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

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

    • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      10 hours ago

      • Trump fires everyone he wants on day one of his first term, because there’s nothing to stop him no matter how stupid the picks are

      • Biden keeps some of them across his entire term, because of vague rules that only he can abide by, for some reason. Even when everyone would love him to remove the evil bastards and would look good for polling.

      • Trump fires everyone he wants on day one of his second term, because there’s nothing to stop him no matter how stupid the picks are.

      Always weird how the rules are only in place for anything that would benefit the public but aren’t there for “I made this EO that personally shoots every kitten in America”.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      83·
      2 days ago

      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
        82·
        2 days 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.

  • perishthethought@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

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

    /s I hope

    • RecallMadness@lemmy.nz
      4·
      2 days 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      They have been replaced by roving bands of cyber trucks, carrying mail and parcels for the residents.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
      4·
      2 days ago

      Bezos already has one.

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

      Just more wealth redistribution.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
    81·
    2 days ago

    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.

    • GuidoSarducci@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

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

  • PurpleSkull@lemm.eeEnglish
    31·
    2 days 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.