The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position, leaving as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of privatizing mail service. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn't set a date. He leaves an agency with an uncertain future. Trump has said he is considering putting USPS under the control of the Commerce Department in an attempt to stop losses at the $78 billion-a-year agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970. It has struggled at times to balance the books with the decline of first-class mail. read more
Three front page threads posted on 3/23, but has comments from 3/17? I hate to agree with Danni, but something is off.
Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, has stopped funding for a $397,000 grant to educate transgender farmers in Northern California. That grant was a 2023 award to the Agroecology Commons, according to Civil Eats. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was reportedly using the funds to educate queer, Black and indigenous, and transgender farmers and consumers in the San Francisco Bay area about "food justice and values-aligned markets." The secretary also teased that there is more action to come as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate wasteful Biden-era programs and initiatives. Her announcement comes as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to crackdown on specialized projects targeting specific demographic groups.
Sen. Bernie Sanders stood up from his chair and tried to end an interview with ABC News when he was asked Sunday whether he would like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to join him in the U.S. Senate. "Right now, we have, as I said, just a whole lot of people in the Congress. OK, Jonathan, thanks," Sanders, I-Vt., told ABC News' Jonathan Karl, as he got out of his seat, in response to a question about Ocasio-Cortez potentially running for the Senate. "You want to do nonsense, do nonsense," Sanders added. "I don't want to talk about inside the Beltway stuff." Ocasio-Cortez's future has been the subject of intense speculation as she and Sanders, two political rock stars among progressives, have been drawing massive crowds as they hold a series of rallies in swing districts. More than 30,000 people attended a "Fighting Oligarchy" rally in Denver on Saturday held by the 83-year-old Sanders and 35-year-old Ocasio-Cortez.
Historically, Tesla owners have leaned heavily Democrat, with studies indicating that electric-car enthusiasts are four times more likely to identify as Democrats than Republicans. In a world where politics intersects with everything, even your choice of car can become a statement. Tesla, the electric car giant once hailed as the darling of progressive ideals, now finds itself in the throes of an identity crisis. With President Donald Trump and influential conservative figures like Sean Hannity stepping up to champion Elon Musk's embattled brand, one must wonder if Teslas will soon become the red state ride of choice. It's a peculiar twist of fate. The same electric car that once symbolized the liberal fight against climate change is now being courted by conservatives eager to show support for Musk, a man who has often positioned himself at odds with conventional liberal narratives. read more
M. Moe weeps. He has family in Florida too!