16 pointsby hn_acker3 hours ago3 comments
  • del822 hours ago
    >The records, disclosed to EFF and other requesters suing the postal service under the Freedom of Information Act, show that the agency’s internet Covert Operations Program, or iCOP, routinely sifted through social media posts organizing and discussing protests with little records of any oversight or legal justification.

    Wait, why does the Postal Service have an "internet Covert Operations Program" at all?

  • Terr_2 hours ago
    For timeline context (especially if you believe "the fish rots from the head"), Louis DeJoy was appointed the head of USPS by Trump in June 2020, and he resigned in March 2024.
    • e402 minutes ago
      I’m conflicted about whether Biden should’ve had the authority to fire him… it might have meant Trump could have fired Jerome Powell.

      Our system of government really doesn’t do well when bad actors are at the top.

  • loopseo4 minutes ago
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