We must Restore the Smith Mundt Act and call it The Charlie Kirk Act to end legalized mainstream media propaganda

x.com ^ | September 16, 2025 | Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes

[Diogenesis]

DOUBLE BUMP

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

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[nopardons]

BTTT

[MagillaX]

Transgender medical procedures need to be banned in all forms.

[Openurmind]

I absolutely agree concerning main stream media. But we must keep in mind that it will be one size fits all ransomnote.

Everything you worked on and posted here during the Covid fiasco would have been a violation of this act...

So it would have had to have been shared covertly under the table and not in a public space...

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I’m not sure about that. Maybe congress should hold the media more accountable. If they print false stories and then fail to correct in a timely manner they should be liable for their misconduct. Lower the bar on their malice.

[cowboyusa]

Restore the Huac.

[Dr. Sivana]

Everything you worked on and posted here during the Covid fiasco would have been a violation of this act...

I don't think so (from perplexity.ai):

The Act prohibited the government from distributing materials intended for international audiences within the United States, to avoid domestic propaganda and to ensure private media remained primary in domestic communications.

Free Republic is NOT the government. It doesn't even accept government banner ads.

[Coffee_drinker]

I’ll second that! great idea , if nothing else it’ll cause people to look into it again.

[Openurmind]

OK, then since the government just utilizes third party private media to do their bidding then to reinstate this would make no difference would it? They don’t directly pay them or dictate where it can be proven now...

[Dr. Sivana]

I think you are right. If the government’s agents (e.g. George Stephanopoulos) get lead roles, and government advertising affects the general tone of reporting, there is no way to really stop it. In like manner, Pfizer and MOderna take out SO MUCH advertising time on television that it would be fiscal insanity to scrutinize their work objectively.

[PGalt]

YES! Thanks for posting ‘note.

[Openurmind]

Here is something else to consider. Right now the whole drive behind the current online “censorship” movement is “social Media”. So do we actually believe that the government will reinstate a propaganda law without also including private “Social Media” entities since that is the big beef?

Oh boy... We better watch where we step with that one because you bet they will...

[Texas Eagle]

Infiltrate and co-opt the universities - The unions - The media - The politicians - The judges

All these things happened while the S&M Act was in place. Why would changing the name stop it?

[chud]

The Smith Mundt Act was removed during the Obama administration.
I can't figure out why it hasn't been put back in place yet...

[Albion Wilde]

Text of the Smith Mundt Act, 2012

[Salvavida]

Has to be a constitutional amendment.

[Stepan12]

I agree wholeheartedly. And who will these sickos bump of next? Maybe they’ll shoot up another church or school.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I agree—I fear a new school shooting by n angry trannie is in the works and a new terrorist attack. Maybe more soft target assassinations. TV Conservatives, Reporters, spokespeople from Fox News. This wave of horror may well not be over.