dagblog - Comments for " Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin &amp; White House were involved in slowing mail" http://dagblog.com/link/former-top-postal-service-official-testifies-mnuchin-white-house-were-involved-slowing-mail Comments for " Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin & White House were involved in slowing mail" en Yes, and they'll have the http://dagblog.com/comment/291163#comment-291163 <a id="comment-291163"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/291153#comment-291153">Montana Gov. Bullock made it</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Yes, and they'll have the changes reversed within 3 weeks.</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 06:05:57 +0000 PeraclesPlease comment 291163 at http://dagblog.com Montana Gov. Bullock made it http://dagblog.com/comment/291153#comment-291153 <a id="comment-291153"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/former-top-postal-service-official-testifies-mnuchin-white-house-were-involved-slowing-mail"> Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin &amp; White House were involved in slowing mail</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Montana Gov. Bullock made it happen!<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/postal-service-agrees-to-reverse-service-changes-429550"> Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes</a></p> <p>The changes included which included reduced retail hours and the removal of collection boxes.</p> <p>By ASSOCIATED PRESS 10/14/2020 11:55 PM EDT</p> <blockquote> <p>HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail.</p> <p>The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service on Sept. 9 argued changes implemented in June harmed access to mail services in Montana, resulting in delayed delivery of medical prescriptions, payments, and job applications, and impeding the ability of Montana residents to vote by mail.</p> <p>The postal service agreed to reverse all changes, which included reduced retail hours, removal of collection boxes and mail sorting machines, closure or consolidation of mail processing facilities, restriction of late or extra trips for timely mail delivery, and banning or restricting overtime.</p> <p>The agreement also requires the Postal Service to prioritize election mail.</p> <p>The settlement agreement was reached a day ahead of a hearing in the U.S. District Court in Great Falls. It applies to all states [....]</p> </blockquote> <p>We are going back to regular crummy USPS service, no more extra crummy, yay!</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:09:29 +0000 artappraiser comment 291153 at http://dagblog.com Postmaster General Louis http://dagblog.com/comment/291049#comment-291049 <a id="comment-291049"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/former-top-postal-service-official-testifies-mnuchin-white-house-were-involved-slowing-mail"> Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin &amp; White House were involved in slowing mail</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Postmaster General Louis DeJoy donated nearly $700,000 to Trump's convention, new filings show <a href="https://t.co/14etkHi8UR">https://t.co/14etkHi8UR</a> <a href="https://t.co/UE9kS3RhYY">pic.twitter.com/UE9kS3RhYY</a></p> — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1315147388408016896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">In 2017, the RNC announced four national finance chairs: <a href="https://t.co/mGLzOrmONo">https://t.co/mGLzOrmONo</a>:<br /> - Steve Wynn<br /> - Elliott Broidy<br /> - Michael Cohen<br /> - Louis DeJoy<br /> Little did we know at the time how things would turn out for them. <a href="https://t.co/SzansTvjcY">https://t.co/SzansTvjcY</a></p> — Steve Benen (@stevebenen) <a href="https://twitter.com/stevebenen/status/1314287488932995073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appears to have pressured and reimbursed his past employees to donate to GOP campaigns. That’s against the law. We’ve filed a complaint.<a href="https://t.co/7SVvYXvaN5">https://t.co/7SVvYXvaN5</a></p> — Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) <a href="https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1315669145866899456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">I’ll be taking my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MailInBallot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MailInBallot</a> to a secure location- just to be safe. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/louisdejoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#louisdejoy</a> has fucked around <a href="mailto:too@much">too@much</a> <a href="https://t.co/zIV09JCPTF">https://t.co/zIV09JCPTF</a></p> — Theresa (@dys_funktion101) <a href="https://twitter.com/dys_funktion101/status/1315908768190754816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">People waited in a long line that snaked outside the State Farm Arena, home of the Hawks NBA team, on the first day of early voting in Georgia <a href="https://t.co/hVOYFyS9pt">pic.twitter.com/hVOYFyS9pt</a></p> — Reuters (@Reuters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1315852257716387840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Some were SOLD FOR SCRAP!<br /> I am old enough to remember when Louis DeJoy lied, “We are merely reassigning machines where they are needed.” <a href="https://t.co/rphuOTXtL9">pic.twitter.com/rphuOTXtL9</a></p> — ThreeBoos and Two Pupkins (@The3Buckleys) <a href="https://twitter.com/The3Buckleys/status/1315873356873424902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:33:14 +0000 PeraclesPlease comment 291049 at http://dagblog.com