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eppur_se_muova

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40. Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 08:53 PM
16 hrs ago

All the drop boxes in our area, including the drive-by boxes right in front of the PO, were removed. We were told it was "for security reasons". (Never believe a Republican using the word "security" -- it's almost always camouflage for something nefarious.) I haven't seen a USPS drop box anywhere in our area since then.

Interesting that we have security cameras on just about every building and parking lot, but they couldn't keep an eye on the mailboxes. Just a sign saying "you're on camera" might have done it -- instead they used it as excuse to remove all the boxes.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ee8X8jsUMAEUnWS?format=jpg

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-post-office-mail-in-voting-fraud-boxes-louis-dejoy-a9670816.html

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They did the same thing in my town, but bluestarone 19 hrs ago #1
They did that in the 2020 election. wnylib 17 hrs ago #39
KnR Alice Kramden 19 hrs ago #2
That is absolutely horrifying. Cutting you off at the ballot box??? No way. CaliforniaPeggy 19 hrs ago #3
Right?? MontanaMama 19 hrs ago #4
I mailed out grandson's valentine's card on February 10th, he lives a half hour away. dem4decades 19 hrs ago #5
No it wouldn't. MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #10
Mail between PO boxes in our little town ... goes to Denver before getting delivered Tasmanian Devil 18 hrs ago #27
The Surveillance State hates Anonymity - N/T tonekat 17 hrs ago #35
You had to sign up for informed delivery MichMan 1 hr ago #53
The monitoring will continue Tasmanian Devil 51 min ago #55
I live in California. I got a Xmas card Demobrat 16 hrs ago #41
My eldest son just received my Christmas card to him. Lives 40 mins. away. I do love Florida..LOL. SheilaAnn 4 hrs ago #45
If your post office is like the ones around here - Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #6
It is a city of 125,000 MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #12
Mine serves around 700,000 Ms. Toad 18 hrs ago #20
Can you deliver your ballots to your City/County Government Center? ProudMNDemocrat 18 hrs ago #7
We can and do exactly that. MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #13
That's an important point. pandr32 1 hr ago #51
This is the way. FuzzyDicePHL 2 hrs ago #47
K&R spanone 18 hrs ago #8
The problem in our town was smash-and-grab mail thefts. hunter 18 hrs ago #9
The outdoors drop boxes are subject to vandalism and theft. mahatmakanejeeves 18 hrs ago #11
These are the big blue metal boxes outside MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #15
Send a pic, please. I think I know what you mean. mahatmakanejeeves 18 hrs ago #25
She's talking about... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #33
Yup, that's why I may everything from inside the Post Office. BigmanPigman 18 hrs ago #17
if you vote by mail, make sure your ballot can withstand the most critical scrutiny, and deliver it to the Post Office. patphil 18 hrs ago #14
That's the problem. MontanaMama 18 hrs ago #16
That's true, but it's the best you can do if you have to vote by mail. patphil 18 hrs ago #22
We have ballot boxes at our county service center, not mailed, hand carried. mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #18
It is very disappointing and not surprising. mysteryowl 18 hrs ago #19
Clearly we can't rely on mailing in ballots, but will we even receive them in time? 0rganism 18 hrs ago #21
I take mine to the county clerk's office. usonian 18 hrs ago #23
I'm going to go by the POs in Kalispell, WF and Columbia Falls. Maru Kitteh 18 hrs ago #24
Thanks for sharing this orangecrush 18 hrs ago #26
As far as I can tell, in Ontario, CA the post office has removed all drop off mail boxes. Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #28
"" AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #29
We request our absentee ballots.. Hope22 17 hrs ago #30
that's going to affect Republicans too RussBLib 17 hrs ago #31
Well, surely all Democrats have learned by now... Escape 17 hrs ago #32
Yep. It's been a long, ongoing plan by the GOP to curtail voting. progressoid 17 hrs ago #34
Early Voting.. LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #36
I have been saying it over & over - TBF 17 hrs ago #37
Appreciate you sharing this.. mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #38
Trmp's Postmaster General, DeJoyless, removed most drop boxes around the country in Trmp's 1st term. eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #40
If you can't take it to the ROV site, the easiest is ... aggiesal 16 hrs ago #42
My Aunt sent me a birthday card. Delmette2.0 14 hrs ago #43
In Texas the only place in a county where you can hand-deliver your mail-in ballot is the Elections Office in the county summer_in_TX 12 hrs ago #44
USPS is screwed up! ChazInAz 2 hrs ago #46
ITs on purpose. Historic NY 8 min ago #57
The local USPS branch near where I lived in San Diego (Hillcrest) removed all but one of the drive up drop boxes sdfernando 2 hrs ago #48
Wow! Thanks for the intelligence. Martin68 2 hrs ago #49
In our county, voting boxes appear when voting begins. Zackzzzz 1 hr ago #50
The enemy within. peacebuzzard 1 hr ago #52
I take my ballot DownriverDem 52 min ago #54
I've mention it several times but evey body poo poo it... Historic NY 10 min ago #56
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