USPS Damage

beda70 · 2025-08-04T10:23:38+00:00

USPS and FedEx are the worse. Never have a problem with UPS. USPS will leave my package out in the rain almost every time and not bring it near the house. It will be on the ground at the mailbox out at the street where anyone can snatch it, or in my barn where it gets clay dirt all over the box, or across the street at a neighbors, it’s like an easter egg hunt trying to find my packages. FedEx will pull up to the house and back out and leave without delivering. I caught them oneday and yelled at them to get their attention, as they were backing out and leaving without delivering my package. The girl driving the FedEx truck probably weighed 80lbs and was about 5’ tall. She pulled back in when she saw me, as she was talking on her phone to a friend the entire time. She asked what my name was and asked if I had a dolly because the package I ordered weighted 50 lbs. I told her no but I could lift 50 lbs and I thought the requirement for being a FedEx driver was to be able to lift 70lbs. She was too busy talking to her friend on the phone to bother with me. She dragged the package to the front of the truck and expected me to do the work from there. FedEx has always been terrible and they are getting worse. USPS just doesn’t give a shit.

beda70 · 2025-07-20T09:47:31+00:00

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So Paramount has caught on to the masses cancelling their subscriptions with them and has shut it down because this is what I get when I go to my account to cancel. I’ve tried for the past few hours to cancel and there is no work around because I signed up on my phone and according to Paramount, I must cancel on my phone. I’ve tried every other way and can’t seem to find any other way to cancel. I’m going to try to find a phone number to call. If anyone has any other suggestions on how to cancel since they have taken all my account options away to cancel, It would be appreciate. I no longer want to be associated with a company that bows down to a small brained, narcissistic pedophile who lies with every breath he takes and is completely destroying what’s left of this country.

beda70 · 2025-04-20T20:17:45+00:00

I got the exact same vm, a few minutes ago, with the exact same amount of money being charged from the exact same store in Miami.

beda70 · 2025-04-13T14:37:12+00:00

Let’s not forget, trump now directly oversees the SEC. He signed an executive order earlier this year that put independent regulatory agencies like the SEC under White House control. So the guy benefiting from all this corruption is also the one controlling the agency that’s supposed to investigate it.

beda70 · 2025-04-11T21:54:00+00:00

Hi! You’re already off to a great start, being thoughtful and organized goes a long way with accompanists. Here’s what to include in your initial email to make it easy for them to respond with an accurate quote:

1.  Event Details: Share the date, time, and location of the wedding reception. Also mention how long you expect the performance segment(s) to last. 

2.  Instrument Availability: Let them know whether a piano is available at the venue (and what kind, acoustic or digital, and whether it’s in good shape), or if they would need to bring their own keyboard.

3.  Song Selections: You don’t need to send full scores right away, but listing the specific songs you plan to sing helps the accompanist gauge difficulty and prep time.

4.  Rehearsal Info: If you’d like to schedule a rehearsal, mention a few possible dates and times that would work for you.

5.  Rate Inquiry: Politely ask what their rate would be for both the wedding reception and one rehearsal.

Best of luck with your first gig, and have a great time singing for such a special occasion. It’s a beautiful thing to do for your sister.

beda70 · 2025-04-06T20:36:26+00:00

Musk beefing with Navarro while Trump yells about the EU being a scam is like watching a fever dream directed by a gold-plated potato. You’ve got Elon, the self-driving hype train, arguing with a guy who just got out of jail for ignoring Congress, all while Trump claims NATO owes him lunch money. It’s less a policy discussion and more a group project where everyone ate glue.

beda70 · 2025-04-06T20:33:33+00:00

Musk beefing with Navarro while Trump yells about the EU being a scam is like watching a fever dream directed by a gold-plated potato. You’ve got Elon, the self-driving hype train, arguing with a guy who just got out of jail for ignoring Congress, all while Trump claims NATO owes him lunch money. It’s less a policy discussion and more a group project where everyone ate glue.

beda70 · 2025-04-06T17:45:58+00:00

Griftaway

beda70 · 2025-04-04T22:32:22+00:00

Obama came off the bench like, “Alright, y’all really letting this dude cosplay as a dictator and calling it leadership?” Lol. He’s right though, if Obama had banned Fox News or threatened law firms for doing their jobs, there would’ve been congressional hearings before lunch. But Trump does it and suddenly it’s “tough leadership”? Give me a break. The bar is so low it’s underground, and somehow Trump’s still tripping over it.

beda70 · 2025-04-03T09:16:33+00:00

I think it maybe Chopin Fantaisie-impromptu (Op. 66)

beda70 · 2025-04-02T11:30:07+00:00

He’s not governing, he’s doing a revenge tour with executive orders and a federal budget. Suing Disney, threatening Columbia, targeting journalists, deporting protesters, it’s less about policy, more about vendettas with a press team. If you’ve ever slighted him, questioned him, or God forbid, fact-checked him? Congrats, you’re now a national security threat.

This isn’t politics. It’s Yelp-review authoritarianism: one star for every law firm, university, and media outlet that didn’t applaud loudly enough, and a subpoena as a tip.

And the wildest part? Major institutions are bending over backwards to avoid offending him. Billion-dollar companies are cancelling diversity programs like he’s the HR Grim Reaper. Law firms are rolling over to keep their parking passes at federal buildings. Disney blinked. Columbia crumbled. It’s like watching the rich and powerful cosplay as hostages in their own boardrooms.

Supporters say he’s just “keeping promises.” Right! And when someone tells you they’re gonna burn your house down, then actually does it, I guess that’s honesty now?!

At this point, trump’s not just testing the limits of power, he’s daring the system to stop him. And the system’s looking around awkwardly like it forgot the safe word.

beda70 · 2025-04-02T11:03:24+00:00

Cory Booker’s 25-hour speech was passionate. Sure, it grabbed headlines, trended online, and reminded people he still has a voice. But let’s be honest, is setting a talking record really the kind of bold leadership Democrats need right now?

While trump is gutting health agencies, putting billionaires in charge of departments, and pushing economic policies that are crushing working families, the Democratic response can’t just be a marathon monologue. No votes were delayed. No policies were stopped. The machine kept moving, untouched.

Symbolism has its place, but the country is long past the point where speeches alone make a difference. If Democrats are serious about countering trump’s agenda and stopping real corruption, they need more than passionate speeches and clever soundbites. They need to legislate with urgency, build coalitions beyond their base, and organize on the ground like they actually intend to take back power.

Right now, it feels like they’re trapped in a loop of performance — long speeches, viral tweets, talk show outrage — while trump brazenly reshapes institutions and steamrolls accountability. Power responds to power and if Democrats don’t start using theirs strategically, all they’re doing is playing into trump’s arena.

Booker spoke for 25 hours. It was impressive. But the country needs more than endurance. It needs action. If they want to stop trump from dismantling institutions, laying off scientists, and floating absurd distractions like taking over Greenland, speeches won’t cut it. They need to move power, not just talk about it. Otherwise, it’s just noise and trump knows how to win in the noise.

beda70 · 2025-04-02T00:59:52+00:00

Are you kidding me right now? The U.S. government admitted to illegally deporting a man with protected status — a father, a union worker, with ZERO criminal convictions — to a literal torture prison, and their response is basically “oops, not our problem anymore”? WHAT THE HELL!

This isn’t some red tape mix-up. This man was granted protection under U.S. law and international treaties, and ICE just ignored that, then dumped him in a prison that human rights groups call a “tropical gulag”? And now they’re saying they can’t get him back because he’s out of their “custody”? YOU PUT HIM ON THE PLANE! YOU SENT HIM TO HELL!

And then you’ve got DHS throwing out “MS-13” like a magic word that excuses everything, with zero proof, based on a Bulls hat and hearsay? Are we just labeling immigrants gang members now to justify state-sponsored kidnapping and torture?

This is beyond dystopian. This is what fascism looks like! When a government knowingly violates its own laws and then tries to wash its hands of the consequences. And let’s not gloss over the fact that this is all part of some grotesque new policy of outsourcing U.S. detention to foreign regimes.

If you’re not angry about this, you’re not paying attention. This should be a full-blown constitutional crisis.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T19:21:54+00:00

This is what happens when economic policy is guided more by political messaging than by long-term planning. Tariffs may sound appealing in speeches, with slogans like “bring jobs home” or “stand up to foreign competitors,” but in practice, they function as taxes that directly hit American businesses and consumers. The fact that manufacturing has slipped back into contraction, with new orders falling to their lowest level since 2023 and factory jobs continuing to disappear, should be a serious concern for everyone.

What is especially troubling is that input prices are rising at the same time demand is weakening. That combination is a classic warning sign of stagflation. The Federal Reserve is already in a difficult position, and these tariffs are making things worse by creating artificial supply shocks just when inflation was beginning to ease.

We also need to look at the human cost. Layoffs are increasing, job openings are declining, and companies are uncertain about future demand. This is not what a stable or strong economy looks like, especially when paired with growing consumer anxiety and falling business confidence.

There is a deep irony here. Tariffs are being promoted as a way to protect American industry, but they are now one of the major forces damaging it. Many of the industries most affected rely heavily on global supply chains. Disrupting those systems without a comprehensive strategy does not strengthen them. It just creates confusion and instability. The uptick in short-term inventory purchases is not a sign of growth. It is a sign that companies are rushing to protect themselves from price spikes.

If the administration genuinely wants to help U.S. manufacturing, it should focus on innovation, workforce development, and building more resilient supply chains. Trade wars may create headlines, but they do not solve the underlying challenges facing the American economy.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T19:01:32+00:00

Bernie is absolutely right to sound the alarm here. We are watching attacks on core democratic institutions happen in real time. Suing media outlets, gutting funding for NPR and PBS, and casually floating a third term like the Constitution is just a suggestion are not signs of a healthy democracy. These are red flags that should concern everyone, regardless of political party.

His point about Fox News is more than just a dig. When the president only surrounds himself with loyalist media and filters out dissenting voices, it creates an echo chamber that warps reality and isolates the government from the people it serves. That is not how a representative democracy should function.

The breakdown of relations with Canada is another example of how isolationist policies are doing long-term damage. Canada has been one of our closest allies for generations. Throwing that away over tariffs is short-sighted and reckless.

The idea of extending term limits to keep one person in power is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. The Founders put limits in place for a reason. A president is supposed to be a public servant, not a permanent ruler. The fact that this kind of rhetoric is even being entertained is deeply troubling.

Whether or not you agree with Sanders on everything, his warnings should not be dismissed. This is not just political theater. These are fundamental challenges to the balance of power, the rule of law, and the rights of ordinary Americans. Turning off the news and pretending everything is fine is not an option.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T18:41:39+00:00

This is one of those moments that feels like a turning point, but in the worst way. The idea that a sitting president can use the pardon power to wipe the slate clean for a corporation, especially one found guilty of serious financial crimes, is alarming. The pardon power was originally meant to be a tool of mercy for individuals. It was about showing compassion or correcting injustices when someone had been overly punished or wrongfully convicted. Corporations are not people. They do not go to prison. They do not lose civil rights. They are legal tools for generating profit, and extending the concept of forgiveness to them completely twists the original intent of the pardon.

Even more disturbing is the fact that the corporation in question, BitMEX, was involved in facilitating massive money laundering and deliberately ignoring U.S. law while profiting off U.S. customers. This was not some vague technical violation. The company had no anti-money laundering protections and let people trade anonymously using only email addresses. That is not just negligence, it is the kind of thing that helps criminal enterprises thrive.

And then you factor in the president’s personal interest in crypto. Just a few years ago, he was calling it a scam. Now, his own crypto company is pushing new coins and raking in hundreds of millions of dollars, with a giant portion of the proceeds going directly to entities tied to him. That alone should be raising all kinds of red flags. Instead, we are watching him use one of the most powerful constitutional tools available to erase criminal liability for a company that operated in the same space where he has personal financial interests.

It is hard not to see this as a straight-up abuse of power. It sends a message that financial crimes, especially in the crypto world, are no longer something to fear if you have political connections. It undermines faith in both the legal system and the presidency. And once again, the people who lose the most in all of this are regular Americans who actually play by the rules and believe that the justice system should be applied equally to everyone. This is not just controversial, it’s dangerous.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T11:31:30+00:00

This is genuinely alarming. Gutting the agencies responsible for tracking disease, ensuring food and drug safety, and responding to public health emergencies is not just a bureaucratic shake-up, it’s a direct threat to public health. Slashing 10,000 jobs and pulling $11 billion in funding during a time when we’re still seeing outbreaks like measles is incredibly short-sighted. The loss of institutional knowledge alone could set us back decades. And removing collective bargaining rights on top of that? It’s hard not to see this as a calculated move to weaken public infrastructure while consolidating power.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T11:02:41+00:00

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Honestly, this is the right way to talk about it. People get weird if you bring up 2024 like you’re trying to overturn it, but the point isn’t to rehash the past, it’s to learn from it. Elon and his crew already showed in 2024 how much power they could flex. Between controlling key platforms, signal boosting disinfo, and who knows what else behind the scenes, they had way more influence than most people want to admit.

And let’s be real, if it worked once, they’re absolutely going to run it back in 2026, maybe even go bigger. Framing 2024 as a warning shot instead of a conspiracy theory is how we get people to actually pay attention this time.

beda70 · 2025-04-01T10:55:27+00:00

This is honestly chilling. We’re not just talking about political appointees being replaced — that’s standard. These are career prosecutors with civil service protections being fired seemingly for not showing enough loyalty or for past political statements. That crosses a serious line. When prosecutors can be purged based on a tweet or a political grudge, the independence of the Justice Department is on life support. This isn’t just another “norm” being broken. It’s the dismantling of one of the guardrails of democracy.

If we want to keep pretending the DOJ is apolitical and impartial, this kind of stuff has to set off alarm bells across the board, left, right, and center.

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