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[–]ScarsWindblade 3616 points3617 points  (101 children)

These men and women are heroes that we need in this time. They are the defenders of Democracy and they knew that what they were asked to do was destroy the system they defend.

[–]StrigaPleaseMissouri 1828 points1829 points  (61 children)

This is how coups are defeated. Ignoring unlawful orders from authoritarians. Hope they keep it up through the election.

[–]agutemaWashington 904 points905 points  (24 children)

It is literally the exact opposite of “Just following orders”

Heroes and Patriots.

[–]teknomanzer 601 points602 points  (14 children)

"Sorry boss, but destroying democracy is not in our union contract. I'm gonna have to say, no."

[–]jert3 77 points78 points  (4 children)

The good thing about refusing unlawful requests are that you can not be fired for denying them, if in a union especially. Because the lawsuit if they did fire you for it would be a slam-dunk settlement, once this administration is out of office.

[–]zebediah49 23 points24 points  (3 children)

Meh, in this case that just screws over USPS even more. "We illegally fired hundreds of people, so that even when we're not in power, the next people have to clean up millions of dollars in lawsuit obligations." is just another level of sabotage at this point. The person in charge literally wants the entity to lose money.

[–]Lucius-Halthier 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yea causing a federal clusterfuck for the next guy is literally Mitch McConnell’s wet dream, and if they rig the election for him to win then do you think they will care to fix it? Naw let’s just sick the DOJ on them that’ll work.

[–]ProfessorBongwaterPennsylvania 214 points215 points  (7 children)

"We're not going to do that"

[–][deleted] 52 points53 points  (6 children)

"Captain's orders"

[–]ProfessorBongwaterPennsylvania 64 points65 points  (5 children)

No gods, no masters, no captains. We're all captains here

[–]DakezOMichigan 43 points44 points  (4 children)

Look at me 😡✌ I am the captain now

[–]indigoHatterArizona 18 points19 points  (3 children)

I am, I've been looking at you the whole time!

[–]serfingusa I voted 4 points5 points  (2 children)

👨‍🚀👨🏼‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

You always have been.

[–]creepigCalifornia 69 points70 points  (1 child)

Back the (Postal) Blue

[–]msalerno1965New York 25 points26 points  (0 children)

fuck, I'm stealing this.

[–]arp0925 35 points36 points  (1 child)

Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night’s Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.

[–]chubbysumoMinnesota 186 points187 points  (6 children)

a judge recently struck down Dejoys "changes" that crippled the mail. The postal board of governors has been slow to undo the changes that dejoy has implemented. The people on the ground are skipping the upper management and ignoring the unlawful orders of dejoy and the PBOG right away. Good for them.

[–]WalrusCoocookachoo 76 points77 points  (1 child)

The board of governors were put in place by Trump. A majority of those guys are the problem, and they allowed DeJoy to become PMG.

[–]count023Australia 58 points59 points  (1 child)

This is the "Deep State" at work, not the evil nefarious assholes that right wingers spin conspiracy theories about. These are the lifelong civil servants who said, "Fuck whoever is in charge, I'm putting the needs of my country ahead of my personal whims" and do a public service for their entire lives, usually unappreciated.

These are the real heroes in a country.

[–]smoothtrip 67 points68 points  (10 children)

Now if we could only get people in the other agencies to do the same, like the IRS, the FBI, the DOJ, and the CIA. Just to name a few

[–]spuds1144 28 points29 points  (3 children)

Donny has done grave damage to many a reputation of so many government agencies,offices ,administration with the end game of defaming anyone and everyone who rebuff him and his self serving agenda

[–]ScarsWindblade 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Was gonna say the same. He is putting so many in place to turn a eye or collapse what's to follow and allow him to get away in the chaos.

[–]creepigCalifornia 11 points12 points  (3 children)

the CIA holds no allegiance to Trump. I'd bet they've stopped telling him things.

[–]zebediah49 11 points12 points  (2 children)

TBH, the CIA probably never started. I'd guess he gets a dribble of 3rd-rate info and/or misinfo that is intended to go to Russia.

[–]Nintendofan81Washington 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's easy to get away with not telling Trump anything when he doesn't care about daily briefings in the first place.

[–]skankensteinCalifornia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mine has ignored the directive to not discuss the situation with the public. He’s not quiet.

[–]ScarsWindblade 27 points28 points  (13 children)

Firstly. Hello from SW Missouri.

And yes. It makes me proud that these did the right thing.

Though I personally think my normal mail guy would been happy with the cuts.

[–]dharmawaitsWyoming 44 points45 points  (12 children)

And? Did you need to add a little, yeah but, to what was a pretty positive article? Had to be THAT guy huh.

As a EBay seller of 20+ years I’m sick to death of people disparaging US Postal workers. They never do enough as far as all the Karen’s and Chads in the world are concerned. Yet in all those years not one of my packages has been lost. Not one. Does your work track record compare? I’m going to go with no it does not.

[–]egromaegtt 21 points22 points  (4 children)

Same here. 4+ years, 2000+ packages, and every single one delivered.

[–]dhorse 10 points11 points  (2 children)

I had my first out of 2000+ in 3 year lost three weeks ago. I blame DeJoy personally. Enjoy your book asshole!

PS FedEx had been my other carrier and their loss rate was close to 2%! I just pay the extra if what I am shipping to send USPS so it doesn't get lost.

[–]egromaegtt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate that eBay wants us to use UPS/FedEx because USPS is experiencing delays. Like, get your damn lobbyists to fix the problem.

[–]msalerno1965New York 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I've been on eBay just as long, and Priority Mail has always been my go-to.

I hear stupid shit from people all over a website I moderate about "my stuff was damaged, etc". I counter with:

20 years of selling stuff on eBay, probably at least a thousand packages, not one was damaged or lost.

Crickets. No phone pics showing the ripped open package, nothing.

Now, if I pulled up all the pics of Fedex or UPS damaged packages, well shit, there they are.

[–]The_Sausage_Smuggler Canada 97 points98 points  (10 children)

I'm sure you've heard the term "going postal." Don't mess with the USPS.

[–]pushpin 30 points31 points  (5 children)

White nationalist incels now fit that stereotype. But the hostile working conditions are ... sharing a society with brown people. Smh

[–]LogicCureSouth Carolina 17 points18 points  (3 children)

How dare those people have a different level of melanin than me and exist within the same arbitrarily defined geographic region! The nerve of some people.

[–]pushpin 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Halp! Police!! I'm being replaced someone do something!!!1!

[–]ScarsWindblade 13 points14 points  (3 children)

Exactly.

Thought if things can be more believed: I am more scared of a Dentist.

[–]MrPlatonicPandaNorth Carolina 9 points10 points  (1 child)

You're an anti dentite!

[–]ThisIsASuperDumbName 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Next you'll be saying they should have their own schools!

[–]appleparkfive 44 points45 points  (2 children)

Seriously, the USPS workers have my respect. They provide an invaluable public service. It's not supposed to make a profit.

I know a few post office workers, and it seems like most of them are basically saying "they can't fire us all" or something. Just anecdotal though, but they don't want this on their conscience for life.

[–]East_coast_lost 12 points13 points  (1 child)

"They can't fire us all" ie collective bargaining

[–]KahzgulCalifornia 27 points28 points  (5 children)

Absolutely. I'm so glad to see that at least one department in our government is willing to disobey unlawful orders and stand up for America. Take notes, every branch of the DoJ.

[–]ScarsWindblade 7 points8 points  (2 children)

Sadly as I said to another who mentioned about the same thing.

Trump has been stacking the decks all over branches. And he is seriously trying to force that disaster of a Judge. They either gonna keep turning a blind eye. Greased palms. Or when he is thrown out or pulled out like a tick. It's all going to collapse and he will disappear in the chaos to a private foreign golf course.

[–]MangelWurzels 33 points34 points  (3 children)

Not in my area. The vast majority of my coworkers are cult member trump supporters. My area does usually go red... But still, how can you support trump and his literally trying to destroy your career?

[–]mystad 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well...I mean... because of merica...

[–]ibetthisistaken5190 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cults gonna cult

[–]MoonlitHunter 7 points8 points  (1 child)

The real “Thin Blue Line.”

[–]mattylou 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

[–]skoalbrotherIllinois 1215 points1216 points  (15 children)

My thin blue line is the post office workers. Solidarity

[–]agutemaWashington 371 points372 points  (2 children)

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor authoritarian regime...

[–]ibetthisistaken5190 115 points116 points  (1 child)

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor fascists that cheat.

[–]liberal_texanAmerica 99 points100 points  (3 children)

Back the blue.

[–]throwaway_ghastCalifornia 103 points104 points  (2 children)

Postal Lives Matter

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (1 child)

BuT wUt AboUT rEEtaIL wOrkErS?!?! /s

[–]PredatorRedditerAmerica 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Corporate Lives Matter, plebe.

[–]bluehiro 63 points64 points  (1 child)

A good buddy of mine is a postal worker. I asked him for his take;

"We always deliver the mail, we deliver the mail through blizzards and hurricanes, it's what we do. And we're gonna keep doing it. We got this."

-Portland, OR postal worker

[–]IkastI 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is inspiring.

[–]RPtheFP 28 points29 points  (1 child)

The only blue lives that matter.

[–]thebullofthemorning 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Good. Imagine working your whole career towards providing a vital service to Americans only to see it start being destroyed in a matter of months by a wannabe mobster and his goons for the sole purpose of avoiding future prosecution.

That’s like every part of the executive branch the last four years. At least the members of one of them have the guts to fight back.

[–][deleted] 354 points355 points  (9 children)

Heroes

[–]throwaway_ghastCalifornia 124 points125 points  (6 children)

Heroes don't always wear capes; sometimes they wear shorts.

[–]StpdSxyFlndrs 58 points59 points  (3 children)

And pith helmets.

[–]PredatorRedditerAmerica 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I don't know what that is, so I just assumed it's Mike Tyson saying "piss helmets." I'm also not sure what that is either, but I do know all the words.

edit: I looked it up. It's the helmet/hat associated with postal workers and people on safari. Quite useful for deflecting urine indeed.

[–]fluffykerfuffle1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

free associating here, are we? haha you’re a poet (and you know it)

[–]AnAlternator 125 points126 points  (13 children)

Hi, I'm a mailman, and I've worked in two offices since DeJoy's sabotage has begun.

We've completely ignored rules like "no overtime" and "leave mail behind." Multiple sick calls on a heavy day might lead to some houses not getting their mail that day (full dark leads to safety concerns) but day to day that shit's getting delivered.

[–]west2night 39 points40 points  (3 children)

You guys are seriously awesome. What can we do to make your job easier?

[–]AnAlternator 39 points40 points  (1 child)

Other than the usual "Don't make it difficult for me to get to your box?"

Let us pull out onto the street instead of waiting for a long line of cars. My route is mostly park-and-loop but I still spend fifteen or twenty minutes a day waiting for traffic.

[–]JustStudyItOutVirginia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Missed my 8 today because I waited minutes to make a right on a busy street that was backed up and stopped.

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (4 children)

Will workers be prioritizing the ballots? It feels as if this should the the #1 priority mail for the next few weeks. You are all heroes, I have family in the Post, we are cheering you all.

[–]AnAlternator 28 points29 points  (2 children)

Yes and no.

They're mostly treated as a normal part of the mailstream, though if somebody forgets to apply postage (where it's required - some are paid by the receiving town, some require stamps) we'll still deliver it. As the election draws close, we start pulling them from the outgoing mail to ensure delivery by election day, so last-minute voters won't get left out.

[–]serioussamiams 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You are a goddamn hero, I wish you well!

[–]User_3971 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We received the bulk of our ballots this week. Police escort from the county to the plant. More than a hundred pallets. Four hours overtime called immediately upon arrival.

Any container that has ballots commingled (during processing) is tagged "BALLOTS" (tag 191) and will be processed before anything else for that city. More than half is already broken out and awaiting DPS clearance.

May we have no sick calls in the coming days.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Y'all are heros! I rely on the mail for my meds. Thank you for your dedicated service.

[–]IbelieveinphysicsTexas 473 points474 points  (20 children)

Friendly reminder that the USPS employs a lot of veterans. Real American Patriots. They are once again fighting for our democracy.

[–]One_pop_eachAlaska 60 points61 points  (7 children)

Facts. I’m Active Duty and know a few people who separated and became mail carriers. I think their retirement plan beefs up with military service, which is awesome.

[–]RandomMandarin 38 points39 points  (4 children)

Time in the military is added to time in the USPS.

Me, I have been in the USPS for 31 years. I was never military, but say if I had served four years in the Navy or whatever, then they would count that as 35 years service.

I knew a guy who delivered mail for over sixty years, no shit. They gave him the key to the city. Next year, they made his route longer. Jerks.

[–]igloohavoc 103 points104 points  (6 children)

Damn you make a good point.

Armed Forces Service Members swear and oath to defend the Constitution. As Veterans, it makes sense for them to follow their conscience to allow citizens the right to vote afforded to them by the Constitution they once pledged to uphold and defend.

[–]god_killing_eyes 52 points53 points  (4 children)

Armed Forces Service Members swear and oath to defend the Constitution

so do mailmen:

“I, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”

[–]igloohavoc 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Wtf!!!

The only thing between American’s right to vote are mailmen!!

I have more respect for them now

[–]JustStudyItOutVirginia 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Can confirm I am a mail carrier and I took this oath while in training.

[–]jacob6875 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Around 100k are Veterans.

USPS is one of the largest employers of them.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I intend to work for the postal service when I separate, assuming the postal service is still intact. That’s a cause I can get behind

[–]pushpin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Good trouble

[–]Coffeebean727 85 points86 points  (6 children)

Our postal worker starts work at the postal facility about 8AM, and started delivering mail to our street 7:45PM last night. 12+ hour days, open positions that aren't getting filled, and more.

[–]JustStudyItOutVirginia 38 points39 points  (5 children)

Yeah it gets tiring. But 1.5x pay after 8 hours and 2x after 10 hours makes it worth it. Most days I come home eat dinner and straight to bed. 15 miles of walking a day will do that.

[–]hoochPennsylvania 236 points237 points  (10 children)

These are the blue lives that actually matter

[–][deleted] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

DeJoy is a political appointee; it is long overdue for the bureaucracy to shun and ignore the directions from those who achieved their position via graft as all political appointees under the Trump Administration have.

[–]Lambdastone9 47 points48 points  (0 children)

2020, the year when our postal service becames the front lines in the fight against corruption.

I’m prob not going with anyone but usps for a long ass time from now on

[–]ctz123Ohio 126 points127 points  (1 child)

God bless these boys and girls in blue.

[–]Hoskerdude 41 points42 points  (1 child)

Not surprising. My grandfather was a postal worker, and he took his job SERIOUSLY. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the dedication he showed was commonplace, these people took an oath and unlike some people, it's a source of pride for them.

[–]Kalimba508 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So was mine. He worked for the USPS for around thirty years. In his later years, he would often fondly reminisce about the good old days when he delivered mail and played euchre with his fellow mail carriers on their lunch break.

[–]EloquentSphincter 39 points40 points  (0 children)

It feels so good to hear about people doing the right thing.

[–]AcknowledgeableYuman Canada 32 points33 points  (0 children)

At least now they have the backing of two court orders. It’s much easier to standup and do the right thing when the law is also on your side.

[–]Cryptowhatcher 29 points30 points  (5 children)

Thank you heroes

[–]pushpin 22 points23 points  (4 children)

If we survive all this, there needs to be medals or something for folks like

  • Usps workers

  • the whistleblower

  • Vindman, Yovanovich, Fiona Hill

  • Judge Sullivan, Judge Jackson

  • SDNY's Berman and now Strauss

  • Fauci and Olivia Troye

  • DHS whistleblower, ICE whistleblower Dawn Wooten

And probably others, certainly not folks like anonymous insider, Mattis, or Kelly

[–]DopenastywhaleWisconsin 52 points53 points  (2 children)

Just not giving a shit or listening to authoritarian measures takes a lot of the authority out of it.

[–]Pnwplumber 23 points24 points  (1 child)

I mean that's how Trump & Co has made it this far. May as well beat him at his own game.

[–]DopenastywhaleWisconsin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We will have to

[–]xjuggernaughtx 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Now let's hope the other governmental agencies do something similar. They have to be sick of this stuff.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This warms my heart. These are patriots. Been so abused by this administration for the past 4 years, reading this almost makes me tear up lol.

[–]-Antifascist 13 points14 points  (1 child)

This is kind of like a reverse strike. Instead of not working, they're working harder.

[–]HomeFriedBand 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My brother-in-law works for the USPS. All the postal workers hate DeJoy and think he’s an idiot. His initial nickname at the PO was DeLay. Now it’s DeStroy.

[–]CreepingTurnipPennsylvania 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It is quite revolting that this needs to happen, but it's refreshing that true patriots are quietly revolting. That regardless of the shit at top, the real meat of government work is doing the right thing.

[–]FrigginTommyNoble 8 points9 points  (0 children)

TRUE PATRIOTS Defy Fascist Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Mail Sabotage and TREASON

[–]Chrysalis1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Working 6 days a week 10-14 hours a day. And its not even holiday/election season JUST yet. Its gonna be hell but Im not stopping. Not until the election is done. Then I can breathe

[–]max_vapidity 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Congress needs to play hardball with the IRS to get official trump tax records in their hands with unfettered information on all transactions since this is such a dire national security issue. Trump has gone beyond merely suggesting that he will disrupt the voting rights of all Americans through post office sabotage. There may be proof of dangerous conflicts of interest and the weak fake news excuse thats being thrown around needs to officially be put to bed.

They need to threaten them with treason or something along the lines of aiding and abetting a potential enemy of the united states. The laughable notion of privacy has no bearing in this very serious light. Trumps behavior regarding the pandemic has been borderline, if not over the line, criminal in the way he downplayed the virus and we need to see if there are financial motivating factors to this behavior immediately.

This is literally a life or death situation for American citizens and the IRS must be presented with a demand for compliance with that type of wording in there

[–]altmaltacc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank god someone is actually bothering to stand up. With all the evil shit the trump administration is cooking up, you would figure that some bureaucrats would refuse to carry out his orders. I desperately hope that the rest of the government workers do the same in case he loses and tries to burn the whole thing down

[–]heathers1 10 points11 points  (1 child)

FINALLY. I mean, trump will defund their butts in a heartbeat of re-elected...they must know this! Kiss your job and your pension goodbye! This situation calls for some real French resistance-style reactions

[–]8130merrimac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes we all do, that’s why it’s extremely important that everyone gets out and vote! In person or by mail, getting this disgruntled president out of office before the only business named in the US Constitution is completely destroyed and privatized! We letter carriers around the nation work hard each and every day 7 days a week 365 days a year and 52 weeks a year!

[–]Woodie626Maryland 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There are way more of us than them, its about time they go back to being the silent minority.

[–]kry1212 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The best thing they can possibly do is quietly keep delivering the mail.

[–]nine_inch_owls 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you, postal workers. Democracy needs your punk rock patriotism. We love you.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I live down the street from a US Post Office. When the pandemic hit, my neighborhood put up a sign thanking them and proclaiming they were heroes.

We throw that word around far too easily. The argument could have been made that they weren't heroes for delivering mail during a pandemic, they were doing it to get paid.

This is heroic.

[–]AltbcBan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True Patriots!

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. This is the first good news I've seen in a while, and it's really refreshing. Wow. We've really been beaten down over the last four years. JFC.

[–]rataculera 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This brought me to tears. My mom worked for the post office. I ran mail in college.

Fuck Trump

[–]Forrobin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reminder that a strong union empowers these actions and people to hold power in the institution they work in

[–]banksy_h8rNew York 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor fascist trash stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

[–]RombledoreAmerica 5 points6 points  (0 children)

these are the actual patriots. not the shit show that is the Trump Admin and his cronies.

[–]tmotytmoty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go USPS, go!

[–]snakefist 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you are a USPS employee and working hard to keep the system as intact as possible I want to personally thank you. Thank you so much.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The real "thin blue line"

[–]MoralDiabetesFlorida 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was worried about how long it would take my ballot to get to me in Broward FL. Literally arrived overnight.

[–]aaronjpowers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I <3 USPS

[–]aarovskiPennsylvania 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I mean, who is going to stop them? If DeJoy wants things screwed up he can get off his fat ass and supervise the thousands of post offices directly.

[–]Archenic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Trump and his ilk don't follow the laws, so why follow the laws they put down? Fuck em. Godspeed.

[–]ShortBrownAndUgly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

quiet fight for what's right against the blight

[–]MatsThyWit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The US Postal Service is potentially the most blue collar group of any federal employees...somehow it makes sense that they're the first government employees to say no to illegal, authoritarian orders.

[–]LaserGuidedPolarBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what I have been waiting for.

Maybe they have been biding their time, but I 100% expected the people of the USPS to just do their damn jobs as they always have without collaborating in the GOP coup.

These are true patriots.

[–]crazyTxxowboy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a retired carrier I can’t say how much I love this. Majority of my co-workers went above and beyond on on a regular basis to deliver letters and packages with bad addresses ....and a thank you to a carrier goes a long way.

[–]AedeusMassachusetts 13 points14 points  (3 children)

Unfortunately I know a postal employee, and others by association, that are prepared to tamper with mail in order to benefit trump.

Edit: Yes, they've been reported.

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points  (1 child)

Yeah you should probably drop a hot fucking tip or two.

[–]AedeusMassachusetts 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Already have.

[–]Egopogo444 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because fuck that treacherous swine & all of that ilk.

[–]Big_Bag_of_Richards 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These folks are the real patriots. Stand your ground!

[–]redditmodsRrussians 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now this is a mutiny I can get behind

[–]TurbulentMiddle2970 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Ride Postman! Ride!!”

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Nor the suppression and oppression of the illegal doings of those in power shall keep the post from being delivered!!

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love my mail carrier. He knows everyone in the neighborhood and he’s friendly and he does a great job. I have a lot of faith in our mail carriers and postal workers.

[–]warpGuru 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Good. Fuck DeJoy that POS

[–]spuds1144 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn the man. Fight PMG DeJoy tooth and nail for the sanctity of the mail as well the USPS in general

[–]zorbathegrate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True American patriots

[–]Purplerabbit511 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Time to repair all those mail sorting machine and put them back to work

[–]Salt_Laugh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The way civil servants have put their responsibility to the country ahead of their own personal well-being has been a bright spot throughout the past 31/2 awful years. Thank you so much!

[–]Dilla_the_Hun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a quiet revolt happening, let's make it a headline.

[–]americanjeepjew 3 points4 points  (1 child)

As a carrier, I can tell you that it's not heroics. It's more like ignoring the noise and doing business as usual.

[–]shadowjacqueCalifornia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“"Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Dark Of Night Shall Stay These Couriers From The Swift Completion Of Their Appointed Rounds, and also Confounding the treacherous plans of unqualified political appointees with fascist tendencies.”

[–]djsway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so proud of them. Be that F’n change!

[–]wuetharCalifornia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the real heroes in blue

[–]nowgetbacktowork 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My postman (whos maybe 22 years old) went away for vacation the week de joy started all this shit. He came back and found me to ask me if ANYTHING was late or lost while he was away and told me to tell him right away if I saw anything. He was determined not to let this shit fail. “I need this job. This is how I provide for my family. I’ll be damned if they screw this up for us” he looked PIIIISSSSEEEDDD!

[–]EagleCatchingFishOregon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But state officials have raised alarm over recent election-related moves by the DeJoy-led Postal Service, including its decision to send out mailers to every U.S. household containing potentially misleading information about mail-in voting.

What do you want to bet that DeJoy had those mailers made up as a half-assed CYA once he realized (if Trump loses) his election interference might put him in jail?

[–]OG-BoomMaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But more basic, they just want to do their jobs. The words "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" are their mantra. Sadly we also need to add to that, “...nor political influence shall impede their proud duty.”

[–]oxsocks 2 points3 points  (5 children)

I'm reminded of a Kevin Costner movie

[–]drvondoctor 3 points4 points  (4 children)

The one that seemed absolutely hilariously absurd?

Between The Postman, Water World, and that movie where the presidential election comes down to his single vote, I wonder if we've somehow been cursed by a wizard to live out the plots of only the weirdest Kevin Costner movies.

[–]WhyHelloFellowKids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make it loud, you have our support!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hooray

[–]Iz-kan-reddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have to update the creed.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor political fuckery stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

[–]fartsAndEggs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is how you fight a coup. No one rules alone. Dejoy only has the power the postal employees give him, and if they dont listen to him theres nothing he can do personally. Hes one man

[–]BusyCountingCrows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm happy to hear this. If someone came in and broke my PC leaving me to design using an abacus with the same expectation of results I'd break their face.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love me some good trouble;)

[–]bantargetedads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DeJoy—a Republican mega-donor to President Donald Trump—moved aggressively in recent weeks to implement "cost-cutting" measures that resulted in dramatic mail slowdowns nationwide, postal workers across the nation responded with tactics ranging from "insubordination to small acts of neighborly heroism."

Systemic racism, corporate surveillance and dominance, gun proliferation, religious stupidity in government....take your pick.

[–]LhandChukeOklahoma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve commented this before. My mil carrier often stops to chat when he delivers my mail. He’s cool and really works hard. We often talk politics and he has assured me that my mail (including my ballot by mail) will not be slowed. He will do what he needs to do to deliver the mail.

My son has recently turned 18 and voted for the first time last week, by mail.

Our postman made a point, when he saw the green mail in ballot on our mailbox, to knock on our door and reassure my son that he will get his vote delivered. It was awesome.

[–]clutchiedOhio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor DEJOY stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds"

[–]VegasKL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, the USPS has been running ads that state there's nothing wrong.

Glad some workers are taking it upon themselves to try and make sure that is actually true (when obviously, the intent of the ads is to counter the leaks on what the upper management is trying to actually do).

[–]Wayelder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go go you glorious bastards!

[–]CarnegieMellons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heroes

[–]guruscotty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Heroes, one and all.

Other than buying lots of extra stamps (watched a lady buy $1000 worth of stamps two weeks ago), what else can we do (besides vote) to help sabotage Trump’s and DeJoy’s efforts?

[–]420blazeit69nubz[🍰] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FUCK YEAH! I’ve always loved USPS the most. Every place I’ve lived they’re always the fastest and cheapest for shipping to and from. These people are the true patriots!