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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Teams Up With DOGE to Gut USPS (truthout.org)

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A planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that the US Postal Service is on a path toward privatization.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (11 children)

This guy was appointed during Trump’s first term. Back then I remember this gutting/privatization of the USPS being a topic of discussion. I kept expecting to hear that Biden had replaced him; I wonder what made him keep him.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

He was also shutting down mail sorting machines during the largest mail in vote in American history.

He was kept in the position for a few reasons, one of which was since he was a Republican appointed PMG, it was easier for reform bills involving the PO to pass. He helped gain bipartisan support on removing the retirement pre-funding bill that was costing us a shitload of money.

Probably the only good thing he's done besides announcing his resignation, but even that means there's gonna be another Turnip appointmented PMG.

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