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In reply to the discussion: Why Aren't People Screaming From Their Rooftops? [View all]Mike 03
(16,616 posts)7. Here's a Twitter account worth following:
APWU National
@APWUnational
The American Postal Workers Union represents over 220,000 postal workers in the Clerk, Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Service & Support Service crafts at the USPS.
Link to tweet
?s=20
Text: Rise and shine everybody. Theres work to be done! hit the link and send a message. #SaveThePostOffice
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-during-this-pandemic-support-our-public-postal-service?source=twitter
I've written to my Repuke senator (twice) and congressman. I wrote to my governor twice.
This morning I wrote an angry letter to the New York Times criticizing the lack of seriousness of their coverage and making many points about why I think they should drop any pretense of "neutrality" and treat this like a life or death situation for our country.
nytnews@nytimes.com
There are some online petitions to sign, including one started by Daily Kos and sponsored by some important organizations.
I've written to Speaker Pelosi three times. She's easy to contact.
https://www.speaker.gov/contact
People laughed (probably rightly so) but I wrote an appeal to Jeff Bezos to get involved in the war against the USPS.
jeff@Amazon.com
Anything I can think of to do I'm doing, and constantly looking for new or better ideas.
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takes a while to sit in and GOP'ers somehow think this will nOT impact their ability to vote and
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#2
as this seeps into delays all across america, even GOP'ers will realized. Thats way I
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#9
nope, they make it clear its to save the public from trump's move to wipe USPS out
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#14
we have drop off boxes where i live and i live a mile from county election hq.
AllaN01Bear
Aug 2020
#25
Its SO disheartening. 220 people die in Beirut from an explsion - the people riot and
jmg257
Aug 2020
#4
K&R, this should be number one story on every channel that gives the slightest damn about America !!
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#8
I contacted Grassley and Ernst. Won't do any good because I'm not a farmer or rightwing X-tian.
SharonClark
Aug 2020
#24