US postal service

[MUBurrow]

Except that is the plan. Once people start complaining about slow delivery, it will give these people more ammunition to demand privatization.

Yeah this. The best way to push privatization is to doom your public institutions to failure and then point to that failure as proof that you were right to doom them. 

[vogue65]

To destroy a country, as Putin wants, means destroying the most trusted institutions. The 2 most trusted in this country are USPS and Social Security.

They are both under attack this week.

Add the FBI, our courts, the IRS, our medical system, higher education, hay, it's a long list.
Then blame the deep state, liberals, unions, NATO, journalist's, judge's, Generals, and you have the new world.
The Post Office is only the most obvious.  Time to clean house.  When people who don't believe in governing govern you have chaos.

[jesmu84]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/12/conspiracy-steal-election-folks-alarms-sound-after-postal-worker-reports-removal

>   "I grew up in a culture of service, where every piece was to be delivered every day. And his policies, although they've only been in place for a few weeks, are now affecting the way that we do business and not allowing us to deliver every piece every day, as we've done in the past," said Karol. "I don't see this as cost-saving measures. I see this as a way to undermine the public confidence in the mail service. It's not saving costs. We're spending more time trying to implement these policy changes. And it's, in our offices, costing more over time."

[ZiggysFryBoy]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/12/conspiracy-steal-election-folks-alarms-sound-after-postal-worker-reports-removal

The head of the postal union and a freelance journalist as sources?  Who was the editor, Jockitch? 

You should be better than this.

[jesmu84]

The head of the postal union and a freelance journalist as sources?  Who was the editor, Jockitch? 

You should be better than this.

 

[rocket surgeon]

The head of the postal union and a freelance "journalist" as sources?  Who was the editor, Jockitch? 

You should be better than this.

fixed fer ya

 

[ZiggysFryBoy]

fixed fer ya

 

Naw, that person self-identified as a journalist.   Who are you to question that?

[shoothoops]

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1293632103448489986?s=19

[TSmith34, Inc.]

fixed fer ya

 

Thank you, "healthcare professional".

[ZiggysFryBoy]

https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1293632103448489986?s=19

So does NPR talk to the union leader or the freelance journalist for their piece?

Jesus wept, you guys are pathetic.

[Hards Alumni]

So does NPR talk to the union leader or the freelance journalist for their piece?

Jesus wept, you guys are pathetic.

I'm confused.  If the head of the union says the machines are being removed that is easily verifiable, no?  Send someone in to see if they're gone, follow up with a question to the USPS as to why they're gone, and then ask if they're being replaced.

[shoothoops]

The quiet part out loud:

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1293896544668782592?s=19

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

The quiet part out loud:

https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1293896544668782592?s=19

Oh don't worry.  I'm sure the sycophants will either fade away for awhile or come up with another talking point.  They always do.

[tower912]

He is up front about it.   That must suck when the guy you are trying to defend admits to what he is accused of.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

We have a leader openly admitting to inhibiting free and fair elections in order to ensure he gets reelected.... and at least a third of the country is cheering him on while he does it.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

[jesmu84]

He is up front about it.   That must suck when the guy you are trying to defend admits to what he is accused of.

Hasn't slowed anyone down yet

[4everwarriors]

We have a leader openly admitting to inhibiting free and fair elections in order to ensure he gets reelected.... and at least a third of the country is cheering him on while he does it.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

So, if President Trump is re-elected, then the election was rigged, aina?

[MUBurrow]

So, if President Trump is re-elected, then the election was rigged, aina?

Man, that's some real nihlistic crap considering that Trump is the one, you know, actively saying all the bad things.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

So, if President Trump is re-elected, then the election was rigged, aina?

Nope.  But if their are widespread issues related to mail in ballots we know why.  They've never been a problem before.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

We have a leader openly admitting to inhibiting free and fair elections in order to ensure he gets reelected.... and at least a third of the country is cheering him on while he does it.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Indeed, in normal times admitting out loud that you are attempting to rig your own election would be grounds for impeachment for abuse of power. Yet Trump is free to say these things out loud without fear of repercussion because the entire spineless GOP has been captured by Trumpism.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

So, if President Trump is re-elected, then the election was rigged, aina?

So, cheerleading the destruction of Democracy is patriot, aina?

[4everwarriors]

Nah, just want to be sure I clearly understand why Biden lost, were it to happen, hey?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Nah, just want to be sure I clearly understand why Biden lost, were it to happen, hey?

I just want to understand how anyone could support what is going on given what the President said today.  I mean, he pretty much said that he is using his power as President to limit funding to the USPS to impact mail in voting.

Are you OK with that?

[Jockey]

Funny how things change. It was only a couple weeks ago that people were laughing when I said trump was sabotaging the USPS.

[4everwarriors]

I just want to understand how anyone could support what is going on given what the President said today.  I mean, he pretty much said that he is using his power as President to limit funding to the USPS to impact mail in voting.

Are you OK with that?

Outside of legitimate absentee voting, if a citizen doesn't care enough about the election to get off their ass and go to the polls, then maybe they don't value the freedom that comes with being able to cast a ballot. Mail-in voting serves one and only one purpose. That is to facilitate fraud, hey?