Trump Publicly States He Wants To Block Mail-in Ballots

By rmrd0000 on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 10:18am |

Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network on Thursday morning, Trump appeared to confirm that he opposes Democrats’ proposed funding for mail-in balloting and the U.S. Postal Service in order to make it more difficult to expand voting by mail.

“Now they need that money in order to make the post office work, so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots,” he said. “But if they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting, because they’re not equipped to have it.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/13/trump-blurts-out-his-true-motive-blocking-post-office-funding-mail-in-voting/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_fix-ballots-10am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

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What's in it for Trump? Why should he keep the failing fake ballots unfair losing Post Office in business?

by NCD on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:00pm

He is doing this in public

Jared is meeting with Kanye to siphon off votes from Biden

They elected aQAnon supporter

Everything is normal.

by rmrd0000 on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:22pm

Exactly, MAGA = fix what's not working for princess Trump. Much more petty of a tyrant than most 2-year-old petty tyrants. To the point where I seriously wonder whether he realizes that no mail voting benefits him electorally. That rather, he just hates the USPS, hating it is one of his favorite things.

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 1:30pm

Impeach him again. Who's going to support not letting people vote?

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 1:31pm

That said, it's very clear that somebody plotted this (maybe DeJoy himself, i.e., get the job through schmoozing Trump's vanities and then nuke the system)

New: Ron Stroman, who stepped down as the number 2 official at USPS in June, warned recent changes could result in disenfranchisement this fall. “Making these changes this close to an election is a high-risk proposition,” he said. https://t.co/dHpq76BSVh
— Sam Levine (@srl) August 13, 2020

Holy shit!

"The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given"

Read @A_W_Gordon: https://t.co/CrJKcMrjFW
— Kriston Capps (@kristoncapps) August 13, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 1:37pm

November 24, 1936 –...The Führer must be followed blindly, blindly! They do not need to explain anything at all, since they are accountable to no one.

Language of the Third Reich

by NCD on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 3:08pm

pic.twitter.com/2Qjle7G8Xw
— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) August 12, 2020

by EmmaZahn on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 6:56pm

That is my response. Voting is turning into a protest movement.

by moat on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 8:43pm

USPS says Pennsylvania mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of ‘overwhelming’ risk to voters

The United States Postal Service warned Pennsylvania that some mail ballots may not be delivered on time because the state’s deadlines are too tight for its “delivery standards,” prompting elections officials to ask the state Supreme Court to extend those deadlines to avoid disenfranchising voters.

The warning came in a July 29 letter from Thomas J. Marshall, general counsel and executive vice president for the Postal Service, to Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, whose department oversees elections. That letter was made public for the first time late Thursday in a filing her Department of State submitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The department asked the court to order that mail ballots be counted as long as they are received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-voting-deadlines-post-office-lawsuit-20200813.html

by rmrd0000 on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:42pm

Why is Maryland’s governor making mail-in voting harder in November?

Mr. Hogan’s most controversial decision was to decline sending mail-in ballots to all voters, and instead sending out absentee ballot request forms. Maryland election officials warned the governor that adding the extra step of processing absentee ballot applications would create a massive new burden with which the state may not be able to cope. This is what happened in Wisconsin’s disastrous April primary, in which many voters did not receive their absentee ballots in time to cast them, despite requesting them on time. The District saw similar problems in its June special election, and the city’s leaders have since decided to ditch the application process and send out ballots directly.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/maryland-is-taking-unnecessary-risks-in-its-plan-for-the-november-election/2020/07/12/4c042baa-c2ee-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html

by rmrd0000 on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 9:47pm

The President who said "slow the testing down" has now slowed the entire US postal system down.

And there hasn't been one single protest about it.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 14, 2020

I just threw up. https://t.co/65R4o00yqC
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 1:20am

The U.S. Postal Service has warned at least two states — Washington and the battleground state of Pennsylvania — that some mail-in ballots are at risk of not being delivered on time to be counted in the November general election because the states’ deadlines are too tight for its “delivery standards.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/usps-mail-in-ballots-pennsylvania-washington_n_5f360040c5b65bbd8c8aceb3

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 6:57am

Barack Obama took on Donald Trump's attempts to stall funding for the postal service in a podcast published Friday, slamming his predecessor's opposition to the much-needed funds as a craven attempt to boost his chances of winning in November.

Our story: https://t.co/Y1Zx0yoaGA
— Dan Merica (@merica) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:48pm

Plouffe obviously working talking points in coordination with Obama:

‘This is a RICO case’: Top Obama advisor urges Dems to ‘go to war for our country’ over Trump USPS attack - https://t.co/DKrprrKkHm
— Republican Swine (@RepublicanSwine) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:50pm

Schumer tweeted on topic few minutes ago:

We can’t let President Trump dismantle the USPS in the run up to an election where mail-in ballots will be vital to ensuring Americans can safely exercise their right to vote.

Congress must protect the USPS and the integrity of our elections. #DontMessWithUSPS
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 14, 2020

Clearly there's a campaign going on and Obama is in on it.

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 1:01pm

Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots

Anticipating an avalanche of absentee ballots, the U.S. Postal Service recently sent detailed letters to 46 states and D.C. warning that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted — adding another layer of uncertainty ahead of the high-stakes presidential contest.

The letters sketch a grim possibility for the tens of millions of Americans eligible for a mail-in ballot this fall: Even if people follow all of their state’s election rules, the pace of Postal Service delivery may disqualify their votes.

The Postal Service’s warnings of potential disenfranchisement came as the agency undergoes a sweeping organizational and policy overhaul amid dire financial conditions. Cost-cutting moves have already delayed mail delivery by as much as a week in some places, and a new decision to decommission 10 percent of the Postal Service’s sorting machines sparked widespread concern the slowdowns will only worsen. Rank-and-file postal workers say the move is ill-timed and could sharply diminish the speedy processing of flat mail, including letters and ballots.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/usps-states-delayed-mail-in-ballots/2020/08/14/64bf3c3c-dcc7-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_uspsstates-230pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 2:41pm

Important, it's not hard to thwart the machinations of the Trump campaign if you are in residence near your voting district sometime between now and the election:

Yes. This keeps getting lost https://t.co/bQlGdOqA8C
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 3:26pm

There are exceptions like Tennessee

Can I hand deliver my ballot to the election office?

No. You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.).

https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/absentee-voting

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 3:50pm

Exclusive:

The US Postal Service inspector general is reviewing new Postmaster General DeJoy's policy changes and potential conflicts of interest https://t.co/xxzuRVcXpw
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 5:15pm

'This is a political calculation': Romney criticizes Trump's mail-in voting attacks https://t.co/sakMaHTCsC
— J. W. (@wolfjon4) August 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 4:41pm

lots of Dem people fuming mad at House Dems being on vacation and not working on this, all talk no action, in reply to Eric Swalwell tweet:

https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1294772580021403649

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 7:39pm

Seeing lots of anger about the recess from major names in activism, like this for example:

They never should have left. The House, Senate and WH should #GetBackToWork and pass a comprehensive relief bill to fund USPS, #StopEvictions and provide #RentReliefNow. https://t.co/YyDisDkqBy
— Diane Yentel (@dianeyentel) August 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 7:53pm

The Democrats have funding bills sitting on McConnell's desk. McConnell says that majority of his gang don't want to spend the money. When the Democrats come back who is participating in the discussion?

There is no easy Congressional solution to the sabotage Trump is committing at the USPS.

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 8:41pm

They didnt get elected to do fucking easy - they got elected to do fucking hard. These kids in the street making a mess if things arent getting paid $174k a year, yet keep showing up day after day. nor are the millions who've just lost their jobs these last 6 months making $174k a year, as if a soldier in combat has to be told a war's still on. They couldnt follow up on impeachment? Made a token showing, now Its time for vacation even while a pandemic rages? We gave itbiur good Ole college try, now time for the beach, the summer home? Glad i dont live over there - y'all be fucked.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 8:54pm

This is real, not a Hollywood movie

Repeat impeachment will stop in the Senate (again)

The USPS board has firing power. I don't see that happening

The public has to put pressure on Republicans when they are home during the break

by rmrd0000 on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 9:22pm

The protesters in Belarus dont have impeachment power. Should they just give up? No creative legislative options holding the 2nd House? Being in Congress during a crisis doesnt mean doing every motherfucking thing they can, instead just another lame list of rmrd talking points and excuses and historical references? Sure, let's have a big to-do over John Lewis' death, And then go back to sitting around with our dicks in our hands. You're just one vat of creative thought.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 11:59pm

Individual states will have to fight for bins to legally collect ballots to circumvent the mess at the post office. There are protests at the postmaster's house. Protest stopped removal of mail boxes from some states. GOTV activists are researching ways to get people to the polls if things have to be done face to face. People are not at a standstill. The public is going to be the answer, not Congress. Congress is too slow.

Congress will not have a solution unless Republicans face heat from voters at home.

Souls to the polls will organize things like car caravans

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/souls-to-the-polls-organizes-car-caravan-for-voters

Early voting is being encouraged

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/05/21/a-game-changer-pandemic-forces-shift-in-black-voter-outreach/

Use of drop boxes is being encouraged

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article244799962.html

The people are taking action

Like Congress, the Supreme Court will provide no solice. Trump is already in courts trying to slow things down even more.

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/25/895185355/as-concerns-about-voting-build-the-supreme-court-refuses-to-step-in

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 1:05am

So the House can't issue subpoenas And then find a way to enforce them?

The House is equal to the Senate. I was ok with Pelosi's go-slow strategy for a while, but it's stalled, just waiting for the election, aside from the relief package. Definitely not good enough.

I was fine with honed down impeachment charges, but when the Senate refused to také those seriously, She should have come back with a full set, including demanding Trump's taxes based on actual investigations - something that wouldn't have required the Supreme Court months to mull over.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 1:43am

USPS leadership should have to publicly explain their recent staffing and operational changes that have led to mail slow-downs, & directly respond to Americans’ urgent questions about getting mailed prescriptions, carrying out business, and making sure absentee votes are counted.
— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) August 16, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 7:29am

I don't see Congress having an impact since there are less than 80 days until the election, I don't object to their taking action. I simply put more faith in local activists.

You posted about using $0.55 stamps. I have no objection, but I don't see the post office getting the ballots to people on time. If Republicans get enough negative feedback while they are home, they may break with Trump and take action,

The House. can have hearings, the governing board can fire the postmaster general, but Trump can leave the position infilled or hire another toady.

Trump doesn't fear Congress. Republicans fear Trump. There are no Republican patriots in Congress who can get colleagues to do the right thing.

At the end of the day, I trust local activists more than I trust a Congressional solution. Congress was not built with the idea that Tony Soprana would be in charge and that his lieutenants would be in the House and Senate.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 8:59am

If Republicans hear stories like this in their districts, things may change

Philadelphia, a heavily Democratic city in a critical swing state, is a vivid example of how alarmed people have become. Representative Brendan Boyle said his office had received 345 complaints about the Postal Service last month — compared with just 17 in July 2019. Elected officials in several states say they have been flooded by worried calls and emails.

Victoria Brownworth, a freelance journalist in Philadelphia, is among the residents worried about whether her ballot will be counted — and, in her case, also worried about much more.

For Ms. Brownworth, who was paralyzed four years ago, the mail is her lifeline, delivering prescriptions and checks and mail-in ballots to her Philadelphia home. But that lifeline has snapped. She said she had received mail just twice in the past three weeks, and she dreaded November’s election, worried that her ballot would suffer the same fate as the oxygen tube that she ordered three weeks ago — and that had still not arrived.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/post-office-vote-by-mail.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Edit to add:

Some postal workers feel that they will be able to process the ballots

https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-what-we-do-postal-workers-werent-stopped-by-covid-they-can-handle-trump-too?ref=home

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 9:19am

Trump's taking action

“President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election” https://t.co/PPTuDubBWa
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 16, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 9:41am

One of the most popular and influential labor leaders in America—known for ending the 2019 government shutdown with the mere *threat* of a general strike—has just put out the call once again. Labor, rise up #GeneralStrike https://t.co/vyhxjyvkZw
— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) August 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 8:41pm

This is a moderate, Blue Dog Democrat https://t.co/ayts1mYjj6
— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 8:46pm

Use a 55 cent Stamp

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/opinions/55-cent-mail-in-ballot-campa...

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 9:04pm

October 20, 2020, Breaking News - President Trump has siezed all of the $25 billion USPS rescue money just appropriated to fund his Southern Border National Emergency response. It will be used to build 100 more miles of The Wall, including The Floating Wall ... Chief Justice Roberts said an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court by Democrats to save the Postal Service will be considered when the Court resumes session next March.

by NCD on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 9:21pm

I looked at Pelosi's twitter feed, the last tweets were Aug. 14. These are the two on the USPS

Read my full statement with @SenSchumer here: https://t.co/X8zxn8vPEH
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 14, 2020

I found some irony regarding a later tweet. It's in reference to helping a citizen with State Dept. problems, getting a kid home from Egypt, but if you take it as meaning every Federal agency....

If you or someone you know in San Francisco needs assistance, know that my team is ready and waiting to help. Learn more here: https://t.co/oZOUhTlP4i
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 14, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:00am

Senator Sanders on teevee this morning:

WATCH: Full Bernie Sanders: Postal disruptions 'undermining American Democracy' #MTP #IfItsSunday https://t.co/WHC58NueSa pic.twitter.com/BLqnNIv9h2
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 16, 2020

on the question of what Congress should do, he says the leadership should "absolutely" call Congress back, Pelosi should call the House and we will do anything we can to get McConnell to call the Senate back

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:09am

Its a bit past that - Trump Is waging as much war as he can get away with. House members and Dems in general should be operating much more strategucally And oreventative/offensively than just waiting for November and hoping for the best. Team Trump will make use of that pull in attention. Tweets from @therickwilson arent enough by any means.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:13am

Adam Schiff tweeted last night that hearings should start "now. It can't wait"

The Postmaster General must resign.

He’s slowed delivery, banned overtime & decommissioned mail-sorting machines.

Right before the election. During a pandemic.

The House must demand answers. Hearings should start now. It can’t wait.

We won’t let Trump destroy the Post Office.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:14am

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is on "AM Joy ". She says there will be a hearing on August 24th. No indication that the postmaster general will attend.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 11:29am

Well subpoena his motherfucking ass and lock the asshole up if he doesnt show up. At some point "suck my dick" Is the proper answer to treachery, and then some. Not every war begins with a Pearl Harbor - Trump/Putin have made an art of creeping insurgency - fuck them, fight back, make those fuckers sting whatever way there might be. GOP in the way? Fuck them too. Find allies. Otherwise, Its just another Putin assassination or coup - lots of wailing, no actual response, like they stole Crimea and teamed up with Syria. Slow walking into a trap Is not honorable.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 3:01pm

8/16/2020 - "Nobody loves mail carriers more than ME! It is LONG PAST TIME to reform the Post Office into THE GREATEST like I did with the GREATEST ECONOMY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD! I WILL DO IT! I am having the FAKE CHINESE post boxes destroyed, and will SEIZE the fake Chinese ballots to KEEP AMERICA GREAT!" @RealDonaldTrump

8/16/2020 - "That is why I am #REFUSING THE MAIL WITCH HUNT by Democrats seeking to DESTROY the GREAT POSTAL SERVICE which is FINALLY making a PROFIT after I STOPPED BEZOS and Chinese from RIPPING AMERICA OFF! @RealDonaldTrump

Senator Romney was the sole Republican who responded today to the President's tweets, saying "he hopes the Post Office survives Trump's attacks over the coming months".

There were reports from Michigan of armed militia using post office boxes for target practice, and some mail carriers said they do not feel safe delivering mail in some rural counties due to threats they have received that they are delivering fraudulent ballots.....

by NCD on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 11:55am

People seem to be thinking that Trump will feel threatened by Congress.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 2:04pm

Yes, Trump fires up The Base when he "gets unfairly, viciously" attacked for " fighting fake news liberals and deep state haters". He is by no means worried about Congressional "hoaxes and witch hunts".

Did you see McRavens op ed?: WaPo

"..In the 1997 film “The Postman,” set in post-apocalyptic America, Kevin Costner plays a drifter trying to restore order to the United States by providing one essential service, mail delivery. In the story, hate crimes, racially motivated attacks and a plague have caused the breakdown of society as we know it. In his quest to restore order and dignity to the nation, the Postman tries to recruit other postal workers to help rebuild the U.S. government. But Costner’s character is opposed by the evil General Bethlehem, who is fighting to suppress the postal carriers so he can establish a totalitarian government. Fortunately, our hero, gaining inspiration from the motto, “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night,” fights on against Bethlehem and saves the country...."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-countrys-future-could-hinge-...

by NCD on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 2:42pm

Thanks for the link.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 3:58pm

Congress needs to find effective and actionable ways to rein Trump in, whether he "feels threatened" or not. (That means the House plus whatever resistance can be mustered in the Senate, And any timely aid from the Supreme Court)

As a friend used to quote, "you can kick my ass, but you'll be one tired motherfucker when you're finished". Play to win, not to concede.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 6:00pm

no shit, it's a major major part ot their job. Heck, look how well it is splained over at WhiteHouse.gov website, one could scroll down to the section titled "Government Oversight" if one wanted to skip the other balance of powers stuff.

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 6:14pm

Done!

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi calling back chamber to work on postal service legislation https://t.co/9NyOxmWlgW pic.twitter.com/W30dtldiPz
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2020

Edit to add:

Good move by Pelosi calling the House back early — puts pressure on McConnell and makes the Senate look worse if they don’t come back too.
— Angry Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) August 16, 2020

(Note: Angry Staffer is not chopped liver, has 296,800 followers)

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 10:16pm

Somewhere the liver chopping Union Is not amused.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 11:01pm

Tonight I’ve made a criminal referral to the New Jersey Attorney General asking him to empanel a grand jury to look at subversion of NJ election laws by donald trump, louis dejoy, and other trump officials in their accelerating arson of the post office. pic.twitter.com/mxqbV8EmVn
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) August 14, 2020

He's in the House, represents NJ 9th district.

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 12:29pm

Current WaPo headline: House accelerates oversight of USPS as uproar grows, demand top officials testify at ‘urgent’ hearing

House Democrats have been calling for a hearing — the chamber is currently on recess — as fears have grown that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is implementing policies that are slowing the mail and could create election havoc.

By Jacob Bogage and Joseph Mark, 1 hour ago

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 12:45pm

House Oversight Committee letter out today to the Postmaster General. (Myself I am wondering how it gets delivered If a copy is tweeted, can you still say "didn't see it, must be lost in the mail"?)

BREAKING

Chair @RepMaloney just called on @USPS PMG DeJoy to testify at an urgent Oversight Cmte hearing on Aug. 24 to examine his sweeping changes and their impact on mail-in voting. #SavetheUSPS

Read more here: https://t.co/WETO762Dsq pic.twitter.com/PJn6XPoFHj
— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 3:32pm

Trump Tea Bagger Chief of Staff Meadows blames it on Obama:

Meadows also said no postal sorting machines will be taken off line between now and Nov. 3, insisting that previous removals were part of a plan that predated the Trump administration.

Kinda like the Trump excuse, "We inherited a bad virus test (from Obama)".

by NCD on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 3:54pm

INBOX: Schumer Calls On Chairman Johnson To Hold Postal Service Oversight Hearings With DeJoy and Duncan, Says McConnell Must Bring Senate Back If House Passes USPS Legislation pic.twitter.com/RKVb2wngQt
— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:02pm

Bill Kristol suggestion to Chuck Schumer:

With all respect, maybe forget the clever bon mots and get people who depend on the mail their meds? And pulverize vulnerable GOP senators in ME, MT, CO, AK, etc. whose president is presiding over this disgrace. https://t.co/tMXKTqvFzl
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:14pm

and a lefty thinking the same:

So let me get this straight: We can afford billions on new F-35s, but we can’t afford to fund the USPS to deliver medicine to veterans and seniors?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:28pm

The Postal Workers Union sez (on CNN yet):

"The policies that the new PMG has implemented...are slowing down the mail. We're hearing that throughout the country from workers." APWU President Mark Dimondstein #SaveThePostOffice #SituationRoom pic.twitter.com/3F9JcgVwm3
— APWU National (@APWUnational) August 16, 2020

"I got a photo today of packages sitting in a sorting plant with a date of Aug 7. The picture was taken this morning, Aug 16, and those packages have never been sorted. We've never seen anything like this" APWU President Mark Dimondstein #SaveThePostOffice on #SituationRoom
— APWU National (@APWUnational) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:10pm

Smart political cartoon.

the artist: @Patbagley #USPSprotest #USPS pic.twitter.com/8DmeShLEpf
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:18pm

He's a major donor to President Trump with a career in logistics. He has investments in companies that do business or compete with the Postal Service. And he's known to put results above charm.

Here's what to know about Louis DeJoy, postmaster general. https://t.co/NrbImJopIl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:21pm

BREAKING

.@USPS Postmaster General DeJoy has agreed to testify on Monday about the sweeping changes to the #PostalService and their impact on mail-in voting.

Click here to read Chair @RepMaloney’s statement: https://t.co/orOWSsoxf1
#DontMessWithUSPS
— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) August 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 1:49pm

Democrats Ask FBI Director to Open Criminal Investigation of Postmaster General and USPS Board of Governors https://t.co/K4IKjVAYCL pic.twitter.com/a9ALvbGMnr
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) August 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 6:52pm

Unfuckingbelievable troll:

After denigrating the job performed by over 600K+ people who work for the US Postal Service and facing intense backlash, Trump tweets this. It’s important to keep raising our voices re #USPSsabotage and we must sound an alarm re Louis DeJoy. #SaveUSPS. pic.twitter.com/RKlJ7Y4neu
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) August 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 7:33pm

In the News

Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 11 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

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Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

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Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

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Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

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[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

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The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

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By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

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@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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