#USPS changes to #mail delivery are underway: What we know about faster and slower #deliveries

#USPS changes to #mail delivery are underway: What we know about faster and slower #deliveries
When postal workers see the pre-printed "Handle With Care" notice on my Scotch bubble mailer, I believe they will totally slow down and gently carry it to its destination. #USPS
Dear USPS,
What the actual fuck? Why is everything shipped from the US marked as delivered to Glendale Heights? I don't give a flying freep in a rolling donut about how your internal routing works. I just want to know roughly when the package will be at my COMMUNIST EUROPEAN doorstep.
Are you cheating yourself about delivery times by claiming Glendale Heights is where Europe is? Is this a result of a byzantine COBOL system?
I care not. Fix your shit.
Now the head of the #Philadelphia #PostalWorkers Union is speaking. #HandsOffPhilly #PostOffice #USPS #HandsOff
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From Nakayla McClelland: New Mexicans who live more than 50 miles from Albuquerque will have to wait additional time to receive their mail — the result of another cost-cutting change within the U.S. Postal Service that went into effect Tuesday.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_cd70c753-01b8-46da-bca0-7801342a8800.html
Postal employees rally against #DOGE: "It’s about rich versus poor. Who built this country? It wasn’t people in suits. It was people in coveralls."
https://www.labornotes.org/2025/03/postal-workers-throng-500-rallies-save-postal-service
@FrChazzz I’m tempted to leave #Reddit but I’m really fond of the #Episcopal subreddit (and a few others) Also, honestly, just by its nature the internet & social media are insecure (not a typo) & have been compromised from the beginning. The problem is that bad actors will always exploit information & use it against those they perceive as enemies faster & more efficiently than the general population. How long before they come for any platform including the #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bluesky I mean, they are even going after the #USPS & #mail so going off-grid & offline doesn’t help.
@ami_angelwings @wdjorth @ReignOfRaining that's because #FBA (#fulfillment by #Amazon) can be cheaper than directly shipping via #USPS, #FedEx & #UPS!
#BettyWhite now has her own #ForeverStamp from the #USPS , thanks to Boston-area artist #DaleStephanos .
It took him about a year to design and complete. At the request of Betty's family, he included references to her work championing the cause of #AmimalRights , the most obvious symbol being the pawprint earring.
Stephanos' image of Betty brilliantly captures her sense of mischief and fun, by perfectly portraying her joyful smile and sparkling eyes.
#BettyWhiteStamps are now available for purchase through the U.S. Postal Service.
#Philatily #StampCollecting #Stamps #Art #CommemorativeStamps #PostalService #PostOffice #Boston #AnimalAdvocates #USPostalService #USMail
The goal in privatizing the USPS is to make sending regular mail unaffordable to the point most communication occurs online, not in real life.
While the public recognizes mail is a service to the public that is not supposed to be for profiteering, the cheeto admin doesn't care that the costs of online services to the poor & elderly are far in excess of sending & receiving mail.
They just want to skim off as much as they can from people.
Link: https://sherwood.news/business/parcels-make-up-over-40-of-usps-revenues-but-just-6-percent-volume/
Today, I got to play the part of the mail man, because they dumped everyone's mail into my mailbox. I delivered nearly 12 items to 3 different houses along my street.
Someone is getting a phone call tomorrow. The new person keeps dong this.
#UnitedStatesPostalServices #USPS #Mail #SnailMail
Photo-shoot yesterday at the National Press Club: Presidents of three postal worker #unions discussing #USPS privatization and #DOGE. Here, American Postal Workers Union president Mark Dimondstein holds a document he says is privatization plan from Wells-Fargo.
More photos: https://technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/National-Press-Club-events/Postal-worker-union-presidents
“Rural areas are the least profitable for the private companies. Many companies just give us the packages to deliver. A lot of people don’t realize the U.S. Postal Service delivers more Amazon packages than Amazon does. We deliver more UPS and FedEx because they will drop the last mile off for rural carriers to deliver.”
#USPS head Louis DeJoy steps down as Trump officials consider Postal Service overhaul
Betcha it's so he can work with them & position himself & his business to replace it.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/nx-s1-5338948/usps-head-louis-dejoy-steps-down-as-trump-officials-consider-postal-service-overhaul
I was happy to see Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resign. He was such a dick when Trump first hired him. The next postmaster general better not shutdown the postal service.
#USPS
Is someone counting the silver?
Exclusive: Louis DeJoy Resigns as Postmaster General
https://time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-resigns-postmaster-general/
“Exclusive: #DeJoy has resigned from his role as Postmaster General of the #USPS, according to a source familiar with the matter. On Monday, he told the USPS Board of Governors that it would be his last day on the job. He named Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino to take over until the Board names a permanent replacement”
https://time.com/7271271/louis-dejoy-resigns-postmaster-general/