#edmarkey — Public Fediverse posts

(In case you're curious, no, I am absolutely not going to donate to #EdMarkey's senate campaign, because there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that he's going to lose against whoever the GOP puts up to run against him, if indeed they put anybody up to run against him, so I will save my political donations for candidates who (a) actually need the help and (b) show sign of actually _meaning_ all their pretty words about the urgency of the moment we're in.)
#politics #USPol

"It's only my job to tell you what's actually going on and the dangers we face when I'm hoping to scare you into giving me money for my reelection campaign" is certainly a take.
#politics #USPol #EdMarkey

I've been complaining since early in the second Trump administration that my U.S. Senators and Representative haven't been using their constituent email lists to keep people informed about what the #fascists are doing?
Well, I was excited to finally receive email from #EdMarkey in which he laid everything out in no uncertain terms. That is, I was excited until I realized it was a fundraising pitch from his campaign, not an email to his constituent email list. 😡
What the fuck.
#politics #USPol

Karoline Leavitt names and shames Democrats who inspired WHCD assassination attempt

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/news/karoline-leavitt-names-and-shames-democrats-who-inspired-whcd-assassination-attempt

Karoline Leavitt names and shames Democrats who inspired WHCD assassination attempt

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/news/karoline-leavitt-names-and-shames-democrats-who-inspired-whcd-assassination-attempt

Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-25th-amendment

Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-25th-amendment

Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-25th-amendment

Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Senators Ask Tulsi Gabbard To Tell Americans That VPN Use Might Subject Them To Domestic Surveillance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Trump’s erratic strategy on Iran raises questions about US war preparation

At war with Iran, US President Donald Trump has been cycling through an inc…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #ABC'sThisWeek #ChrisMurphy #DonaldTrump #EdMarkey #GeoffreyCorn #Iran #IRNAnewsagency #Israel #MikeWaltz #POTUS #presidentdonaldtrump #presidentoftheUnitedStates #presidenttrump #RepublicanSenatorThomTillis #SecurityCouncil #StraitofHormuz #TexasTechUniversity #trump #unitednations
https://www.europesays.com/2866198/

Meanwhile #EdMarkey will show up on the podium at "No Kings" in Boston on March 28 wearing a pride scarf and yell into the microphone bragging about how he is our progressive senator fighting for progressive values in Washington. It's just, you know, he doesn't want to put it in writing or anything imprudent like that. Or tell us anything concrete he's done to resist fascism.
#politics #USPol

This is the first email #EdMarkey has sent constituents since October, and this is what he chooses to write about.
Not Iran, the price of gas, the looming food fertilizer and thus food shortages, Pretti or Good or ICE, or the Epstein Files or our child-rapist president.
Markey thinks the most important thing to tell his constituents is that he, Ed Markey, is good at earmarks.🤦
There are maybe a dozen members of Congress who are doing what's needed, and Markey isn't one of them.
#politics #USPol

Waymo defends use of remote assistance workers in US robotaxi operations

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/02/19/309470/waymo-defends-use-of-remote-assistance-workers-in-us-robotaxi-operations/

Waymo defends use of remote assistance workers in US robotaxi operations

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2026/02/19/309470/waymo-defends-use-of-remote-assistance-workers-in-us-robotaxi-operations/

📬 Autonomes Fahren: Waymo ruft an, Deutschland legt auf
#ITSicherheit #autonomesfahren #EdMarkey #LarsMoravy #MauricioPeña #remoteoperator #Tesla #Waymo https://sc.tarnkappe.info/47532b

All about the infamous CECOT prison — on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-bari-weiss-spiked

All about the infamous CECOT prison — on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-bari-weiss-spiked

All about the infamous CECOT prison — on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-bari-weiss-spiked

All about the infamous CECOT prison — on which CBS's Bari Weiss pulled a story

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/cecot-story-bari-weiss-spiked

“Such pervasive #surveillance — similar to surveillance conducted by #authoritarian regimes such as China — not only chills lawful expression & assembly but also raises serious constitutional concerns. Without transparency, accountability, & clear limitations, these practices erode fundamental individual rights & set a dangerous precedent for unchecked government #power,” Sen #EdMarkey wrote in a letter asking the agency for details about the plate readers & their use.

#law #Trump #immigration

#Update

A number of Democratic lawmakers are questioning the legality of a #BorderPatrol predictive intelligence program that singles out & detains drivers for suspicious travel inside the country.

Sen #EdMarkey (D-MA) sent a letter to #CBP’s parent agency calling the license plate reader program an “invasive #surveillance network” that “poses a serious threat to individuals’ #privacy & #CivilLiberties” & said it may run afoul of the #US #Constitution.

#law #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/border-patrol-surveillance-license-plate-readers-immigration-5daca3741b28c55374912d8eebeec8db

Trump declares Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally https://www.byteseu.com/1553824/ #AbdulAziz #CristianoRonaldo #Defense #DonaldTrump #EdMarkey #ElonMusk #Europe #FranklinDelanoRoosevelt #JamalKhashoggi #NATO #PrinceMohammed #SpaceX #TimCook #TopStories #U.S.

#Democrats #Pretend to #standup for #transkids during #Senate #debate on #military #healthcare #provision.

#Advocates #praised a #speech from Sen. #EdMarkey as being especially #impactful, then #votes against #amending the #bill.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #DemocraticParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #EmptyThePews

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/democrats-stand-up-for-trans-kids-during-senate-debate-on-military-health-care-provision/

#Greenwashing par excellence - "Certified #NaturalGas is ‘dangerous greenwashing scheme’, US senators say - Group of progressive senators led by #EdMarkey call for crackdown on certified natural #gas in letter to #US federal regulators

Certified natural gas – or #methane gas that is purportedly produced in a low-emissions manner – is a “dangerous greenwashing scheme”, a group of progressive senators wrote in a letter to federal regulators on Monday ... The reality is that #gas certification schemes allow the #oil and gas #industry to justify the continued expansion of #MethaneGas use and undermine efforts towards a just transition to renewables,” says the letter, which was also signed by the senators Jeff Merkley, Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker ... The gas sector has long branded itself as #climate - friendly, noting that when burned, the fuel generates less planet-heating #CarbonDioxide than other #FossilFuels. But gas – called “natural gas” by #FossilFuel interests – is made of methane, a #GreenhouseGas #GHG 80 times more planet-heating than carbon dioxide in the short term. Some research even indicates the fuel is worse for the climate than #coal."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/12/natural-gas-greenwashing-democrats

#ClimateCrisis #Klimakrise #Klima #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating #ClimateChange

Here's the names of the 14 Democrat Senators who voted to support #BernieSanders' resolutions to block billions of $US of military aid and weapons to #Israel on Thurs 3rd April, 2025.

#RichardDurbin
#MartinHeinrich
#MazieHirono
#BenRayLuján
#TimKaine
#AndyKim
#EdMarkey
#JeffMerkley
#ChrisMurphy
#BrianSchatz
#TinaSmith
#ChrisVanHollen
#ElizabethWarren
#PeterWelch
#NonGenocidalSenators

The others nowhere!
#TheGreatWhen

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/03/senate-democrats-cancel-military-aid-israel

https://jayapal.house.gov/2023/03/30/jayapal-markey-introduce-landmark-trans-bill-of-rights/

#PramilaJayapal

Jayapal and #EdMarkey Introduce Landmark #TransBillOfRights :heart_nb: :heart_trans:

Also signed on to the bill: Presentatives #SaraJacobs (CA), #MarkPocan (WI), #MarkTakano (CA), #DavidCicilline (RI)

#FascistUSA

#TransAndNonbinaryRightsAreHumanRights :heart_trans: :heart_nb:

In the #US #House

#DemocraticLeader #HakeemJeffries (N.Y.) #DemocraticWhip #KatherineClark (Mass.), #DemocraticCaucus #Chairman #PeteAguilar (Calif.)

In the #US #Senate

U.S. Sens. #EdMarkey (D-Mass.) and #JeffMerkley (D-Ore.), and #CongressionalEqualityCaucus Chair U.S. Rep. #MarkPocan (D-Wis.),

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There's no question that #EdMarkey needs to go. He has displayed no leadership in the fight against Trump. He embodies the kind of politics that render Democrats ineffective against fascism.
But #SethMoulton is not who we need to replace Markey <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/rep-seth-moulton-massachusetts-senate-race-ed-markey-rcna237732>. We don't need "leaders" willing to throw trans people or anyone else under the bus <https://archive.ph/vHNoA>, "leaders" who think tacking further to the right is a winning strategy.
#politics #USPol #MAPol

It's U.S. Senator #EdMarkey's turn to send a dumb, stupid, and wholly inadequate message about the government shutdown to his constituent email list.
(I wrote a few days ago <https://federate.social/@jik/115299635320232788> about Ayanna Pressley's bad email.)
Let's talk about all the things that are wrong with this email.
#politics #USPol
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Karen's BS Complaint Puts Famous Black Writer in Handcuffs - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoc5ST715_E&pp=0gcJCe0JAYcqIYzv

#RickStrom

Justice for #AlexIKeefe, speech #writer for #ElizabethWarren, #EdMarkey, etc

He was sitting a train on route to #Connecticutt and an #racist called police because she was uncomfortable with his presence.

#MTAtrain

#WhiteSupremacistUSA #NaziUSA #Massachussetts

#STOPThis #ACAB

I subscribed to Sen. #EdMarkey's newsletter list 4 months ago. This email I received this morning is literally the first one he's sent since then. Four months of Trump and Musk and Vought and the GOP destroying the federal government and imposing fascist rule, and this is the first time Markey sends his constituents anything about what's happening.
(The text in the screenshot is far too long to fit in the alt text; I will post the text at the end of this thread.)
#politics #USPol
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Saturday noon-1 - #Indivisible #protest in #Newton #massachusetts - with Senator #EdMarkey
https://bsky.app/profile/newtonindivisible.bsky.social/post/3lld3cbzzv22k
#BostonWeekend 11/x

Oh, thank God, #EdMarkey and #ElizabethWarren both voted against cloture for the continuing resolution.
I mean, it didn't help in the end because #ChuckSchumer is a #FecklessCoward who sold us out to the #GOP, but I can be _slightly_ less angry at my two senators for at least the next few days.
P.S. If you live in NV, IL, PA, NY, NH, MI, or HI, you should be VERY mad at one or both of your Dem senators. Find the group that's working on primarying them and volunteer.
#politics #USPol #MAPoli

Josh Marshall over at Talking Points Memo is highly skeptical that the Democrats in the Senate are going to successfully use the only leverage they have, funding the government, to wring concessions out of the Republicans:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/sounds-like-senate-dems-may-not-hold-the-line
I fear he's right.
They Just. Don't. Fucking. Get. It.
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #MAPoli

I was chatting with someone else who attended the town hall, and she offered a theory which, I'm sorry to say, rings true:
The Democratic strategy is to let everything go tits up so they can pin it on the Republicans in two years and win enough seats in the next election to take back the Senate and the House.
They've decided there's nothing they can do before then except CYA.
Just one problem: by then, our "elections", such as they are, will be fully rigged.
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #MAPoli

Here's the email I just sent to Markey about the town hall
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #MAPoli

Here is what I think: Markey still does not understand, or at least is not willing to admit in public to understanding, that Trump and Musk are using an extra-Constitutional strategy and therefore fighting back within the Constitutional system is not going to work.
In this I am certain he is joined by many other Democrats in Congress.
I walked out of this "town hall" less hopeful than I was walking into it.
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #MAPoli

On the way out of the auditorium I told someone on Markey's staff that I came to the "town hall" (ftr, 2/3 of the time spent on speeches and no open mic is not a town hall) to hear what Markey was going to DO, not to hear how bad things are.
He said I should call the office and tell them that and it would be tallied and summarized to Markey.
I said I don't want Markey to be tallying public opinion, I want him to be LEADING.
Why do they not understand this?
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #MAPoli

Need to drive home now, will post more when I get there.
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #mapoli

Ok, it's over.
I didn't learn anything useful from this town hall.
I'm disappointed.
#EdMarkey #politics #USPol #mapoli

During #PrideMonth, #Massachusetts #Sen. #EdMarkey backs #bill #supporting #older #LGBTQI+ #Americans

The “#ElderPrideAct,” as it’s been dubbed, would set up a new Office of #LGBTQI #Inclusion within #HHS charged with assisting #elders #living with #HIV, the Bay State Democrat’s office said in a statement.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Aging #Massachusetts #DemocraticParty #Allies #Representation #Culture

https://www.masslive.com/politics/2024/06/during-pride-month-mass-sen-markey-backs-bill-supporting-older-lgbtqi-americans.html

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/

#Senators #EdMarkey, and #ChrisPappas #introduce #bill to #ban use of the #LGBTQ #PanicDefense in #FederalCourts.

#Measure introduced during #Pridemonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Progress #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/28/markey-pappas-introduce-bill-to-ban-use-of-the-lgbtq-panic-defense/