Andrew Rivera of More Perfect Union brings us the tale of Why Mailmen Are Raising Up...looks like USPS workers got hosed in contract talks, unfortunately (and imagine having to install a shower in union offices because letter carriers are paid so little that some are homeless and that’s the only place where they can clean up)...and workers are also tracked minute by minute by data on their package scanners, huh? I know Biden couldn’t get rid of DeJoy on his own, though I cannot understand why the commissioners he got appointed to the postal board couldn’t have done that by now (and yes, I know one Republican was named)...no air conditioning in vehicles, mandatory overtime, and those are just the beginning of the indignities, to say nothing of the physical threats letter carriers face...and it does indeed sound like union head Brian Renfroe is a rubber stamp for DeJoy - I hope Renfroe gets the help he needs, but he should indeed step aside while he addresses that (NSFW/H)...
...and Kiera Butler of Mother Jones tells us about the five ways the “Christian” nationalist nut jobs will try to attack government to achieve their foul ends under Trump (and “natural family planning” doesn’t have a damn thing to do with birth control; it has to do with trying to figure out the best way to get pregnant, and I can say that because Mrs. Doomsy and I attended a class on that a while ago...and I don’t know what version of the Bible these people follow, but the one I was raised on didn’t have one word to say about hating on LGBTQ people)...
...and in another election post mortem, David Pakman asks if something is wrong with this country, and as far as I’m concerned, if you have to articulate that, then you’re probably answering your own question (and I agree with him)... and I don’t think Pakman is being a smug pr*ck; I think he’s pointing out a real issue that should have been considered by our alleged political/media Beltway geniuses of the @DNC during the recent campaign (mildly NSFW/H)...and in a related item, I think this articulates my feeling about the election better than anything else IMO (maybe there’s a bit of smugness in the Xitter post actually, but I also think there’s a hell of a lot of truth...more here)...
...and Leeja Miller gives us some good ideas here IMO on fighting back against the incoming Trumpist plague; she gives some important background for about the first 6:00 or so...I have to admit that it’s been awhile since I studied Maslow’s hierarchy of needs...well said that we need to patch together a coalition of sorts and prioritize what matters most in terms of keeping our government functioning for us and in a manner that fairly represents the majority of this country; and yeah, I believe that this is something that the @DNC and affiliated organizations should be doing to the point where it’s second nature, but then again I’m just some schmoe and not a high-priced political consultant, so what do I know?...GREAT point about going on the offensive for a change instead of constantly being in this stoo-pid reactive mode of “What crazy thing did the Repugs do today?”...another great idea is to reverse engineer the truly infamous Powell Memo, and I love the five “prongs” she came up with to put her strategy in place effectively, though it will take a while to do this and the cost will be substantial, and I just hope and pray that we have the necessary time and funds to make it all work...”That terror of being called ‘biased’ is what got us here in the first place”; boy, is she ever right about that; the “slippery slope” started as soon as objective reality became de-prioritized in our media in favor of “balance”...lots of great ideas here, and this is another book that should be read for coming up with the roadmap Miller proposes here...and in a similar vein, there is this (mildly NSFW/H as well)...
...and Kyle Kulinski tells us about Trump getting rid of the CFPB, again, and also kneecapping the NLRB I’m sure – interesting item from Kyle about the CFPB looking out for some scammy outfit allegedly providing identity theft protection, which was just taking the dough for no good reason as it turned out (NSFW/H also)...
...and I guess this newer number is a coda of sorts for yours truly...don’t know what’s up with playing it in a dirt basin or whatever that is, but I’m in tune with the sentiment I have to admit.
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