Wannabe felons crowded around the US Postal Service after Reagan’s 1980 election. They claimed that “privatizing” the mail would increase efficiency and lower costs. The trucking industry tried to pack the Postal Board with appointees in their thrall. James Bovard and other dependable conservative lackeys wrote op-eds in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, urging…
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the last free election in US history… maybe, removing swing-state postal sorting machines?
He’s golfing again this weekend in Bedminster. Will he do more pseudo-pressers and populate the “press corps” with “reporters’ from Epoch Times, Gateway Pundit, and OAN. “The president is back at his New Jersey golf resort, bringing his taxpayer-paid golf tab to $142 million.” x Trump’s here at Bedminster, his New Jersey golf club. He’ll…
Killing the US Postal Service is unconstitutional even if a quarter-million pandemic deaths isn't
Trump just said, and I quote: “absentee good, mail-in very very bad.” (Orange man… bad) President Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud, admitting he’s intentionally withholding money from the U.S. Postal Service to undermine its ability to handle mail-in voting in the 2020 election. “They need that money in order to make the Post…
Trump blurts out his true motivation for kneecapping the Postal Service
It’s like Mr. Burns from The Simpsons is running for president. Or maybe Homer. Or some ungodly combination of the two. The Washington Post: Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network on Thursday morning, Trump appeared to confirm that he opposes Democrats’ proposed funding for mail-in balloting and the U.S. Postal Service in order…
Postal Service Triples the Cost of Mailing Ballots to Voters
This is a story in progress; I’ll try to get more information soon. American Prospect is reporting that Capitol Forum (paywall) is saying Trump’s toady Postmaster General is striking another blow at voting by mail: The Postal Service has informed states that they’ll need to pay first-class 55-cent postage to mail ballots to voters, rather…
VA-Sen: Sen. Mark Warner (D) Continues To Mount Pressure On Congress To Save The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Mark Warner’s (D. VA) re-election campaign: The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. This vital service is in dire financial straits, but President Trump has said he’ll block emergency funding to keep the postal service from going bankrupt during this pandemic. The Postal Service isn’t something we can…
GA-Sen B: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Keeps Up The Pressure On Congress To Save The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, The U.S. Postal Service is in serious danger: Postal workers are getting sick, mail volume is dropping – and without emergency funding, this vital institution could be insolvent by September. We can’t let this happen, friend. An insolvent Postal Service would mean 600,000 hardworking people…
NC-Sen: Cal Cunningham (D) Goes After Trump For Refusing To Fully Fund The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello — Year-round but especially during a pandemic, the United States Postal Service plays a key role in getting families the essentials they need — especially for rural communities here in North Carolina. Millions of folks depend on the USPS to receive their…
IA-Sen: Theresa Greenfield (D) Puts Pressure On Congress To Protect The USPS & Postal Workers
Received this e-mail from Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: How do you vote safely from home? In Iowa, anyone can vote absentee – no excuses necessary! Active registered voters will get a request form in the mail. Fill that out, send it back, and you’ll get your ballot. Questions? Click here: https://t.co/cLrccZO5uP —…
MN-Sen: Sen. Tina Smith (D) Refuses To Let Trump Destroy The United States Postal Service
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaign: Without emergency funding, the United States Postal Service is at risk of running out of money by June as the economic impact of the coronavirus continues to take its toll. Shortly after, it could collapse. But Donald Trump is refusing to provide relief….
NJ-Sen: Sen. Cory Booker (D) Pushes Trump & Congress To Fully Fund The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D. NJ) re-election campaign: The US Postal Service is in dire need of emergency funding as the impact of the coronavirus could lead to services being slowed down by June and even stopped entirely by September. But Trump is playing partisan games with this incredibly important…
CO-Sen: John Hickenlooper (D) Pressures Trump & Congress To Fully Fund The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from former Governor John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Folks, The United States Postal Service is essential to American society. Mail carriers deliver mail, news, ballots, and essential goods like food and life-saving medications through snow, rain, heat, and the dark of night. And yes, a pandemic too. But right…
