MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 19, 2018: William Burrus, president of the 360,000-member American Postal Workers Union from 2001-2010, died at age 81. He was the first African-American to be elected president of a national union by direct member voting. Burrus was born in West Virginia. After serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to Cleveland, where he worked sorting mail and joined the union. He helped the local coordination of the national postal strike of 1970. As a result of that strike, postal workers won collective bargaining rights. He served as president of the Cleveland Local of the APWU from 1974 to 1980. He became president of the national union in 2001.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AfricanAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastadon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a></p>
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.vad//hakara🧭<p>People rightfully criticize Uwe Boll about his entire career but one thing he did completely correctly was the Postal movie. That's a great example of how to adapt a video game property in to a movie. It isn't the same story, but all the beats of it are things that wouldn't have seemed out of place in the games, mostly Postal 2.</p><p>It's not too late to see what he could do about Halo</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/halo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>halo</span></a></p>
.vad//hakara🧭<p>People rightfully criticize Uwe Boll about his entire career but one thing he did completely correctly was the Postal movie. That's a great example of how to adapt a video game property in to a movie. It isn't the same story, but all the beats of it are things that wouldn't have seemed out of place in the games, mostly Postal 2.</p><p>It's not too late to see what he could do about Halo</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Via <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@psuPete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>psuPete</span></a></span> Recommends - Weekly highlights on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyber</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> issues, May 10, 2025 - Five highlights from this week: Using <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Can Be Ethically Iffy. Here’s How to Do It Right; How to Make Your <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> as Secure as Possible; After $243M <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> Heist, a Crucial Mistake; <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Service Data Sharing to Deport <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a>; and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> is getting “creepy good” at geo-guessing. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://www.llrx.com/2025/05/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-may-10-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">llrx.com/2025/05/pete-recommen</span><span class="invisible">ds-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-may-10-2025/</span></a></p>
BigD<p>The <a href="https://mast.bigduck.xyz/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://mast.bigduck.xyz/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> would blow a gasket if they knew how many <a href="https://mast.bigduck.xyz/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> up for adoption are looking for <a href="https://mast.bigduck.xyz/tags/mailcarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mailcarrier</span></a> jobs. They work for treats.</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_(dog)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owney_</span><span class="invisible">(dog)</span></a></p>
Doug Baker - Elbows Up!<p>"This scandal brought to you by the SAME folks that brought you the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HorizonIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HorizonIT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> scandal.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/03/mother-of-autistic-boy-left-with-10000-debt-after-breaching-dwp-rules-by-192-a-week?CMP=GTUK_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ay/03/mother-of-autistic-boy-left-with-10000-debt-after-breaching-dwp-rules-by-192-a-week?CMP=GTUK_email</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>'Why are they involved?' Insiders 'nervous' as USPS tapped to hunt down migrants - Raw Story <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dhs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/usps-migrants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawstory.com/usps-migrants/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Heretical_i<p>"The <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> using <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> from <a href="https://kafeneio.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> & packages, acc/to people familiar w/the effort & records obtained exclusively by The Washington Post."</p><p>Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br>No paywall. Pick your copy here <a href="https://archive.ph/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/https://www.washing</span><span class="invisible">tonpost.com/business/2025/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> enforcement assists <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ‘mass <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a>’ effort, sources and records show. The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Inspection Service recently joined a federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TaskForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaskForce</span></a> to locate <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> using <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/packages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>packages</span></a>, according to people familiar w the effort & records obtained by WaPo. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/checks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>checks</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/salary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salary</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/?carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F42521bc%2F681150d765013f765d9610ff%2F63878d81c56b124f952f036c%2F45%2F81%2F681150d765013f765d9610ff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/29/usps-immigration-trump-deportations/?carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F42521bc%2F681150d765013f765d9610ff%2F63878d81c56b124f952f036c%2F45%2F81%2F681150d765013f765d9610ff</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Inspection Service is primarily tasked with maintaining the safety of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> system, investigating threats & attacks on postal workers & mail facilities & keeping illegal items — such narcotics & child pornography — out of the mail [because they’ve done such a great job at that 🤦🏼♀️].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collaboration</span></a> is a significant escalation in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> *crackdown*. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> officials [& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>] have previously partnered with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> authorities. But the involvement of the Postal Inspection Service, the nation’s oldest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> agency, means efforts to pursue <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> have expanded into one of the most mundane govt activities: delivering the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> officials are seeking photographs of the outside of envelopes & packages — an Inspection Service program known as “mail covers” — & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> investigation agency’s broad <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> systems, including Postal Service online account <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>, package- & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a>-tracking info, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditCard</span></a> data & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> material & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IP</span></a> addresses….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> arm of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> has begun cooperating w/federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> ofcls to locate people suspected of being in the country illegally, acc/to 2 people familiar… & documents obtained by WaPo—dramatically broadening the scope of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> campaign.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Inspection Service, a police & investigative force for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> agency, joined a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> task force geared toward finding, detaining & deporting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a>….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>WTAF?!?!?</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> assists <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> ‘mass deportation’ effort, sources & records show
<br>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> Inspection Service recently joined a federal task force to locate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> using <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> & packages, acc/to people familiar w/the effort & records obtained exclusively by The Washington Post.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://wapo.st/3Sce9ut" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3Sce9ut</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Coreyartus Imagery<p>I just want to put out there that there are real strong virtues to writing letters and sending greeting cards that aren’t necessary “present” in emails.</p><p>• They get you off line. </p><p>• They help you craft thoughts carefully and purposefully in ways email can’t because you have to manually write it without “deleting” it.</p><p>• They’re fun to receive.</p><p>• They physically exist and will continue to do so if collected and cared for even after you’re dead.</p><p>• They can be pretty if that’s your intent.</p><p>• They’re more personal and meaningful than email because you took the time to engage in the process of penmanship on paper instead of typing it out.</p><p>I highly suggest trying the art of correspondence someday. Because it can be just that if you let it. Try unplugging and decompressing with a nice pot of tea and your favorite pen & stationery. Try contemplating a rough outline of what you want to say or include. Then simplify.</p><p>Maybe do some fun doodling on the paper. Make it an extension of yourself that you’re sharing.</p><p>Enjoy it.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/letters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>letters</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/correspondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>correspondence</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/GreetingCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreetingCards</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/postage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postage</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LetterWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetterWriting</span></a></p>
Grickle<p>Habits. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/grickledoodle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grickledoodle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghosts</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/haunted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haunted</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Benjamin Franklin Museum and Court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</p><p>This overlooked courtyard and museum celebrate Benjamin Franklin's life and achievements.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/benjamin-franklin-museum-court" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Franklin Museum and Court</a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> workers rally against proposals to privatize <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> </p><p>Maine Public | By Kaitlyn Budion<br>Published March 20, 2025 </p><p>"Postal workers across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> are sounding alarms about proposals to privatize the U.S. Postal Service.</p><p>"Workers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> rallied today to make the case that private companies will not be able to fully meet the mail service needs of Maine residents- especially those in rural areas.</p><p>"In Bangor, protestors chanted 'U.S. mail is not for sale' and held signs as passing cars honked in support.</p><p>"Tom Smith is the legislative director with the local chapter of the American Postal Workers Union. He said shifting mail delivery to private companies would only make it more expensive to send and slower to arrive.</p><p>"'It becomes a for-profit business where the bottom line is profits, as long as people can suffer a couple of days without their meds, as long as the bottom dollar is found,' Smith said. 'And that's not what we are. We are an essential service of the United States people.'</p><p>"Smith said workers are on edge with all the debate in Washington, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InstitutionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstitutionalKnowledge</span></a> is being lost as some long-time staff take early retirement offers.</p><p>"'The Postal Service is inexpensive, it's prompt, it's reliable,' he said. "And especially in rural areas, people count on the Postal Service for life saving meds to Grandma's latest batch of snickerdoodles.'</p><p>"Smith said the union is encouraging the public to reach out to local and federal representatives to show their support. The National Association of Letter Carriers will also hold a rally in Portland on Sunday."</p><p><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-03-20/postal-workers-rally-against-proposals-to-privatize-usps" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/politics/2025-</span><span class="invisible">03-20/postal-workers-rally-against-proposals-to-privatize-usps</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MailCarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MailCarriers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStatesPostalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPostalService</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History March 18, 1970: The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the U.S. Postal Service began on this date in New York City. The walkout was illegal, giving President Richard Nixon the excuse to send in federal troops to sort the mail. But the strike succeeded in forcing Congress to raise wages and reorganize the postal system and marked a new militancy among postal employees. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nixon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>U.S. Postmaster General Louis <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeJoy</span></a>’s Thursday announcement that the independent United States <a href="https://c.im/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Service" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Service</span></a> is partnering with the Department of Government Efficiency on a cost-cutting crusade that includes a <br>🔥planned reduction of 10,000 workers stoked fears that one of America’s most trusted and relied-upon federal agencies is on a path toward <a href="https://c.im/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a>.<br>In a letter to congressional leaders, DeJoy said <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> will help the USPS “in identifying and achieving further efficiencies.” <br>The postal chief listed “mismanagement” of the agency’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/assets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assets</span></a> and workers’ compensation program, <br>“unfunded mandates imposed on us by legislation,” and “burdensome regulatory requirements restricting 'normal' business practice” as issues to be addressed.<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/dejoy-doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/dejoy-do</span><span class="invisible">ge</span></a></p>
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