Todd Smekens
@muncievoice.com
Father, writer, political journalist, publisher, media consultant, motorcyclist, explorer, and rescue dog owner.
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Folks, I assure you the GOP has more than redistricting up their sleeves to control the 2026 election, if they even allow us to have one.
It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.
It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Folks, I assure you the GOP has more than redistricting up their sleeves to control the 2026 election, if they even allow us to have one.
It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.
It’s time for Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to launch investigations into the 2024 election, and get us forensic data on what really happened.
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When any mention of race is deemed too “divisive” for American discourse, history is relegated to comfortable fables.
How our history became "divisive"
Inside the modern quest to enforce American unity
www.motherjones.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When any mention of race is deemed too “divisive” for American discourse, history is relegated to comfortable fables.
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Carney: When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations and it will be with our full knowledge that we have many, many other options than the United States..
April 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Carney: When I sit down with President Trump, it will be to discuss the future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations and it will be with our full knowledge that we have many, many other options than the United States..
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The GOP budget bill could gut the FTC by moving its antitrust authority to the DOJ, limiting the government's ability to bring unfair competition cases.
It would also let Pam Bondi, an ex-Amazon lobbyist, call the shots on antitrust.
Big Business must be thrilled.
It would also let Pam Bondi, an ex-Amazon lobbyist, call the shots on antitrust.
Big Business must be thrilled.
April 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The GOP budget bill could gut the FTC by moving its antitrust authority to the DOJ, limiting the government's ability to bring unfair competition cases.
It would also let Pam Bondi, an ex-Amazon lobbyist, call the shots on antitrust.
Big Business must be thrilled.
It would also let Pam Bondi, an ex-Amazon lobbyist, call the shots on antitrust.
Big Business must be thrilled.
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When does the winning start?
April 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
When does the winning start?
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Jessica: He has the lowest approval rating of any president in the last 70 years for the first 100 days…
He continues to beat a drum that is making the absolute worst economic music I have ever heard in my entire life.
He continues to beat a drum that is making the absolute worst economic music I have ever heard in my entire life.
April 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Jessica: He has the lowest approval rating of any president in the last 70 years for the first 100 days…
He continues to beat a drum that is making the absolute worst economic music I have ever heard in my entire life.
He continues to beat a drum that is making the absolute worst economic music I have ever heard in my entire life.
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💥 BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation withdrew its anti-DEI proposal to IBM for shareholder vote today, originally submitted for vote at IBM's annual meeting. Why Heritage withdrew its anti-DEI proposal is unknown.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
💥 BREAKING: The Heritage Foundation withdrew its anti-DEI proposal to IBM for shareholder vote today, originally submitted for vote at IBM's annual meeting. Why Heritage withdrew its anti-DEI proposal is unknown.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
Earlier today, shareholders at American Express voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal.
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Rep Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced formal amendment to limit “use of funds for a makeup studio for the Secretary of Defense”
April 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Rep Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced formal amendment to limit “use of funds for a makeup studio for the Secretary of Defense”
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Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
April 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Now we have the answer. The original story was legit then Bezos backed down.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
April 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
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“The Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the highest levels of the department.”
Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth
“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
www.politico.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“The Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the highest levels of the department.”
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Raskin: The president derives his powers only either from the Constitution explicitly or from an act of Congress and Congress certainly has never given the president the power to relocate prisoners to foreign countries and there's nothing in the constitution that remotely vests that power…
April 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Raskin: The president derives his powers only either from the Constitution explicitly or from an act of Congress and Congress certainly has never given the president the power to relocate prisoners to foreign countries and there's nothing in the constitution that remotely vests that power…
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"
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This Hegseth thing is funny and all — but the unprecedented incompetence, frivolity, and treachery of the entire cabinet puts us all at very real risk.
April 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This Hegseth thing is funny and all — but the unprecedented incompetence, frivolity, and treachery of the entire cabinet puts us all at very real risk.
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"almost every night since Oct 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety and offer words of prayer and support. His last public act, the day before he died, was to call for a ceasefire in Gaza."
BREAKING: Pope Francis Dies at 88. Here's How He Should Be Remembered
The late pontiff was a progressive pope who was outspoken on Trump, Gaza, the climate, and more.
zeteo.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"almost every night since Oct 2023, even during his hospitalization, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to the only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip to check on their safety and offer words of prayer and support. His last public act, the day before he died, was to call for a ceasefire in Gaza."
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This from @jdcivicscience.bsky.social nails why small town, red America is not turning on Trump.
April 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This from @jdcivicscience.bsky.social nails why small town, red America is not turning on Trump.
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April 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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didn't take much for these guys to go from "big government is bad" to "what's the big deal if you're abducted by the government and trafficked to Mongolia"
April 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
didn't take much for these guys to go from "big government is bad" to "what's the big deal if you're abducted by the government and trafficked to Mongolia"
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This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
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Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
April 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Marco Rubio says that Americans living in Europe shouldn't ever have to face any ramifications for their political speech online.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.
The chutzpah is jaw-dropping, as he is PERSONALLY trying to deport legal immigrants for their political speech in the United States.