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7. The very reason said donor was placed in charge of the usps

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The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing backlogs of mail after a top Trump donor running.... [View all] steve2470 Jul 2020 OP

Anything and everything to rig the election dalton99a Jul 2020 #1

Not to mention that delivering bills paid by mail on time. no_hypocrisy Jul 2020 #2

That is my concern for the moment! Delmette2.0 Jul 2020 #22

And delivery delays PatSeg Jul 2020 #36

You're so right! I have all my bills on auto-pay by check and moonscape Jul 2020 #44

Jes' doin' his job for Uncle Vlad. Turbineguy Jul 2020 #3

What's the penalty for interfering with an election? C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #4

"Penalty"? You mean "Reward". JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #5

I signed up for "Informed Delivery" which shows me what mail is coming each day. phylny Jul 2020 #6

They're not going to be paid overtime any more for working overtime. That would be a disincentive.nt pnwmom Jul 2020 #23

If your supervisor tells you to do something leftieNanner Jul 2020 #24

They aren't going to work for free. Mariana Jul 2020 #29

The very reason said donor was placed in charge of the usps spanone Jul 2020 #7

Exactly. nt crickets Jul 2020 #49

I believe they're unionized. Why not strike? blueinredohio Jul 2020 #8

It is illegal for Postal Workers to strike because the work they do is considered "essential". Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #40

Thanks, you learn something new every day. blueinredohio Jul 2020 #54

My own righteous indignation at this MF45 maladministration takes me ... MFGsunny Jul 2020 #9

My experience awesomerwb1 Jul 2020 #10

This will be know as the no holds barred election Chainfire Jul 2020 #11

It appears so pandr32 Jul 2020 #46

So, Trump tweets that mail-in voting is open to fraud, but absentee voting Frustratedlady Jul 2020 #12

KNR Lucinda Jul 2020 #13

Options: vote early in person or hand carry your mail in ballot to the ballot box Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #14

Many counties/townships have drop off boxes or points. roamer65 Jul 2020 #15

That's what I'm doing as well. It's also important to request your ballot early. Luciferous Jul 2020 #27

The problem here in Oregon leftieNanner Jul 2020 #25

His ass should be hauled before the Senate committee New Breed Leader Jul 2020 #16

Do anything, say anthing, punish those that stand in his way and reward those ffr Jul 2020 #17

more negligence RT Atlanta Jul 2020 #18

Not negligence. Deliberate sabotage. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #33

Can postal workers just sort out ballots for delivery first? dreamland Jul 2020 #19

Theoretically, yes. Ballots will be first class mail, which is already to be delivered before all Nay Jul 2020 #30

Can we go to court and sue? kimbutgar Jul 2020 #20

What can we, out here in the peanut gallery, do? jeffreyi Jul 2020 #31

Called my reps. jeffreyi Jul 2020 #41

Can the Postmaster General be impeached? Martin Eden Jul 2020 #21

Isn't he just "acting" leftieNanner Jul 2020 #28

There will be a delay in receiving our mail in ballots AND Delmette2.0 Jul 2020 #26

If they screw up my mail in ballot, I plan to brave the polls. roamer65 Jul 2020 #34

Make sure your polling place will accept your mail-in ballot. Delmette2.0 Jul 2020 #51

Same here. roamer65 Jul 2020 #52

I have Rebl2 Jul 2020 #32

Why would they ever think slowing the postal service is a good idea? lettucebe Jul 2020 #35

Trump and his cronies are scumbags. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #42

We have gotten no mail for the past two days. In fact, our Ring doorbell camera Grammy23 Jul 2020 #37

This is already backfiring badly for trump , duforsure Jul 2020 #38

I just had a first class package from 1k away arrive in 3 days yet a priority package a state away yaesu Jul 2020 #39

This is a big campaign ad opportunity. USPS is a big thing for older citizens. TeamPooka Jul 2020 #43

Good idea. klook Jul 2020 #48

Just more tRump fascist bullshit!!! augyboston Jul 2020 #45

So the Con man Trump, BlueJac Jul 2020 #47

No much worse than that. triron Jul 2020 #53

Piling on the misery. Baked Potato Jul 2020 #50

See what holding up Amazon Prime deliveries does for popularity ThoughtCriminal Jul 2020 #55

Tampering with mail is illegal Blue Owl Aug 2020 #56