"Capture it all": #ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on #protesters
Senator Edward J. #Markey (D-Mass.) demanded that #Immigration and #Customs Enforcement ( #ICE ) confirm or deny the existence of a "domestic #terrorists ” database that lists US #citizens who protest ICE's immigration crackdown.
#privacy
A delegation of five congressional Democrats traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to visit
#Mahmoud #Khalil and #Rümeysa #Öztürk
in the immigration prisons they’re being held in and to demand their release.
The group of lawmakers, led by Rep. Troy #Carter (Louisiana), is the first from Congress to visit either Khalil or Öztürk since they were abducted by immigration agents last month and flown from their homes in New York and Massachusetts, respectively, to Louisiana.
The group also included Sen. Ed ##Markey (Massachusetts) and Representatives Jim #McGovern (Massachusetts), Ayanna #Pressley (Massachusetts), and Bennie #Thompson (Mississippi).
https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-travel-to-louisiana-ice-prisons-to-demand-release-of-khalil-ozturk/
The meeting #McGovern held sounds more like a Town Hall than what #Markey held.
https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/joshtpm.bsky.social/post/3ljv4olipe22o
Today's #Congress outreach:
I sent https://resist.bot/petitions/PARLVP to #Warren #Markey and #Pressley via @resistbot, about how horrified I am to watch Trump and the GOP rolling back human rights, asking them to obstruct every step of the way and get the word out about what's happening and who's doing it to sway public opinion.
Please write and call your reps daily (you can use my letter above!) until we've successfully beaten back the coup. We need to keep the pressure on so they do.
#politics #USPol
Today's #Congress outreach:
I sent a letter to #Warren, #Markey, and #Pressley via @resistbot, https://resist.bot/petitions/PDWBPU, thanking the Democrats in the Senate for fillibustering #RussellVought and encouraging the caucus to continue to do everything they can to oppose #Trump.
I also called and left messages for all three in which I said basically the same thing.
You should be contacting your reps daily too! You can use the link above to do it if you'd like.
#politics #USPol
Today's #Congress outreach:
I was so busy today I couldn't make phone calls before offices closed. I did write a letter to #Warren, #Markey, and #Pressley demanding that they do something about #HeadStart programs being denied access to funds. Maybe you'd like to join me in asking your electeds to act on this? If so, you can use my petition:
https://resist.bot/petitions/PKGLRW
Until we beat back the #coup, you, too, should be calling and writing your electeds in Congress daily!
#politics #USPol #MAPoli
Hoy estamos en Busot, sorteando ráfagas de viento para que no se vuele nada.
#MApoli #Markey and #Warren, our two MA senators, were of the 18 who voted for #JRDs to block arms to Israel. M was NOT on board until the last minute. I saw coordinated visits from several organized coalitions on the ground, and much resistance from both senators at first. Markey's office called when he knew what his vote would be - about 15 mins before the vote. Both followed up immediately with groups to keep working together after the vote. Is this what democracy looks like? 🦋
“Steward Health Care chief executive Ralph de la Torre could face a trial and prison time for ignoring a congressional subpoena, after the US Senate on Wednesday unanimously moved to refer a criminal contempt charge to the Justice Department.”
“Thursday’s vote was the first time since 1971 that the Senate has approved a criminal contempt resolution.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/25/business/ralph-de-la-torre-contempt-charge-senate-justice-department/
#senate #contempt #bernie #markey
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission( #FTC ) last week, Senators Ron #Wyden and Edward #Markey urged the FTC to 🔸investigate several car companies caught selling and sharing customer information without clear consent. 🔸
Alongside details previously gathered from reporting by The New York Times, the letter also showcases exactly how much this data is worth to the car companies selling this information.
Car companies collect a lot of data about driving behavior, ranging from how often you break to how rapidly you accelerate.
This data can then be sold off to a data broker or directly to an insurance company, where it’s used to calculate a driver’s riskiness, and adjust insurance rates accordingly. This surveillance is often defended by its promoters as a way to get discounts on insurance, but that rarely addresses the fact your insurance rates may actually go up.
If your car is connected to the internet or has an app, you may have inadvertently “#agreed” to this type of data sharing when setting it up #without #realizing it.
The Senators’ letter asserts that #Hyundai shares drivers’ data without seeking their informed consent, and that #GM and #Honda used deceptive practices during signup.
The letter also reveals that while GM stopped sharing driving data after The New York Times’ investigation, it did not stop sharing #location data, which it’s been sharing for #years
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/senators-expose-car-companies-terrible-data-privacy-practices
#Automakers Sold #Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say
Sen. Ron #Wyden, above, and Sen. Edward J. #Markey sent a letter on Friday to Lina Khan, the head of the Federal Trade Commission.
#ftc #tracking #privacy #surveillance #cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/technology/driver-data-sold-for-pennies.html
Artwork Highlight: Village by Markey Robinson
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Tue - Fri: 11am to 6pm ; Sat: Noon to 5pm
https://artisann.org/products/markey-robinson-village-3083
#art #artist #village #markey #IrishArt #Landscape #painting #belfast #Ireland
https://www.theroot.com/exclusive-rep-pressley-and-sen-markey-push-bill-to-e-1850352723
Exclusive: Rep. Pressley and Sen. Markey Push Bill To End #QualifiedImmunity
The Root spoke exclusively with Rep. Ayanna #Pressley and Sen. Edward #Markey about new legislation that would hold #police accountable.
"Senator Kaine championing bill to fund long COVID research"
"Virginia Senator Tim Kaine (D) is championing the Care for Long COVID Act. It is designed to boost research and find long COVID treatments.
Kaine says that about half a million unemployment applications are backed up because of how many people are filing due to long COVID. It’s something he says he wants to mitigate in the long run."
https://www.nbc29.com/2023/03/16/senator-kaine-championing-bill-fund-long-covid-research/
The Daylight Saving Time Mess Just Won’t Go Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ZcPzqYQok
Earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio reintroduced legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, proposing an end to the bi-annual clock change that disrupts the lives of millions of Americans.
The Sunshine Protection Ac
https://newsviews.online/2023/03/12/the-daylight-saving-time-mess-just-wont-go-away/
#Incaseyoumissedit: #DaylightSavingsTime #Markey #Rubio #SpringForward
#Markey Demands Answers From AGU About Scientists Punished Over Climate Protest
The senator noted the organization acknowledged it received funding from oil giant #Chevron as recently as 2020.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/markey-agu-scientists-protest
#USSenator threatens to ‘fix’ Elon #Musk’s companies after billionaire mocked him on #Twitter | The Independent
Ed #Markey had complained to billionaire about #FakeVerifiedAccount in his name
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-senator-markey-twitter-account-b2224228.html
Senator Ed #Markey makes a prudent point to #ElonMusk
https://twitter.com/senmarkey/status/1591827463583453190?s=12&t=XnT0kl6s1-3-oPvMGrbQYg
#Congress
#Regulation
