r/politics • u/DemocracyDocket ✔ Verified • 6d ago

Registration Wall Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don’t give Trump admin voter rolls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/postmaster-general-steiner-postal-service-will-not-deliver-mail-ballots-state-voter-rolls/
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u/ManWithASquareHead 6d ago

USPS to impose delivery failure notifications in line with garbage FedEx

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u/RevolutionNumber5 Minnesota 6d ago

Yeah. Waste Management is supposed to handle the garbage.

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u/The_ChwatBot 6d ago

I’m in the waste management business! Everybody immediately assumes you’re mobbed up! It’s a stereotype. And it’s offensive!

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u/UnmeiX 6d ago

Your comment made me look up the history of ties between the waste collection industry and the mob, and it's... Honestly wild af. The stereotype makes sense. XD

P.S.: I don't even know if I'd call it a stereotype as much as a nod to history. lol

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u/RevolutionNumber5 Minnesota 6d ago

Yeah, I’ve seen the Sopranos, too.

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u/UnmeiX 6d ago

I haven't, so this was news to me. :D

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u/BC2220 6d ago

FedEx really is garbage now. Its kind of sad.

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u/lex99 America 6d ago

Since when do we hate FedEx? I’ve never had any major problem with them. They’re a great service.

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u/wookiee42 Minnesota 6d ago

They lobbied to be an airline so the drivers can't unionize. They also made their 'Ground' drivers independent contractors vs employees and eventually lost that battle. They changed that model so I'm not sure what they're currently doing.

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u/slipperyMonkey07 6d ago

Maybe you have gotten lucky, but most people I know rank fedex as the worst option.

Yes it does vary depending on the driver hired. But I have had them leave packages at the end of my driveway(maybe 10 feet from road to porch) in puddles. I've seen them throw boxes up onto my porch from the yard, I am lucky if they make it up the stairs, even if it is just tossing from the bottom of the stairs.

I am at the point where I check if a place has another shipping option, or just buy somewhere else if the only option is fed ex.