Buying stamps isn't the only way to save the USPS. They’ve also got a pretty sweet swag shop. I especially love the Forever Earth Day tee.
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One of the lessons this year has been driving home has been the importance of the work being done by everyday people, everywhere. In a culture that spends a lot more energy glorifying executives, influencers, and positions of power, we’ve got to realize that it’s the people who supply our food, deliver our goods, and restock our shelves that we really can’t live without. And that definitely applies to mail carriers.
As federal corruption disrupts postal services, the timing and the locations where this is taking place don’t leave much room for ambiguity about why. And people- especially elderly and rural people- have been impacted by delayed medical deliveries, lost livestock, or mishandled small business orders. A pastor in St. Louis I spoke to the other week pointed out to me that it’s hard to get more symbolic about co-opting people’s voices than literally removing a mailbox.
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Although the postmaster general has promised no more major changes until the election, it’s reasonable to feel suspicious. Buying stamps or swag to save the USPS is kind of an emergency measure. But a more long-lasting way to protect its services is to vote.
If you want to feel safer about voting this year, :
1) Request your mail in ballot.
2) Don’t mail it.
3) Instead, look up your supervisor of elections to see when and where you can drop it off. Many states open up their drop boxes up to a month early, so you can avoid the pandemic crowds.
4) If you’re in California, Oregon, Washington, or Colorado, you can track your ballot like a package.
5) Also, don’t procrastinate. Now is the time to make sure your registration is up to date and to be researching the more obscure down-ballot stuff.
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