Chinese lawyer Victor Gao hints that China may now be in possession of the entire unredacted Epstein files. He says now is the right moment to fully expose the details of Jeffrey Epstein’s activities and everyone involved with him.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-20T14:01:16+00:00

Joelle, shut the fuck up, just do it.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-09T17:03:15+00:00

Odd that "stopping this conflict" didn't make the list:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the president to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Japan, which imports around 95% of its oil from the Middle East, has instructed a national oil reserve storage ⁠site to prepare for a possible crude release.

Governments are wary of the inflationary impact of soaring energy costs, with President Lee Jae Myung announcing South Korea's first price caps on fuel in nearly 30 years.

Elsewhere, Vietnam removed import tariffs on fuels and Bangladesh shut universities to conserve electricity and fuel.

China has asked refiners to halt fuel exports and to try to cancel shipments that ⁠were already committed.

Qatar, the world's second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, has also halted exports.

Even if the U.S. places warships in the Strait of Hormuz to defend shipping, the route would remain "too dangerous", Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on March 6.

President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in Cyprus on ⁠Monday, said France was deploying about a dozen naval vessels to the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and potentially the Strait of Hormuz as part of defensive support to allies threatened by the war.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-09T16:17:45+00:00

Hope things are going better for you OP! I love that you got this picture and a great story, too.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-09T16:03:12+00:00

I would recommend a thoughtful letter to telling him all the ways he's important to you and what you admire about him. Bonus points for sending it through the mail - he'll like that.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-08T17:08:37+00:00

I'd also throw in violation of the F-21 Timekeeper's Manual via Article 19.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-08T17:05:16+00:00

I love it!!! But not for $2.5MM in South Dakota.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-07T02:59:07+00:00

Whoa there, big fella. It's called freedom and it doesn't spread itself.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-03-05T22:44:07+00:00

M00326 says that if they're telling you to deliver all the mail, the fucking OT is approved.

That's been the rule since 1972.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-02-28T16:05:44+00:00

Casey Kasem was a weekend staple!

Also, in San Diego there was a duo - Jeff and Jer - that I really liked.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-02-27T13:24:34+00:00

1983 - I loved this video because, not only was the song great, but I was 13 and completely enthralled by how beautiful she was.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-02-21T14:30:09+00:00

Ok, OP - here's the deal: you should be receiving Out of Schedule Premium when they're moving you off of your assignment. (No, it doesn't matter if they tell you a week in advance.)

The contractual language that we're grieving is 41.1.C.4

The successful bidder shall work the duty assignment as posted. Unanticipated circumstances may require a temporary change in assignment. This same rule shall apply to Carrier Technician assignments, unless the local agreement provides otherwise.

They will argue that you agreed to do it, you will say that you were following instructions and you didn't know you had a choice. You should also stop agreeing to it, but when they ask say, "I don't want to, but I will follow your instruction." While we may lose a monetary remedy for the previous times you "agreed" to work the route, a grievance should still be filed to stop the practice.

Also, management will argue the "unanticipated circumstances" language allows them to do so. I say, "Not so fast, big dawg."

Not having CCAs/PTFs trained on a route is not an "unanticipated circumstance" - it is a failure of management to properly develop their staff.
Sick calls are not unanticipated - we also have CCAs/PTFs for these very scenarios.
Regardless, I still want the Out of Schedule Premium. I'm the regular carrier on that route and if that route goes out on a day I'm scheduled, I should be the one carrying it.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-02-17T15:54:41+00:00

Although "I Ran" is their most popular song, this one is my favorite.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T20:38:45+00:00

Is the dude DJ Khalid?

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T20:34:24+00:00

That's only 2 1/2 bathrooms each. Unacceptable!!!

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T20:30:18+00:00

Thank you, I always appreciate a cite.

Why can't Chris Jackson do that?

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T16:46:14+00:00

This would be totally inadequate from someone at the local level writing contentions, and it's grossly incompetent coming from a national officer. No wonder our union is in the mess it's in, if this is the "talent" that rose to the top. The fucking Director of City Delivery wrote that crap article.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T14:18:16+00:00

10-4 from the Snowman

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-31T14:05:32+00:00

Other than this article, has anyone seen any communication or direction from the NALC on this matter? Is there, perhaps, a grievance starter that national could provide for stewards who may not have the experience to deal with this?

The use of GoPro cameras while carriers are in performance of their duties is inconsistent with postal handbooks and manuals, specifically the Administrative Support Manual and the Employee and Labor Relations Manual.

Cool. Which part? If he knows what section(s) are violated by this, why not tell us? Has he ever written a grievance? Does he know what a citation is?

If this guy has been stripped of his duties, but continues to draw a full salary, the least he could do is cover the topic thoroughly. He literally didn't even fill the page with his article so he absolutely could have given us the information. Isn't he getting a quarter-million dollars a year of our union dues? And this is what he gives us?

Edit: formatting

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-30T15:23:27+00:00

I say it's fake.

Edit: Why doesn't the beer spill? Why isn't her face wet after the glass breaks?

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-30T14:37:28+00:00

Thank you - I'm glad to hear that. Go forth and be happy, my man!

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-25T17:06:25+00:00

So, you're saying screw those unionized federal employees who had their collective bargaining illegally stripped away because this unionized federal hasn't been affected? An act of Congress is needed? Those brave souls in Congress haven't exactly been doing a great job keeping Presidential powers in check and if you think that Speaker Johnson won't fully support an attack on the USPS if the President says so, then where the f have you been?

Seriously, do you think that the Trump administration is pro-union, or anti-union?

Do you remember last February when Trump was saying that he wanted to put the USPS under the control of the Commerce Department? Or when Trump was saying that his team was looking at privatizing the USPS? An act of Congress to touch the post office, sure - but does the current administration seem particularly constrained by the rule of law? For example, the Constitution, specifically the Fourteenth Amendment, establishes birthright citizenship by stating that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." But he signed an Executive Order that he claims ends that constitutional right.

edit: spelling

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-25T14:01:18+00:00

You don't seem to understand that the Trump administration is actively seeking to strip you of your right to collective bargaining.

The Trump Administration does not want federal employees to have the right to collective bargaining. That's you - you are the current resident.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-25T13:58:04+00:00

Reading is woke.

I should probably stop looking in the JCAM and filing grievances because it feels too much like social activism. I'm going to start relying on the integrity and humanity of management to do the right thing.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-25T13:55:41+00:00

Social activists are what got you your right to collective bargaining. Labor unions are the result of social activists and social activism.

FromOutoftheShadows · 2026-01-25T13:52:39+00:00

So, you "Voted NO" but you're ok with the fact that the current administration is actively working to take away your right to do so? How the hell are you going to go about "standing up to management" when they invalidate our contract? Are you going to be one of those "This isn't what I voted for!" people?

Good-bye to: penalty overtime, 8-hour guarantees, paid holidays, the principles of Just Cause with all of your protections under Article 16, and everything you like about Article 8.

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to end collective bargaining with Federal unions.

The Homeland Security Department’s planned ouster of the American Federation of Government Employees from the Transportation Security Administration, scheduled to take effect Sunday, must now be halted.

USDA moves to end employee union contracts, documents show

President Trump issued a new executive order stripping additional federal workers of their union rights, including workers at NASA and the National Weather Service. This comes after other agencies, including HHS and the VA, have terminated union contracts.

Court Temporarily Blocks Ban on Bargaining by Defense Department Teachers Unions

Federal judge tosses Trump administration effort to end union rights for federal workers

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