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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 17h

I want to hear from you. Tell me in the replies how Trump's cuts, corruption, and chaos are impacting you.

Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 19h

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Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 19h

This is what authoritarianism looks like.

Screenshot of headline reading: Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 1d

The federal government has now been shutdown for seven days because Trump and Republicans are putting CEO billionaires and big corporations over working people.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 1d

Massachusetts Health Connector?

That's what we call the Affordable Care Act.

MassHealth?

That's Medicaid and CHIP.

Trump and Republicans are attacking the millions of Massachusetts residents who rely on these programs to survive.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 1d

Health care is a fundamental right. It's time we start fighting like it.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 2d

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Markey, Mass. pols demand answers after Trump admin kills $466M in energy funding for the Bay State

The decision will "hamstring American competitiveness, drive up energy costs, and hurt domestic manufacturing," the Massachusetts lawmakers argued.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 2d

Trump just ripped away $466 million from Massachusetts’ clean energy future—blocking jobs, progress, and protections our communities depend on. We deserve answers and I will keep fighting to get this funding is restored.

Markey, Mass. pols demand answers after Trump admin kills $466M in energy funding for the Bay State

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 2d

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Newsom says he'll sue to keep Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland

Newsom says he'll sue White House over effort to send 300 California National Guard troops to Portland after a judge blocked Trump's attempts to deploy Oregon Guard.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 2d

This is illegal. This is authoritarianism. This is what dictators do.

Screenshot of headline reading: Newsom says he'll sue to keep Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland.
A federal judge blocked Trump's plan to deploy Oregon's National Guard.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is lying about this shutdown. He’s hiding the jobs report. And he’s hiding the Epstein files. Enough.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s what Trump’s shutdown is really about: gutting health care.

The ACA. Medicaid. Vaccines.

Driving up costs, cutting off care, and putting millions at risk. Health care is a right.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 8d

Trump and Republicans callous cuts have already created a health care crisis. Now they want to shutdown the government. I won’t vote for a budget that abandons families. We need to protect care—not cut it.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11d

The 14th Amendment is clear: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue before t...

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11d

I’m honored to have the endorsements of these dedicated leaders from Massachusetts 8th Congressional District, who are ensuring our communities have the quality education, affordable housing, access to care, clean air and water, and civil rights that ensure a better future.

MA-08 ENDORSES SENATOR ED MARKEY
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Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano (3rd Norfolk)
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan
Michael Brady, State Senator (2nd Plymouth and Norfolk)
Nick Collins, State Senator (1st Suffolk)
William Driscoll, State Senator (Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth)
John Keenan, State Senator (Norfolk and Plymouth)
Michael Rush, State Senator (Norfolk and Suffolk)
Bruce Ayers, State Representative (1st Norfolk)
Tackey Chan, State Representative (2nd Norfolk)
Michelle Dubois, State Representative (10th Plymouth)
William Galvin, State Representative (6th Norfolk)
Daniel Hunt, State Representative (13th Suffolk)

MA-08 ENDORSES SENATOR ED MARKEY
*** More to come

Paul McMurtry, State Representative (11th Norfolk)
Rita Mendes, State Representative, (11th Plymouth)
Joan Meschino, State Representative (3rd Plymouth)
James Murphy, State Representative (4th Norfolk)
Bridget Plouffe, State Representative (9th Plymouth)
John Rogers, State Representative (2th Norfolk)
Patrick McDermott, Norfolk County Sheriff
Michael Bellotti, Norfolk County Treasurer
Walter F. Timilty, Norfolk County Clerk of Courts
Peter Collins, Norfolk County Commissioner
Joseph Shea, Norfolk County Commissioner
Richard Staiti, Norfolk County Commissioner

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 12d

If he can do this to Comey he can do it to anyone. This is what dictators do. We cannot be silent.

Screenshot of headline reading:

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Prosecutors earlier said they couldn't establish probable cause to charge Comey

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 14d

Kimmel came back and said it best: satire holds power in democracy. Authoritarians know that and will continue trying to crush it when they feel threatened. We must continue to defend free press and the First Amendment.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 15d

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Trump tells UN that climate change is 'greatest con job' globally

President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral institutions.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 15d

At the UN, Trump called climate change a “con job.” The only con is Trump himself—a Big Oil sellout willing to sacrifice our planet for profit. We need climate action, not climate denial.

Trump tells UN that climate change is 'greatest con job'
globally

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 20d

ABC just ripped Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely. This comes just hours after the FCC Chair threatened ABC and Disney. And weeks after Colbert was cancelled. This isn’t freedom of speech. This is MAGA overreach.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 20d

www.masslive.com/politics/202...

Markey: Landmark EPA greenhouse gas rollback would create ‘Environmental Destruction Agency’

Mass. Capitol Hill delegation points to increasing extreme weather events and billions in damages as they fight to preserve climate regulation authority.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 20d

Repealing the Endangerment Finding means declaring greenhouse gases harmless—despite what years of science and evidence show. I’ll keep fighting so our children inherit clean air, not pollution.

Markey: Landmark EPA greenhouse gas rollback would create
'Environmental
Destruction Agency'

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 20d

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Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies about RFK Jr., says she's "very nervous" about vaccine recommendations

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez and Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry testified before a Senate panel weeks after departing in a dramatic shakeup at the health agency.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 20d

Former CDC Director Monarez confirmed what we already knew: RFK Jr. is undermining vaccine science, pushing harmful policy changes without evidence, and firing those who stand for facts.

RFK must resign.

Ousted CDC Director
Susan Monarez testifies about RFK Jr., says she's
"very nervous" about vaccine recommendations

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 23d

There are too few voices in the Senate ready to call out the greedy corporations rigging the game against working families. That’s why I’m endorsing Lt. Governor @peggyflanagan.bsky.social's campaign for US Senate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJbZ...

Senator Ed Markey Endorses Peggy Flanagan for U.S. Senate

YouTube video by Ed Markey for Senate

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