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A planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that the US Postal Service is on a path toward privatization.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

These people all look like the cancer that they are

[–] TheDuffmaster@lemmy.world 36 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Funny how this shithead survived a Biden term, yet Trump was just booting everybody and anybody day 1.

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 13 points 9 hours ago

Biden is a cuck

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, when you don't give a shit about whether your actions have any basis in legality at all, you can do whatever you want and leave it to others to try and clean up after your decision.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago

I'm pretty sure that the excellently named beermeister was referring to the fact that Biden DIDN'T do his job of cleaning up the radioactive sludge that is DeJoy being in charge of the USPS.

He had the power to do so legally, but CHOSE not to for 4 years.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's one evil looking motherfucker

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, sometimes people look like what they are inside.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 36 points 12 hours ago

The phone call is coming from inside the USPS!

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 21 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

In unrelated news, billionaire Elon Musk announced he's launching a new home delivery service today.

/s I hope

[–] RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The year is ~~2050~~ 2026. The suburban streets, once a place where kids could be seen playing are now devoid of life. The shouts and laughter of children gone.

They have been replaced by roving bands of cyber trucks, carrying mail and parcels for the residents. Honking outside homes to goad the occupants to collect their mail.

But they do not. For they know if they leave their homes, they may be identified as tarmac and run down by the self driving AI.

This is the new world order. This is DOGE.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Bezos already has one.

(And of course there are the older standard corporate ones - UPS and FedEx for example)

Just more wealth redistribution.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 11 hours ago
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago
[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Those mail-in ballots will be fine, I'm sure.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

Time to build a new republic.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

In the past, it's been a very good thing that a US Postmaster is almost impossible to replace. Unfortunately. DeJoy represents what Democrats and Republicans want: something they can sell off to the billionaires at a massive personal profit.

[–] cavtroop@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Nancy Pelosi' and Chuck Shumer's stock portfolios will make a KILLING when they privatize this I bet

[–] PurpleSkull@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago

It's heartwarming to see all of Trumps appointees agreeing they REALLY suck ass and have no idea what their agency is actually doing, and thus seek to abolish themselves. From USPS, to Department of Education, to Congress itself.