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Markey Internship Ad Triggers DOJ Civil-Rights Complaint Call

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) posted an internship ad aimed at BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working-class, and veteran candidates.
Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic called the wording political malpractice that fuels White identity politics.
Christopher Rufo said the posting violates civil-rights law and urged the Department of Justice to act.
Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff told Fox News the post is virtue-signaling that harms equality pledges, unlike Senator Elizabeth Warren’s internship.

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U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) posted an internship ad aimed at BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working-class, and veteran candidates.
Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic called the wording political malpractice that fuels White identity politics.
Christopher Rufo said the posting violates civil-rights law and urged the Department of Justice to act.
Democratic strategist Kaivan Shroff told Fox News the post is virtue-signaling that harms equality pledges, unlike Senator Elizabeth Warren’s internship.