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Five minute twitter soapbox of the day:
1) Republicans are trying to discredit the US Postal Service, remove funding from it, and shut it down.
2) The reason is because with COVID-19, expansion to mail-in ballots for the upcoming election is VERY likely. Weakening the postal
1) Republicans are trying to discredit the US Postal Service, remove funding from it, and shut it down.
2) The reason is because with COVID-19, expansion to mail-in ballots for the upcoming election is VERY likely. Weakening the postal
service or outsourcing to the private sector makes it much easier to avoid doing this. It’s a form of voter suppression—expanding access to voting by mail and the ability to vote from home causes elections to swing Democratic.
3) Cool that sucks. How can I help in 5 min or less?
3) Cool that sucks. How can I help in 5 min or less?
4) BUY STAMPS!! https://store.usps.com/store/m/category.jsp?id=mobile-stamp">https://store.usps.com/store/m/c... A sheet of stamps, with shipping, will cost you $12.50 or less. You can do it on your phone with guest checkout AND they take PayPal. The #1 way the USPS gets funded is through stamp purchases.
5) Text “USPS” to 50409. This is a super handy computer program that will take your name and zip code, generate a full, professional letter, and send it to your appropriate congressional representatives with about 3 one-word inputs on your part. It took me 30 seconds.
Great thread here with more information on why you should care: https://twitter.com/dingusjmcgee/status/1248741868440940544?s=21">https://twitter.com/dingusjmc... https://twitter.com/dingusjmcgee/status/1248741868440940544">https://twitter.com/dingusjmc...
soapbox over. peace out
