Martin O'Malley
@martinomalley.bsky.social
61st Governor of Maryland, former Mayor of Baltimore. Katie O'Malley fan. Celtic rock Singer/Songwriter.
Jimmy Kimmel was great last night. Strong, true, humble, inspiring. Even said as Americans we are united by many things including our belief in Social Security — long may it pay!
September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Jimmy Kimmel was great last night. Strong, true, humble, inspiring. Even said as Americans we are united by many things including our belief in Social Security — long may it pay!
Join us tomorrow in Virginia! Let’s continue fighting to protect Social Security:
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August 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join us tomorrow in Virginia! Let’s continue fighting to protect Social Security:
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
www.mobilize.us/affordablevi...
The most damaging 90 days in Social Security’s history. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The most damaging 90 days in Social Security’s history. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are spreading big lies about Social Security.
It's not a Ponzi scheme, no matter what they say.
We need to protect this agency and this program from all of their attempts to destroy it.l
It's not a Ponzi scheme, no matter what they say.
We need to protect this agency and this program from all of their attempts to destroy it.l
May 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are spreading big lies about Social Security.
It's not a Ponzi scheme, no matter what they say.
We need to protect this agency and this program from all of their attempts to destroy it.l
It's not a Ponzi scheme, no matter what they say.
We need to protect this agency and this program from all of their attempts to destroy it.l
We’re taking the fight directly to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Thank you to the hundreds who came out to our town hall in New York last night—we are fighting like hell to protect Social Security in America.
Thank you to the hundreds who came out to our town hall in New York last night—we are fighting like hell to protect Social Security in America.
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
We’re taking the fight directly to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Thank you to the hundreds who came out to our town hall in New York last night—we are fighting like hell to protect Social Security in America.
Thank you to the hundreds who came out to our town hall in New York last night—we are fighting like hell to protect Social Security in America.
Today, I am holding in my heart and my prayers those who lost their lives 30 years ago in Oklahoma City.
We must never forget their memories.
We must never forget their memories.
April 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today, I am holding in my heart and my prayers those who lost their lives 30 years ago in Oklahoma City.
We must never forget their memories.
We must never forget their memories.
Thank you, Oklahoma!
Great to be with Oklahoma residents to talk about the future of Social Security in America and what we can do to stop Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Great to be with Oklahoma residents to talk about the future of Social Security in America and what we can do to stop Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
April 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Thank you, Oklahoma!
Great to be with Oklahoma residents to talk about the future of Social Security in America and what we can do to stop Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Great to be with Oklahoma residents to talk about the future of Social Security in America and what we can do to stop Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
🧵 FACT CHECKING ELON MUSK:
No — Social Security is not overrun with fraud. In fact, every Inspector General for 30 years has found fraud amounts to far less than even 1% of total benefits. www.brookings.edu/articles/dog...
No — Social Security is not overrun with fraud. In fact, every Inspector General for 30 years has found fraud amounts to far less than even 1% of total benefits. www.brookings.edu/articles/dog...
DOGE is disrupting Social Security
DOGE's targeting of Social Security has already created challenges for one of the most important government departments.
www.brookings.edu
April 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🧵 FACT CHECKING ELON MUSK:
No — Social Security is not overrun with fraud. In fact, every Inspector General for 30 years has found fraud amounts to far less than even 1% of total benefits. www.brookings.edu/articles/dog...
No — Social Security is not overrun with fraud. In fact, every Inspector General for 30 years has found fraud amounts to far less than even 1% of total benefits. www.brookings.edu/articles/dog...
If without due process, Trump and Musk can unlawfully “disappear” or “digitally murder”anyone who legally entered our country, then they can do it to anyone already legally here. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security classifies thousands of immigrants as dead, as part of Trump crackdown
The tactic is aimed at putting pressure on undocumented immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If without due process, Trump and Musk can unlawfully “disappear” or “digitally murder”anyone who legally entered our country, then they can do it to anyone already legally here. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk and Donald are wrecking Social Security as we know it.
We must fight back.
This cannot be allowed to continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
We must fight back.
This cannot be allowed to continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Trump’s Social Security Promise Under Strain as DOGE Cuts Take Toll
President Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but as Elon Musk’s team trims staff and plans cuts to phone services, the system is groaning under the pressure.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Elon Musk and Donald are wrecking Social Security as we know it.
We must fight back.
This cannot be allowed to continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
We must fight back.
This cannot be allowed to continue. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are breaking Social Security "so then after wrecking it, they can rob it."
The people are standing up and fighting back.
Great to be with Councilman Izzy Patoka at today's “Hands Off Social Security Rally” in Woodlawn.
The people are standing up and fighting back.
Great to be with Councilman Izzy Patoka at today's “Hands Off Social Security Rally” in Woodlawn.
April 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are breaking Social Security "so then after wrecking it, they can rob it."
The people are standing up and fighting back.
Great to be with Councilman Izzy Patoka at today's “Hands Off Social Security Rally” in Woodlawn.
The people are standing up and fighting back.
Great to be with Councilman Izzy Patoka at today's “Hands Off Social Security Rally” in Woodlawn.
And this is why the Musk/Trump eliminated the Inspector General and Office before they start their lies about dead people and immigrants defrauding Social Security. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security
Claims of massive fraud by Elon Musk and President Trump are at odds with reams of audits and reports on the agency’s spending.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And this is why the Musk/Trump eliminated the Inspector General and Office before they start their lies about dead people and immigrants defrauding Social Security. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The Musk/Trump co-presidency has taken 90% of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse. Their nominee must have approved all of it, or he wouldn’t be going for confirmation. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Musk/Trump co-presidency has taken 90% of the actions necessary to drive Social Security into a total system collapse. Their nominee must have approved all of it, or he wouldn’t be going for confirmation. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk and Trump want to wreck Social Security’s ability to function so they can rob it. Rise up and stop the steal of your Social Security. popular.info/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of field offices, according to an internal SSA messag...
popular.info
March 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Musk and Trump want to wreck Social Security’s ability to function so they can rob it. Rise up and stop the steal of your Social Security. popular.info/p/exclusive-...
Social Security being dismantled “by a drunk with a wrecking ball” — great reporting by NY Times. People need to rise up. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/b...
Social Security Workers Say It Is Being Endangered by DOGE
Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Social Security being dismantled “by a drunk with a wrecking ball” — great reporting by NY Times. People need to rise up. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/b...
By the end of 2024 we had driven the speed to answer the Social Security 1-800# down from a 42.5 minute national average to 12.4 minute average. Now the Trump/Musk co-presidency wants to eliminate phone service for customers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
Agency considers ending phone program that helps with claims processing and is used by millions of elderly and disabled Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
By the end of 2024 we had driven the speed to answer the Social Security 1-800# down from a 42.5 minute national average to 12.4 minute average. Now the Trump/Musk co-presidency wants to eliminate phone service for customers. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This CNN piece today is really good clear succinct. In plain language with examples of impacts. Musk and his DOGE team at Social Security are driving the agency to total system collapse. www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/p...
‘A disruptive effect’: How slashing staff at the Social Security Administration is sparking fears the system could collapse | CNN Politics
Millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of the deep staffing cuts being planned at the Social Security Administration, which is undergoing a massive reorganization that the acting commissione...
www.cnn.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This CNN piece today is really good clear succinct. In plain language with examples of impacts. Musk and his DOGE team at Social Security are driving the agency to total system collapse. www.cnn.com/2025/03/08/p...
Across Social Security right now: in addition to mass firings, elimination of Oversight Division, they are wasting taxpayer dollars by actually paying retirement eligible people FOR A WHOLE YEAR to leave now. Giving others cash incentives to leave now. Destroying Social Security so they can rob it.
March 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Across Social Security right now: in addition to mass firings, elimination of Oversight Division, they are wasting taxpayer dollars by actually paying retirement eligible people FOR A WHOLE YEAR to leave now. Giving others cash incentives to leave now. Destroying Social Security so they can rob it.
This is why Musk/Trump are moving so fast to destroy Social Security’s ability to serve customers and answer the phone. Best piece I’ve seen newrepublic.com/maz/article/...
Tuesday night, Donald Trump stood before the nation and, with the full backing of billionaires like Elon Musk, laid the groundwork for the biggest heist in American history—the rapid, systematic destruction of Social Security, disguised as “reform.”
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is why Musk/Trump are moving so fast to destroy Social Security’s ability to serve customers and answer the phone. Best piece I’ve seen newrepublic.com/maz/article/...
Running for Chair of the Democratic Party in these times has been a duty and an honor. Thank you, Democrats.
Congratulations to Ken Martin on your victory. All of us must work together to change our party so we can save our country.
Congratulations to Ken Martin on your victory. All of us must work together to change our party so we can save our country.
February 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Running for Chair of the Democratic Party in these times has been a duty and an honor. Thank you, Democrats.
Congratulations to Ken Martin on your victory. All of us must work together to change our party so we can save our country.
Congratulations to Ken Martin on your victory. All of us must work together to change our party so we can save our country.
Thank you, Wendy Davis, for your support in this race. Wendy is an organizer and champion for rural Georgia, and we are so glad to have her aboard Team O'Malley.
January 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you, Wendy Davis, for your support in this race. Wendy is an organizer and champion for rural Georgia, and we are so glad to have her aboard Team O'Malley.
Thank you to DNC Member and IAFF President Ed Kelly of Massachusetts for your support in this campaign. Together, we will promote our labor unions, support our firefighters, and ensure our party partners with unions to rebuild our movement for working people at the DNC.
January 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Thank you to DNC Member and IAFF President Ed Kelly of Massachusetts for your support in this campaign. Together, we will promote our labor unions, support our firefighters, and ensure our party partners with unions to rebuild our movement for working people at the DNC.
This is exactly why we need a new sense of urgency at the DNC right now.
As a former mayor and governor. I know the impact this will have.
We cannot sit on our hands while Trump snatches dinner off our families tables and strips our cities and states down to nothing.
As a former mayor and governor. I know the impact this will have.
We cannot sit on our hands while Trump snatches dinner off our families tables and strips our cities and states down to nothing.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is exactly why we need a new sense of urgency at the DNC right now.
As a former mayor and governor. I know the impact this will have.
We cannot sit on our hands while Trump snatches dinner off our families tables and strips our cities and states down to nothing.
As a former mayor and governor. I know the impact this will have.
We cannot sit on our hands while Trump snatches dinner off our families tables and strips our cities and states down to nothing.
It is so great to have Steve Grossman aboard Team O'Malley! Thank you for your support and for the trust you have in our movement to rebuild the DNC.
January 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It is so great to have Steve Grossman aboard Team O'Malley! Thank you for your support and for the trust you have in our movement to rebuild the DNC.
Thank you to Bill Shaheen and David Blount for your support of our campaign! The number of DNC members supporting our campaign is growing with each passing day. Let's get to work together to get our party back on track.
January 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thank you to Bill Shaheen and David Blount for your support of our campaign! The number of DNC members supporting our campaign is growing with each passing day. Let's get to work together to get our party back on track.