Carol Shea-Porter

George Washington believed that vaccinating his troops against smallpox was the key to winning the Revolutionary War and our independence. A founding father from 250 years ago had a better understanding of science and military readiness than Pete Hegseth.

Like release his tax returns? Lower grocery prices on day one? Release the Epstein files? Lower prescription prices by 1000%? Release a healthcare plan? No new wars? Lower utility prices? Drain the swamp? Lower the deficit? Create jobs?

I’ve heard the Sec say this before and it’s still extraordinarily offensive. Maybe it’s just that he’s never worked in a healthcare environment, never come into a hospital in the middle of the night during a snowstorm to take care of a stranger, or never seen a team of ICU nurses struggle to keep a critically ill patient alive. But, no one is incentivized to keep a sick patient sick. We have only one incentive. It’s getting our patients well.

🚨BREAKING: Pro-voting groups sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday to block its bid to build a national voter database using private voter data from every state. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/ne…

According to a recent poll, 77% of voters support raising taxes on billionaires. Maybe, just maybe, at a time of unprecedented income and wealth inequality, it’s time for Congress to listen to the American people and pass a wealth tax on billionaires.

nytimes.com/2026/04/20/bus… More than 250 former journalists, including Dan Rather, Ann Curry and Sam Donaldson, delivered a letter on Monday urging the dinner’s organizers “to forcefully demonstrate opposition to President Trump’s efforts to trample freedom of the press.”1/2

Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores after a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.

Donald Trump thought he could score cheap political points by calling Bill LeRoy an “insult to Jesus” because the veteran catcher and captain of the Savannah Bananas is “beyond woke” and believes that God does not discriminate on the basis of gender. Standing in front of a roaring, sold-out Banana Ball crowd, LeRoy didn’t just clap back — he delivered a powerful, no-nonsense response that shook the stadium. “The president of the United States just said that I insulted Jesus,” LeRoy began, gripping the mic with calm intensity. “You want to know what’s a real insult to Jesus? Turning your back on people who need help while giving more to those who already have everything.” “You know what insults Jesus?” he continued, gesturing toward the crowd. “Separating families, shutting doors on those in need, and forgetting what ‘love thy neighbor’ actually means. That’s not the message I stand for — and it’s not the message this team stands for.” “You know what insults Jesus? Preaching values while ignoring compassion. Talking about faith while practicing division. That’s not faith — that’s politics dressed up as religion.” “I’m not a perfect Christian,” he said, a small smile crossing his face. “There’s only been one perfect man, and I’m not him. I’m just a catcher who believes in treating people right.” “Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves… So why do we keep choosing hate, division, and fear instead?”

Not enough people are talking about this. Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country. Under U.S. law, that is not just a Hungarian problem. Foreign governments are barred from spending money in American elections, and Americans are forbidden from soliciting or accepting it. If these allegations are true, this is a direct attack on the integrity of American democracy. We need a full investigation by Congress, the FEC, and the DOJ. The American people deserve to know exactly what flowed from Orbán’s government into this country’s political ecosystem, who was on the receiving end, and what it bought. ms.now/opinion/new-hu…

Ossoff: "How does American politics really work? It's coin operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money ... all of this gave rise to a depraved president who exploits this rot to empower and enrich himself"

Fed Chair Powell, “There is effectively zero net job creation in the private sector”

Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October. Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year. Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

Trump muses on awarding himself the Medal of Honor. A truly vile insult to the US Armed Forces.

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A columnist signed our letter opposing the Paramount merger Paramount pulled all its advertising from his publication That's the Ellisons' vision for a “free press” A free press isn't a perk of democracy — it's the whole thing -TN

Just 20 minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz was open—Someone dumped 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures. A $760 million bet that oil prices would drop. Orders far larger than anything else in the market at that moment. They made a fortune. But somebody knew the announcement was coming. This is insider trading at the highest level of government.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to obtain access to Rhode Island's unreacted voter file. In these cases nationally, my law firm is now 5-0 and DOJ is 0-5. Not sure how Harmeet is going to explain this to her "boss." democracydocket.com/cases/rhode-is…

If you paid $1 in federal income taxes this year, you paid more than: Walt Disney Citigroup CVS Kohl's Ticketmaster Tesla United Airlines GoDaddy Paypal Palantir Roku HP 3M PG&E Halliburton That’s absurd. We need real and progressive tax reform.

EXCLUSIVE @TheAtlantic On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

In case you missed it, Pete Hegseth stood at the Pentagon yesterday and compared journalists to the Pharisees who plotted to kill Jesus, likening the administration’s actions to those of Christ. Let that sink in, and let’s be clear about who Pete Hegseth actually is. A former weekend TV host with no senior command experience, promoted over generals who spent decades in uniform. A man who faced documented allegations of drunkenness on the job. A man who ran details of a government war plan through an unclassified group chat and added a reporter to it by mistake. A man who, this week, quoted a monologue from Pulp Fiction at a Pentagon prayer service and passed it off as scripture. The job of a Defense Secretary is to keep Americans safe and tell them the truth. Not to play preacher or to cast reporters as villains in a Bible story while Americans are still in harm’s way. Not to dress up a controversial war in religious costume so nobody asks hard questions. All of this happened on the same week the President posted an AI image of himself in a Christ-like healing pose, then claimed he thought it was him as a doctor. You do not have to be a Christian to see this for what it is. Hegseth is a man without qualifications, managing a war poorly, using faith as a shield. He is wholly unfit. He should have never been confirmed. He should resign.