Things not going well for USPS

[Red Five 41735]

25 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

 

 

Won't last. 38 to 46 percent of the country will favor its complete abolition by the end of the week.

These people's devotion to Trump knows no bounds.

 

I fully expect "fuck the mail!" chants or some such at his upcoming rallies. 

[Celery Man 21095]

I never thought the leopards would eat my mail.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20913]

[406W30th 1111]

My mailman told me he will be at the DNC on Thursday, protesting with a bunch of other postal workers. I am going to join them.

[6th Street 6689]

1 minute ago, 406W30th said:

My mailman told me he will be at the DNC on Thursday, protesting with a bunch of other postal workers. I am going to join them.

Eat a usingers brat and head over 

[SydneyCarton 49482]

3 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

My mailman told me he will be at the DNC on Thursday, protesting with a bunch of other postal workers. I am going to join them.

Why would you protest at the DNC? I realize you're in the city based upon your avatar, but I mean, aren't you showing up to protest the guys trying to save the USPS?

[SizzleChest 8314]

He meant DMC.  They're protesting at Darren McFadden's house.

[Pig Bellmont 8885]

USPS protests are Sat at 11a. Moveon.org for more info

[406W30th 1111]

20 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Why would you protest at the DNC? I realize you're in the city based upon your avatar, but I mean, aren't you showing up to protest the guys trying to save the USPS?

Same reason I called all of my reps, Democrats included, and demanded action.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

38 minutes ago, 406W30th said:

My mailman told me he will be at the DNC on Thursday, protesting with a bunch of other postal workers. I am going to join them.

[Chad Fuck 18134]

One of you clever Surlsters needs to drum up a letterbox with the Woody Guthrie's "This machine kills fascists" on it.  

[Post Oak 20562]

20 hours ago, HenryJames said:

 

Give her an hour to question DeJoy

[Pancho 46300]

Is he going to reverse what he already did or nah?

[SizzleChest 8314]

22 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Is he going to reverse what he already did or nah?

The effort from Congress is to restore to January 1, 2020 status.  So, by the letter of his statement, suspending initiatives is not enough.  These need to be reversed.

[Pig Bellmont 8885]

50 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Is he going to reverse what he already did or nah?

Exactly. Now that 600+ sorting machines have been removed from key states, the postmaster general wants you to know he will suspend future actions. You know, for integrity 

[Prepuce of Doom 21285]

4 hours ago, 6th Street said:

Eat a usingers brat at Sobelman's and head over 

...if you're not too drunk, of course. 

[Bullneck 19517]

11 hours ago, SizzleChest said:

He meant DMC.  They're protesting at Darren McFadden's house.

 

[Celery Man 21095]

13 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

One of you clever Surlsters needs to drum up a letterbox with the Woody Guthrie's "This machine kills fascists" on it.  

already been done

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

We really need that image above on some of these they used in Belarus. Imagine those bouncing in front of the WH:

 

[Chad Fuck 18134]

already been done
 

I knew someone quicker and more talented must’ve already been on it.

[lemonlime 5503]

And they're still dismantling processing equipment, at least in Michigan.  Shocked that a member of the trump administration lied to us.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

"Gosh Mr. DeJoy, you know these machines all have standard fittings and you only gave us metric Allen wrenches. It may take us awhile...."

[Pancho 46300]

 

[RPM 26623]

1 hour ago, lemonlime said:

And they're still dismantling processing equipment, at least in Michigan.  Shocked that a member of the trump administration lied to us.

The order is in the mail.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

3 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

That's straight outta the 'what are you gonna do about it' playbook. They've really gotten it mastered after four years.

[406W30th 1111]

I bet Pelosi will show him by theatrically ripping up a transcript of the phone call!

#yasQueen

Edited August 19, 2020 by 406W30th
Forget the very important hashtag

[Jive Turkey 12997]

 

[DDD Dad 14648]

Anecdotal and just a single data point, but I've received zero pieces of mail for my office since this time last week.  That has never happened before.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

I receive mail every day the Post Office is open, the first half of the week is usually the largest but only one piece of mail this week. One.

[elfenix 34749]

tuesdays are usually slow around here, but today there was only 1 piece of mail - life insurance spam from the bar

[Aqua Buddha 14806]

Same.  I’ll go a few days without getting anything and then get a lot.  I see the mail guy out every day, though.

I’ve been checking the post marks and nothing is crazy late so there’s that.  I still pay all of our bills through the mail and only one check seemed like it took a long time.

[Biff Tannen 46163]

1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

 I still pay all of our bills through the mail and only one check seemed like it took a long time.

Damn, you hanging out with Armybrat playing dominos or what?

[Aqua Buddha 14806]

27 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Damn, you hanging out with Armybrat playing dominos or what?

I just tired of keeping up with all the passwords and different formats.  It was easier to just mail them out all at once.

[Homercles 10206]

18 hours ago, RPM said:

The order is in the mail.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

When I was outside yesterday, the special delivery truck for USPS came screaming down our street (we live on a dead-end) to my neighbors' home. Driver must have practically thrown that package from the truck while it was still moving they were so fast. They are valiantly attempting to keep up is all I gotta say. I need to take them some more cookies.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

16 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

Anecdotal and just a single data point, but I've received zero pieces of mail for my office since this time last week.  That has never happened before.

Hell, I get pieces of mail for every business around my studio. Those mail carriers...MENSA members every single one....

[Chad Fuck 18134]

 

Don’t tell a small lie, tell a BIG lie.

They’ve got Goebbels advice down.

[Nivek 17409]

tuesdays are usually slow around here, but today there was only 1 piece of mail - life insurance spam from the bar

You drink that much?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13729]

This could be the final straw for the USPS as Trump learns that they're arresting his people. He may order their shutdown this afternoon.

 

[CowboyFred 1162]

lol these motherfuckers

Postal worker: San Antonio post office hid backlogged mail from congressman

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Two-more-San-Antonio-Postal-Service-machines-set-15495702.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Spoiler

The postmaster general ordered the removal of six mail sorting machines in San Antonio, two more than previously known to postal union leaders, who say cuts to the U.S. Postal Service are causing long delays in mail delivery.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, confirmed the removal of the machines Wednesday after touring the main San Antonio post office and speaking with Dennis Stasa, senior plant manager for the Postal Service’s Rio Grande District.

“They were told by Washington to remove those six machines,” Castro said outside the post office, on Perrin Beitel. “(Stasa) said they have been able to carry out their work. But as I told him, even my own mom had an issue getting medicine on time that she’s usually able to get in a few days. And others have shared similar stories.”

 

When asked whether the processing hub showed signs of disarray, such as backed-up mail, Castro said it was not a busy time of day and the operation “looked orderly.” But Carlos Barrios, clerk craft director at the plant, later said mail handlers were directed to remove large piles of mail before Castro’s visit in an effort to deceive the congressman.

Watch Live: Joaquin Castro on USPS issues in San Antonio

“This mail has been sitting there for weeks and weeks out,” Barrios said. “So rather than show Castro when he comes in and he sees the cluster there, it’s best to not even have it there. So they moved it and they transported the majority of that to the north dock, where they were put on a trailer so they can be sent to Austin.”

Barrios added, “They played (Castro) for a fool.”

 

Castro demanded an explanation after learning of the alleged deception.

“If this conduct is true, it’s outrageous that USPS management would attempt to deceive the people of San Antonio about the condition of postal operations,” the congressman said in a statement. “I expect an explanation from USPS leadership and an immediate reversal of these delays: Deliver the people’s mail now.”

Asked to respond to Barrios’ allegation, Stasa referred a reporter to an unrelated statement made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday saying he has suspended cutbacks until after the November election.

Also Wednesday, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales requested a legal opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on whether a district attorney may prosecute a federal official who knowingly violates the Texas Election Code by preventing Texas voters — particularly those age 65 or older — from voting by mail.

 

“If Bexar County residents cannot rely on the USPS to deliver things like medication or pay bills on time, how can they be certain their ballots will be received, let alone counted?” Gonzales said.

San Antonians have found that the Postal Service has grown sluggish in recent weeks, delaying deliveries of medicine, bills and other parcels. The reason, according to the leaders of postal unions, is recent rules put in place by DeJoy, a Republican mega-donor and supporter of President Donald Trump.

The changes, including the elimination of employee overtime, hit the Postal Service ahead of an election in which an unprecedented number of Americans are expected to vote by mail.

Congressional Democrats have pushed to aid the financially strapped Postal Service, but Trump has said he hopes to starve the agency of funds to prevent universal mail-in voting, claiming without evidence that such voting would lead to a fraudulent election.

 

On ExpressNews.com: Postal Service in San Antonio trashes four machines; mail delays increase

DeJoy, who took office in June, said he would suspend the cutbacks, including moving machinery, until after the election to “avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail.”

But Castro said it was unclear whether a suspension would mean a reversal of actions already taken by the new postmaster general, who is scheduled to testify before the House on Monday.

“We’re certainly going to ask about (the machines) on Monday,” Castro said.

 

Two of the six machines removed from the processing plant on Perrin Beitel were scheduled to be moved to Austin, postal union officials said, despite promises from DeJoy that all cost-saving moves would stop until after the election. The two machines sort tricky pieces of mail, such as those without forwarding addresses.

Relocating those two machines would mean taking an additional day to transfer such mail to Austin’s facility to get it sorted there, causing deliveries to “fall further behind,” Barrios said.

“The impact on delay is really going to fall on Austin now,” he said.

On Castro’s tour Wednesday, Stasa told the congressman that removing the machines “was a way for them to continue doing their work, but also to remove at this point what seems to be unnecessary equipment, at least according to the higher-ups,” Castro said. “He did promise to me that he would push back if there was a problem or if he perceived a problem in carrying out their mission with any orders that were given. And I think that’s quite honestly what the citizens of San Antonio would expect.”

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Betty Hernandez, a San Antonio spokeswoman for the Postal Service, said she didn’t know whether the additional two machines still would be moved.

Union officials said the reduction would lead to more delays in delivery that San Antonians say have caused late bill payments and slowed the arrival of mail-order medicines. The delays mean carriers can no longer promise a letter or medicine will be delivered the next day, they said.

“They’re telling the carriers, ‘If you can’t finish your route in eight hours, bring your mail back,’” said Ruben Martinez, who retired in June after 38 years with the Postal Service.

On ExpressNews.com: Postal Service cuts ‘hurting people’s lives’

 

Martinez wanted to work four more years, but the pandemic and the new postmaster’s initiatives “forced my hand to retire,” he said.

Morale started to deteriorate when all the changes came about, Martinez said.

“You can’t process all the mail like you used to,” he said. “There’s a lot of mail that would be processed, but it’s just sitting there. … You can’t do it because you don’t have the machines.”

Martinez has even noticed his own mail getting delivered slower and slower since the pandemic started.

 

“My bills are coming back a little later and later,” he said.

 

[Pig Bellmont 8885]

Hearings going on right now. Former Vice Chair of board of governors says no financial benefit to changes made by DeJoy. (Duh)

also there’s this:

 

[4th&Five 41999]

 

[Brisketexan 106889]

THIS.  IS.  WHAT.  THEY.  WANT.

They want to destroy literally every single institution that benefits the people/provides any public value.  Destroy it, and you can then claim it is valueless.  

Then, replace it with a for-profit enterprise that costs (and this is for real) 10X as much or more, and almost always, one that benefits the regime or its cronies (who then bestow their good fortune on the regime by throwing expensive parties at Mar A Lago, etc. -- basic money laundering shit).

This is a key hallmark of a fascist regime -- not using that term casually or rhetorically, fascism actually involves a corporatist system where corporations are intertwined with the regime, and the profits all spin out to insiders.

A criminal enterprise is running our country right now.  And half of Americans think it's great.

[Chuckie Finster 23049]

[Pig Bellmont 8885]

You know, a normal thing for an organization ready to be transparent with Congress and the public 

[Pig Bellmont 8885]

 

[4th&Five 41999]

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by 4th&Five

[Aqua Buddha 14806]

27 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

Trump’s ballot last week was harvested.

[lemonlime 5503]

1 hour ago, Pig Bellmont said:

You know, a normal thing for an organization ready to be transparent with Congress and the public 

The Constitution's a piece of paper.  What First Amendment?

[HenryJames 67336]