USPS got billions in financial aid, and now says it needs more
Two years after a $107 billion financial lift, the Postal Service says it needs $14 billion in additional help
"financial struggles have coincided with sharp price increases on mail products — in July, first-class letter rates will have increased by 46 percent since 2018 — and dwindling on-time delivery performance"
Fire. DeJoy. NOW:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/15/biden-usps-amazon-aid/?utm_campaign=wp_power_up&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_powerup
Seems that https://wonkette.com (on Substack) has blinked out.
Cast as Criminals, America’s Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense
“We’re no longer seeing a parent have a conversation with a teacher or librarian about a book their child is reading...We’re seeing partisan groups demand the removal of books that they’re told are bad books, that they are not even reading, because they don’t meet the political or moral agenda"
This is ridiculous:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/03/us/book-bans-librarians.html
Such a lovely post by my #VoteSaveAmerica friend about how wonderful phonebanking can be:
https://indivisibleeb.org/2024/02/04/amen-effect-and-phonebanking/
As Democracy Comes Under Attack, Congress Must Restore and Modernize the Voting Rights Act
By Rep. Terri A. Sewell
"MAGA extremists are working to limit voting access, undermine faith in our elections and dilute the power of Black and minority voters...a wave of restrictive voting bills, extreme gerrymandering, voter roll purges and polling location closures"
https://rb.gy/lq8rh
@MateodelSol @TappinLisa y'all know we can hear you ...
President Jimmy Carter is said by his family to be in his final days. My heart goes out to his loved ones and to our nation as a whole, who will have lost a good and decent man. Let his example be a beacon of hope, and let us all exhibit the kind of selflessness, compassion, and kindness he exuded all his days.
Sinema's flawed plan to find 'common ground' between Tuberville, DOD
"one of the obvious questions is what “that middle ground” might look like. For now, no one seems to have any idea. Sinema told her audience that there’s “always a solution to be had,” but that hardly clarified matters"
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/sinemas-flawed-plan-find-common-ground-tuberville-dod-rcna100616
Here's hoping Mayor Karen Bass's plan can make a significant difference in the number of #unhoused people in Los Angeles!
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business
"the owner of a shredding and recycling company, Cory Tomczyk, called a 13-year-old boy a “fag.” Mr. Tomczyk, who is now a Republican state senator, denied using the slur and demanded a retraction. When The Pilot & Review stood by its article, Mr. Tomczyk sued.
Three additional people who attended the meeting later gave sworn statements that they had heard Mr. Tomczyk use the word"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/business/media/antigay-slur-wausau-pilot-review.html
Please support Chef Andres & his team in Maui, his post today: We may not be officially your partners (USG) but World Central Kitchen we are there partnering with the people…like many of the bigger disasters in USA and around the world….so technically we are partners! #ChefsForMaui Remember what we did together in Puerto Rico when nobody was ready to help! https://donate.wck.org/give/417669/
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