This is extremely apocalyptically bad, but so are most of the other things, so… *vague hand gestures* - ThreadSky

tkingfisher.com • 2 days ago

This is extremely apocalyptically bad, but so are most of the other things, so… *vague hand gestures*

Breaking WaPo:

Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Comments

tlbodine.bsky.social•2 days ago

*dragging hand wearily down face* ok...ok...but also like......why? What the fuck?

inkygeek.com•2 days ago

Trump's been trying to privatise the USPS for years now. It's ... bad. Really bad.

Exceptionally bad.

zenmuppet.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans in general not just Trump.

puckingladylike.bsky.social•2 days ago

I mean, we kinda saw this one coming. He put DeJoy in to enshittify it in his first term.

herne.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just imagining all of the shit that someone is going to have to fix once they finally confine and 25thA Donny… Assuming the USA survives that long…

atomicakita.bsky.social•1 day ago

shurwitt.bsky.social•2 days ago

As a mailman, I guess I'd better get a backup plan in place pretty damn quick.

themagickcabinet.bsky.social•1 day ago

This will devastate sellers on platforms like Shopify and Etsy. Looks like I'll be using UPS.

tkingfisher.com•2 days ago

Really…really…bad.

stefanejones.bsky.social•2 days ago

Knocked out a Letter to Congresspeople / Letter to the Editor already.

Text in Alt if anyone wants to crib from this.

deadcoil.bsky.social•2 days ago

alicialee.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's so bad and fucked up.

jeanb1.bsky.social•2 days ago

😱

dohmestic.bsky.social•2 days ago

My business is all USPS. This is going to crush us.

elderkat.bsky.social•2 days ago

I would like to wake up now. [before this nightmare gets any worse...]

fatapollo.bsky.social•2 days ago

The USPS thing is about seizing ballots

ztopia.bsky.social•2 days ago

Exactly. All 50 States offer mail-in voting. 7 States + DC hold all-mail-in elections

Who trusts voting to a private company selected by Trump???

sheilatronica.bsky.social•1 day ago

Related: Administration wants to control the Federal Election Commission, denying validity of politically independent agencies. Past due we rise up must call for ANGER to everyone we know esp our reps. Flood THEIR zone.

NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-5302704/trump-power-independent-federal-election-commission

sheilatronica.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hasn’t happened yet, part or their “flood the zone strategy” to distract us from what they are actually doing now. But yes, it needs to be loudly opposed and we can flood their zone, too! We must contact our representatives and express anger at this whole litany, demand REPRESENTATION of our anger!

dottiedino.bsky.social•2 days ago

“This is not allowed.” — Dem

“I’m doing it anyway.” — con man

“Okay, daddy.” — Dem

“ … “ — Dem

“ … can I take off my shoes now and write some emails asking people for candy?” — Dem

tkingfisher.com•1 day ago

In fairness, a lot of Dem AGs are filing lawsuits that are blocking these things, and the Dem governor of Maine stood up and said “if you want us to ban trans kids in sports, we’ll see you in court.” There are more Dems than just the Congresscritters.

brainmist.bsky.social•1 day ago

If ever "going postal" could be positive...

dahoovster.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trying to get your SSRIs in the mail? Birth Control? Plan B?

This is Not Good

melantrys.bsky.social•1 day ago

*flaps hands in sympathy*
So MANY bad things......

lauraannegilman.bsky.social•2 days ago

I can’t wait for all the Trump voters to yowl “we didn’t vote for this!” Even though this was clearly on their agenda for years.

thornsilver.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, I think I ran out of adrenalin. Nothing causes the same reactions I used to have.

phagerty.bsky.social•2 days ago

They should have plenty of time to fuck things up really bad by midterms.

litahart72.bsky.social•2 days ago

An interesting thing about the US Postal Service. It was not supposed to be political because it’s a powerful tool for influence and also first class mail was supposed to be private. He just made it political.

clodpool.bsky.social•2 days ago

And no longer private.

Bye bye mail in voting.

candacerobbauthor.bsky.social•2 days ago

Chilling living in a state with 100% voting by mail.

authorshaunhorton.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think there was a Kevin Costner movie based on this...

elderofancients.bsky.social•2 days ago

POTUS does have authority to appoint members of USPS board but needs senatorial approval. But AFAIK he can't just slap it into another department. Plus there's like, 400,000+ unionized workers?
Multiple Unions?

yeah he's a fucking 'tard.

invictusghost.bsky.social•1 day ago

Go on strike. You don't have a contract. Shut it all down I bet the Republicans in Congress will wake to F up then. Other unions like the AFLCIO need to join on behalf of Federal Workers. Shut it down.

tkingfisher.com•1 day ago

Sadly, I write novels. If I strike, nothing shuts down and nobody notices for a year. Other people may be more fortunate, but a lot of us are self-employed in creative fields.

tkingfisher.com•2 days ago

Who’s gonna stop him? The courts?

elderofancients.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lot of lawsuits will be filed probably, so maybe? But that's a huge workforce to terminate and a lot of rural areas depend on it, and a lot of his base will be angry.

Come May when no one is getting IRS refunds or SSA checks he's going to be fucked.