Tina Townsend Smyth

Mother of 3 young men. Doc husband runs multiple hospitals. Twin. Catholic. Born and raised on MD's Eastern Shore.

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer’s dad narrates a new ad attacking Abdul El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker, who said America deserved 9/11 and was worse than Al-Qaeda. Watch this.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Trump at the UN General Assembly:

"While others have talked, I have acted."

"While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace."

"While others have ignored threats, I have confronted them."

"While others have talked of courage, America has shown it."

"While others have promised strength, I have used it to make America the most powerful country in the world."

"I have no interest in leaving dangers to grow for another day. I do not believe in letting problems fester. They only become harder to solve."

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@Geiger_Capital Which meaning of the word "incredible" are you going with

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@Fynnderella1 @RWMaloneMD Cliffs are what I always thought would be a big part of my future or anvils

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Unbelievable display of improvisation. His trumpet gave out in the middle of the national anthem, so he just kept going without it.

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@RoryFitz11 @DudespostingWs @Cal_Lewis_7 Here is a fun one!
https://t.co/4zbFtFJMja

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

Brutal, deserved ad. Seems just a little too long to air on tv, but this needs to be on air.

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@marcthiessen "When you spread out your hands, I will close my eyes to you; Though you pray the more, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood!" Isaiah 1:15

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

Sir, thank you from the bottom of my heart. The greatest of all generations!

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

The last man stands.

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

Band of Brothers memorial near Bastogne. Right now.

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@charlesmurray I don't know about all of them but for my "Alexa" I use the least annoying voice of the 4 male options, though it remains unplugged most of the time. Grok's def a guy lol

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@Maya_X_0 Lazarus. My great, great, great, great grandfather born in 1735 in Accomack Co VA.

[New York Post @nypost]

Most Americans don't know this $0-down mortgage exists - and 97% of the U.S. qualifies https://t.co/8ojLpO1vcT

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

How to make sure the greatest generation are never forgotten. Right now in Holland.

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

@burksmyth @SolidSmyth @TaylorSmyth10

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

C.S. Lewis’s advice to a young schoolgirl on how to become a better writer

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

The first British paratroopers have just reached the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem, the legendary "bridge too far."

[Chris Papst @chrispapst]

The LIST now includes YET ANOTHER fee increase I missed last year.

Maryland DOUBLED the vehicle title fee from $100 to $200 - which started July 1, 2025. For context, Virginia’s vehicle title fee is $15.

I’ll add this to the 2025 portion of the list.

UPDATED LIST of what has happened to Maryland residents in 2026 (followed by 2025).

2026:
-Maryland has longest hospital ER wait times in nation, at 4:17 (FindEMR)
-Moody’s downgrades Baltimore City’s credit rating
-Baltimore ranked 2nd WORST real estate market in America by WalletHub
-Maryland’s first-in-nation digital advertising tax struck down by court
-Maryland lost the Triple Crown. The Preakness is no longer included in the Thoroughbred Championship Series.
-U.S. DOJ sues Maryland over recently passed policies that interfered with federal immigration laws
-CNBC ranks Maryland’s economy 2nd worst nationally
-S&P lowers Maryland’s outlook for existing debt from stable to negative
-WalletHub ranks Baltimore as 5th worst city in U.S. to raise a family
- Maryland reissues 400,000 mail-in primary ballots after errors reported
-Declining water quality at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor becomes “growing crisis“ (Blue Water Baltimore)
-USDA plans to relocate Agricultural Research Services out of Maryland (~1,000 jobs)
-Key Bridge builder contract cancelled. No new timeline given for rebuild
-Potomac River ranked nation’s “most endangered river” (American Rivers)
-2nd most expensive state to raise a child (lendingtree)
-Paint fee enacted/$2.25 up to 5 gallons
-Unemployment rate jumps to 4.3%
-$1.4 Billion budget defect
-Massive Sheraton Hotel closes in downtown Baltimore
-WalletHub names Maryland 2nd worst U.S. state to start a business in 2026
-Proposed U.S. Congressional map introduced to eliminate bipartisan state representation
-High School graduation rate falls 1.2% to 86.4%, despite massive funding spike
-12,127 residents lost to domestic migration (6th most in US, per Census)
-Maryland named 6th worst state for tax competitiveness (per: Tax Foundation)

2025:
-$3 Billion budget deficit
-$1.6 Billion tax/fee hike
-Moody’s credit downgrade
-vehicle emissions/registration fee spike
-state hiring freeze/job cuts
-soaring utility prices (highest in America according to Doxo)
-New 3.5% excise tax on rental cars
-Vehicle title fee doubled to $200
-Lost IonQ’s quantum computing hub
-Lost FBI headquarters
-Lost Washington Commanders
-Six Flags America closed
-New 3% IT tax
-Vending machine tax 6%
-Vehicle excise tax up to 6.5%
-$5 tire purchase fee
-Sports betting tax hike (15% to 20%)
-Cannabis tax increase (9% to 12%)
-Car title fee increase ($100 to $200)
-3.5% car rental tax
-Fishing license increase ($25.50 to $52)
-Boating and Title Registration Fee ($24 to $70)
-Speed Camera Ticket increases
-Historic car registration changed from 20 years to model year 1999 or older
-Public school enrollment falls 11,322 students (1.3%)

[Charles Murray @charlesmurray]

This an exceptionally thoughtful piece on the Clancy verdict.

A curious footnote is that the author is one of the top poker players in the world.

[Tina Townsend Smyth @SmythTownsend]

He. Is. Quite. Something!

[Joel M. Petlin @Joelmpetlin]

For all the Ed Sheeran haters out there who think he can't perform on a stadium stage without a few anti-Israel warm up acts and a back up band, I have some really bad news for you.

[Baltimore Orioles @Orioles]

Pete met up with the fans who caught his historic 300th home run ball and gave the trio a memory of a lifetime 🧡