Yeah, we are conflicted. You muted the quoted author, but you are following a person that wants to talk about it. So, we should the message from the follow but hide the inner message.
nostr:nprofile1qqsyvrp9u6p0mfur9dfdru3d853tx9mdjuhkphxuxgfwmryja7zsvhqpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcewvzaw if I mute something I dont really want to be reminded about that I muted it. 
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Ok but if I should mute everyone that reposts someone I muted every once in a while I end up with an empty TL
yep... I wouldn't muted all the others.
Are all of the posts you are seeing quoting your muted post short?
I ask because it's not uncommon to see bigger posts with a muted post in the middle. I have seen users asking to see the bigger post, because they didn't block that author, and just hide the inner post.
Maybe we need a setting somewhere that muted override your follow preferences and mute everything else it touches.