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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums*** Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail - House Oversight Hearing - Thread 2***
Thread #1: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213960983
Mersky
(4,981 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)...but how do y'all think hes handling it? and JUST WAIT til Katie gets a hold of him heehee
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Just going for broke and not giving a flip about what theyre doing to this country as they lie, lie, lie....
crickets
(25,976 posts):drumroll: blaming it on Obama/Biden. It's just sad.
Where is Katie Porter? Are they saving her for last?
Mersky
(4,981 posts)We just added content about the election.
crickets
(25,976 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)leave on time... bleh, is mealy-mouthed and gross
Mersky
(4,981 posts)And dejoy is clearly proud of being a republican.
Hes all leaning at the mic with a whatcha gonna do about it? posture.
ananda
(28,859 posts).. will anything actually change ????
crickets
(25,976 posts)is obviously partisan, and the USPS is supposed to be nonpartisan and apolitical.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Uh, cuz trucks on time...
(but if the trucks are half empty - youre not moving the mail on time, are ya? Are ya?!!!!! Flarge!)
Mersky
(4,981 posts)The screwed up postal service (that was doing fine before dejoy took over)!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)oasis
(49,383 posts)aTrump dinner.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)That is seriously fcked up.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)I'm so impressed with all of them.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Eta: I am adding this coverage for further context:
Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say
Marshall Cohen
CNN)Postmaster General Louis DeJoy continues to hold a multimillion-dollar stake in his former company XPO Logistics, a United States Postal Service contractor, likely creating a major conflict of interest, according to newly obtained financial disclosures and ethics experts.
Outside experts who spoke to CNN were shocked that ethics officials at the postal service approved this arrangement, which allows DeJoy to keep at least $30 million in XPO holdings.
DeJoy and USPS have said he fully complied with the regulations.
Raising further alarms, on the same day in June that DeJoy divested large amounts of Amazon shares, he purchased stock options giving him the right to buy new shares of Amazon at a price much lower than their current market price, according to the disclosures.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/postal-service-dejoy-conflicts-amazon-trades-xpo-stake/index.html
oasis
(49,383 posts)crickets
(25,976 posts)She asked if he checked with the Govt Office of Ethics to see if that was appropriate. He says they're not options but "covered calls" and that he lost money on them (makes you wonder why he bought them) then insulted Speier about her supposed lack of understanding of the difference.
Could any DUers who are familiar with this weigh in, please?
Mersky
(4,981 posts)And his ethics are none better.
Covered calls are when you buy an opposing option contract to mitigate potential losses on future gains when you go to sell stocks.
And, I dont care if he did an iron condor banana split salad play on his Amazon stock some reasonable time before he took the position on June 15th (the day after tRumps birthday, btw).
What is unacceptable is that made those trades a WEEK AFTER taking the job June 22-24. He got to poke around at USPS and basically place those trades with some powerful insider information.
He hasnt lost any freakin money - those options dont expire until Oct 16 and means he can retroactively purchase the shares for $1, 960. Amazon was trading above $3,300 today! He could exercise that contract anytime and be up nearly 70%! That is insane.
He has very recent financial incentive to degrade the USPS. He deserves to be turned upside down and shaken by investigators.
From the CNN article up above:
"It's another conflict. He's got the option to buy. That means he's gambling that Amazon's value is going to go up," said Marcus Owens, a former top IRS official with decades of experience dealing with federal ethics rules. "Why is he investing in a competitor to the enterprise that he's supposed to be managing? This is a classic case for investigation by an inspector general."
crickets
(25,976 posts)In other words, he was basically lying again (or at the very least being very misleading) and he had the nerve to cap that lie with an undeserved insult. Scummy.
I had to leave halfway through and missed Katie Porter. Off to look for video.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Because I was reeling just from the dates alone. And that he shook off those trades with his smug, no ones gonna catch the covered calls bit.
Am so glad you captured his comments in that section - definitely needs more discussion and coverage. People have gone to prison for lesser insider trading.
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Was good to see you in here, Crickets
And Ive gotta go rewatch Porter, too. I was mildly interrupted during the start of her section.
crickets
(25,976 posts)for candidates for USPMG, paid a search firm to vet them, they whittled it down to 14 candidates and DeJoy was not one of them. Where did DeJoy's nomination come from? From Duncan.
oasis
(49,383 posts)staff write her questions for her.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)PaDemocrat
(54 posts)Blaming the Dems for attack on the USPS cause of their attack on Trump.
ariadne0614
(1,729 posts)They both excel at chest thumping, feces flinging, and general baboonery. They think its very effective
crickets
(25,976 posts)put forward the fears of fraudulent mail-in voting, blame Obama/Biden. It's as though someone gave them all a script. Hmmm...
Welcome to DU, PaDemocrat!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Didnt catch his name, but whichever R, it takes extra practice to shirk so much responsibility with an air of confidence.
Must have taken a remote learning class on teleprompter reading, aka, DIY republicanning.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)she brings valuable knowledge and experience
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Why in crying out loud would you do that?
Really great voice she has in this - wish she had more time!
stillcool
(32,626 posts)and a thanks to all
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Explains that it reduces the time to sort before leaving the facility. Rep Lawrence asks if dejoy knows what that means.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)And Rep Lawrence is not letting him fake like that program would have had any other effect than delaying the inevitable, otherwise known as mail.
PaDemocrat
(54 posts)Sorry newb question..
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Kick (like a Democratic Donkey!) by replying to the OP to make the original post have more replies and thus stay on top, and maybe go to the Greatest Page.
Recommend means to press the DUrec button in the bottom left corner of the OP (original post.)
Efilroft Sul
(3,579 posts)Welcome, PaDemocrat!
AmyStrange
(7,989 posts)-
It's old, but has a lot of stuff about acronyms and other historical shit.
http://dug.amystrange.org/
I made it back in the really early days of DU.
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Mersky
(4,981 posts)crickets
(25,976 posts)Was any impact analysis performed beforehand? No. He had a team looking into the rollout, but the stammering answer is no. She calls him out for making decisions without taking into account the impact on businesses. She points out that the feedback she's getting now re USPS was not received when Obama was in office.
What are you going to do about it? His answer is "we're working on it."
She asks for something in writing from him about what he's doing, not just promises. YES.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)made mincemeat of Dejoy's "trucks on time" bullshit.
ariadne0614
(1,729 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)ariadne0614
(1,729 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)ariadne0614
(1,729 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy starts talking about only two changes (earlier he claimed no changes).
Then Plaskett showed a graph with the performance of delivery times dropping off a cliff in July 2020.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Thanks all for the play by play!!!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of the postal services which generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall submit a proposal, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of such proposal, to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting an advisory opinion on the change.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)PaDemocrat
(54 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)Is a reiteration of what he was asked in the Senate. dejoy wont agree to anything (and is just looking for an opportunity to talk about trucks leaving on time I am just sure of it).
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)I really like her tone and style of questioning.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)AOC!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)DeJoy is not wanting to cough it up
Mersky
(4,981 posts)referring to talking to his council.
malaise
(268,993 posts)Loved that she said subpoena if he doesn't hand it over
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Glad AOC recommended a subpeona should he not provide it this week.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)He said no meetings, but he knows a lot of people at the companies, soooo
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)blogslut
(38,000 posts)by subpoena if neccessary
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Dejoy answered yes
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Am struggling to keep up, but this is good stuff!
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)It went pretty fast and I'm slow to comprehend today.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)Dems pressing for a lotta paper from this guy
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy said, mumble mumble theres task force for that
Mersky
(4,981 posts)blogslut
(38,000 posts)And zapping the USPS board guy for crappy vetting of their unanimously approved postmaster general
Mersky
(4,981 posts)and betraying his country as he spins away the destruction of timely mail delivery since dejoy took over at the Postal Service.
IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)ariadne0614
(1,729 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)Karma13612
(4,552 posts)Is questioning, someone is intermittently holding up a Carolyn Maloney for Congress poster.
Is that a Hatch Act violation? Was she aware that was going on? It was below her on a lower level directly behind Armstrong. So it was out of her view, but directly visible by the camera.
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Mersky
(4,981 posts)I will review that afterwards
Karma13612
(4,552 posts)It was a screen shot blown up to a large poster size visual.
It was held up by a gentleman standing directly behind Armstrong while he was speaking to LeJoy.
The screen shot was a visual of a Maloney for Congress Online fund raising page With various choices of how much to donate.
I know, it does seem odd.
I will admit I was not fully aware of what Armstrong was saying at the time. I would be surprised if he was making some sort of point pertaining to Maloney.
Curious to see what you think!
Kali
(55,008 posts)by campaigning on PO issues - it was a repuke poster
Karma13612
(4,552 posts)Campaign fundraising.
That was certainly offensive!
The guy holding the poster kept looking up at her, almost making sure she wasnt seeing what was going on.
That is low.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)ratfcking by the republicons. The doughey, plaid tie wearing aide/staffer? holding the sign has questions to answer.
Maloney wouldnt architect any such thing, and is just bizarre.
Karma13612
(4,552 posts)Were able to see the same thing I did.
I knew Maloney would not have done it, but it was a stunt that made her look bad.
Wonder when someone finally told her about it.
The repugs are just...so...REPUGNANT!!!!
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Impeached president....
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)He doesnt know how much it costs to mail a postcard.....
IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)they have "underlings" who do that kind of thing. he is clueless. he has no qualifications.
Resign!
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Dejoy "No"
blogslut
(38,000 posts)blogslut
(38,000 posts)Wants him to commit to reverse the changes, Dejoy says no
jayfish
(10,039 posts)and he isn't going to fix it. POS!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy - no.
I love that Porter's video feed froze with her rolling her eyes!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy - I do not.
Ugh. Five mins isnt enough.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)we were negotiating the $10 billion dollar loan.
Oh, yeah? Then lets see that calendar of yours.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)Mossfern
(2,495 posts)Seems to be as tech challenged as I am!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Or trying to anyways
oasis
(49,383 posts)Mossfern
(2,495 posts)Not the truth!
Mersky
(4,981 posts)Bleh. Why dontcha hire...computer guy?!
blogslut
(38,000 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)Says shes received 5,000 calls about the trouble at the Postal Service
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy answers that he doesnt know!
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)Duhjoy doesnt know anything about that or the seven machines taken out of service in her area.
Mossfern
(2,495 posts)using up time
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dejoy gave a fairly mushy yeah, no answer.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)dj: Maam, I will tell you I talked to who I needed to blah blah talk trucks on schedule.
She would like it in writing, dammit. Good insistence by Maloney
Mossfern
(2,495 posts)Democrats politically motivated.
He's more political than all of them put together.
on edit: this is so weird because he's now claiming that Dems are in collusion with Russians and Chinese!
IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)he has things to do, places to be. he can't be bothered with this hearing.
Mersky
(4,981 posts)duncan would love to comply with anything their counsel is fine with sharing.
Maloney asked if a friendly subpoena would help!
duncan replied they could probably work something out with regard to the minutes
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)of how hes shoved his head up....
Mossfern
(2,495 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)IcyPeas
(21,870 posts)Mersky
(4,981 posts)You and everyone contributing during these frustrating hearings is what makes these threads work.