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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts)
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 08:07 PM Aug 2020

Protesters Gather Outside Postmaster General's D.C. Home Amid Growing Concerns Over USPS Restructure

Protesters with the activist group Shut Down DC gathered outside the Washington, D.C. home of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Saturday morning, banging pots and blasting airhorns in what they said was a “wake up call” for DeJoy to defend the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

“We need the postal service to #DeliverDemocracy this fall. Stop the attack on our mail!” the group tweeted.


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DeJoy, a top GOP and Trump campaign donor, was appointed in May and has launched a major restructuring of the Postal Service, including a hiring freeze and other budget cuts that postal workers say limit their ability to effectively deliver the mail. The Postal Service has recently decommissioned 10% of its sorting machines at facilities across the country, per the Washington Post, leading to growing concern that the slow down of mail delivery will only worsen. In the past week, many examples of USPS workers removing allegedly under-used mailboxes were also documented on social media.

Attention on DeJoy’s actions further increased on Thursday after President Donald Trump appeared to insinuate that he opposed funding the Postal Service in part because it would make it more difficult for Americans to vote by mail. Many states are expanding absentee voting so Americans don’t have to risk their lives by voting in person amid the COVID-19 pandemic come November.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/protesters-gather-outside-postmaster-generals-183818771.html
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Protesters Gather Outside Postmaster General's D.C. Home Amid Growing Concerns Over USPS Restructure (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
Kickin' Faux pas Aug 2020 #1
Never let the fucker sleep again. Jamastiene Aug 2020 #2

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
2. Never let the fucker sleep again.
Sun Aug 16, 2020, 08:20 PM
Aug 2020

The fix is in. They are sabotaging the election right out in the open. Make them pay somehow in at least aggravation. It's all we can do with an ineffective Congress.

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