“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordFebruary 12, 2025
It is dangerously unacceptable that an unelected Musk and his unqualified acolytes have access to sensitive CMS systems.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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commondreams.org

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Markey criticizes Musk's influence over healthcare systems without elected authority.

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