites a scientist, and shows a chart. Stephen did all four in six minutes with zero content.
His entire formula fits on a napkin.
Gesture with both hands. Ask the audience a question anyone can answer. Tell a mildly embarrassing story so they say aww. Point to a stranger on a slide and call them important. Flash a chart of random numbers. Wear glasses with no lenses. The audience will think you are brilliant.
That last trick alone has probably cost the public speaking coaching industry a hundred million dollars in sessions clients should have skipped.
"If you watched me on YouTube with the sound off, you would think I was a genius."
That is Will Stephen on the TED stage, three minutes into the talk he was paid to give. He wasn't lying.
Executives pay $15,000 for a keynote coach and still open with a joke the room never laughs at. Founders rehearse their pitch for weeks and still sound like Stephen at minute four, saying "wagga wah, gabba gabba" with authority.
The talk is free on YouTube. The method is written across every TED speaker's playbook for ten years.
Stephen still writes for Seth Meyers. Almost none of the ten million viewers have stopped nodding at empty slides since.
The formula is free. The willingness to actually say something before your next keynote, pitch, or townhall is the entire edge.
