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Why the Trump Campaign Is Returning Donations to These Superfans By Daniel Newhauser Sep. 24, 2020 https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-trump-campaign-is-returning-donations-to-these-superfans?ref=home “President Donald Trump won’t be able to count on his most loyal donors, just when he needs them the most. Hundreds of supporters who have consistently emptied their pockets for the Trump campaign have already reached the maximum legally allowable donation as of the end of July, and hundreds more are dangerously close to the limit, according to Federal Election Commission records. In a letter to Trump’s campaign last month, the FEC flagged more than 35,000 donations totaling $4.56 million from 1,045 donors—including one of Trump’s own ambassadors, a Chinese philanthropist and, apparently, a used car dealership in Memphis. Though the campaign has raised some $1.1 billion, it has already spent more than $800 million, blowing through cash on fundraising operations, highly paid staff and facilities, and even magnetic phone pouches to keep donors from recording and leaking private meetings, according to a recent New York Times report. Brett Kappel, a campaign finance expert and lawyer at the D.C. firm Harmon Curran, said the letter, including 855 pages of donations deemed excessive by the FEC, is unprecedented in scale at this point in a campaign and is likely a result of Trump’s unprecedented decision to start his re-election campaign the same day he was sworn into office. “One of the problems with starting your re-election campaign on Inauguration Day is that your most loyal small donors—the ones who have signed up to give $50 or $100 every week—will hit the $5,600 limit long before the next election,” Kappel said.” Steve Thomas

In apparent play for QAnon supporters, GOP attack ads claim Democrat lawmakers are defending 'sex offenders' https://news.yahoo.com/in-apparent-play-for-q-anon-supporters-gop-attack-ads-claim-democrat-lawmakers-defending-sex-offenders-221037264.html "But to some, the harsh attack ad is part of a nationwide “QAnon strategy” that the Republican campaign committee appears to be deploying to exploit the fears and paranoia fueled by the bizarre conspiracy cult convinced that the Democrats are working with “deep state” sex traffickers and pedophiles to sabotage Donald Trump’s presidency. “That’s a clear bid for QAnon support,” said Kathryn Olmsted, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, who has written a book about antigovernment conspiracy theories. “This is a play for anybody who believes the Democrats are a den of pedophiles and child sex traffickers. It’s completely untethered from reality.” The attack ad targeting Malinowski is not an isolated case. In districts around the country, the NRCC — the campaign arm of House Republicans — has been hitting similar themes, depicting Democratic candidates as secret supporters of sexual abusers of young children." Steve Thomas

Can you say, “Political Commisar”? Chaos at Trump White House as impending staff shake-ups revealed ahead of election https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/chaos-at-trump-white-house-as-impending-staff-shake-ups-revealed-ahead-of-election/ “White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sent out an email to administration officials on Monday. According to Axios, Meadows explained the impending changes.” “The alarming email has garnered attention in the news because it raises several red flags about the course ahead and the lack of transparency that will likely follow. Liaisons are typically the people who witness and hear critical information within government agencies. In the past, liaisons worked in conjunction with White House’s Office of Presidential Personnel and the separate government agencies they’re employed to. Now, incoming liaisons will bypass the heads of their government agencies and report directly to the White House.” “McEntee, who now runs government hiring, will also play an intricate role in this transition. Trump faced heightened backlash when McEntee was hired because he fails to meet the qualifications for the position he holds. Prior to his current role, the 30-year-old served as the president’s body man. Now, he has made a name for himself within the Trump administration with his continued efforts to purge the government and reassign officials who are are not fiercely loyal to the president.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_commissar “An early kind of political commissars arose already during the February Revolution 1917 as the Ispolkom issued the controversial Order no 1.[2] As the Bolsheviks came to power through the October Revolution 1917, and as the Russian Civil War began, Trotsky who then gradually established the Red Army, imposed the formal political officers. These were almost invariably tasked to make sure the communist party of the respective country could count on the loyalty of the Army.” Steve Thomas

Joe, Trump says the Covid 19 virus only effects old people. I say we just cut right to the chase and kill off anybody over the age of 40. We could kill three birds with one stone. We could eliminate all those old blood suckers who are draining the public coffers with their snowflake demands for Medicare and Social Security, By reducing the demand for social services we could give more tax breaks to the wealthy; and, Since the virus only affects the elderly, we could eliminate the pandemic. It's simple. Steve Thomas

No news here. Only Deep Fake News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyo7zeLNPJg&feature=youtu.be Steve Thomas

‘Colossal backdoor bailout’: Outrage as Pentagon funnels hundreds of millions meant for COVID supplies to private defense contractors Published on September 22, 2020 By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/colossal-backdoor-bailout-outrage-as-pentagon-funnels-hundreds-of-millions-meant-for-supplies-to-private-defense-contractors/ “Instead of adhering to congressional intent by building up the nation’s inadequate supply of N95 masks and other equipment to combat the Covid-19 crisis, the Pentagon has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars in appropriated taxpayer funds to private defense contractors for drone technology, jet engine parts, Army uniform material, body armor, and other purposes not directly related to the pandemic. As the Washington Post reported Tuesday morning, the Department of Defense—headed by former Raytheon lobbyist Mark Esper—”began reshaping how it would award the money” just weeks after Congress in March approved a $1 billion fund under the Defense Production Act to help the nation “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” “The Trump administration has done little to limit the defense firms from accessing multiple bailout funds at once and is not requiring the companies to refrain from layoffs as a condition of receiving the awards,” the Post noted. “Some defense contractors were given the Pentagon money even though they had already dipped into another pot of bailout funds, the Paycheck Protection Program.” As the U.S. still faces major shortages of testing supplies and N95 masks six months into the pandemic, the Post reported that the Pentagon has used congressionally approved funds to dish out $183 million to luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce and other companies to help “maintain the shipbuilding industry,” tens of millions for “drone and space surveillance technology,” and $80 million to “a Kansas aircraft parts business.” A subsidiary of Rolls-Royce also received $22 million from the Pentagon “to upgrade a Mississippi plant,” according to the Post.” Steve Thomas

To me, this is very, very scary stuff. None of the scientists or epidemiologists in the government have signed off on any vaccines. Millions of doses of a vaccine have already been made up Vaccination may be mandatory We will be required to sign liability waivers HHS secretary says all ‘Warp Speed’ vaccines will have ‘liability protection’ from lawsuits By David Edwards on September 21, 2020 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/hhs-secretary-says-all-warp-speed-vaccines-will-have-liability-protection-from-lawsuits/ “We believe by the end of the year that it’s highly credible that we will have in the tens of millions of doses of FDA gold standard vaccine,” he continued. “We literally have made millions of doses of vaccine already thanks to Warp Speed.” According to Azar, it will be up to states to decide whether vaccines are mandatory. “Those would be local determinations,” he pointed out. “Under the PREP Act, which is a provision in Congress, any treatment or vaccine for purposes of a national emergency pandemic like this actually comes with liability protection,” Azar explained. “Both the product as well as those who administer it or provide it.” Steve Thomas

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan lead drop in financial shares amid report the banks moved suspicious funds Published Mon, Sep 21 2020 by Yun Li https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/deutsche-bank-jpmorgan-lead-drop-in-financial-shares-amid-report-the-banks-moved-suspicious-funds.html “Financial stocks sold off on Monday, led by Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, after a report that several global banks moved allegedly illicit funds over the past two decades. A new investigation by BuzzFeed and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found banks’ internal compliance officers flagged a total of more than $2 trillion in transactions between 1999 and 2017 as possible money laundering or other criminal activity. The report cited confidential documents submitted by banks to the U.S. government. These leaked suspicious activity reports do not necessarily indicate wrongdoing, and they were just a tiny fraction of the reports filed with U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the news report said. Deutsche Bank appears to have facilitated $1.3 trillion of suspicious money in the files, while JPMorgan disclosed $514 billion, the report found. Other banks mentioned in the investigation include HSBC Holdings, Standard Chartered and Bank of New York Mellon. HSBC fell more than 6%, touching a 25-year low.” Steve Thomas

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Justice Dept. brands NYC an ‘anarchist jurisdiction,’ targets federal funds By Steven Nelson September 21, 2020 https://nypost.com/2020/09/21/nyc-branded-an-anarchist-jurisdiction-targeted-for-defunding-doj/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons “New York City was among three cities labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Justice Department on Sunday and targeted to lose federal money for failing to control protesters and defunding cops, The Post has learned. Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., were the other two cities on the list, which was approved by US Attorney General William Barr. “When state and local leaders impede their own law enforcement officers and agencies from doing their jobs, it endangers innocent citizens who deserve to be protected, including those who are trying to peacefully assemble and protest,” Barr said in a statement set to be released Monday. “We cannot allow federal tax dollars to be wasted when the safety of the citizenry hangs in the balance,’’ the AG added.” It is not yet clear what funds are likely to be cut, but the amount of money siphoned from New York City could be massive, given the Big Apple gets about $7 billion in annual federal aid. White House budget director Russ Vought is set to issue guidance to federal agencies on withdrawing funds from the cities in less than two weeks. The list of cities eligible for defunding will be updated periodically, the feds have said.” Steve Thomas

Meet People of Praise: Here’s why this far-right cult shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the Supreme Court Published on September 21, 2020 By Alex Henderson, AlterNet https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/meet-people-of-praise-heres-why-this-far-right-cult-shouldnt-be-allowed-anywhere-near-the-supreme-court/ “This week, President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court—and one of the possible nominees is 48-year-old Amy Coney Barrett, a federal appellate judge. Trump has made it clear that he plans to nominate someone who is not only fiscally conservative, but a severe social conservative who would have no problem overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling of 1973. Barrett fits the bill, especially in light of her reported association with an extremist, predominantly Catholic group called People of Praise.” “People of Praise are quite controversial within Catholicism. Founded in 1971, the group incorporates elements of fundamentalist Pentecostal Protestantism (such as speaking in tongues) and is considered a cult in mainstream Catholicism. Its practices include requiring members to swear an oath of loyalty to the group and teaching that wives must be submissive to their husbands, and in the past, People of Praise called its female leaders “handmaidens”—which is downright chilling if one is familiar with Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” and the 1990 film and 2017/2018 television series it has inspired. People of Praise embrace a highly patriarchal ideology, believing that while women can have some leadership positions, they ultimately must submit to male authority.” Steve Thomas

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-wants-courts-to-declare-election-day-winner_n_5f67731cc5b6de79b676be27 By Nina Golgowski “The (Trump) campaign also recently filed a motion against members of the Navajo Nation in Arizona after they sued the state to extend the state’s mail-in-ballot deadline. A federal judge last week rejected the Trump campaign’s request to join Arizona in its arguments against the tribal members’ lawsuit.” https://apnews.com/a1e158771989ea4ac49a7ff3b5651453 PHOENIX (AP) — “A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by President Donald Trump’s campaign to argue against a lawsuit seeking to ensure mail ballots from the Navajo Nation are counted even if they arrive late. The Trump campaign and various local and national Republican Party entities argued that they can’t count on Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to represent their interests in the case. But Judge Murray Snow ruled that Trump, the GOP and Hobbs have all taken the same position against allowing more time to count ballots from the Navajo Nation.” The lawsuit was filed by several members of the Navajo Nation challenging Arizona’s current law, which says election officials cannot count mail ballots that are received after election night. The argue that mail service is much slower and far less accessible on reservations and that the existing deadline will disenfranchise voters. They’re asking Snow to require Arizona officials to count ballots that are delivered up to 10 days after election day, as long as those ballots come from tribal members living on reservations and are postmarked by Election Day.” So, let me get this straight. Donald Trump tried to sue the Navajo Indians? And lost? A white man suing the red man? And losng? I can’t shake the irony. Steve Thomas

Jim, Thanks for this. I read through your article in K&K, and a question came to me. How did Westbrook get from the Depository to 10th and Patton? WC testimony of Calvin Bud Owens http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/owens_c.htm Mr. OWENS. No. I told Inspector Sawyer that I was assigned to Oak Cliff and an officer was involved in the shooting, and I was taking off, so I proceeded--I got in my car, and Captain Westbrook and Bill Alexander, an assistant district attorney, also was in the car with me. I did not find an after-action report from Owens in the Portal to Texas History. However, Westbrook said that he rode over to Oak Cliff with Sgt. Stringer and a patrolman, whose name he did not know. I'm inclined to go with Westbrook on this. WC testimony of William Westbrook http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/westbrook.htm “Well, then, of course, I ran to my radio because I am the personnel officer and that then became, of course, my greatest interest right at that time, and so, Sergeant Stringer and I and some patrolman---I don't recall his name---then drove to the immediate vicinity of where Officer Tippit had been shot and killed.” Stringer went with him from the Personnel Bureau to the Depository. For some reason, Westbrook had Stringer's first and middle name wrong. In his WC testimony, Westbrook said, “ “Mr. WESTBROOK. After we reached the building, or after I reached the building, I contacted my sergeant Sgt. R. D. Stringer, and he was standing in front and so then I went into the building to help start the search...” H.H. Stringer was a Sergeant in the Personnel Bureau. His after-action report only relates to Oswald’s arrest starts with his arrival at the Texas Theater. He did not testify before the Warren Commission. In Batchelor’s Exhibit (CE 5002), there is no R.D. Stringer, only H.H. Stringer). https://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh19/pdf/WH19_Batchelor_Ex_5002.pdf Westbrook's after-action report states: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth337135/m1/1/?q=Westbrook Where the hell did Calvin Owens get the idea that he took Westbrook and Bill Alexander to 10th and Patton? Do you remember ever reading anything from Bill Alexander on how he got to 10th and Patton? I know he was there when the search warrant for 1026 N. Beckley was finally driven over. Steve Thomas

Pelosi Won’t Rule Out Impeachment to Block Trump SCOTUS Pick By Justin Baragona, Contributing Editor Sep. 20, 2020 https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-pelosi-wont-rule-out-impeachment-to-block-trump-scotus-pick?ref=home “You want people to get out and vote, and even that's no guarantee that the White House and Senate Republicans won't try to push through a Supreme Court nomination in a lame-duck session,” ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos said. “So what can you do then?” “Some have mentioned the possibility if they try to push through a nominee in a lame-duck session that you and the House can move to impeach President Trump or Attorney General Barr as a way of stalling and preventing the Senate from acting on this nomination,” he added. “We have our options,” Pelosi noted. “We have arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now but the fact is we have a big challenge in our country. This president has threatened to not even accept the results of the election. Our main goal would be to protect the integrity of the election as we protect the people from the coronavirus.” Steve Thomas

Jim, I wish Vasilios and Bill Kelly would have explored Lumpkin's, Whitmeyer's and B.B. Smith's connection to the 4150th Army Reserve Training School in Dallas. While he credit's Crichton's connection to the Emergency Command and Communications bunker, he doesn't mention that Boise Smith was the Director of the Civil Defense and Disaster Commission, which oversaw that Emergency Command and Communications. Col. B.B. Smith Daily Palmer Rustler October 14, 1954 page 2 (Member of the faculty 4150th U.S.Army Reserve Training School) https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth782328/m1/2/ B.B. (Boise) Smith. Director, Civil Defense and Disaster Commission. Dallas Police Department, Deputy Chief of Police. Reported directly to Chief Curry. Batchelor Exhibit 5002 https://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh19/pdf/WH19_Batchelor_Ex_5002.pdf Steve Thomas

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-nobel-peace-prize-north-carolina-rally_n_5f66c849c5b6b9795b11d85a ““Your love your president, and your president gets honored — because I’m being not honored, you are being honored — with the Nobel Peace Prize” — Trump is now talking as though he has actually won a Nobel and not merely been nominated pic.twitter.com/dOCrg3uwJK Tybring-Gjedde and a party colleague also nominated Trump for the 2019 Peace Prize for his talks with North Korea, which went nowhere. Trump also received two nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize — in 2017 and 2018— that the Norwegian Nobel Committee determined were both forged. Whoever wrote the nominations — believed to be the same person —assumed the identity of a qualified nominator, Olav Njolstad, secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said at the time. The committee discovered the forgery after reaching out to the legitimate nominator whose name was used. Njolstad told The Washington Post that unqualified people are often recommended for the peace prize, but that“as far as I know, this [was] the first example of someone nominating someone by stealing another person’s identity.”: Steve Thomas

"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain..." In honor of "Notorius" Steve Thomas

Richard, Thanks for these notes. The way I'm reading it, these all came years after the incident. It's possible that Croy is covering for Westbrook. The same question may have come up that I asked: How did the wallet get from Croy to Westbrook? Calvin Owens is the person who drove Westbrook and Bill Alexander from downtown to 10th and Patton, and I'm not sure how much to trust what he had to say. http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/owens_c.htm Mr. OWENS. Acting lieutenant, Oak Cliff substation. Mr. ELY. Because you were acting lieutenant in the Oak Cliff substation, would that mean that Officer Tippit would be under your supervision? Mr. OWENS. That's true. Now, right there--here's where I'm not quite sure--I don't know whether I was given the gun and all--but I believe I was given the gun and this was Tippit's gun and shells. Mr. OWENS. Yes--we were informed by a man whom I do not know, that the suspect that shot Officer Tippit had run across a vacant lot toward Jefferson, and thrown down his jacket, I think he said, white, I'm not sure. Not finding anybody that had seen him come out of that area, we blocked off that square block. Mr. ELY. Can you tell us specifically what block you blocked off? Mr. OWENS. I believe it was the 400 block of East Jefferson--the 400 or 500 block. It was this block bound by Jefferson, 10th, Patton, and Denver--I believe that was the area. Then we started searching the buildings and houses--there are some old two-story houses there used as businesses. In his WC testimony, Owens conflates the jacket with the report of the man seen running into the Library. You'll notice that the block Owens had sealed off is East of the Tippit shooting. Nor did he remember the name of the colored man and lady and two children he took to the Sheriff's office, the man who gave him Tippit's gun, or the man who told him he had seen the suspect run across the cant lot to Jefferson and throw down his white jacket. Owens did not tell the WC that Croy gave him Oswald's wallet. Steve Thomas

Jim, I was reading through Part 5, and a couple of things jumped put at me. 1) How did the wallet get from Croy to Westbrook? In his WC testimony, Westbrook doesn't mention Croy. In his WC testimony, Croy doesn't mention the wallet, and doesn't mention Westbrook. AS a matter of fact, Croy specifically said, "Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you remember the names of the other officers who were there with you when you were interviewing this woman? Mr. CROY. No; I know them on sight. They all work in Oak Cliff and I don't know the names. I just know when I see them driving down the street." I'm beginning to suspect that Croy didn't have anything to with the wallet at all. Westbrook just said he got it from Croy. Croy told the WC that he did not file an after-action police report. 2) Who was the eye witness that Westbrook talked to who "lived directly across the street"? http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/westbrook.htm So, we returned to the scene and here I met Bob Barrett, the FBI agent, and Sergeant Stringer and Barrett and I were together, and then an eye-witness to the shooting of the officer from across the street, a lady, came to the car, and she was telling us how this happened. Mr. BALL. Where were you when this lady came up who was an eyewitness? Mr. WESTBROOK. We were at the squad car--Tippit's squad car... Mr. BALL. You were near 10th and Patton? Mr. WESTBROOK. And she was telling us what had occurred. Mr. BALL. Do you remember her name? Mr. WESTBROOK. No; the other officers got it. Mr. BALL. Was it a Mrs. Markham? Mr. WESTBROOK. It could have been, sir; I don't recall, because I directed someone there to be sure and get her name for the report, but she lived directly across the street, and she told us--or was in the process of telling us how it occurred--what she had seen, when someone hollered a patrolman hollered--"It's just come over the radio that they've got a suspicious person in the Texas Theatre." The only witness I know of who lived "directly across the street was Aquilla Clemons, and she had a very different story to tell about what happened at 10th and Patton. https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKclemons.htm "Acquilla Clemons lived on the north side of Tenth Street in Dallas. On 22nd November, 1963, Clemons was sitting on the porch of her house when she saw Officer J. D. Tippit killed." Steve Thomas

U.S. Sanctions the Entire World! https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/trump-administration-unilaterally-proclaims-new-un-sanctions-now-exist-after-losing-security-council-vote/ “The United States unilaterally proclaimed on Saturday that UN sanctions against Iran are back in force and promised to punish those who violate them, in a move that risks increasing Washington’s isolation but also international tensions. “Today, the United States welcomes the return of virtually all previously terminated UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. According to him, the measures were “back in effect” from 8:00 pm Washington time (0000 GMT Sunday). The government of US President Donald Trump also promised to “impose consequences” on any UN member state which does not comply with the sanctions, even though it is one of the only countries in the world which believes they are in force. The threat is formidable: those deemed to be in defiance by Washington will be denied access to the US financial system and markets. “If UN member states fail to fulfill their obligations to implement these sanctions, the United States is prepared to use our domestic authorities to impose consequences for those failures and ensure that Iran does not reap the benefits of UN-prohibited activity,” Pompeo stated. He promised that measures would be announced in coming days against “violators.”” Steve Thomas

- Donald Trump - "If I lose to him, I don't know what I'm going to do. I will never speak to you again. You will never see me again." - Joe Biden - "I'm Joe Biden, and I approve this message." https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1307491919384260609?ref_src=twsrc^tfw Steve Thomas

Mr. Wheeler, I only interact with people I respect. Steve Thomas

Will Democrats fight? How far will they go to stop Mitch McConnell’s power grab? September 19, 2020 By Sophia Tesfaye, Salon on September 19, 2020 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/will-democrats-fight-how-far-will-they-go-to-stop-mitch-mcconnells-power-grab/ “Democrats could also send the Senate new articles of impeachment against President Trump, which are privileged over judicial nominations in Senate proceedings. Of course, in such a scenario McConnell would simply choose to fast-track another impeachment trial or vote to change Senate rules, as he did in eliminating the judicial filibuster. In strategic terms, that doesn’t mean Democrats can’t or shouldn’t force him to do so. Republicans have absolutely nothing to lose in a December lame-duck session, especially if they know they have lost the Senate majority. But Democrats have an important chance to show their supporters that they understand the magnitude of the fight and have finally awoken to the reality that the opposition party will never play fair. It could serve as a harsh lesson for President-elect Joe Biden — assuming, of course, that the presidential election has been resolved and that he’s the winner.” Steve Thomas

Postal police union sues USPS, DeJoy over limits to mail theft enforcement authority https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/14/postal-service-police-union-sues-dejoy-414537 “The Postal Service last month abruptly ordered its police officers to stop investigating mail theft that occurs away from post office property, the Postal Police Officers Association alleged Monday, suing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to block a change they say could erode the safety of mail carriers and delivery.” "The Postal Service’s sudden change is unwarranted, impermissible, and contrary to the language of the statute and also to collective bargaining promises it has made to the officers’ union," the association said in its lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Washington D.C.” "Per the union, USPS implemented the change on Aug. 25, a day after DeJoy testified to Congress amid mounting concerns that policy changes he implemented were delaying mail service and could jeopardize record numbers of mail-in ballots expected in the presidential election. Per the court filing, the USPS leader "declared that Postal Police Officers should no longer be assigned to investigate or prevent mail theft or protection of letter carriers" unless it occurred on Postal Service premises. This would be a sharp break, the union alleges, from decades-old practices.” Steve Thomas