After President Trump ramrodded through one of his major supporters, Louis DeJoy — who owns tens of millions of dollars in stock in competitors of, and contractors with, the U.S. Postal Service — as our new postmaster general, we all knew the fix was in.
Since Trump fears the massive vote-by-mail effort fueled by his bumbling response to control the coronavirus pandemic, DeJoy began systematically hobbling the USPS by removing mail-sorting machines and those familiar blue USPS drop boxes across the country.
This brought the attention of enraged Democratic lawmakers and our old friend, Esquire’s Charles Pierce:
Like hanging, the possibility of being sued by 20 state attorneys general, and/or being roasted on a spit in front of congressional committees, seems to concentrate the mind wonderfully. Postmaster General — and abandoned James Lee Burke character — Louis DeJoy on Tuesday issued a statement announcing that he (maybe, perhaps) will suspend all of the various shenanigans that have made him famous over the past month or so.
“To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending these initiatives until after the election is concluded.”
Feel free to drive your full-size family minivan through the loopholes in this statement. For one thing, there’s nothing in there about repairing the damage DeJoy already has done; are the sorting machines that have been removed from USPS facilities around the country going to be returned? Who knows?
These omissions caught the eye of the House of Representatives, which plans to move ahead on Saturday with a bill meant to confront the damage already done by DeJoy and by the administration* he serves. And, behind it all, is the single most immutable political fact of this era — nothing, absolutely nothing, this administration* says can be taken as the truth.
Get your fireworks ready, folks. Just 74 days until the election.
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Kudos to those in charge of this week’s Democratic National Convention, who were tasked with the daunting project of taking the event all online due to the pandemic.
If you missed it, here are some highlights.
Former President Obama’s speech on Wednesday.
Vice-president nominee Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech.
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech.
Onward. VOTE!
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It’s been awhile since Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry debated one of his Congressional opponents, but this year appears to be different.
Democrat Kate Bolz says she’s agreed to two back-to-back televised debates with Fortenberry on Oct. 11 and 12.
At the same time Bolz, a state Senator from Lincoln, wants more debates and wants them sooner. “I’m glad to debate in October, but renew my call for debates in September, as vote by mail begins,” Bolz said.
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The Acara penggalangan dana Morrison Exon bakal online taun ieu kusabab pandémik anu lumangsung - tapi acara éta masih bakal dibungkus ku panyatur tamu khusus, panghargaan sukarelawan sareng seueur kasenangan!
Téma taun ieu nyaéta "Di Bumi sareng Demokrat Nebraska."
Tamu utama taun ka tukang nyaéta Speaker Nancy Pelosi - janten anjeun henteu hoyong sono kana acara taun ieu.
27 Séptémber 2020
VIP Receptions, 5:30 pm CT
Main Event with Keynote Speakers and Awards, 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT
Kéngingkeun tikét sareng méja VIP anjeun.
Upami anjeun ngagaduhan patarosan ngeunaan tabel VIP, sponsor atanapi naon waé ngeunaan acara éta, punten email ka info@nebraskademocrats.org.
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Our Yard Sign Drive-thru Parties were a HUGE success, but folks are still clamoring for more. We are planning more drive-thru parties, so keep checking our halaman wéb jeung Facebook page.
Samentara éta, eusian formulir ieu Pikeun kéngingkeun tanda halaman Biden, tanda kebon Biden (4×6) sareng tanda pikeun Kate Bolz sareng Kara Eastman!
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NDP parantos ngamimitian séri Acara online Wilujeng sumping ka Partéi anu ditujukeun pikeun pamilih anyar. Kami bakal ngajawab sadaya patarosan anjeun ngeunaan sora sareng kumaha ilubiung. Anjeun tiasa ngetik patarosan anjeun dina obrolan atanapi naroskeun ka aranjeunna langsung.
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Pastikeun anjeun ngadaptar pikeun milih sareng nyungkeun sora Sora-ku-Surat di Pusat Undian NDP.
Punten bagikeun tautan di luhur sareng réréncangan sareng kulawarga!
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Kéngingkeun swalayan Biden sareng NDP anjeun di NDP / kaos 101 toko!
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Kami ngantunkeun anjeun minggu ieu ku Rendering ku Mike Lester on how most of the GOP has turned a blind eye while Trump has run amok.
–Ku Kevin O'Hanlon / Diréktur Komunikasi NDP
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CATETAN: Upami anjeun parantos ngarencanakeun ngahadiran acara non-NDP, urang ngadesek anjeun pikeun mariksa ka panitia ngeunaan status kusabab pandemi éta.
25 Agustus: Wilujeng sumping di panggero Partéi kalawan Sen Adam Morfeld
26 Agustus: Milih deui Larry Bradley Pikeun Papio-Missouri Walungan NRD Virtual Fundraiser
Aug. 27: Dems & Crew pikeun CD-2: Sidang Stratégi & Phonebank
1 Séptémber: Wilujeng sumping di Telepon Pesta
27 Séptémber: Acara Taunan Morrison Exon - Di bumi sareng Demokrat Nebraska
