BFD: USPS says dismantling of sorting equipment at Grand Rapids Downtown site has stopped.

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They already destroyed it. GODDAMNED FASCISTS.

Link to tweet

UPDATE: USPS Union Rep says work on dismantling sorting machines at the downtown Grand Rapids post has now stopped. @WOODTV

[louis-t]

1. Hmmm. Grand Rapids is very repug area.

That's where DeVos family is from.

[Hoyt]

2. Goes against it's only happening in Blue areas. Fact is, if mail is purposely

slowed down, it will hurt GOPers too.

[mr_lebowski]

8. Unless they think that GOPers have 'gotten the memo' and will not vote by mail

Remember that they've been conditioned to discount COVID for 6 months.

Trump likely believes he can count on them showing up to the voting booths in larger numbers than Democrats, who are more worried about getting the virus.

It doesn't have to be done only in Blue districts ... to help Needy Amin.

He NEEDS Michigan overall. A Dem's ballot not reaching the Voting office is just as helpful in Grand Rapids as it is in Detroit.

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12. Voting isn't the only issue. I lived in Grand Rapids for years and know that there are a shitload

of republicans who don't trust computers so they get their Social Security checks mailed to them and they also get their meds by mail. They are not going to be happy. What a brain dead, boneheaded, dumbass move on DeJoy's part. That douche bag in the White House is so blinded by fear that he can't see he's alienating the very MAGAts he needs on November 3. I'll bet they're not willing to risk their lives to vote in person for a man who made their checks and meds to be delivered late. I think they'll just stay home.

But, as for me, if they've screwed up the USPS so badly that mail-in voting is compromised, I am willing to risk my life to vote in person on November 3 and I know I'm not the only one. Those fascists MUST be stopped.

[mr_lebowski]

15. Faux will just tell them nonstop that the mail not coming to them on time

is the fault of That Woman From Michigan & Democrats ... probably Hillary and Obama are also involved ... and they'll nod their heads and drool.

[Freethinker65]

14. They want no hand marked paper ballots available for recounts.

They want those that do vote, to use touch screens.

[Kaleva]

3. Grand Rapids is the capitol of Trump Country Mi.

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4. That's why this is such a dumbass move on their part. There are so many MAGAts who vote

by mail there. Yeah, it's also hurting us here in Lansing, but GR is the heart of Trumpworld in Michigan. Why piss them off?

[mr_lebowski]

5. Fat lot of good it does to 'stop dismantling' equipment ...

Since, pretty much by definition, you don't 'dismantle' things unless you've already taken them offline.

Are the offline machines being put back into service, that's what I want to hear!

[msongs]

6. some on DU claim this destruction is no big deal so go along with it nt

[Kaleva]

9. Who does that?

It's not false to say that both Dems and Repubs are hurt by this.

[live love laugh]

10. I haven't seen anybody here claiming this is no big deal.

It’s a very big deal both in the impact to service and the election as well as the financial recoup costs of throwing million dollar machines in the trash.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. I Have

Without evidence, those posters suggested this was replacement of older, less efficient machines.
Obviously, if they were replacing these with better equipment they would have announced that with a 100k watt megaphone.
There were 2 threads yesterday where this occurred.

[crickets]

16. Same. I've been biting back any replies. nt

[Silent3]

7. Now put it all f*cking back together again!

And make DeJoy personally pay for replacements for everything broken beyond repair, and all the overtime it takes to get it all back in working order ASAP.

[Freethinker65]

13. All done dismantling and destroying. On to the next facility.