Medicare for All would make the United States Postal Service profitable. The funding of retirees health care 75 years in advance, the only such requirement for any company on earth, is the yoke postal workers labor under.

The arrest of Steven Bannon by the U.S. Postal Inspection service could be a harbinger of things to come.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York credited the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) for carrying out the arrest of former White House adviser Stephen Bannon Thursday.

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Intelligent Rats know when the ship is going down:

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway will depart her position in the Trump administration at the end of the month to focus on family matters, she said in a statement late Sunday.

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And another one bites the dust. List of arrested or convicted Trump campaign advisors:


Steve Bannon - Michael Cohen - Paul Manafort - Rick Gates - Roger Stone - Michael Flynn - George Papadopoulos - George Nader - Chris Collins  

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Campaign Sr. Advisor Jason Miller facing criminal contempt of court charges

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The GOP or is it QOP (QAnon Old Party) begins their convention on Monday.  It's time for cowardly Republicans to decide what's more scary, Donald Trump's threats or doing prison time:

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Mnuchin finally in handcuffs? Tune in on January 21, 2021.

Maybe Mnuchin gaining control over the USPS was never about Amazon and was always a conspiracy to interfere with the US Mail to allow Trump to claim he won the election. And not step down on January 20, 2021.

"As for the Postal Service’s deal with Amazon, it no longer appears to command the attention of DeJoy or the board. The review launched by the board concluded there was nothing untoward about the relationship with Amazon and other companies, and that the Postal Service was making money on the contract."

Mnuchin made clear he wanted to push out Brennan, a letter carrier who rose through the ranks to eventually lead the agency, the person said. He urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to vet potential nominees through his caucus...

"By last fall, Mnuchin had successfully reshaped the board, with four Republicans and two Democrats, and Brennan announced her retirement. She planned to step down by the end of January 2020."

Mnuchin had discussed the job with DeJoy before the pandemic but the North Carolina businessman wasn’t interested, an official with knowledge of the discussions said. DeJoy was one of the president’s top financial supporters, giving more than $2 million to Republican causes since Trump took office and holding sway in the Republican Party. He was leading fundraising for the Republican convention and was one of a few guests who attended a Florida fundraiser earlier this year with a $580,600 price ticket.

"At one point, Trump said he didn’t want to give more money to the Postal Service to starve it of resources to deliver all ballots."

While the House and Senate were willing to offer billions in a bailout, Trump privately threatened to veto the bill if it included any direct postal aid. Instead, the White House authorized a $10 billion loan.

In exchange, Mnuchin demanded that his department approve the next postmaster general, higher package rates and new negotiated service agreements.

Fearful the nation’s mail service could run out of money, the Senate approved the deal.

MORE AT:

The Washington Post

How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis

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Could Louis DeJoy rat out Mnuchin to save his ass from prison?

"WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who has come under fire for his continuing financial ties to a company that does business with the Postal Service, received $1.2 million to $7 million in income last year from that firm, according to financial disclosure forms reviewed by The New York Times.

Mr. DeJoy continues to hold $25 million to $50 million in that company, XPO Logistics, where he served as the chief executive of the company’s supply chain business until 2015 and was a board member until 2018. Documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics show that Mr. DeJoy also received millions of dollars in rental payments from XPO through leasing agreements at buildings that he owns.

The revelations are likely to further fuel scrutiny of Mr. DeJoy, a major donor to President Trump who has made a series of cost-cutting moves and other changes at the Postal Service that Democrats warn are aimed at undermining the 2020 election. Mr. DeJoy agreed on Monday to testify before the House Oversight Committee next week, and Democrats are expected to press him on the justification behind his new policies and question his potential conflicts of interest.

XPO, a $16 billion logistics and transportation company, assists the Postal Service during busy shipping periods, such as around the holidays, moving bulk shipments of packages from fulfillment centers and taking them to local Postal Service centers so mail carriers can deliver them to residences.

Reports filed by XPO to the Securities and Exchange Commission show the company paid Mr. DeJoy $1.86 million in rent in 2018. Mr. DeJoy reported to the Office of Government Ethics — which requires government officials to provide a range of income, rather than a specific amount — that he stood to earn $1.2 million to $7 million from the arrangements."

MORE AT:

The New York Times

DeJoy Earned Millions From Company With Financial Ties to Postal Service