Happy Mothers Day

If you are a mother living in the US then today is your day. Happy Mothers Day to you. I hope you had a good one.

I learned something today that will make the whole nightmare that is shooting film easier. Turns out the post office in Salem, NH has a package drop box. I ordered developing for four rolls of film earlier and the package is already in the mail. Granted the post office was closed so it won’t be going anywhere until some time tomorrow but yeah, the post office piece of the workflow is done.

What else? Because I got up at 4:00am to go sunrise chasing, I didn’t do my daily exercise first thing in the morning. I did it at 4:00pm and somehow, someway, it was 1000000000000000 times harder to do in the afternoon than it is in the morning. Why is that? I don’t know.

I have made a command decision. Normally I try to make my work-in-the-office days Monday and Wednesday. This week I am swapping Monday for Tuesday. Why? Because tomorrow is Monday, I only got four hours of sleep last night, and I just don’t wanna.

Okay, there is a new episode of The Last of Us airing tonight. I need to go get ready for that, emotionally speaking.

#exercise #mothersDay #postOffice #usMail

#BettyWhite now has her own #ForeverStamp from the #USPS , thanks to Boston-area artist #DaleStephanos .

It took him about a year to design and complete. At the request of Betty's family, he included references to her work championing the cause of #AmimalRights , the most obvious symbol being the pawprint earring.

Stephanos' image of Betty brilliantly captures her sense of mischief and fun, by perfectly portraying her joyful smile and sparkling eyes.

#BettyWhiteStamps are now available for purchase through the U.S. Postal Service.

#Philatily #StampCollecting #Stamps #Art #CommemorativeStamps #PostalService #PostOffice #Boston #AnimalAdvocates #USPostalService #USMail

https://youtu.be/oa-qYEknUWs?si=S1O93Ulk1AvzYCqI

All y'all in rural areas who voted for the current federal administration might soon have more reasons for regretting that vote.

https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-03-17/usps-changes-rural-delivery

#USPS #UsMail

@kevin Back in the 1970s, I learned that you could address a letter to

Someone's Name
City, State

and the USPS would deliver it. In 1977, I decided to try it. I wrote on an envelope

Parent's Name
Valparaiso, Indiana

I added a stamp and threw it in a mailbox in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A few days later, the Post Office delivered the letter. It's so cool when human beings, like you, take the time to make that happen. Thank you.

#usps #postoffice #usmail #mail

"Effective February 5, 2025, the Postal Service will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong Posts. The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are working closely together to implement an efficient collection mechanism for the new China tariffs to ensure the least disruption to package delivery."

Shorter: You'll get your package but it will come "postage due."

#USPS #USMail #USPolitics #TrumpShitShow #Tariffs #China

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/suspension-of-inbound-parcels-from-china-and-hong-kong.htm

Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Shine my ASS!

#USPS
#USMail

Privatizing the Post Office Would Be a Disaster
https://jacobin.com/2024/12/us-post-office-privatization-trump

* Trump confirmed he’s considering privatizing US Postal Service
* would be a big step in direction of a libertarian dystopia
* USPS Offers an Irreplaceable Public Service
* We Need a Bigger Public Postal Service

#JRE #JoeRogan #sycophants
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #MailBallots
#USPS #USmail #PostMaster #LouisDeJoy
#capitalization #privatization #libertarianism #billionaires #CharlesKoch #SPN #TFAS

Trump Confirms Extreme Plan to Demolish Postal Service
https://newrepublic.com/post/189454/trump-plan-demolish-postal-service

* USPS likely be on chopping block during Trump2 administration

Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan/

* Trump1 feuded w. USPS
* privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping & business supply chains

#USPS #USmail #LouisDeJoy
#MailBallots #ElectoralFraud
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#privatization #libertarianism #billionaires #CharlesKoch #SPN

After Reports Suggest Trump Seeks to Privatize USPS, Progressives Speak Out
https://truthout.org/articles/after-reports-suggest-trump-seeks-to-privatize-usps-progressives-speak-out
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan

* Trump “keen” for scheme that hands USPS to for-profit, private interests

#USPS #USmail #LouisDeJoy
#MailBallots #ElectoralFraud
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#privatization #libertarianism #billionaires #CharlesKoch #SPN

Spotted this mail box Lock just down the street (Union and Main) from where there was some sort of police incident an hour earlier.

My best guess is that someone tried to dispose of evidence in the post office box?

Sorry this is time stamped 2024-12-06T13:22-06:00 and I forgot to post it till now 🤷‍♂️

#Memphis #USMail

Trump considering United States Postal Service privatization: report
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/14/considering-united-states-postal-privatization-report
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan

* Trump1 went after UPS, threatening funding over mail-in ballots
* Trump2 discuss w. Cabinet nom. Howard Lutnick
* Lutnick: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113472645685562560
* Trump1 picked camp. donor DeJoy
* soured 2020 election re: mail ballots

#USPS #USmail #LouisDeJoy
#MailBallots #ElectoralFraud
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#privatization #libertarianism #billionaires #CharlesKoch #SPN

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[2020] One Billionaire vs. the Mail
https://persagen.org/docs/charles_koch-one-billionaire-versus-the-mail.html

* Charles Koch's 50-y war on US Postal Service

Louis DeJoy
https://persagen.org/docs/Louis_DeJoy.html

* DeJoy: Board Trustees, Koch-funded "Fund for American Studies"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fund_for_American_Studies
* State Policy Network

[2020] USPS at Grave Risk
https://persagen.org/docs/a-combination-of-forces-puts-our-postal-service-at-grave-risk.html

* Lisa Graves on attack on USPS

#USPS #USmail #PostMaster #LouisDeJoy
#MailDelivery #MailBallots
#capitalization #privatization #libertarianism #billionaires #CharlesKoch #SPN #TFAS

[thread] privatization: U.S. Postal Service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service

* indep. agency, executive branch, U.S. federal gov't
* provides postal service in U.S., its insular areas & associated states
* one of few gov't agencies explicitly authorized by U.S. Constitution
* USPS competes against private package delivery services United Parcel Service, FedEx, DHL

#USPS #USmail #PostMaster #LouisDeJoy
#MailDelivery #MailBallots
#capitalization #privatization #libertarianism #CharlesKoch #SPN

Is it a command?
I may be overthinking
Still just standing here -

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #USA #November #Stare #Command #Think #Overthink #Mail #Mailbox #USMail #Post #PostOffice #USPS

November 4, 2024

During the '90s, I cut up Tabloids, glued the headlines to poster board, and made personal post cards to send to friends. #crafts #artsandcrafts #postcards #usmail #tabloids #tabloidheadlines #greetings

The US Post Office is led by a #Republican who favors #privatization Here is his new post office plan:

Focus on delivery within 50 miles of the biggest cities.

Let the #rural folks wait an extra day or two for their mail. #USmail #PostOffice #Rural

https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-postal-service-plan-writes-off-rural-america-to-save-a-buck/2024/09/30/

Attn #NorthCarolina voters: Be aware of receiving an official-looking Election Notice in the mail. It’s a scam, but could easily trick people into handing over their information.

Originally shared by Moe Davis (@ColMoeDavis) on Xitter (screenshotted here so you don’t need to go there to see/share it)

H/T @amyedge

#NC #2024Election #VotingRights #USMail #USPolitics

I just renewed at $182!

#USPS #POBox #PDX #Portland #Oregon #USMail #unitedStatesPostalService #LouisDeJoy

People love to complain about the #USMail, but they have a point.

I just received the Costco booklet for the sale that ended on July 19th. Something is seriously wrong.

New #insurance through my employer with the start of the new year. The new #insurancecard has not yet arrived. I’ve been looking through the #mail, thinking that I missed it, but received an email letting me know that the cards are really on the way and were mailed before December 15.
#USPS #USmail #smh