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Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling on Mail Voting Restrictions by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:09 +0000

If the incompetent Steiner was going to use the ruling to ask for more money to implement it, then I’m against it. The current USPS regime is the most incompetent and corrupt bunch the country has seen to date, and that’s quite a bit to top, but they’ve done it. It’s unfathomable that they’ve even gotten bonuses for doing so, and it’s going to get worse.

Comment on Statement from PMG David Steiner regarding concerns about ballot mail for federal elections by Patricia Gately

Patricia Gately — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:24:16 +0000

I am a voter who for past few years have voted by mail. I have had confidence in system until now. I read all of statement by PMG David Steiner. One point very questionable to me: USPO will follow Federal Riles BUT Ultimately courts will decide. Multiple ‘attempted changes’ previous USPMG Louis Dejoy already put system at risk. Decreased postal machines, dumped; reduced USPO workers have already undercut vote by mail system etc.
Put our vote by mail system at risk!! Need help not more undercutting of service
The courts have put changes ON HOLD yet USPO going forward with major changes, which can’t/won’t be UNDONE. The system worked for years. Trust being lost ???

Comment on NALC: New memorandums of understanding and national-level settlements by The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:26:03 +0000

Where’s the contract updates? Here we go again with secrecy from Tulino and his buddy Renfroe, but actually it’s Renfroe’s responsibility to keep people informed, and it should be public information and not members only. The USPS is most likely dragging this out again and using whatever tactics they can muster to stall. The NALC should be going public and calling them out, but never does and that is why change is in the wind. The NALC will tell the members that retired with no contract that OPM will recalculate their pensions, but OPM just hasn’t gotten around to that for the last group and probably the ones before that either. This saves the USPS money, and lots of it because they’ll say it’s only going to bump your pension up a little, but it also bumps up your survivor benefit and your life insurance. The bottom line is you earned it and deserve it and the USPS is going to screw you out of it while the NALC does nothing. The NALC has no control over OPM and the USPS doesn’t either, so don’t believe what your told. Do not retire under a no contract time frame if you want your full retirement, full survivor benefit, and full life insurance benefit.

Comment on Processing of Election and Political Mail for the 2026 Primary Elections by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:22:14 +0000

This doesn’t quite reflect reports of ballots being rejected across the country; 20,000 in Washington state alone. Did the OIG get fooled?

Comment on Congressman Bell Tours St. Louis USPS Facility with Postmaster General Steiner and House Oversight Members by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:19:01 +0000

It’s another dog and pony show from Steiner and company. He’s well aware of the problems and their causes, and if he doesn’t then he’s incompetent. Service is poor pretty much everywhere across the country. Doug Tulino was supposed to look into this months ago and of course nothing happened. Steiner won’t even divulge what his consultants recommend or how much they cost. Nothing will be done, no one will be held accountable, and it will be off to the next stop. This charade needs to stop, but it won’t until Steiner is gone. We can only hope.

Comment on Statement from PMG David Steiner regarding concerns about ballot mail for federal elections by The Truth

The Truth — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:49:48 +0000

Whatever this guy is selling, people aren’t buying it, not anymore. Why this failure of a PMG is still there is baffling. He’s an empty suit.

Comment on Hawley Presses Postmaster General to Answer for Bonus Payments, Poor Service During St. Louis Visit by The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:40:48 +0000

We all want answers, as poor service issues certainly aren’t limited to Missouri. It’s concerning that no provision is being put forward by the USPS to make the retirement funds withheld returned. Steiner seems incapable of telling the truth regardless of what he’s asked and in typical postal fashion takes umbrage at any suggestion of his lack of integrity and honesty. Even if he was appointed to carry out election wishes, that could possibly be overlooked if he knew how to run the USPS. He has aptly demonstrated that he does not know what he is doing and is about as dishonest as they come, surrounding himself with the usual postal sycophants talking about how service scores are “going up” and collecting bonuses for failure. He’s gotten the benefit of the doubt for too long and has proven to be a liar and a fraud.

Comment on Postmaster General David Steiner’s Aug. 7 USPS Board of Governors meeting remarks by Patricia Klindienst

Patricia Klindienst — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:43:06 +0000

I stand with Sen. Blumenthal in demanding that you cease work on the dubious IT project that has the potential of disenfranchising millions of American voters and provide everything the Senator has asked for by tomorrow. The Post Office was created to deliver mail, it is not meant to be a political instrument of a corrupt regime attempting to undermine our Constitutional right to free and fair elections. Comply with Sen. Blumenthal’s demand. You are under suspicion of illegal activity–and the American people have now been alerted. You are under an injunction from a federal court demanding that all work on this IT project be stopped now.

Blumenthal told reporters: “The main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the USPS puts all of their votes at risk.”

Stop lying and attempting to cover up your part in Trump’s attempt to undermine the midterm election. You should be removed from office. I hope you will be, since it’s clear that you cannot be trusted.

PEN: You are exactly right – the postal service should be left out of elections except for approved absentee voting. PEN

Comment on Democrats Request USPS Inspector General Investigate Alleged Faulty Ballot Screening by The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:19:37 +0000

Well, here we go down another ballot road. No matter what happens and no matter whether you support the outcome or not, the USPS simply cannot be trusted to get it right. Ballots will be discarded because of RTO, or carriers won’t pick up outgoing mail because they’re being instructed to finish the route parcel only. I rural areas, that means not even going down roads that aren’t receiving mail. Steiner, of course, knows nothing.

Comment on USPS announces temporary price change for 2026 holiday shipping season by The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:51:33 +0000

What the heck is this for? The USPS already has a surcharge in place until late January supposedly because of fuel prices, and now this. One OIG audit of processing plants estimated they could save $427 million just by running the five poorest performing plants better. On top of that, they’re still getting bonuses. Asking for more money from Congress and raising rates is apparently a skill in high demand. The BOG should be ashamed.