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mahatmakanejeeves

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8. I'd be a lot more inclinced to take the article seriously if the author didn't keep referring to
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 08:27 PM
Apr 2018

the entity that delivers mail in the United States as the "Post Office."

It hasn't had that name in nearly fifty years. Its successor, the United States Postal Service, came into existence on July 1, 1971. I have a first day cover from that day.

Yes, I can see that Wikipedia says:

The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution.

Maybe so, but trains don't "chug down the tracks" or go "clickety-clack" anymore either.

I don't expect Trump to know any better, but can't Vanity Fair afford a fact checker?
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