More sabotage courtesy of the terrorist-in-chief.
Courtesy of WaPo:
The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing days-long backlogs of mail across the country after a top Trump donor running the agency put in place new procedures described as cost-cutting efforts, alarming postal workers who warn that the policies could undermine their ability to deliver ballots on time for the November election.
As President Trump ramps up his unfounded attacks on mail balloting as being susceptible to widespread fraud, postal employees and union officials say the changes implemented by Trump fundraiser-turned-postmaster general Louis DeJoy are contributing to a growing perception that mail delays are the result of a political effort to undermine absentee voting.
DeJoy, a North Carolina logistics executive who donated more than $2 million to GOP political committees in the past four years, approved changes that took effect July 13 that the agency said were aimed at cutting costs for the debt-laden mail service. They included prohibiting overtime pay, shutting down sorting machines early and requiring letter carriers to leave mail behind when necessary to avoid extra trips or late delivery on routes.
The new policies have resulted in at least a two-day delay in scattered parts of the country, even for express mail, according to multiple postal workers and union leaders. Letter carriers are manually sorting more mail, adding to the delivery time. Bins of mail ready for delivery are sitting in post offices because of scheduling and route changes. And without the ability to work overtime, workers say the logjam is worsening without an end in sight.
As states look to dramatically expand the use of mail-in ballots this fall, postal workers across the country said the changes could lead to chaos in November.
“I’m actually terrified to see election season under the new procedure,” said Lori Cash, president of the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 183 in Western New York.
Every single person that Trump puts in charge of a federal agency is there to undermine that agency, and, if possible, destroy that agency from within.
That is true of Betsy DeVos in Education, Bill Barr at Justice, and Mike Pompeo in the State Department.
Of course in this case the undermining might also make it harder to vote this son of a bitch out of office and that simply cannot be allowed.
My advice is to order your mail-in ballots early and send them off immediately to make sure they arrive well ahead of the deadline.
If we are willing to stand in line for eight hours to vote we can certainly send off our mail in a timely and efficient manner.
The Lincoln Project ads are derailing Trump’s re-election campaign — here’s how
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/the-lincoln-project-ads-are-derailing-trumps-re-election-campaign-heres-how/
https://mobile.twitter.com/ProjectLincoln
Trump just gave away the game on his November plan to manipulate the election results
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/trump-just-gave-away-the-game-on-his-november-plan-to-manipulate-the-election-results/
The Lincoln Project’s plan for preserving the union: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lincoln-project-george-conway-ads-trump/2020/07/31/e9542a6a-d278-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
‘It is terrifying to have a president who is psychotic’: Dr. Justin Frank explains why Trump hates anyone who is loved
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/it-is-terrifying-to-have-a-president-who-is-psychotic-dr-justin-frank-explains-why-trump-hates-anyone-who-is-loved/
Again, trump doesn’t get to decide the winner is determined on election night, they have 35 days to certify the election.
More smoke and mirrors to send our country into chaos. Certainly is racking up more articles of impeachment.
He certainly will go down as the only president to undermine the election process as well as all the government institutions. That is the result of having a mentally ill thing occupying the WH
Forget mail-in ballots, what about those who pay bills by mail?
Late payments lowering their credit score through no fault of their own.
Send your Christmas gifts by Labor Day!
Trump has never been one to timely pay his bills, what with the multiple bankruptcies. He would not understand the importance of the postal service delivering bills on time.
In my township in Mi, we can also drop off the ballot at the clerks office or drop box.
We are going to have to vote in huge numbers and early if possible to dump the fascist in the WH on is ass.
In my state I can not only check my registration online to make sure it is all correct, including Party, but I can also check to see when a ballot was sent to me and when it was received back.
If I were a Senator, I would write a bill requiring all states to provide exactly that sort of transparency online. That doesn’t interfere with any state’s rights. But it does throw a wrench into some of the voter suppression the Death Party is so protective of.
I would also put forth bills to bring the USPS back under the umbrella of being a FULL government agency and fully fund them. No more of this make a profit bullshit. No more pre-funding pensions for postal carriers that haven’t even been born yet. I would increase hiring by 5% for each year for four years. And all of the postal trucks would slowly be converted to EV. At least the urban ones. Rural ones? Natural gas.
I would also put forth a bill to create a nationwide infrastructure plan for not only EV charging stations but also cell phones. A separate bill would be to provide wireless/internet service to those areas that for profit corporations won’t serve because it isn’t profitable.
That would be just for starters.
So tired of the GOP bullshit.
It used to be that I could overlook political differences between friends and colleagues. No more. ‘You’re a Republican? Talk to the hand.”
It gets harder and harder to tolerate Trump supporter among one’s friends and neighbors. These friends are fast becoming “acquaintances” rather than friends. It must have been like this in mid-1930’s Germany when some people could see trouble coming soon because of the rise of Nazism and too many of their friends and neighbors were either embracing or simply accepting it. At this point I could care less that the Trump admirers and/or “undecideds,” whom we know learn that I cannot stand the sight or sound of Donald Trump and that I think he and his sycophants are a danger to our country. Their feelings mean nothing to me; they’ve replaced their sense of history and true patriotism with the Trump cult. I won’t try to change their minds; it would be impossible anyway nor will I ignore the proverbial “elephant” in the room in our conversations. We don’t have the time to be gracious anymore.
This absolutely horrifies me. Not only does the Trump administration plan to turn the 2020 election into a tragic farce, but Trump and his minions have plans to destroy the US Postal Service. Benjamin Franklin must be having fits up there in Heaven; maybe he can intervene on our behalf. Most Americans don’t want to lose the postal system. We all rely on it; now more than ever.
And the nonsense about “voter fraud” is almost always “election fraud” brought to us by the Republicans. We vote by absentee ballot in Michigan, because of our age and heath issues and have done so for years. The absentee ballot system runs very smoothly although I would like to be able to check that my completed ballot has been received and counted. And that’s only because the GOP controls our county and I can’t help being suspicious. Decades ago, in suburban Philadelphia, my mother worked at the polls as an elected “watcher” for the Democratic Party — important position when paper ballots are counted. She used to say that there were only rarely questionable counts and they were always checked before the final counts were made. Oddly enough, the only mistakes were made to the advantage of Republican candidates. This goes all the way back to the 1950s, so the GOP has been hard at work in cheating in elections for a long time now.
Alright, take it or leave it. If the election isn’t settled by Jan of 2021, (wait for it) …………………….the law says that the Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi, becomes President.
It doesn’t get drug out for months or years as fat ass says. Think that boy should start packing now.
Got that Mr. ED?
Now take it and insert where the sun don’t shine.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/busted-emails-reveal-trump-personally-approved-campaign-style-mailer-sent-to-130-million-american-homes/
Was watching this show on called the Family. A guy named Coe was the guy who basically protected the likes of Trump. Their premise is that God choses imperfect vessels to do his work. How untrue is that? Now we know that the Kock brothers, the evangelicals, and David Coe are the people who are wanting the elite to thrive and they want the world of the iron handmaiden. Geez, louise. Imagine a bunch of prower broker old white men trying to keep the old laws of white man rules and women bow down. It’s horrific. Heeeeelppp!
A simple search shows DeJoy’s wife was an ambassador to Estonia under Dubya, and now nominated by the mango mutt to be the next to Canada.
They also have between $30.1 million and $75.3 million in assets in Postal Service competitors or contractors.
As long as they can effectively deliver my Diane Gilman boomer jeans, theres no complaints.