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GOPBasher

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63. This is excellent news, but we need this to happen in the rest of the country as well.

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Sun Aug 23, 2020, 01:47 AM

Aug 2020

We need this to make sure the USPS is equipped to handle this election in the other 49 states and DC as well. We'll win this election up and down the ballots, but only if we ensure a fair one (or as close as we can come to a fair one).

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Washington Postal Workers Defy USPS Orders And Reinstall Mail Sorting Machines [View all] progressive nobody Aug 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

Sweet Mutiny! Fuck DeJoy, Fuck Trump, Fuck McConnell, Fuck Mnuchin... Blue Owl Aug 2020 #2

How were you able to read what was in my head?? AZ8theist Aug 2020 #75

Well done WA USPS. Next? NT okaawhatever Aug 2020 #3

All of the locations that can locate where the machines are should replug them and get them running onetexan Aug 2020 #18

Exactly. NT okaawhatever Aug 2020 #20

DeJoy can fire them for disobeying instructions. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #31

The employees need to appeal to their representative, senator & ACLU onetexan Aug 2020 #35

They're union - can't be terminated w/o due process Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #49

This would make the unions stronger too. lunatica Aug 2020 #55

Not so fast! Consider that a union's primary weapon is a strike, which would help DeJoy & Trump. Towlie Aug 2020 #77

Screw Dejoy LPBBEAR Aug 2020 #59

No they shouldn't walk off. They should keep up with Lucky Luciano Aug 2020 #70

the USPS retirees need to be picketing too nt yellowdogintexas Aug 2020 #76

'zactly! I cannot wait for Katie Porter to have her way with this POS on Monday. OMGWTF Aug 2020 #40

Start a petition to the Postal Unions to follow Congressional Vote and Reinstall Sorting Machines ! Captain Zero Aug 2020 #65

Resistance! Lars39 Aug 2020 #4

They tried, in Dallas I think, but critical parts were not to be found. Pelosi pointed out that Karadeniz Aug 2020 #5

DeJoy is not dictator I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #6

Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Aug 2020 #7

YAY . . . Iliyah Aug 2020 #8

Isn't that clear and convincing evidence that those machines are needed? LisaL Aug 2020 #9

How would removing high-speed sorters have purportedly improved mail service? Beartracks Aug 2020 #11

Here is an explanation... reACTIONary Aug 2020 #33

I might have bought into that argument a year ago.... Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #37

THIS! THIS! THIS! OMGWTF Aug 2020 #56

And let us not forget Christmas. niyad Aug 2020 #45

Won't somebody please think of the children!?! OMGWTF Aug 2020 #57

Not buying it droidamus2 Aug 2020 #58

NONE of this was an accident................. MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #10

Agree, House needs to subpoena Mnuchin as well. onetexan Aug 2020 #19

Kudos to Washington postal workers, and all postal workers Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #12

We the people! Larissa Aug 2020 #13

Thank you!! Pepsidog Aug 2020 #14

Even in very Red Wenatchee... The empressof all Aug 2020 #15

they stood up for democracy!!!!!! demigoddess Aug 2020 #16

K&R! gademocrat7 Aug 2020 #17

A new edition of "Profiles in Courage" DFW Aug 2020 #21

That may be difficult to do in some areas. The sorting machines in Grand Rapids, MI were catbyte Aug 2020 #22

OMG progressive nobody Aug 2020 #24

Maybe they can provide parts for incomplete machines. NCjack Aug 2020 #29

K&R BlueJac Aug 2020 #23

Most excellent. So happy to live in WA. Our voting is all done by mail. I'm sure they felt they KewlKat Aug 2020 #25

Postal employees take an oath. pwb Aug 2020 #26

Soo HAPPY! bluestarone Aug 2020 #27

I was sure that somebody would. soldierant Aug 2020 #28

These thugs are basically trying to steal our votes. Everyone of them who aided and abetted in SWBTATTReg Aug 2020 #30

Whoa.. I hope they don't get Fired! Good on them! Cha Aug 2020 #32

Disobey all illegal orders. warmfeet Aug 2020 #34

Trump always double downs -- all hell will probably break loose Sunday. His goons NCjack Aug 2020 #36

Hmm, militia types will bring guns louis-t Aug 2020 #39

That would be too far for McConnell. NCjack Aug 2020 #41

yay!! IT JUST MIGHT BE THE POSTAL WORKERS who save this Nation .. yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #38

YAY!!! AmyStrange Aug 2020 #42

A Wonderful Example of Direct Action! McKim Aug 2020 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author McKim Aug 2020 #44

DEFY * * * I love that word! liberalla Aug 2020 #46

Thank you, Washington postal workers! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #47

Common Sense marieo1 Aug 2020 #48

Good. ellie Aug 2020 #50

Is there anything legal-wise that can be done about this shit?? oldsoftie Aug 2020 #51

Good for them Kamala4TheWin Aug 2020 #52

Go, Washington! Great governor and Americans that don't have to take no shit! ancianita Aug 2020 #53

I love this action SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #54

GREAT! SOMEONE IN WASHINGTON HAS BALLS. It ain't a GOP member in the Senate, WH & DOJ. usaf-vet Aug 2020 #60

Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! h2ebits Aug 2020 #61

Um, fuck yea! theaocp Aug 2020 #62

This is excellent news, but we need this to happen in the rest of the country as well. GOPBasher Aug 2020 #63

Wawawawa! Wawannabe Aug 2020 #64

k&R BlueJac Aug 2020 #66

Excellent! augyboston Aug 2020 #67

Management has power until they don't bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #68

Beautiful! Mike 03 Aug 2020 #69

Would be very bad optics if Dejoy tries to fight back on this. Amaryllis Aug 2020 #71

Nice Work! Solidarity!! Tommymac Aug 2020 #72

They are American heroes defending our democracy. StarryNite Aug 2020 #73

......Another Reason to.... titanicdave Aug 2020 #74

I have never been more proud A Morpheus Felinae Aug 2020 #78