That happened the first round with DeJoy- lots of people didn’t receive meds or checks or bills- also package bees, chicks and plants arrived dead. Because weaponized incompetence by the guy who really worked for XPO Logistics
let's just say it out loud, REPUBLICANS WANT US ALL DEAD, treat republican voters accordingly, they voted to have you killed. Go burn their fucking house down and call the cops and say you saw the husband with a gas can and a zippy lighter earlier in the day
Some insurance programs REQUIRE enrollment in mail order pharmacy programs. These are programs provided to working people, not just as a service to the elderly, & they are NOT optional.
Disruption of the USPS doesn't just affect the elderly.
I actually worry about my customers... they rely on my office to get much of what they need, from insulin to blood pressure meds. This is going to be worse than we can imagine.
Mail service can be inconsistent at times. If they get rid of so many, service may disappear altogether. And, it just might be what they want to do so that deliveries by FedEx and UPS increase, and so do their profits.
It’s bad, I worked for them for 7 years and it’s been downhill since. Mail and packages constantly being delayed due to not enough labor. Thus will likely kill the service at best make it unusable. Sorry to your neighbors, it sucks.
USPS doesn't need less staff. They need to figure out a better way to do the job they are already trying to do. I've had packages shipped via USPS that are better traveled than some airline pilots.
Only the Board of Governors can get rid of the Postmaster General. I think Biden nominated 3 new members, but the nominations expired before confirmed.
Jess.... my wife and me rely on mail order prescriptions because that's how our insurance works! And pharmacies we used to use are GONE! Rite Aid closed last year and CVS could be closing some stores around us!
Let's also not forget that our neighbors get their meds in the mail because insurance and PBMs insist on it, putting local pharmacies out of business, and creating pharmacy deserts when our neighbors need something besides their maintenance meds.
Came to post EXACTLY this. We've been resisting moving to mail meds despite constant pressure from our insurance for years. One reason I resisted is my folks were forced against their will to switch (no other option under their health coverage) and every single month their meds arrive late.
The term “neighbors” has been redefined by Trump-Vance-Musk GOP DOGE; it now means, NPC (non-player characters)” which is to say, people who cannot be real in the GOP mind, because their existence undermines MAGA conspiracy theories and narratives.
We have seen this shit many times, every republican president uses the system called, ''TRICKLE DOWN VOODOO.''
It works perfectly for the wealthy!
The 'real problem' is that their propaganda system works perfectly as well and millions of 'gullible rube like' Americans keep voting for them!
I worked for USPS in the past. They are grossly understaffed and over 50% of their workforce is nearing or at retirement. Taking away 10k workers will, at the very least, mean cuts to services. I’m guessing we’ll see what a 3 day a week mail cycle looks like in the near future.
ran for town council in 25-yr NJ GOP stronghold 30 yrs ago. Dems said: don't use "Dem" on campaign lit, keep it local & I thought, how outdated and weak. Didn't win BUT next yr we ousted 2 of them because we tied Dem to their issues
I think it's pretty clear the administration is just hoping that entire generation gives up and dies. Cutting funding, cutting informational resources, cutting telephone access. It's evil.
Like I've been saying. Trump and his disciples want as many non billionaires to die as possible. Their plan for America is to make it a billionaire country only. They do not care about human life. They are showing us this every single f*cking day😡
My mother is 92..can no longer drive & is dependent on getting her meds through the mail. I am 3 hours away from her. Her Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage Plan tried to make her switch to Amazon Pharmacy....and, she refused..but, I wonder how many others are now tied to Amazon & mail delivery
Biden should have fired this fucker years ago and he did nothing.
Democrats are stuck in the land of negotiation and compromise despite the real world around them. They can't see the forrest because of all the trees in the way.
At my office for the last year we have had to pay 1.50 an envelope instead of 72 cents for tracking as so much mail was lost. So… Maybe Jeff Bezos could pay more for his deliveries?
Or is that the point you want to sell off the oldest govt agency to the highest bidder only problem WHERE is all the money going? Start checking bank accounts
It’s a first step in a plan to privatize. Cripple the existing service with draconian staff cuts and claim that a for-profit contractor can do a better job.
Fuck Louis DeJoy. He was appointed to destroy the USPS in the first place because Trump was mad that mail-in ballots were mostly blue and now he's finally gonna get his way.
I am afraid the truth is, the rich New York heir who cheated on his wife, taxes, financial statements and, oh yes, golf never had your best interest at heart.
This regime doesn't care about killing people. They see it as eliminating unprofitable segments. We need the leaders who care even the tiniest amount to grow a spine, and so far, they have refused.
I’m torn between whether these guys are that evil or that stupid. They never seem to calculate the ramifications of their actions. But their delight and callousness makes me think they’re just straight up EVIL.
Evil, greedy & bold. They haven't faced ramifications for anything they've done bc no one was prepared for such corruption. He got away with a coup & still returned to the White House. So far, their calculation that they're untouchable has proven true. I truly hope it all caves in on them soon.
April 1st!! 2x congressional races in Florida and 1x Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin (that Musk is spending millions to influence) GO SUPPORT THE NON MAGA CANDIDATES! You don’t need to live there to support them and spread the word
I was in our local post office yesterday to return a package. The clerk literally told me that I could use the self service machine as she snarled at me. I don’t want a machine to replace her but apparently she doesn’t care.
Indy has had disruptions since the new administration stepped in. We keep hearing it’s weather related. Um i live here thank you. I know what the weather is doing. Packages stuck there for over a month. So tired of it Now you can’t even file missing mail online if the tracking says it’s in Indy
They're trying to kill off anyone who remembers what democracy actually looks like and if they kill us older folks that receive Social Security, well all the better for the billionaires.
Wasn’t DeJoy appointed by The Lying King on his first go around? He was to dismantle the post office from within. He did a good job of it but I guess he finishes it. Why Biden didn’t replace him is a big mystery.
Biden had four years to get rid of him. I don’t want to hear one word from any Democrat about it not being possible. Anything is possible. Just ask the Republicans.
One more reason to banish the notion that Gov should “work like a business”. Delivering medicine, packages and correspondence to rural and elderly people will never be a priority to those concerned solely with what is profitable
ugg I get my mental health meds through the mail. I am terrified if I cannot get them in the future. They literally saved me. The swath of cruelty is jaw dropping.
The post office was the test run from 45s term: hollow it out, let it perform poorly, people will complain, then agree it should be privatized. What were government services will be profitable, but not for us.
Most of their insurance companies require them to get meds that way if they are chronic long-term prescriptions. They have no other option even if they had transportation and a pharmacy nearby.
The point of the post office is to provide a service, not operated a for-profit business in the backs of the users.
That's why it's in the Constitution. It's a service that provides FOR the operation of business by individuals.
Eliminating it destroys business opportunities.
The only Walgreens near us is being closed by venture capitalists. It's my preferred Rx location. My next best is mail service. Rural folks getting screwed again and again.
It was the plan even before DeJoy was put in because the right is out to destroy all the institutions and programs that are the foundation and framework for a democratic society. But, at least the Dems followed norms and were collegial. 🙄
The Joe Fluffers will tell you Biden can't fire the Postmaster General but what they won't tell you is he left seats vacant on the Board of Governors that has the power to axe Louis DeJoy.
Once again we are here thanks to Joe Biden.
Wake up Uncle Sam, you’re sleeping at the wheel. Robber Barons are raking in your dollars and stealing from our futures! Be clear eyed and alert to the dangers.
In Neveda, the USPS wanted to send all our mail incoming and outgoing to California over Donner Summit which closes quite often in the winter. We just got DeJoy to agree not to and now this.
Because Joe had to appoint someone to that board in order to get a majority to remove him. He did not do that . Because it’s time to admit the things Dems don’t prioritize is on purpose and means they secretly also want to privatize the post office.
My small business depends on USPS and let me tell you- it’s like the sorters ( carriers too ? ) don’t know geography‼️A package going to Louisiana from Missouri might go to California first - it’s ridiculous and it’s happening A LOT. Package pick-ups are ignored and no one ever answers the phone!
I get a check from my church here in the same town often for reimbursement from my nonprofit. It takes 8 days normally to get to me from the time she mails it. In a town w 100,000 people. It is so ridiculous we have had to devise a different way
DOGE is simply cutting positions by firing workers. How does that have *anything* to do with increasing efficiency or eliminating waste? It doesn't. It's what you do when you want to *eliminate* a functioning agency so you can *privatize* it. It's just a means to *steal* resources from the people!
The post office is desperately shorthanded as it is and it’s been years since a career there was actually desirable. Cuts this size will likely kill it.
Very true. There are places here in northern MI that ONLY get USPS delivery. We don’t get FedEx or UPS or DHL. There’s only the United States Postal Service. Privatization is bullshit. Govt is for everyone. Privatization is limited and exclusive to a certain sector.
Right. Mail delivery in rural areas isn't cost effective and a bad business model, so for-profits might not do it. But it's so important in connecting citizens to businesses. This is the perfect use of gov't - bolster a sector that has high impact but is hard for the market to make profitable.
Why USPS already sucks they can’t deliver the fucking mail on time. Yeah that’s good. Cut more service because you guys already fucking suck. Everybody else. Just go somewhere else for their fucking mail from now on and fuck the United States Postal Service. You can go kiss my fucking ass fedex
Yeah the right has been trying to end the post office longer then the education department. I guess its what the American people want, they voted for it.
My daughter and I both get our meds through the mail from the VA. Delivery of all of my mail has been erratic lately, but the VA med delivery is critical.
We have to use the VA mail delivery service because my daughter’s meds are hundreds of dollars a month at a pharmacy but free through the mail.
I mailed a check to the bank in Union Star and it took two months to get there from New Hampshire. According to the folks at the bank, the mail only comes every three or four days.
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Disruption of the USPS doesn't just affect the elderly.
Dumber than bricks.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2024/11/bidens-usps-board-picks-vow-to-balance-10-year-reform-agenda-and-customer-expectations/
It works perfectly for the wealthy!
The 'real problem' is that their propaganda system works perfectly as well and millions of 'gullible rube like' Americans keep voting for them!
That's why they're trying to kill off many of the services the elderly, sick, and rural depend on.
Stochastic eugenics.
ran for town council in 25-yr NJ GOP stronghold 30 yrs ago. Dems said: don't use "Dem" on campaign lit, keep it local & I thought, how outdated and weak. Didn't win BUT next yr we ousted 2 of them because we tied Dem to their issues
national is local. local is global.
I had a beautiful rural route in upstate NY. Trust me, the post office isn’t “giving it away” that’s for sure. Mail carriers know.
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I also delivered live exotic fish once, no signature needed. I felt so guilty leaving them when nobody was home. Godspeed little fishies.
Trump was coming 🙄
How I knew, he n speaker had a secret with Felon.
Go in person
These thugs are
Criminals
I hope his Sisyphean task in Hell is to reassemble all of the 671 massive Mail Sorting Machines he had disassembled and trashed before the election!!!
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Democrats are stuck in the land of negotiation and compromise despite the real world around them. They can't see the forrest because of all the trees in the way.
I am afraid the truth is, the rich New York heir who cheated on his wife, taxes, financial statements and, oh yes, golf never had your best interest at heart.
He wanted your vote to avoid going to jail.
Yeah, I am not happy about it either.
Also, people send all kinds of subversive DEI stuff in the mail and we need to nip that in the bud
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She doesn’t drive and lives 2 hours away from family.
This is going to be a murderous shit show…
He's done it before.
That's why it's in the Constitution. It's a service that provides FOR the operation of business by individuals.
Eliminating it destroys business opportunities.
Once again we are here thanks to Joe Biden.
But I can’t help but wonder how many voted for Trump2?
Prob cause they hated the highly competent VP … for sone reason 🤔🤔🤔.
Suddenly, my prescriptions were massively delayed by weeks. All “last-mile” delivery is by USPS.
I had to switch all my prescriptions to a local pharmacy at much higher cost.
We have to use the VA mail delivery service because my daughter’s meds are hundreds of dollars a month at a pharmacy but free through the mail.