 Maybe it's just me, but I haven't been seeing Donald Trump tweet about or fear mongering about mail-in voting as frequently lately And I think that part of the reason why that's happening is because he's realizing that people just don't believe his lies because they're provably false But another reason why I think we're hearing less from him about this is because He realizes he's the president and fear mongering about mail-in voting isn't the only way that he can undermine mail-in voting He realizes that he can use his power as president of the United States to cripple the one agency in US Government that is going to actually make mail-in voting a possibility the US Postal Service and What we're seeing Based on what the US Postal Service workers are saying Should absolutely scare every single person who cares about democracy So as Jake Johnson of Common Dreams reports the head of the Iowa Postal Workers Union alleged Tuesday That mail sorting machines are being removed from post offices in her state due to new policies imposed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy a major GOP donor to President Donald Trump whose Operational changes have resulted in dramatic mail slowdowns across the nation asked by NPR's Noel King Whether she has felt the impact of the joys changes Iowa Postal Workers Union president Kimberly Carroll A 30-year Postal Service veteran answered in the affirmative Saying mail is beginning to pile up in our offices and we're seeing equipment being removed Carol went on to specify that equipment that we use to process mail for delivery Including sorting machines is being removed from Postal Service facilities in Iowa as DeJoy Rushes ahead with policies that according to critics are sabotaging the Postal Services day-to-day operations Less than 90 days before an election that could hinge on mail-in ballots in Iowa We are losing machines and they already in Waterloo. We're losing one of those machines So that also hinders our ability to process mail in the way that we had in the past added Carol Who said she is not a fan of the Postmaster General? Washington state election officials have also raised concerns about the removal of mail sorting machines I grew up in a culture of service where every piece was to be delivered every day and his policies Although they've only been in place for a few weeks are now affecting the way that we do business and not allowing us to deliver Every piece every day as we've done in the past said Carol. I don't see this as cost saving measures I see this as a way to undermine the public confidence in the mail service. It's not saving costs We're spending more time trying to implement these policy changes and it's in our offices costing more over time Observers reacted with alarm to Carol's comments viewing them as further confirmation that the joy is Deliberately attempting to damage the postal service with the goal of helping Trump win re-election in November now when you consider the fact that a lot of people most voters are going to want to logically choose to vote by mail during a Pandemic and also consider the fact that most people who are Joe Biden supporters are going to be the ones to vote by mail You have to see what's obvious here. Of course Donald Trump's postmaster general is trying to sabotage the you know capacity of the US Postal Service At the behest of Donald Trump who he donated to who he supports This is so horrible That if the United States saw this taking place in a Latin American country or a Middle East country with a lot of oil We would be planning to invade them and bring them democracy That's how bad the situation is but here at home. We have to worry that our votes Might not be counted because we're going to vote by mail during a pandemic because we don't want to risk our own health I mean everyone should be outraged by this everyone should be Fearful that their vote isn't going to be counted and take extra precautions to make sure They mail out their ballots extra early But I mean there's only so much that you can do on the individual level If these institutions fail us if the US Postal Service is unable to get all of the mail and ballots to us At a time when we have an election That's going to be a catastrophe And think about how badly, you know, they've been behind just in terms of their general Operations Donald Trump's postmaster general de joy has cut overtime. That's no longer a possibility for them So all of the mail that they had before that they were able to deliver in overtime to keep them caught up That's no longer an option for them. So the mail is piling up And regardless if they try to prioritize ballots, like if their overall function and operations have slowed down due to a lack of resources and personnel What do you think's going to happen come november 3rd? We're looking at a disaster potentially Donald trump based on this I mean, I don't think it's hyperbolic to say he's trying to outright steal this election He is trying to steal this election Because if you are Genuinely concerned about fraud That it is, uh, you know a possibility with mail and ballots, you know as the president of the united states Wouldn't you tell your postmaster general to you know further enhance the capacity? Of the u.s. Postal service so they will be able to deliver all mail and ballots in time Isn't that something that seems like the logical thing that you do the the Practical step to take to make sure that mail and ballots doesn't lead to any issues Well, no because this was never about him worrying about mail and ballots This was about him realizing that if mail in voting is actually a thing that most people pursue He could lose because that could increase turnout and when turnout goes up Republicans lose This is really troubling and reading this like it's chilling um This is something that you often see in autocratic regimes But where the oldest quote unquote democracy and we have to worry that you know the most basic minimum expectation Of democracy like having our votes being counted Isn't going to actually be a thing that takes place in this election Um, it's it's startling. Uh, it's worrying It should be alarming to every single person And even if a lot of people are making noise about this Still not enough people are speaking out even republicans should be speaking out like this should be an issue where all citizens Are against what trump is doing because they've bought into the belief that democracy is good and we want to be a democrat a democratic nation but We just don't see enough people sounding the alarm And you know the same thing happens with voter ID laws and voter suppression And we don't actually look at the results of how that influenced the election Until when it's too late, right? So I don't know what to expect from this I don't know that we're going to see any changes but based on what we see now This election is going to be a complete Cluster fuck if things don't change fast if there's no lawsuit to stop Donald trump or the postmaster general like I don't know what the proper course of action needs to be But all we have currently is naming and shaming and if enough people are aware of what trump's doing At least that's a start where we can try to hold him accountable. But for now I mean we're We're headed towards destruction. There's an iceberg dead ahead and we are sailing Quickly directly right towards it and it's uh horrifying. They want three and a half trillion billion dollars for The mail-in votes. Okay universal mail-in ballots three and a half. They want 25 Billion dollars billion for the post office now They need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots Now in the meantime They aren't getting there. By the way, those are just two items But if they don't get those two items, that means you can't have universal mail-in voting Mike is the worst progressive on youtube. Please don't subscribe to him or become a patron David dole is so much better. Trust me folks. He's doing a great job. He really is. Okay