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Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlliFlowers</span></a></span> </p><p>Oh, come on! We all know the real reason.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> did not have the "power" to fire <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dejoy</span></a> because it is the Board's prerogative, not the President's, and influencing the Board would have turned Biden into a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> and sullied his legacy 🙄</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virtueSignaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtueSignaling</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlliFlowers</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; The one thing that I really hold <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> responsible for is not getting rid of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a>.</p><p>Biden wanted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unity</span></a>.</p><p>Nothing wrong, but investigating and firing blatantly partisan hacks like Louis DeJoy would have detracted from that [/sarcasm]</p><p>Also, he knew better than did we. With so much experience and knowledge, why should he have trusted us over his gut feeling [/subtweet]</p><p>Bonus on his gut feeling: Siding with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> over <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnitaHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnitaHill</span></a> testimony </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/justice-d</span><span class="invisible">epartment/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959</span></a></p>
doctorambient<p>Worth reading! (Short.)</p><p>Three things:</p><p>1. I have to admit that "Incel Clown Posse" as a name for DOGE was new to me. 🤣<br>2. How is it that Louis DeJoy is the only one in any part of government to slow-walk a DOGE invasion? Fucking DeJoy!?<br>3. Kiss the postal service goodbye.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dejoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/louisdejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>louisdejoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incelClownPosse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incelClownPosse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wonkodon.com/@wonkette_bot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wonkette_bot</span></a></span> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/@wonkette_bot/114224097226763734" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkodon.com/@wonkette_bot/114</span><span class="invisible">224097226763734</span></a></p>
George Liquor, American<p>The good news: Louis Dejoy has finally resigned </p><p>The bad news: Louis Dejoy was all that was standing between USPS and an even bigger wrecking ball than he himself was</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dejoy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a><br><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/louis-dejoy-usps-resigns-doge-b2720922.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/world/a</span><span class="invisible">mericas/us-politics/louis-dejoy-usps-resigns-doge-b2720922.html</span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p>"Louis <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> resigned from his role as head of the US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PostalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostalService</span></a> on Monday, leaving the independent government agency at a time when it faces calls for privatization and scrutiny from the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration." <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/usps-head-dejoy-resigns/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/us</span><span class="invisible">ps-head-dejoy-resigns/index.html</span></a></p>
nomotime<p>Louis <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resigns</span></a> as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Postmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postmaster</span></a> General 🤔 </p><p>His sudden departure comes after he struck an agreement earlier this month to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency inside the USPS to cut costs and remove bureaucratic red tape.</p><p><a href="https://time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-resigns-postmaster-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-r</span><span class="invisible">esigns-postmaster-general/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MailInVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MailInVoting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.party/@copter_chief" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>copter_chief</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; I was happy to see Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resign. He was such a dick when Trump first hired him. The next postmaster general better not shutdown the postal service. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> will be sold to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FedEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FedEx</span></a> for pennies on the dollar, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> will make it like a bandit.</p>
maeve harris<p>US Postmaster General <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dejoy</span></a> quits with immediate effect. Something is behind the curtain, but your guess is as good as mine. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/24/dejoy-stepping-down-usps" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/24/dejoy-ste</span><span class="invisible">pping-down-usps</span></a></p>
Laffy<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Toodles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toodles</span></a>! 👋🏼</p><p>“Exclusive: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> has resigned from his role as Postmaster General of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a>, according to a source familiar with the matter. On Monday, he told the USPS Board of Governors that it would be his last day on the job. He named Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino to take over until the Board names a permanent replacement”</p><p> <a href="https://time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-resigns-postmaster-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-r</span><span class="invisible">esigns-postmaster-general/</span></a></p>
kaffando<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@time" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>time</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@time/top-stories-088ho5dkz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>top-stories-time</span></a></span> </p><p>Not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> enough for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpDictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpDictatorship</span></a>? 🤔 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a></p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlliFlowers</span></a></span> Actually, <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> should have instructed <a href="https://toot.community/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> to mail <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Garland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garland</span></a> to <a href="https://toot.community/tags/RU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RU</span></a>.</p>
WYM Mod<p>Is the USPS on the brink of privatization? Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's partnership with Elon Musk's DOGE aims to cut 10,000 jobs to save billions, but critics fear this could degrade public service. The initiative, linked to the General Services Administration, highlights deep financial issues but raises alarm over the future of the Postal Service. Explore more about this contentious topic in the full article. Read more [here](<a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/postmaster-dejoy-help-doge-wreck-us-postal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/03/pos</span><span class="invisible">tmaster-dejoy-help-doge-wreck-us-postal</span></a>). <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/PostalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostalService</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>U.S. Postmaster General Louis <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a>’s Thursday announcement that the independent United States <a href="https://c.im/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a> is partnering with the Department of Government Efficiency on a cost-cutting crusade that includes a <br>🔥planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that one of America’s most trusted and relied-upon federal agencies is on a path toward <a href="https://c.im/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a>.<br>In a letter to congressional leaders, DeJoy said <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> will help the USPS “in identifying and achieving further efficiencies.” <br>The postal chief listed “mismanagement” of the agency’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/assets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assets</span></a> and workers’ compensation program, <br>“unfunded mandates imposed on us by legislation,” and “burdensome regulatory requirements restricting 'normal' business practice” as issues to be addressed.<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/dejoy-doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/dejoy-do</span><span class="invisible">ge</span></a></p>
maeve harris<p>Postmaster General Louis <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> teams up with <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to gut the US Postal Service. A reduction in force of 10,000 is planned. <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-teams-up-with-doge-to-gut-usps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/postmast</span><span class="invisible">er-general-louis-dejoy-teams-up-with-doge-to-gut-usps/</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mail</span></a> 6 days a week and to rural areas to probably be cut.<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a><br>Forbes: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Could Cut Postal Service As <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> Signs Deal With Musk’s Group</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/03/13/will-elon-musk-make-postal-service-cuts-what-to-know-after-doge-signs-agreement-with-louis-dejoy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/13/will-elon-musk-make-postal-service-cuts-what-to-know-after-doge-signs-agreement-with-louis-dejoy/</span></a></p>
Absinthe<p>Obama has openings in the <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> Board of Governors. Sanders blocks Obama's nominations. Obama leaves with vacancies in <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/BOG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BOG</span></a>.</p><p>trump nominates &amp; fills vacancies in BOG, as well as <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/Dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dejoy</span></a> for <a href="https://mammut.sch.moe/tags/PostmasterGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostmasterGeneral</span></a>. Dejoy destroys sorting machines, limits employee hours, changes routing, resulting in delays &amp; lost mail. This affects voting by mail. Only the BOG can fire Dejoy, and do not.</p><p>/1</p>
pcyx<p>Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board</p><p>What could possibly go wrong?</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/20/trump-usps-takeover-dejoy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/20/trump-usps-takeover-dejoy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/usps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usps</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a></p>
Wes<p>US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/united-states-postal-service-usps-postmaster-dejoy-steps-down-9692807bf87a0283385d30c1b46e22c4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/united-stat</span><span class="invisible">es-postal-service-usps-postmaster-dejoy-steps-down-9692807bf87a0283385d30c1b46e22c4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dejoy</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/postalservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postalservice</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/usps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usps</span></a></p>
MessagingMatters<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a> announces plans to step down as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> postmaster general</p><p><a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2025/02/dejoy-announces-plans-to-step-down-as-usps-postmaster-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">federalnewsnetwork.com/people/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/dejoy-announces-plans-to-step-down-as-usps-postmaster-general/</span></a></p>
maeve harris<p>US Postmaster General <a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/Dejoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dejoy</span></a> announces that he plans to resign, and enjoins the board to begin looking for a replacement who will continue the crippling of the US Postal Service <a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2025/02/dejoy-announces-plans-to-step-down-as-usps-postmaster-general/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">federalnewsnetwork.com/people/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/dejoy-announces-plans-to-step-down-as-usps-postmaster-general/</span></a></p>