#us-postal-service — Public Fediverse posts
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North Carolina becomes first state to send out mail-in ballots for US midterms
By Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonState decides to proceed hours after Trump administration asks supreme court to let it carry out proposed crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/north-carolina-mail-in-ballots-midterms
#NorthCarolina #USvotingrights #USconstitutionandcivilliberties #USnews #USpolitics #USPostalService #USmidtermelections2026 #USsupremecourt #TheGuardian #JosephGedeoninWashington
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Federal judge considers whether to extend ban on USPS mail ballot changes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/federal-judge-usps-mail-ballot-changes #UsPostalService #UsNews #UsVotingRights #TrumpAdministration #UsMidtermElections2026 #UsPolitics #LawUs #UsSupremeCourt
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Federal judge considers whether to extend ban on USPS mail ballot changes
By Associated PressJudge says US Postal Service has told her nothing about how it plans to regulate mail ballots for midterm elections
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/federal-judge-usps-mail-ballot-changes
#USPostalService #USnews #USvotingrights #Trumpadministration #USmidtermelections2026 #USpolitics #LawUS #USsupremecourt #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From #VotingByMail
A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in #noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect #Democrats and many battleground elections.
By Reid J. Epstein, Aug. 30, 2026
Excerpt: "Voting by mail would become much more difficult, if not impossible, for tens of millions of Americans if the #USPostalService is allowed to implement a restrictive rule governing mail voting that President Trump has demanded.
"The effects would likely be greater for #DemocraticVoters, who vote by mail in higher numbers than #Republicans, and in states where mail voting is universal or nearly so. #MailVoting may not happen at all in states that resist the #Trump administration’s demands for #VoterData .
"The rule would particularly affect people in #rural areas and #OlderVoters, who tend to cast ballots by mail in greater numbers. It could also deeply affect states where some of the most competitive races for House, Senate and governor will determine control of Congress and state governments.
" #Michigan, where 37 percent of votes were cast by mail in 2022, would be one epicenter, with hard-fought statewide contests and multiple battleground House races. #California, which mails ballots to all voters, is expected to be central to Democratic efforts to win a majority in the House.
"The rule is being challenged in several lawsuits, and it is on hold temporarily following a federal judge’s ruling on Thursday. The administration is appealing. Even if the Postal Service is permitted to proceed, it is unclear that it would have time to implement the plan ahead of an election that is fewer than 70 days away.
"For instance, the rule requires states to upload a list of voters to a federal mail ballot portal that is not yet online. Nearly two dozen Democratic-led states and #WashingtonDC , have sued to block the proposed rule and said they will not comply with it.
"If the agency were to move ahead, state and local officials would shoulder enormous costs in what would need to be a herculean effort to prepare election offices and educate voters in time for the midterm elections in November.
"The most dramatic aspect of the proposed rule is a plan to deny services for election mail entirely in states that do not turn over #VoterData, which federal officials say they want to use to identify noncitizens on state #VoterRolls. The policy would upend mail voting in any state that does not comply, but the effects would be measurably greater in the smaller number of states that rely heavily on mail voting.
"More than one in three Democrats voted by mail in 2024, compared with about one in four Republicans, according to estimates by the States United Democracy Center, which examined voting data in 32 states where it was available.
" 'It’s not that complicated,' said Marc Elias, the Democratic election lawyer, who said the new policy was a blatant effort to disenfranchise Democrats. 'The administration knows that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans. Donald Trump has demonized voting by mail and made that differential even greater.' "
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/politics/mail-voting-trump-midterms-supreme-court.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/3A3nw#USPol #Elections2026 #VoterDisenfranchisement #VoterIntimidation #Fascists #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LiteracyTests
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Trump officials again urge US supreme court intervention on mail ballots https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/trump-administration-supreme-court-mail-ballots #TrumpAdministration #UsSupremeCourt #UsVotingRights #UsNews #UsPolitics #LawUs #UsMidtermElections2026 #DonaldTrump #UsPostalService
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Postmaster General tells Congress that Postal Service will not deliver ballots unless states comply with trump's demands to turn over voter rolls. Bastards.
#uspostalservice
#uselections
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postmaster-general-steiner-postal-service-will-not-deliver-mail-ballots-state-voter-rolls/ -
USPS and Ralph Lauren celebrate America’s 250th birthday with patriotic American Icons stamps
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/usps-ralph-lauren-american-icons-stamps/
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USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/08/usps-postal-service-handguns-mail #UsPostalService #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews #UsGunControl
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What this article doesn't say is that the US Postal Service was never meant to be a "business". It's a SERVICE. Republicans have been undermining that service since the Bush administration in 2006. They want desperately to privatize it. It's part of Project 2025.
#uspostalservice
#project2025
https://www.the-sun.com/news/16218924/usps-major-changes-postmaster-general-updates/ -
US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/25/us-postal-service-fuel-surcharge #UsPostalService #Inflation #UsisraelWarOnIran #Oil #Economics #Business #UsNews
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US postal service will run out of money by February 2027, says agency chief https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/us-postal-service-february-2027 #UsPostalService #UsCongress #UsNews #LawUs
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U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns AI scams are getting scary good
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/usps-ai-scams-warning/
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A *lot* of small businesses depend on smallish shipments from abroad, either to resell--wherein they don't have enough storage and funds to buy larger amounts--or because they need smallish amounts of essential components of the things they make.
Ending the de minimis exception is already fucking them over; this holiday season is going to bankrupt many of them.
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Trump ended the de minimis trade exception, which allowed international packages under US$800 of value to pay no tariffs, on August 29th.
As a result, the volume of mail to the U.S. has dropped by 80% by September 7th.
Droped. by. 80 FUCKING %. in two weeks.
I'm sure it all will be fine for small businesses in the U.S. come holiday season. Just dandy.
ETA: please disregard NPR ending with an asskissing to Trump (fentanyl my ass)
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Postal traffic into US plunges by more than 80% after Trump ends exemption https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/06/postal-traffic-us-plunges #Trumpadministration #USPostalService #Trumptariffs #USpolitics #Worldnews #Tariffs #USnews
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Houston is again among the national leaders in the number of dog bites and attacks on postal workers.
#Animals #Houston #Local #News #DogAttack #DogBites #HoustonPostalWorkers #PostalWorkerDogBites #USPostalService #Usps
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Race
In my previous post I speculated on which of the two packages I have shipped over the last few days would arrive at its destination first, thus winning the race. Would it be the USPS package full of 35mm film that shipped out on Saturday or would it be the FedEx envelope with my passport renewal application that shipped out last night?
I have the answer.
The film has arrived at The Darkroom. I can expect my scans to be uploaded to my account in 3-7 business days. In other words, an eternity. Disney and New York on film… coming soon.
#35mmFilm #35mmFilmPhotography #federalExpress #fedEx #film #filmPhotography #filmScans #photography #race #shipping #thedarkroomlab #usPostalService #usps #whichPackageWillArriveFirst
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A recent audit conducted by the United States Postal Service showed a number of deficiencies in some Houston stations' mail theft prevention efforts.
#Business #Houston #Local #News #HoustonMail #HoustonPostOffices #MailTheft #USPostalService #Usps #USPSStations
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#PSA: Please be aware that the bullshit effort to "save" money will slow down post delivery in the U.S. starting today, with more changes coming in July. Give some grace to small businesses who are being screwed over on both side.
You may want to call your Congresscritters and demand they save the USPS from privatization.
https://www.newsweek.com/usps-mail-deliveries-shipping-post-office-2053242
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LLshKxS3Xc
USA: #WallStreet's ASSAULT on #USPostalService
#STOPPrivatisationOfUSPS #StopPrivatisation
Wall Street also wants to eliminate postal #unions
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US postmaster general resigns with immediate effect https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-resigns #Trumpadministration #USPostalService #USpolitics #ElonMusk #USnews
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#CallToAction let your local postal service workers know that you have their back: call your electeds in Congress and tell them to fight the dismantling and privatization of the U.S.P.S.
https://www.wane.com/top-stories/u-s-postal-service-workers-host-rally-to-keep-postal-service/
