#edmarkey — Public Fediverse posts

Gold Star parents’ anger over Iran war underscores Moulton’s closing Senate argument

ARLINGTON — Brian and Alma Hart belong to a club they never asked to join. On Oct. 18,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AlmaHart #breakingnews #edmarkey #FacingMoulton #Iran #JohnF.Kelly #mikiesherrill #RobertKelly #SethMoulton #U.S.senate
https://www.newsbeep.com/697984/

@DoomsdaysCW This why I am voting for #EdMarkey and not that blue dog Seth Moulton who thought he'd be a better Speaker than Pelosi.

Older #StudentLoan borrowers are at risk of losing a chunk of their #SocialSecurity. There's a new bill to prevent that.

Story by Ayelet Sheffey, August 17, 2026

"Student-loan borrowers could lose their Social Security checks if they fall behind on their loan payments. Democratic lawmakers want to put an end to that practice.

"On Monday, Sens. #BernieSanders, #ElizabethWarren, and #EdMarkey introduced a bill to prevent older student-loan borrowers and borrowers with disabilities from facing Social Security garnishment if they default on their payments.

"A fact sheet of the legislation reviewed by Business Insider said that the bill would prohibit the Treasury from seizing Social Security payments, including Social Security Disability Insurance, and protect those borrowers from 'unnecessary forced collections.'

"Sanders said in a statement that 'in the richest country in the history of the world, no senior should have their Social Security payments taken away from them to pay back student debt.'

" 'This is especially true when seniors throughout the country already cannot afford the skyrocketing price of healthcare, prescription drugs, groceries and housing,' Sanders said. "Congress must pass this legislation.'

"The legislation comes as student-loan defaults are at a record high. Over 9 million borrowers were in default as of March, according to the latest Education Department data, which happens when a borrower has missed payments for 270 days.

"The New York Federal Reserve's latest household debt report showed that student-loan delinquencies stood at 10.6% in the second quarter of 2026 — up from 10.3% in the first quarter. Pre-pandemic delinquency rates were around 11%, and researchers said the latest data showed that delinquency is stabilizing. Yet researchers said that number could rise again due to the elimination of the Biden-era SAVE repayment plan, which gave borrowers affordable payments and a shorter timeline to debt relief."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/older-student-loan-borrowers-are-at-risk-of-losing-a-chunk-of-their-social-security-there-s-a-new-bill-to-prevent-that/ar-AA2ahcsA?

#SAVEPlan #StudentLoans #USPol #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Endorsements for Boston, MA Democratic primary election, September 1, 2026

Vote for Ed Markey, Margie Palladino, Daniel Lander, and Linda Champion.

https://blog.kamens.us/2026/08/12/endorsements-for-boston-ma-democratic-primary-election-september-1-2026/

#politics #USPol #MAPoli #BosPoli #EdMarkey #MargiePalladino #DanielLander #LindaChampion

Endorsements for Boston, MA Democratic primary election, September 1, 2026

https://blog.kamens.us/2026/08/12/endorsements-for-boston-ma-democratic-primary-election-september-1-2026/

Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/ed-markey-seth-moulton-transgender

(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

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

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/

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/

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

“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

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

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:

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

Saturday noon-1 - #Indivisible #protest in #Newton #massachusetts - with Senator #EdMarkey
https://bsky.app/profile/newtonindivisible.bsky.social/post/3lld3cbzzv22k
#BostonWeekend 11/x

Senate Democrats Fire Off Letter To FCC Chairman Over “Weaponization” Of Agency To Punish CBS And Other Broadcast Outlets Over News Content
#News #Politics #BrendanCarr #CBS #EdMarkey #ElectionLine #FCC #Senate

https://deadline.com/2025/02/senate-brendan-carr-fcc-cbs-1236288068/

#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/