In June, #DeJoy bought $50,000 to $100,000 of #Amazon stock options. In July, a directive to sort Amazon packages 1st meant "deliberately delaying the delivery of 1st-class & priority mail" (@PressHerald 8/10). thread theverge.com/2020/8/13/2136…
"Hundreds" of #sorting machines "have been destroyed around the country," acc'g to #Maine Rep @chelliepingree. Some are worth more than $1 million. “There is no rational explanation that any mail sorting machines would be secretly thrown in the trash," centralmaine.com/2020/08/19/2-m…
"On the heels of Pres Trump’s assertion last week that he was deliberately blocking support to USPS, this report calls into further question the Trump administration’s attempts to hinder voting-by-mail and destabilize our elections": Rep @chelliepingree (D-ME).
Agrument that #DeJoy's just trying to run #USPS like a business is bullshit. No business destroys equipment worth millions. His new policies mean people are paid double time to sort mail that gets left behind & has to be manually resorted, adding an extra day of labor.
A #Maine letter carrier who got no sorted #mail & no explanation "asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution."
OUT OF FEAR. The Trump admin operates like the #mob. Who's #voting for these jackasses? pressherald.com/2020/08/10/pos…
#Maine has already lost 2 of 10 #USPS sorting machines: 1 was destroyed. Workers say all 10 are needed during the Christmas rush & expect election #ballots will equal that.
🔴 Union rep says #DeJoy has already made "radical permanent" changes to sorting capacity.
$25 billion in #USPS funding was PASSED by the #Democratic House in MAY, as part of the Heroes Act #Covid19 relief bill.
🟠 #McConnell & Senate #Republicans have failed to bring the bill up for a vote, withholding vitally needed funds for citizens, states, & the #USPS.
House #Dems will vote Saturday on $25 billion in emergency relief to #USPS. Bill will require USPS to treat election mail as 1st Class mail & reverse changes that delay delivery.
Trump says he opposes the bill b/c he opposes #voting by #mail.
🚩Got a #Republican Senator? Click this link & post this msg: Pass the Heroes #Covid19 Relief Act for people & businesses. Pass $25 billion in USPS aid, & tell DeJoy to reverse his new policies.
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