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Mike 03

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10. Speaking of Amazon..

Wed Aug 12, 2020, 03:07 PM

Aug 2020

I know this is probably futile pie-in-the-sky but I just wrote a passionate letter to Jeff Bezos imploring him to think of any way he might be able to help in this situation. Amazon is in close partnership with the USPS (some say it's an abusive relationship--I didn't get into that in my letter) and depends upon them. I mentioned but didn't focus on the political aspect--I focussed on commerce, economics, late fees, etc.... because of the audience.

Jeff@amazon.com

Somebody will read it and if enough people write to him about this, maybe someone will tell him about it. I'm pretty sure he's already thinking about it too. It can't hurt to try.

PS: Jeff Bezos hates Donald Trump.

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'A conspiracy': Alarms sound after postal worker reports removal of sorting machines [View all] LiberalArkie Aug 2020 OP

Jesus nycbos Aug 2020 #1

Exactly. BarbD Aug 2020 #59

Mail Sorting LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #2

A Discworld sorting machine was so efficient that letters got delivered before they were written. tclambert Aug 2020 #58

Remember: you cannot send a clacks Sealed With A Loving Kiss Hekate Aug 2020 #75

My Dad was one of the postal workers using those pigeon hole sorters. QED Aug 2020 #78

my dad did that as well. yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #89

I sent the Rawstory post shanti Aug 2020 #3

I'm surprised the media is not jumping all over this. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #7

On edit: shanti Aug 2020 #79

Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #96

They're too busy showing video footage and live coverage of Trump Lasher Aug 2020 #86

Yeah, I guess they think that's where the ad money is right now or something. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #97

OK qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #4

"List of big businesses that use USPS?" That would be all of them. tclambert Aug 2020 #61

Actually qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #87

Not sure why the sarcasm. qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #88

I'm serious, too. Every single large business that does business in the United States uses the USPS. tclambert Aug 2020 #102

Then why aren't they fighting this? qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #116

I did the same a week or more ago by phone. KPN Aug 2020 #108

It's treasonous behavior to get the dictator in to cede some type power, benefits, control to Russia RKP5637 Aug 2020 #5

this is terrible and I am sure similar efforts are to underway SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #6

It's the US Postal Service -- that includes all KPN Aug 2020 #109

nonetheless. CA mails ballots out plenty early SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #112

Drop boxes are the safest approach. But even KPN Aug 2020 #113

K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #8

Exactly! I'm surprised there is not more screaming about this bullshit!!! It highlights RKP5637 Aug 2020 #11

dems need to make clear it will cost dejoy - legally and financially certainot Aug 2020 #107

And They Are Doing This Right Out In The Open For All To See..... global1 Aug 2020 #9

No matter what they do, just about, there are no repercussions for the most part. The founders RKP5637 Aug 2020 #16

Wow you called it. All that "living breathing document" bs is out the window. ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #23

They know how to play the game and the ass in the WH is a master at it PLUS RKP5637 Aug 2020 #28

And who can forget Moscow Mitch. Dean of the senate my ass. Traitor. ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #41

Plus a number of senators are traitors too! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #47

Remember when Republicans used to say they were the party of accountability? tclambert Aug 2020 #63

Speaking of Amazon.. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #10

Not so sure "Jeff Bezos hates Donald Trump". There's a lot of bluster and feints among thieves. erronis Aug 2020 #17

Haha. Good points, good post. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #49

Just about an hour ago I was thinking the same. Amazon may be able to step in here and help out RKP5637 Aug 2020 #18

I mostly have good feeling about Bezos too, but I've never been rewarded in life Mike 03 Aug 2020 #51

Amazon is building its own delivery service. Why would they help a competitor? scarletwoman Aug 2020 #44

Thanks for the info. nt Mike 03 Aug 2020 #50

Private package delivery companies Leith Aug 2020 #54

Amazon will likely hire a contractor for those remote deliveries - it just may not be the USPS. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #64

Fair point Leith Aug 2020 #68

You're very welcome - I learned new stuff, too! I've posted an additional paragraph below: scarletwoman Aug 2020 #71

Delivery in the city yes.. But they do not check your mailbox to see if you have anything outgoing? LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #73

What happens to anything Donny touches? Blue Owl Aug 2020 #12

Yeah, and one can tell that just looking at his face! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #20

Self-deliver mail in ballots whenever possible. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2020 #13

This a violation of their contract, according to our postal carrier, who Pathwalker Aug 2020 #14

Letter carriers are in a different union. Scruffy1 Aug 2020 #26

lansing area. She didn't specify which machines. Pathwalker Aug 2020 #53

Let's see: theft of government property, sabotaging national infrastructure, crickets Aug 2020 #15

It sounds like DeJoy is overplaying his hand. patphil Aug 2020 #19

But we are just removing the old ones so that the new faster machines can be installed later in LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #32

Joe, Kamela, Elizabeth... zentrum Aug 2020 #21

It's so unreal and so incredibly crooked LymphocyteLover Aug 2020 #22

postal workers know that is tampering and would result in some very bad consequences yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #91

they could target ballots from Dem-rich zip codes and likely would invent some LymphocyteLover Aug 2020 #105

Why aren't delays to Medication for Veterans biting this douchebag in the ass? ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #24

I think this is at the station level, like your local PO. soothsayer Aug 2020 #25

The piss poor journalism in this country is maddening. Scruffy1 Aug 2020 #27

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2020 #31

Yeah it's a really huge difference. soothsayer Aug 2020 #37

How about having to hire more people to sort, thus run up that trust fund about and the price LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #45

When I track an Amazon package coming via USPS, it seems to slow down at the district LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #33

The mail never stops. Those automated machines ran 24 hours. soothsayer Aug 2020 #46

I have had a package go back and forth between the Distribution Center and Annex 3 or for times. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #48

Wow just sending them back and forth endlessly? soothsayer Aug 2020 #52

It isn't that big of a deal as they just about always be the date listed on Amazon LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #57

Ok soothsayer Aug 2020 #60

I jsut got a package today Kaiserguy Aug 2020 #65

Write to your local paper. Write to the various news anchors & hosts on viewer comment lines. Hekate Aug 2020 #29

Make some noise! Your nearest Indivisible group is a good place to start. calimary Aug 2020 #74

And you'll meet people worth knowing and sharing activism. calimary Aug 2020 #76

I called my member of Congress about an undelivered certified letter csziggy Aug 2020 #99

Kind of odd.... Don't trump supporters vote by mail? Chakaconcarne Aug 2020 #30

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering all the time. You'd think the older GOP would be more... LAS14 Aug 2020 #40

It's not about voting by mail. That is a distraction. It's about Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #70

ersnt senate seat is in trouble...willing to bet that's why they started in IA Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #34

If I threw a paint balloon at a post office I would be arrested. This guy NBachers Aug 2020 #35

This is what Roy Cohn would do Awsi Dooger Aug 2020 #36

Does anyone know what rationale DeJoy has come up with for this craziness?????? nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #38

Geez. When will this hit the big time news. Kablooie Aug 2020 #39

So what happens after Trump steals the Election? LiberalLovinLug Aug 2020 #42

IMHO this is infinitely more probable than him refusing to leave Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #103

We need hundreds and hundreds of drive-by ballot boxes set up in the following places: LaMouffette Aug 2020 #43

courthouses, city halls, public libraries. These drop boxes would be yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #92

Offices that register peop!e for WIC and EBT LuvNewcastle Aug 2020 #94

Blatant sabotage by Trump and his stooges. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #55

Democratic leadership should be screaming about this!!! NOW! nt Quixote1818 Aug 2020 #56

Who has standing? The courts are needed. BadgerMom Aug 2020 #62

Good question. Do States have standing? Do State Election Boards have standing? KPN Aug 2020 #110

DEJOYS AND WIFE.... louzke9 Aug 2020 #66

Squeaky wheels get the most attention. BarbD Aug 2020 #67

Isn't there ANYTHING we can do about this criminal activity???????????? Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #69

k&r BSdetect Aug 2020 #72

What conspiracy? Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #77

I mailed a first class letter to my sister last Tuesday (2020-08-04), and... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #80

Pretty simple really. USPS has a contract with Amazon TexasBushwhacker Aug 2020 #98

You are so damn cynical, but... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #101

Weakening it for the election, to diminish public confidence and profitability, for privatization bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #81

Almost sounds like selling off the technology for imminent privatization bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #82

I honestly think that is the plan. yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #93

Some states, like VA, are printing scannable codes on mail-in ballots to track them out and in. JudyM Aug 2020 #115

One thing Trump sure as hell can't say when he leaves office, world wide wally Aug 2020 #83

Don't believe in a new civil war? warmfeet Aug 2020 #84

This is no conspiracy! randr Aug 2020 #85

Election interference is a federal crime. Why hasn't the Idiot's lackey installed @USPSbeen charged? onetexan Aug 2020 #90

Isn't treason a capital offense? cstanleytech Aug 2020 #95

Protests Needed leighbythesea2 Aug 2020 #100

The devil is always one devious step ahead. He's got his Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #104

This reeks of putin The Blue Flower Aug 2020 #106

Post Office Nyleve Aug 2020 #111

Treachery with intent to subvert a national election is treason under the Alien&Sedition Act. ancianita Aug 2020 #114

The corruption is so obvious & out iin the open! There must be something that can be done Illumination Aug 2020 #117